FT: Fox, Apple sign movie rental deal
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In a breakthrough agreement, another major movie studio will add its feature films to the iTunes lineup, but this time under unusual and potentially groundbreaking terms. The deal with Fox will be announced at Macworld.
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Blockbuster Inc. is in talks  to buy movie download service Movielink, including long-term  contracts with Hollywood's major studios to supply films and TV  shows, for under $50 million in cash and stock, a source  familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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From Breakfast At Tiffanyâs to Once to Shakespeare in Love, youâll find plenty of perfectly romantic titles to rent from iTunes. And now that the Apple TV software update is available, you can browse, choose, and rent your Valentineâs evening movie right from a cozy corner of your sofa. Come see how easy it is to update your Apple TV.
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Available as a free automatic download later this month, the new software announced today lets movie fans rent movies on the iTunes Store directly from their widescreen TV. With iTunes Movie Rentals and Apple TVâand with no computer requiredâcustomers can effortlessly rent movies just by clicking a button on their remote. By the end of February, theyâll be able to choose from a catalog of more than 1,000 titles, including over 100 titles in stunning high definition video with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. DVD-quality iTunes Movie Rentals cost just $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new releases. High-definition versions are just one dollar more with library titles at $3.99 and new releases at $4.99.
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According to London&#39;s Financial Times, Apple is in advanced discussions with Hollywood movie studios about launching an online film-rental service to rival cable and satellite TV operators. The Wall Street Journal is also reporting the movie-rental deal, citing two studio executives familiar with the matter.
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Apple Inc  will start  renting movies over the Internet, Chief Executive Steve Jobs  said on Tuesday, moving the iPhone and iPod maker into a very  competitive market.
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Apple and News Corp. have signed an agreement to offer Twentieth Century Fox movies for rent through the iTunes Music Store, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
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By MAY WONG Associated Press  Video:  Apple Bites Into Online Movies     Initially, only Walt Disney Co. productions are being offered.   SAN FRANCISCO -- Seeking to push digital media further into homes, Apple Computer Corp.
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"American Idol" fans will be able to download their favorite performances thanks to a new agreement between the Fox talent show and Apple Inc.
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Apple Inc  and News Corp.'s  (NWSa.N) Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that  will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital  iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday.
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In anticipation of Apple's move into the video rental industry, Netflix is expanding subscribers' options for watching movies and TV shows online.
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Steve Jobs reveals that iTunes will offer downloadable movies, and provided a sneak peek of a media box that will stream movies, music and TV shows from a nearby computer to the living room TV. Plus:
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Apple gets into the movie rental business, digitally.
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Apple is set to unveil at MacWorld San Francisco a groundbreaking deal with News Corp.'s Fox movie studio to rent movies through Apple's iTunes store, news reports revealed Thursday. If true, the news could impact the landscape for on-demand movie rentals dramatically.
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Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , which may face a hostile takeover bid by Blockbuster Inc. , on Monday agreed to be bought by smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc.  for about &#36;850 million in a merger of two big U.S. video rental chains.
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Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said   on Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt   Disney Co.'s DIS.N film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes   online music store into a one-stop shop for digital   entertainment.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , moving to regain full control of its majority-owned Fox television properties, is offering to buy the remaining publicly held shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc. in a nearly $5.9 billion stock deal.