NBC shows disappear from iTunes
Cory Bergman December 3rd, 2007
Now that the contract has expired and Hulu.com is nearing launch, NBC has removed the last of its shows from iTunes. The exception is NBC News podcasts, which makes sense, since they’re free. Meanwhile, there’s a report that News Corp. and its studio Twentieth Century Fox are in talks with iTunes to begin offering movies next year.
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1. discreet_chaos | December 3rd, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I don’t do iTunes and I always watch stuff via a stream, so I have no experience with NBC Direct, but I’ve been very impressed with the Hulu product. If it were up to me, I’d probably do a couple of tweaks and I realize that the video quality could be the result of low usage, but I’ve yet to feel motivated enough to file any feedback about anything.
And, I’ll also say that if it weren’t for Hulu, I don’t know that I’ve would’ve ever sampled “The Riches” from FX, let alone watch the entire season. So, along the lines of what Cory and the other LRs have preached: If it weren’t for the online availability, I might not have ever found what could arguably be the best drama on television at this time.
(Though, I’m still confused about why Fox shows are more than a week behind, some current episodes of NBC shows are on the website, but not Hulu and I have a couple of other scheduling questions.)
2. echy | December 4th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
They will be back.
3. hooniebear | December 5th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
I’m midway through season 3 of Battlestar (after having watched season 1 of Heroes and Damages.) WTF! I’ve never really wanted to torrent but I can’t even buy the DVD of Battlestar… I’m not exactly sure why NBC hates Mac users but I guess it’s time the feeling became mutual.
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