Comments on: NBC Runs From iTunes Into The Arms Of Amazon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:49:29 -0800 hourly 1 By: TechCrunch en français » Lancement prévu lundi prochain pour Hulu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1695860 TechCrunch en français » Lancement prévu lundi prochain pour Hulu Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:07:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1695860 [...] NBC avait retiré ses vidéos de YouTube la semaine dernière. (ceci après que NBC ait abandonné iTunes pour Amazon et ait commencé a offrir gratuitement certains de ses shows sur le [...] [...] NBC avait retiré ses vidéos de YouTube la semaine dernière. (ceci après que NBC ait abandonné iTunes pour Amazon et ait commencé a offrir gratuitement certains de ses shows sur le [...]

]]> By: Heroes the Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1632194 Heroes the Blog Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:28:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1632194 <strong>NBC to offer free downloads of Heroes...</strong> NBC has announced that they will offer free, ad-supported downloads of popular shows for one week after the original broadcast. This is awesome news, considering they news that they dumped iTunes in favor of Amazon Unbox and a price hike....... NBC to offer free downloads of Heroes…

NBC has announced that they will offer free, ad-supported downloads of popular shows for one week after the original broadcast. This is awesome news, considering they news that they dumped iTunes in favor of Amazon Unbox and a price hike…….

]]> By: Stephen Glauser http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1632146 Stephen Glauser Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:00:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1632146 <strong>NBC screwed up big time in dropping iTunes...</strong> Late last month NBC announced that they were no longer going to sell their shows on iTunes, because Apple wouldn't let them charge $4.99 per episode. NBC decided to go with Amazon Unbox, which pretty much no one uses. Today,...... NBC screwed up big time in dropping iTunes…

Late last month NBC announced that they were no longer going to sell their shows on iTunes, because Apple wouldn’t let them charge $4.99 per episode. NBC decided to go with Amazon Unbox, which pretty much no one uses. Today,……

]]> By: Mike’s ramblings » Blog Archive » NBC vs. Apple: Why do the content companies think that they don’t have to be reasonable? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1605577 Mike’s ramblings » Blog Archive » NBC vs. Apple: Why do the content companies think that they don’t have to be reasonable? Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:27:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1605577 [...] content for free, why would anyone go through the hassle of fighting for their content? NBC does sell their content through Amazon now, but not giving the rights to Apple too was no smart move at all. iTunes simply is the one stop [...] [...] content for free, why would anyone go through the hassle of fighting for their content? NBC does sell their content through Amazon now, but not giving the rights to Apple too was no smart move at all. iTunes simply is the one stop [...]

]]> By: Matt_ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1595165 Matt_ Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:50:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1595165 FairUse4WM works on Amazon Unbox .......No DRM restrictions to worry about . http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127943 FairUse4WM works on Amazon Unbox …….No DRM restrictions to worry about .

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]]> By: Robert Seidman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1594266 Robert Seidman Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:57:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1594266 the price on Unbox is $1.99 an epiosode and season's passes are 30% discounted. The seasons passes are discounted 30%. I didn't find that the player was bad -- but the files are huge (even bigger than iTunes) a 44+ minute episode of Heroes was 865MB! On the plus side the season's pass is actually cheaper than the DVD Box on Amazon (at least in the case of Heroes Season 1, $38.99 for the DVD vs $31.99 for the season pass). They also include a smaller (in this example 201MB) file for portable devices, but of course, there isn't an iPod (and certainly not an iPhone) to be found in the list of compatible devices. I didn't see Zune either though. There are more DRM limitations than on iTunes. Crazy to punish the people who are actually willing to pay. I'm pretty sure I've seen how this movie ends. the price on Unbox is $1.99 an epiosode and season’s passes are 30% discounted. The seasons passes are discounted 30%. I didn’t find that the player was bad — but the files are huge (even bigger than iTunes) a 44+ minute episode of Heroes was 865MB!

On the plus side the season’s pass is actually cheaper than the DVD Box on Amazon (at least in the case of Heroes Season 1, $38.99 for the DVD vs $31.99 for the season pass).

They also include a smaller (in this example 201MB) file for portable devices, but of course, there isn’t an iPod (and certainly not an iPhone) to be found in the list of compatible devices. I didn’t see Zune either though.

There are more DRM limitations than on iTunes. Crazy to punish the people who are actually willing to pay. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen how this movie ends.

]]> By: pamon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1594049 pamon Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:34:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1594049 I've gotta wonder about NBC's positioning on this move... Sell your programs via amazon who's gotta be giving them 90% profits since they've got the S3 service to handle bandwidth concerns and would take the traffic in a heartbeat... I see hulu opening up to mac and ipod users soon. It's a huge market and even NBC isn't oblivious to the profits they can make in this market.. It's apple that screwed themselves here by losing first NBC as a partner, and then who's next... ABC... CBS.... ?? Build a distribution network on your own, control your costs, and produce higher profit margins. I’ve gotta wonder about NBC’s positioning on this move… Sell your programs via amazon who’s gotta be giving them 90% profits since they’ve got the S3 service to handle bandwidth concerns and would take the traffic in a heartbeat…

I see hulu opening up to mac and ipod users soon. It’s a huge market and even NBC isn’t oblivious to the profits they can make in this market..

It’s apple that screwed themselves here by losing first NBC as a partner, and then who’s next… ABC… CBS…. ??

Build a distribution network on your own, control your costs, and produce higher profit margins.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593998 Steve Ballmer Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:18:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593998 Good for them! They will also be coming to xBox Live! Serves Apple right, wanting to keep prices low, do away with DRM! Who the H*ll do they think they are? http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Good for them!
They will also be coming to xBox Live!
Serves Apple right, wanting to keep prices low, do away with DRM!
Who the H*ll do they think they are?

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

]]> By: Michael Long http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593587 Michael Long Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:19:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593587 MacNN asserts that the price on Unbox will be... $1.99 an episode. So let me get this straight. They throw a temper tanturm over pricing, then go to another service with less market penetration in order to offer their content for the same price? Is it just me, or... MacNN asserts that the price on Unbox will be… $1.99 an episode.

So let me get this straight. They throw a temper tanturm over pricing, then go to another service with less market penetration in order to offer their content for the same price?

Is it just me, or…

]]> By: Michelle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593584 Michelle Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:17:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593584 I'm going to laugh so hard when NBC's video revenue drops, or they find that in quantity they're selling a lot less than before. Why wouldn't they have it on both platforms? Marketing people need to stop making stupid decisions and try to actually understand the consumer. I’m going to laugh so hard when NBC’s video revenue drops, or they find that in quantity they’re selling a lot less than before. Why wouldn’t they have it on both platforms? Marketing people need to stop making stupid decisions and try to actually understand the consumer.

]]> By: r http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593549 r Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:55:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593549 too bad that amazon unbox sucks. i installed the player, but it kept crashing anytime i tried to watch a video. amazon's response? "no refund" pass. too bad that amazon unbox sucks. i installed the player, but it kept crashing anytime i tried to watch a video.

amazon’s response? “no refund”

pass.

]]> By: Probstisms http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593512 Probstisms Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:10:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593512 <strong>More Evidence of NBC’s Stupidity...</strong> I’ve already written about the silliness going on between Apple and NBC here and here. Now, NBC and Amazon announce that NBC’s shows are now available through Amazon Unbox. Let me paint the picture for you. Shows like The Office are avai... More Evidence of NBC’s Stupidity…

I’ve already written about the silliness going on between Apple and NBC here and here. Now, NBC and Amazon announce that NBC’s shows are now available through Amazon Unbox. Let me paint the picture for you. Shows like The Office are avai…

]]> By: Probstisms http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593511 Probstisms Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:10:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593511 <strong>More Evidence of NBC’s Stupidity...</strong> I’ve already written about the silliness going on between Apple and NBC here and here. Now, NBC and Amazon announce that NBC’s shows are now available through Amazon Unbox. Let me paint the picture for you. Shows like The Office are avai... More Evidence of NBC’s Stupidity…

I’ve already written about the silliness going on between Apple and NBC here and here. Now, NBC and Amazon announce that NBC’s shows are now available through Amazon Unbox. Let me paint the picture for you. Shows like The Office are avai…

]]> By: Probstisms http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593510 Probstisms Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:10:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593510 <strong>More Evidence of NBC’s Stupidity...</strong> I’ve already written about the silliness going on between Apple and NBC here and here. Now, NBC and Amazon announce that NBC’s shows are now available through Amazon Unbox. Let me paint the picture for you. Shows like The Office are avai... More Evidence of NBC’s Stupidity…

I’ve already written about the silliness going on between Apple and NBC here and here. Now, NBC and Amazon announce that NBC’s shows are now available through Amazon Unbox. Let me paint the picture for you. Shows like The Office are avai…

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593473 Andy Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:38:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593473 So wait, let me get this straight... Now, even if I buy it legally, I have even less device freedom than before? I can't even play it on my iPod?!? And this is supposed to PREVENT illegal downloading of these TV shows? So wait, let me get this straight… Now, even if I buy it legally, I have even less device freedom than before? I can’t even play it on my iPod?!? And this is supposed to PREVENT illegal downloading of these TV shows?

]]> By: Devthink http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593420 Devthink Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:44:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593420 <strong>Followup on NBC and iTunes...</strong> As reported on TechCrunch and very recently here on Devthink NBC has pulled it’s content from iTunes. It now come to light that they have moved that content over to Amazon. It is unclear if they got the $4.99 per episode price from Amazon, but it... Followup on NBC and iTunes…

As reported on TechCrunch and very recently here on Devthink NBC has pulled it’s content from iTunes. It now come to light that they have moved that content over to Amazon. It is unclear if they got the $4.99 per episode price from Amazon, but it…

]]> By: Nick Caldwell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593414 Nick Caldwell Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:39:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593414 John Gruber's just pointed out that the DRM restrictions on Unbox are amazingly vicious. And it's Windows only. John Gruber’s just pointed out that the DRM restrictions on Unbox are amazingly vicious. And it’s Windows only.

]]> By: Galaxi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593393 Galaxi Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:25:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593393 Can NBC keep the number of its program download at the current level without iTunes? How many people who downloaded NBC shows on iTunes will download the shows from Amazon or Hulu? I'm interested to find out who is the King, the content provider or the distributor? I will put my money on Apple. Can NBC keep the number of its program download at the current level without iTunes? How many people who downloaded NBC shows on iTunes will download the shows from Amazon or Hulu? I’m interested to find out who is the King, the content provider or the distributor? I will put my money on Apple.

]]> By: Bart Myers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593386 Bart Myers Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:19:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593386 Once again the consumer wins... or not. It's a good thing that buying videos online is an established and successful business, one that can clearly weather providing a single option for purchasing videos online. Here's an idea - why not sell shows on Amazon as well as iTunes, and perhaps one or two ad supported options to boot? Sigh. Once again the consumer wins… or not.

It’s a good thing that buying videos online is an established and successful business, one that can clearly weather providing a single option for purchasing videos online.

Here’s an idea – why not sell shows on Amazon as well as iTunes, and perhaps one or two ad supported options to boot?

Sigh.

]]> By: Avatar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593374 Avatar Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:11:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593374 considering that Hulu and Amazon are not the only threats to Itunes, i don´t see a problem, it is truly the end of the itunes era.. Amazon Hulu gbox walmart Sony new store nokia OVI the real-mtv gig Zune marketplace Xbox live marketplace considering that Hulu and Amazon are not the only threats to Itunes, i don´t see a problem, it is truly the end of the itunes era..

Amazon
Hulu
gbox
walmart
Sony new store
nokia OVI
the real-mtv gig
Zune marketplace
Xbox live marketplace

]]> By: Zing http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593358 Zing Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:57:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593358 Does this mean NBC got its $4.99 price tag? Does this mean NBC got its $4.99 price tag?

]]> By: Word Hugger http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593351 Word Hugger Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:50:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593351 It looks like a really good move for amazon. They are going to snatch that 40% revenue that Apple would have been getting. It looks like a really good move for amazon. They are going to snatch that 40% revenue that Apple would have been getting.

]]> By: goldstone http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593346 goldstone Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:48:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593346 So September 11th on torrent. Cheers Amazon, NBC and Apple! So September 11th on torrent. Cheers Amazon, NBC and Apple!

]]> By: Court Kizer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-1593345 Court Kizer Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:48:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/04/nbc-runs-from-itunes-into-the-arms-of-amazon/#comment-1593345 NBC Univeral is really stupid here. Amazon has you sign an agreement that videos can be sold through it's content partners. Amazon's CEO has close ties with Apple. If Apple ones they can be an amazon content partner and put NBC videos (from amazon) onto itunes. NBC Univeral is really stupid here. Amazon has you sign an agreement that videos can be sold through it’s content partners. Amazon’s CEO has close ties with Apple. If Apple ones they can be an amazon content partner and put NBC videos (from amazon) onto itunes.

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