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September 20, 2007

Fox To Offer Free Shows On iTunes

Duncan Riley

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fox.jpgFox Broadcasting will offer season premier television shows for free on iTunes, beginning next week.

The move is said to be part of a push by Fox to expose iPod users to the new season of shows appearing as part of the new US television ratings season.

According to the LA Times, shows to be offered for free on iTunes include Prison Break, Bones, American Dad and “K-Ville; the idea being that by offering the earlier episodes for free now, viewers will return and watch the shows on TV as they are broadcast, or pay for downloads of these show later from iTunes.

The move follows a recent announcement that ABC will begin offering ad-supported free viewing of their shows on AOL.

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  1. S

    September 20th, 2007 at 11:15 pm

    “The move follows a recent announcement that ABC will begin offering ad-supported free viewing of their shows on AOL.”

    Is this actual AOL the ISP, not AOL.com? Does that even still exist? And they offer all their shows already on ABC.com… how does this work?

  2. rc

    September 20th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

    great but the service should be better

    rc

    trading tennis blog

  3. Duncan Riley

    September 20th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

    S
    one in the same company wise, but if their was a division AOL.com the website…which AOL internet users have as their default page.

  4. Robert Seidman

    September 20th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

    five of them are already there:

    • Prison Break
    • K-Ville
    • ‘Til Death
    • Back to you
    • Kitchen Nightmares

  5. Geoffrey McCaleb

    September 20th, 2007 at 11:53 pm

    I love Hollywood. Just a week or so ago Peter Chernin was rattling his sabre over itunes pricing. Now they are giving shows away!

    I would love to compare NBC Universal and Fox revenue at the end of the TV season…..

  6. Tan The Man

    September 21st, 2007 at 12:38 am

    Robert is right. I’ve already downloaded those five in about 30 min.

  7. chrisco

    September 21st, 2007 at 2:24 am

    smart move… will build awareness, trial, conversion (if the shows are good). great way to build market share. side benefits: viral growth. expect to see more of this. -chrisco

  8. * MISS UNIVERSE

    September 21st, 2007 at 2:28 am

    Now ABC is offering PrimeTime shows FREE on AOL - starting today

    http://digg.com/tech_news/ABC_.....L_Web_site

  9. Online Calculator

    September 21st, 2007 at 4:46 am

    this sounds prettycool, good for market share.

  10. Richard Miller

    September 21st, 2007 at 4:51 am

    It was about time!

  11. Jeff Greco

    September 21st, 2007 at 6:43 am

    I was literally just wishing I had DVR’ed Back to You after reading a positive review - and now it’s already on my iPod. Killer.

  12. cweeb

    September 21st, 2007 at 7:46 am

    Just how long does it take to put videos of TC40 on the web ??????

    I have not clicked on all the companies, but it seems only PowerSet has a video out there.

    Come on, the conference ended 3 days ago.

  13. Ed

    September 21st, 2007 at 7:54 am

    Why through iTunes? I thought Clown Co, I mean Hulu, was going to resolve all the issues for Fox and NBC. Those networks game plan continues to change each day. Is Clown Co, I mean Hulu, crumbling?

  14. Alexis Brion

    September 21st, 2007 at 7:55 am

    Finally something like that. I wonder if the shows are going to be available for download outside the US. Being in Germany, and being iTunes the only source available, I would buy the shows I like straight away!

  15. The Mac Guide

    September 21st, 2007 at 7:56 am

    I think you mean season premiere, not premier.

  16. Rajesh Shakya

    September 21st, 2007 at 7:59 am

    Sounds great!

    Rajesh Shakya
    http://www.rajeshshakya.com

  17. Dan

    September 21st, 2007 at 8:50 am

    I wonder if the adult industry will ever do something like this?

    i think i just came up with a great idea for a start-up right there….

    hmmm

  18. Bill

    September 21st, 2007 at 9:38 am

    Any thoughts on when shows will be available in the Zune Marketplace?

  19. Not smart move

    September 21st, 2007 at 9:40 am

    No body wants paid content. You see rerun TV show every summer year.

    People want Advertisement

  20. FOX marketing failure

    September 21st, 2007 at 9:45 am

    Here’s real reason why no body wants paid download the show. One nearly 60% computer got inflect with spyware, malware, hijack wares. They don’t have time to check their computers and scan for viruses. When people punch CC# online. Their information get stolen.

    Oooh what are you going to say about that?

  21. rod / techfold.com

    September 21st, 2007 at 10:05 am

    Wow - these networks are really struggling to nail the equation - in the process of doing so, they’re creating exactly the confusion that Steve Jobs has feared will slow adoption.

    NBC Breakdown: http://rwurl.com/nbctv

    What shows are available where? What software do I need to play them? How long will they work? Urrgghhhhh. Who knows. Say what you will about iTunes pricing, but it provided a universal interface, and consistent expectations in pricing, etc. This new world order is a horrible mish mash that offers consumers “choice” without value.

  22. What's Hot Today.com

    September 21st, 2007 at 10:10 am

    Sort of a double edged sword. 1) The publicity is good. 2) The potential loss of revenue is not so good.

  23. ryan troy

    September 21st, 2007 at 10:56 am

    Are these just for viewing or for actual free download?

  24. phenom

    September 21st, 2007 at 11:49 am

    great…waiting for prison break
    http://vidsonly.blogspot.com/

  25. Mr. Recycle

    September 21st, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    So Fox is putting shows on iTunes, NBC is pulling shows from iTunes, and developing a desktop app for video. What about hulu? scraps for the tards?

  26. Steve Ballmer

    September 21st, 2007 at 12:57 pm

    NBC has escaped the clutches of Apple! I guess this disproves the lie that they wanted to raise prices!!!
    http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

  27. Sean

    September 21st, 2007 at 1:06 pm

    Nice move by Fox for sure. I will probably check them out when otherwise I wouldn’t even know about these shows. Now let’s just hope they don’t suck ass.

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