NBC Dumps iTunes for Amazon’s New Unbox
After a very public falling out between NBC and iTunes, NBC announced today that it has partnered with Amazon’s new video download service called “Unbox”. And on September 10, they will be offering some of the pilot episodes of their new series for free on Amazon prior to them airing on TV.
The advantages Amazon Unbox has over iTunes is that it offers viewers the option to download episodes to their computer or purchase and download directly from their TiVo to be watched on the “big screen”. The bad news…well you can’t upload the episodes to your iPod or iPhone and watch them on the go.
The Office, Heroes and 30 Rock are currently available for $1.99 per episode on “Unbox”, and more shows are presumably on the way. They also offer an option to buy a complete season of episodes, but prices are comparable with buying a full season DVD and wouldn’t include the special features found on DVD box sets.
You can also find non-NBC shows like SpikeTV’s Kill Point, USA’s Monk and Psych , Fox’s 24, Bones and Prison Break on “Unbox”.
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September 5th, 2007 at 7:12 am
I am a big fan of Amazon, it’s nice to see them get a piece of the pie
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