Apple to launch movie downloads site and player?
Posted on 11/09/06 14:49 by Dan Bell                             
Apple to launch movie downloads site and player?

GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that we may be seeing another outlet for downloaded movie titles, this time from Apple...

Apple will debut a new video download service tomorrow, if the rumours currently spooling around the industry proves correct. An invitation to the latest Apple conference was sent out to a select bunch in the media with the tagline 'It's Showtime".

Speculation is rife that Apple could also launch a new iPod with a wider screen for movie fans wanting to watch videos downloaded from the Apple movie store. Steve Jobs is the biggest stockholder at the Walt Disney Company, after acquiring Pixar Animation Studios Inc earlier this year.  Business Week reports that this 'connection provides a natural toehold for Disney to be among the first to sign a distribution deal."

According to the report at the Register, other Hollywood studios are apparently in discussion with Apple for movie download deals as well.

Source: The Register

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By Siswell, Monday 11 September 2006 17:01
Lets hope they use a better codec than the trashy MPEG "cheapo" 4 there using now . . . . . but then again who wants another player from another download site with another DRM "solution"
By FidelC, Monday 11 September 2006 19:33
FidelCRight on. Besides, who wants to d/l a movie that likely wont even play on a divx standalone player. Music videos might become a hit tho. Unless they manage to issue pre- DVD release downloads, ppl will be downconverting their DVDs to the new format.
[edited by FidelC on 11.09.2006 19:36]
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