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‘Days of Our Lives’ heading to iTunes
Long-running daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” will appear on the iTunes Store Tuesday morning, according to a Variety report. The soap will see standard pricing ($1.99) for individual episodes, but customers will be able to purchase a 20-episode pass for $9.99, bringing the average cost per episode down to $.50. Sony Pictures hopes that the move will not only provide revenue from sales of the show, but that placement on the service might also help boost sagging ratings by exposing new, younger viewers to the soap. The possibility of bonus scenes being included in the iTunes version of the show has been discussed, but no decision has been reached. The move will make ‘Days’ the most widely distributed daytime soap in the U.S., with episodes on broadcast, cable, and online.
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why?
just, why?
Posted by hydra-calm on June 11, 2007 at 9:16 AM (PDT)
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Is it just me, or has the iTunes store just turned into a dumping ground for the networks lousy series. I mean its about 4 to 1, crap to good stuff.
Posted by rand on June 11, 2007 at 9:47 AM (PDT)
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what u think is “crap” someone else might be interested in.
Besides, what does it matter to you how many shows are in iTunes.
Posted by unreal on June 11, 2007 at 10:55 AM (PDT)
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Well said. This is gold for my girlfriend. She is on pins and needles, especially after finding out that Lucas forbid Sami to go anywhere near Stefano again. But why would EJ then say that Stefano wanted to offer Sami the possibility of a truce? Was it because Sami wrote to Lucas to tell him she wanted to see Stefano? Anyways, the point is that some people out there like this stuff. Like my girlfriend..
Posted by dapimple on June 11, 2007 at 11:36 AM (PDT)
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What next? Wait, don’t tell me. Download Oprah for $1.99?
Man, people and their cash are easily separted.
Posted by Obadiah on June 11, 2007 at 12:44 PM (PDT)
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@unreal - I care because I buy tons of videos off iTunes and wonder sometimes at the choices of what makes it on iTunes vs what doesn’t.
@dapimple - better said. Very good response.
I concede both of your points, obviously it was just me.
Posted by rand on June 11, 2007 at 2:16 PM (PDT)
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@Obadiah - If Oprah was available on iTunes, oh hell yeah I’d buy some episodes. Some of those shows are really interesting. Fo’real y’all!
Posted by blah on June 11, 2007 at 8:58 PM (PDT)