ITunes: It's Not Just about Music Anymore

Steve Jobs announced a new iTunes Movie Rental service during his Macworld keynote address that pipes movies over the internet to iPods, iPhones, iTunes, and Apple TV-connected televisions. The company had already offered a smattering of films, TV shows, and video podcasts, but today’s announcement takes video to a whole new level within the iTunes […]
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Steve Jobs announced a new iTunes Movie Rental service during his Macworld keynote address that pipes movies over the internet to iPods, iPhones, iTunes, and Apple TV-connected televisions. The company had already offered a smattering of films, TV shows, and video podcasts, but today's announcement takes video to a whole new level within the iTunes ecosystem.

In case you didn't catch it elsewhere on Wired, here's what three industry analysts and I thought about the new service:

Apple Reinvents Film Biz With iTunes Movie Rentals

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