Apple Launches Television Content on iTunes Canada
Apple announced today that they've launched television sales for the iTunes Store in Canada.
Shows are available for CAN$1.99 per episode. Show availability includes:
- CBC's comedy programs "Little Mosque on the Prairie" and "The Rick Mercer Report," reality programming "No Opportunity Wasted" and "Dragon's Den;"
- CTV's smash hit comedy "Corner Gas," dramas "Instant Star," "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Robson Arms;"
- Comedy Central's "Drawn Together," "The Sarah Silverman Program" and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "South Park;"
- MTV Networks programs "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "The Hills;"
- NHL Games of the Year, including top NHL games in their entirety for the 2007-2008 season, as well as Stanley Cup Classics, a five-game bundle of great Stanley Cup Final games.
"We're thrilled to bring television programming to the iTunes Store in Canada in time for the holiday season," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We're off to a great start with hit shows from CBC, CTV, Comedy Central and MTV Networks, along with the best of classic and current NHL action."
Shows are available for CAN$1.99 per episode. Show availability includes:
- CBC's comedy programs "Little Mosque on the Prairie" and "The Rick Mercer Report," reality programming "No Opportunity Wasted" and "Dragon's Den;"
- CTV's smash hit comedy "Corner Gas," dramas "Instant Star," "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Robson Arms;"
- Comedy Central's "Drawn Together," "The Sarah Silverman Program" and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "South Park;"
- MTV Networks programs "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "The Hills;"
- NHL Games of the Year, including top NHL games in their entirety for the 2007-2008 season, as well as Stanley Cup Classics, a five-game bundle of great Stanley Cup Final games.
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55 months ago
Finally. Though I don't know what I would actually watch other than Dragons Den or RMR. Well at least its a start.
55 months ago
I sort of like Corner Gas, I'll pass on just about all the other shows.
But NHL games ... THIS IS GOLDEN!! BEAUTY!
- NHL Games of the Year, including top NHL games in their entirety for the 2007-2008 season, as well as Stanley Cup Classics, a five-game bundle of great Stanley Cup Final games.
But NHL games ... THIS IS GOLDEN!! BEAUTY!
- NHL Games of the Year, including top NHL games in their entirety for the 2007-2008 season, as well as Stanley Cup Classics, a five-game bundle of great Stanley Cup Final games.
55 months ago
Pretty sure Avatar isn't MTV, it's Nickelodeon. Maybe I'm wrong. Does MTV own Nick somehow? :p
55 months ago
NHL games... sweet. I wonder how long it will be posted after the game. For $2, too even though its the length of a movie. Plus I love the price is the same as the US Store. Beautiful!
55 months ago
It's good that we finally have this option. I didn't think it would ever happen.
Unfortunately for me, none of the shows that are being offered are very interesting to me. How anti-climatic. Not a great selection yet, but I would guess that new shows will be added eventually.
The only show I would have bought is South Park, but I've already downloaded them all from southparkx.net.
Hopefully we'll see some classic SCTV, Kids in the Hall, Degrassi (Jr. High and High), and some cool Canadian documentaries.
Everybody wants something, they'll never give up.........
Unfortunately for me, none of the shows that are being offered are very interesting to me. How anti-climatic. Not a great selection yet, but I would guess that new shows will be added eventually.
The only show I would have bought is South Park, but I've already downloaded them all from southparkx.net.
Hopefully we'll see some classic SCTV, Kids in the Hall, Degrassi (Jr. High and High), and some cool Canadian documentaries.
Everybody wants something, they'll never give up.........
55 months ago
Wouldn't it be nice if apple would make it to Europe...oh, wait - they did.
They just forgot that Hungary is part of it! :)
Well congratulations Canada...you were finally brought in from the cold! lol
Peace
dAlen
They just forgot that Hungary is part of it! :)
Well congratulations Canada...you were finally brought in from the cold! lol
Peace
dAlen
55 months ago
Pretty sure Avatar isn't MTV, it's Nickelodeon. Maybe I'm wrong. Does MTV own Nick somehow? :p
Nickeloden is owned by MTV.
MTV is owned by Viacom.
Viacom is owned by National Amusements (which also owns CBS).
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The only problem with this is that those of us in the US lucky enough to get the CBC on our local cable systems cannot get those CBC shows through iTunes. I for one really enjoy "Little Mosque on the Prairie" and RMR, but where is "Royal Canadian Air Farce", "This Hour has 22 Minutes", and "Just for Laughs" (not to be confused with the show with the same name on ABC, which is actually the show 'Just for Laughs: Gags'.)
I think these networks/studios are missing one great thing they could use iTunes for... distributing their content internationally, with out the pesky problems of syndication and dealing with other stations.
TEG
55 months ago
Why can't we (U.S.) get current NHL games?? We already have the classic series and the stanley cup series. But other games, we don't get......Maybe thats a good thing, I don't want to see that 8-2 loss last night EVER again! :p
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