Apple adds two new NBC series to iTunes Store

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Apple adds two new NBC series to iTunes Store

Despite its previous announcement that it would not offer any of NBC’s fall lineup, Apple has added two new fall series, Chuck and Jouneyman, to the iTunes Store, as both individual episodes and season passes. A Season Pass for Chuck runs $39.99, while Journeyman eschews the Season Pass for a “Buy All Episodes” option. Gizmodo reports that the Season Pass has 13 episodes, which might indicate that the full season will be finished before the December contract deadline. [Thanks, Ivor]

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1

For a price of 40/season that works out to be $3.08n (rounded) per episode… thanks but no thanks. I see Bit Torrent in my future

Posted by StinkyToFu on September 26, 2007 at 6:36 AM (PDT)

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It’s worth noting that neither of these shows are NBC properties even though they’re on that network. Journeyman is a Twentieth Century Fox property and Chuck is a Warner Bros. property.

It looks like what’s on the store depends on the *studio*, not the network that broadcasts it. Hence Heroes, Season 2 (an NBC/Universal property) isn’t there while these two are.

Posted by Michael on September 26, 2007 at 7:46 AM (PDT)

3

so does that mean the new season of House (an NBC/Universal production, but airing on Fox) isn’t there?

guess i could go check.

Posted by lukelucas on September 26, 2007 at 9:11 AM (PDT)

4

nope, not available. only runs through season 3.

well that sucks. thank God for DVR.

Posted by lukelucas on September 26, 2007 at 9:14 AM (PDT)

5

So Battlestar Galactica Season 4 could be available on iTunes since it’s not produced by NBC/Universal. It’s produced by a company named R&D TV.

Posted by aidler on September 26, 2007 at 3:05 PM (PDT)

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@aidler… “Battlestar Galactica” IS a property of NBC/Universal Television. Watch the show again… see who’s log shows up after R&D TV. There is a big difference between the Production company who produces it and the Studio who pays and owns the rights of distribution.

Michael is correct, it’s the studio who owns it that is important here. So unless a deal is made, I doubt you will see Galactica season 4 on iTunes.

And yes, “House” is the property of NBC Universal Television.

Posted by dx on September 26, 2007 at 6:31 PM (PDT)

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edit… logo… not log

Posted by dx on September 26, 2007 at 6:34 PM (PDT)

8

NBC and the studios are dumb dumb dumb.. if they don’t offer a viable way to get these, they’ll just force more people onto a Bittorrent Client

Posted by Scarpad on September 27, 2007 at 5:56 AM (PDT)

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I’ll just record them on my EyeTV then and not worry about paying for them on iTunes or anywhere else…

Posted by Rob on September 27, 2007 at 9:07 AM (PDT)

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