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A Press Release at PBS.org has a story on the new offerings that include:

From the release:

“PBS today announced the launch of PBS content on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com), making it possible for users to now purchase and download documentary specials and episodes from popular PBS prime-time and children’s programming. Episodes are priced from $1.99 each and immediately available for the following shows: Primetime Programming: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW; NOVA; NOW; and SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS and PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO! shows such as: ARTHUR; CYBERCHASE; and FETCH!.”

Cool, my daughter is a big Arthur fan and we seem to miss it more often than catch it.

ABC began a giveaway of a million downloads, combined of season finales of three of its most popular shows, Lost, Grey’s Anatomoy, and Desperate Housewives on the iTunes Store. In addition there are unlimited downloads of primers for these three shows. Check it out at: “Million Hit Lowdown“

New at the iTunes Store NFL Network All 2006 NFL Film Highlights. You can subscribe to a full season of highlights for your favorite team at $24.99 for the season - Buy Per Game for $1.99 or using the Season Pass for your team highlights are automatically downloaded the day after each game.

From Apple Press Release:

The National Football League (NFL) and Apple® today announced that they will bring 2006 NFL regular season action to the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com), offering video downloads of highlights from individual NFL games the day after they are played. For the first time ever, football fans will be able to download highlights of each NFL regular season game for $1.99 per game. Fans may purchase a “Follow Your Team” Season Pass for $24.99 and have game clips from their favorite teams delivered automatically as they become available for viewing on a computer or iPod®.
NFL fans will also be able to download NFL Network’s NFL GameDay, hosted by Rich Eisen with Steve Mariucci and Deion Sanders. This all-inclusive Sunday night wrap-up show offers the most comprehensive NFL coverage on television, with highlights from every NFL game plus post-game reaction and expert analysis, all for $1.99 per show or $19.99 for a full season.
“We are dedicated to bringing the best of NFL action to NFL fans wherever they are,” said Brian Rolapp, NFL vice president of media strategy. “We’re convinced offering NFL highlights produced by Emmy Award-winning NFL Films and NFL Network’s GameDay on iTunes is a great way for fans to not only follow their team but also experience the NFL as they never have before.”
“We’re thrilled to bring all the top action from the 2006 NFL season to football fans via iTunes,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “With approximately ten minutes of game highlights from every NFL game, NFL fans will be able to download exclusive highlights that give a unique perspective of each game.”
Beginning September 18 and on each Monday thereafter during the regular season, fans will be able to download extensive action from Sunday games on iTunes for $1.99 per game, with Monday night games available on Tuesday. The $24.99 “Follow Your Team” Season Pass allows fans to select any of the 32 NFL teams and have game highlights from each of their 16 games automatically downloaded when they become available the following day. All Week 1 NFL game downloads become available on iTunes on September 18.

The new TV content keeps coming at the iTunes Music Store. ABC News joins the iTMS with Celebrity Flashback (which consists of old interviews with megastars such as the Rolling Stones), The Day It Happened, and Various Specials. They all follow the standard iTunes pricing of $1.99 per video with varying prices when you buy all of the episodes at once.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film and TV company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. said Monday it will make its Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis television shows available for purchase from Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes Music Store. Effective Monday, the first five episodes of season 10 of Stargate SG1, and the first five episodes of season 3 of Stargate Atlantis will be available for download on iTunes, MGM said. Subsequent episodes for both series will be available within 24 hours after airing on the Sci Fi Channel.

Several free TV show downloads have been added to the iTMS. Available are Pilots or first episodes of new shows like “Psych”, Three Moons over Milford”, “Who Wants to be a Superhero?” and “Workout” among otrhers. There is also a smattering of making of type shows and an NBC News Special with Us’2 Bono in Africa with Brian Williams.

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From an Apple Computer Press Release:

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and Apple® today announced that hit programming from CNN, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes® Music Store (www.itunes.com). The new content features such favorites as Cartoon Network’s “Johnny Bravo,” Adult Swim’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and original episodes of the award-winning documentary series “CNN Presents,” all available for viewing on a computer or iPod®.

For the last three months, Adult Swim has been offering free video podcasts via iTunes, ranking among the most popular television podcasts on the service. In addition to this new effort, CNN has been offering original podcasts, as well as “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer” and “Reliable Sources” to iTunes users for free for just over a month.

“With Turner’s wide range of content available on iTunes, users now can download programming from CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “With well over 150 TV shows available for $1.99 per episode, iTunes is the leading destination for downloading network and cable programming.”

CNN, the world’s news leader, will provide original episodes of “CNN Presents,” including “Taming the Beast: Inside the War on Cancer,” “The Fight Over Faith” and “Captured: Inside the Army’s Secret School.” Drawing from the world’s largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network will provide episodes from the network’s series “Johnny Bravo” (season one). Adult Swim, Cartoon Network’s late night sister service dedicated to edgy animated comedy and action series, will provide episodes from original productions, including “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “The Venture Bros.,” and “Sealab 2021” (season three).

Pricing and Availability
iTunes 6 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Music Store and is available as a free download from www.apple.com/itunes. Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Music Store requires a valid credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase. Television shows are available in the US only, and video availability varies by country. Television shows are $1.99 (US) per episode, and music videos and short films are $1.99 (US) each.

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From Apple Computer Press Release:

A&E Television Networks and Apple® today announced hit television programming from A&E Network, The Biography and History Channels is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes® Music Store (www.itunes.com). The new content features popular series such as “Criss Angel: Mindfreak,” “Driving Force” and “Inked” from A&E Network, “The Revolution” and “Modern Marvels” from The History Channel, and selections from the Emmy Award-winning “Biography” series from The Biography Channel. iTunes offers over 200 TV shows for $1.99 per episode for viewing on a computer or iPod®.

“Teaming up with iTunes is a great opportunity for us to both reach our growing fan base and expand our reach to new viewers wherever they are,” said Steve Ronson, senior vice president, Enterprises, A&E Television Network. “iTunes is the leader in TV show downloads, and we are very happy that A&E Television Network brands and programming will now be available to consumers on their iPod or computer.”

“iTunes customers are going to love this exceptional programming from A&E including the Emmy Award-winning ‘Biography’ series,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “Our catalog of popular television content continues to grow with over 200 network and cable programs now available.”

Pricing & Availability
iTunes 6 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Music Store and is available as a free download from www.apple.com/itunes. Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Music Store requires a valid credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase. Television shows are available in the US only, and video availability varies by country. Television shows are $1.99 (US) per episode, and music videos and short films are $1.99 (US) each.

Apple introduced a new ITunes store buying option called ‘Multi-Pass’ service, which lets users pay in advance for episodes and get a discount for the downloadable shows. You commit to buy the TV shows on a monthly basis. Currently, two shows are available. ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ and ‘The Colbert Report’. Both shows come from Comedy Central.

The Multi-Pass feature allows you to buy the next month’s series of 16 episodes for $9.99, rather than the usual $1.99 fee that is charged for each episode. Viewers can download each episode after it is broadcast.

This sounds like a promising idea especially if the discounted fee holds for more than just the two currently available shows, shows.

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Apple has added an new application in their iLife ‘06 Suite called iWeb. It makes it very easy for Mac users to make blogs, podcasts, something Apple is calling photo casting, and vlogs or what they call “video podcasting”.

This could be really cool and help a lot of folks who have great content actually be able to get it out without a lot of technical issues getting in the way.

I ordered the iLife ‘06 Suite today and will check it out when it arrives and give you a report.

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