Update – According to Gizmodo this software has been approved by the DVD Copy Control Association, so there will be no suing going by the movie studios. One other Gizmodo tidbit, apparently these ripped movies are only playable in Real’s own movie player and cannot be converted for use by your other devices, like iPods or phones. Fun.
[NYTimes] Real Networks will announce today software which a whole lot of iTunes users wish Apple would integrate into iTunes, software which will allow you to make a “legal” digital copy of an entire DVD. Legal meaning that this software adds additional DRM to the copies you make. This is how Real hopes to avoid any problems with the studios. (more…)
It took them squeezing every once out of the definition “Movie”, but Ars Techinca is reporting that Apple has finally done it and reached the 1,000 mark. Wow. At this point, a few months late, is it really a mark to even bother following anymore? Call me when they hit the 1,000 HD movie mark and hopefully they won’t be doing that with a load of HD “Short Films”. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, give me quality Apple, not quantity.
Citing a Wall Street Journal article, Appleinsider claims that Apple is selling movies above wholesale cost out of frustration with the lackluster performance of it’s video service. Read the entire post here.
According to the Hollywood Reporter Apple is expected to announce today that it has struck a deal with a wide array of major and mini studios to offer many new releases for purchase at its iTunes Store. “The move would allow a broad slate of top-shelf films to be offered day-and-date with home video releases, which risks cannibalizing DVD sale.”
There is no mention of titles being released in HD in the article. Obviously this is exactly what Apple has been preparing for all night with the release of the new titles. If the major studios are willing to risk cannibalizing DVD sales why not go all the way with HD content as well, considering that the HD market is that much smaller. At the very least we can only hope that at tthis will mean a more consistent release schedule for HD titles.
I want to say thanks to Aditya for the heads up about the article.
Apple Movie Junkie, formerly Apple TV Junkie, is the official blog of Cinemira. We provide a helpful service for users of the iTunes Movie Store and the Apple TV. AMJ was born out of a surprising shortcoming on the Apple TV after noticing that there was no easy way to find a list of all new HD & SD rental titles released on a daily basis. AMJ fills that niche with a daily list of new movies.
Update – According to Gizmodo this software has been approved by the DVD Copy Control Association, so there will be no suing going by the movie studios. One other Gizmodo tidbit, apparently these ripped movies are only playable in Real’s own movie player and cannot be converted for use by your other devices, like iPods or phones. Fun.
