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May 29, 2008

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UK (and Canada) may be on the verge of iTunes film downloads

Posted May. 29, ’08, 10:00 AM PT by Cyrus Farivar
Category | iTunes » iTunes Store

ituneshd.jpgAcross the pond, we’re not exactly sure how the UK has gone on this long without being able to download flicks from iTunes, but apparently the drought is about to end.

Reports the Times of London:

Apple is poised to announce it will start selling films from four major Hollywood studios for download in the UK as part of its iTunes internet service at prices on a par with DVDs.

The company intends to unveil agreements with Disney, the studio behind the Pirates of the Caribbean series and Paramount, the company behind the Indiana Jones picture.

Exact pricing details were not available last night, but studio sources said that they “would not want to undercut DVD prices”. That would imply prices ranging anywhere from £6 to £25.

Twentieth Century Fox, the studio owned by News Corporation, the parent company of The Times, and Warner Brothers, the Time Warner company that is behind the Harry Potter series and the Matrix trilogy are the other two majors to sign up.

Of course, given the dollar’s weakness right now, I’m sure the savvy, geeky film buffs have already figured out a way to take advantage of the Yankee version of iTunes—because seriously, £25? That’s like, 50 bucks, dude.


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