AppleInsider StaffThe first offerings from Starz include two half-hour sitcoms, Hollywood Residential and Head Case, as well as four Anime favorites from Manga Entertainment : Tokko, Noein, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Tactics.
“I think they’re probably the best in episodic television,†Starz vice president Marc DeBevoise said of Apple during a panel on Monday. “Netflix is big in subscription, other people VOD.â€
DeBevoise also hinted that his firm's vast catalog of fitness content, for which it is the largest seller, could be next to turn up on iTunes. “We have not even explored what to do with that digitally, to make as much money as we make on DVD and selling in the supermarket," he said.
Meanwhile, Rainbow Media-owned IFC on Tuesday also launched its first television content on the Apple download service. Initially, three series will be available, including The Whitest Kids U'Know, The Henry Rollins Show, and The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.
The US version of the iTunes store now features over 600 television shows from 64 different television networks.
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IFC content has been on iTunes for over a month. I downloaded Whitest Kids U'Know weeks ago.
They need to start offering TV shows in HD, at least 720p. I know this would make it incompatible with iPods; but I don't want to watch standard definition, 4:3 TV on my 16:9 screen. I would love to dump Comcast. And the selection of shows iTunes offers, combined with over-the-air broadcasts, would pretty much allow me to do that, if only the quality was available.
And as long as I'm wishing on a star, make it a rental/subscription basis. 95% of what I watch on TV I don't need to watch more than once. So no need to fill up my hard drive with it.
Or a suggestion to the studios...start offering your shows in podcast format (HD please!). You can even leave the commercials in if you want (I actually sometime like the promos for other shows during the commercial breaks, it's how you find new stuff to watch). Then I can subscribe to your show and not worry about all the outages, poor signals, and horrible DVR from Comcast!
happy that mangas are coming on itunes! Although i would luuuuurve more choice.
As others have mentioned. 720P at least and widescreen. Maybe a little 5.1 in there while their at it. Give me that and I'll be buying a ton of content.
"the Interdependent Film Channel"
Is that some new eco-vision station?