Slash LaneApple Computer has quietly been forming agreements with motion picture studios to deliver full-length feature films through its iTunes Music Store, one studio has let slip.
"We also have digital delivery deals in place with Cinema Now, MovieLink, and iTunes," Feltheimer said, "with upcoming announcements with at least two more major industry players."
When asked by an analyst to provide a timeframe in which to expect the iTunes service launch, studio president Steve Beeks said, "I think most likely some time before the end of the year."
Beeks went on to say, "We know when [Apple is] planning on launching, but since they have not announced it publicly, I do not think it is our place to say anything more about that."
Though one of the smaller studios, Lions Gates specializes in independent films and has been responsible for such flicks as The Punisher, Terminator 2, Natural Born Killers, Dogma and this year's Oscar winner for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Crash.
Word of the Lions Gates slip-up first appeared on paidContent.org. A transcript of studio's recent conference call, which includes the executives' comments, is also available online.
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22 Comments
This is a slip up on their part, but it's really not news to anyone.
Who says this is really a slip up? It's minor enough, but you never really know if someone isn't intentionaly leaking bits of information to create a buzz.
Who says this is really a slip up? It's minor enough, but you never really know if someone isn't intentionaly leaking bits of information to create a buzz.
that does seem like a likely jobs move.
End of year probably means novemember, which would means ipods in oct to early nov to capitalize on the shopping season.
Goodtimes ahead, I just wonder how they're going to deal with it.
This has controlled leak written all over it. The big boys with the strict NDAs don't talk about something of this magnitude unless they're supposed to.