Apple Making Deals for Web Video Rentals
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Appleâs sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals.
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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.Users would be able to download the latest Twentieth Century Fox movies from iTunes and view them for a limited time, the Financial Times reported, citing &quot;a person familiar with the situation.&quot;As part of the agreement, Twentieth Century Fox will use Apple&#39;s FairPlay digital rights management technology in future DVD releases, marking the first time someone other than Apple has used the technology, the report said. Using this technology would allow users to copy movies from a DVD onto an iPod, it said.The deal between Apple and Twentieth Century Fox will &quot;likely&quot; be announced on January 14 at the Macworld conference, the Financial Times said.Besides Twentieth Century Fox, Apple is holding similar talks about online movie rentals and FairPlay with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount and Warner Bros., the Financial Times said.Apple, which saw its share price top $200 for the first time on Wednesday, currently offers some movies from Walt Disney and other studios on iTunes, but these are only available for purchase, not for rent.
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Apple Inc  and News Corp.'s   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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Apple is reportedly in talks to bring movie rentals to its iTunes store, with the company reportedly planning to offer rentals for $2.99 USD for 30 days.
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CHICAGO _ In a move widely viewed as inevitable, Steve Jobs said Tuesday that Apple Computer Inc. will sell movies from its online music store with prices starting at $9.99.
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Apple Computer Inc. will soon begin selling feature-length movies online for viewing on its iPod devices, according to Hollywood sources, as the company hopes to duplicate its success with selling music through its iTunes digital store.
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Apple Inc. said Wednesday it will soon introduce the ability for Apple TV users to access the popular YouTube service on their living room televisions through its video-streaming set-top-box.
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Amazon.com and iTunes have joined the growing number of online venues selling movie files. USA TODAY's Mike Snider clicks through the latest way to get flicks.
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(InfoWorld) - Apple announced Wednesday that its promised software update to the Apple TV has been released; the update enables Apple TV users to watch video from the popular YouTube Web site. What's more, Apple revealed that when the iPhone ships on June 29, it will include a special YouTube viewing application too. YouTube is one of the most popular sites on the Web for watching user-generated video content; the site is owned by Google. The company has also reached content partnership deals with leading providers like CBS, BBC, Universal Music Group, and others. The new Apple TV software, available for download through the Apple TV's software update feature, enables users to navigate YouTube to look for videos; YouTube members can log in to their accounts on Apple TV as well. YouTube is in the process of encoding videos using H.264, the advanced video codec built into QuickTime 7 that enables higher-quality video to be streamed over the Internet at lower bit rates. The iPhone will be the first mobile device to use those H.264-encoded videos, according to Apple. More than 10,000 videos are expected to be available in H.264 format on June 29; YouTube will be adding more each week, and the company will have its full catalog available in H.264 by this fall. Last weekend, YouTube somewhat surreptitiously launched its Mobile site at m.youtube.com. The site is xHTML-optimized for mobile phones, which must have built-in video streaming capabilities (RTSP/3GP with H263/AMR) to take advantage of it. It also supports video uploading from mobile phones via MMS. Gadget site Gizmodo just spent some time testing out the new site using two 3G phones over Sprint's EVDO network. Among their findings (which they chronicled in their own video that's now live on their site): * Videos must still be uploaded from the phone via SMS, not the site itself * Streamed videos can't be downloaded and saved * The large video files will be both a big drain on battery life and too big for the iPhone's EDGE network. InfoWorld blogger Stephanie Bruzzese contributed to this report.
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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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Apple says that YouTube content will be available via it's Apple TV set-top box, which could lead to Apple's involvement in a copyright battle.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Seeking to push digital media further into homes, Apple Computer launched its long-awaited online movie service Tuesday and showed off a device that will make it easier for consumers to watch the videos on television.
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Apple Inc.  said on  Wednesday that Google Inc.&#39;s YouTube Internet video site will  be available on its Apple TV set-top box.
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By Lancaster New Era, Pa.  Jan. 29--A local company is offering a way for users to fill portable  video players -- such as an iPod -- with unlimited amounts of video without  paying extra fees.
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Apple Inc.&#39;s widely anticipated music  and video playing iPhone will allow subscribers to wirelessly  stream material from Google Inc.&#39;s popular video sharing site  YouTube, Apple said on Wednesday.
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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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Blog: New reports say Apple is going to open an online movie rental store.