Sep 20 2007
NBC to Give Away Free Rentals of Its TV Shows
NBC had a public breakup with iTunes, moved to Amazon, and some speculated it was due to NBC being unhappy with pricing. But in a surprise move, NBC announced that it will start offering free rentals of its TV shows. The “free” will be subsidized by ads and is limited in time, meaning after 7 days, the download doesn’t work anymore. But, free is free and its a download, rather than a streaming video.
Via Motley Fool.
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Sep 20, 2007 @ 11:23:00
And it’s apparently supposed to be PC only at first, leaving us Mac users out in the cold for a while. :(
Sep 22, 2007 @ 10:19:16
Grrr. I’m wondering if that’s punishment to us Mac users since we’re probably more inclined to use iTunes anyway. We actually had purchased the The Office season last year. Oh well, I guess NBC won’t be getting any of my money.
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Sep 23, 2007 @ 15:38:05
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Sep 24, 2007 @ 14:49:28
Hate rentals. I never get around to watching the show during the time I’m given– I’m also bad with library books so it’s just a procrastination issue. I know better than to pay for download rentals.
I’m also hesitant to download the software because of the DRM and Sony rootkit crisis a while back. Looks like this PC user will be sticking with itunes also.