TV Networks Not Keen on Apple's $0.99 Rentals

[spentshells]

[citation][nom]volt-aire[/nom]Read the whole article.. the problem is that apple is not just trying to milk the consumer dry, but the networks feel that now Jobs is taking advantage of them, too. They think Apple is being TOO greedy. As the nameless executive said, their valuable shows would be used as a selling point to move apple hardware (a new perk of the iphone would be that watching episodes of X show is a dollar cheaper than on your computer's itunes), rather than the other way around. Moreover, apple would be taking 33 cents on the dollar. Also, basking in the little in the typical internet hatred of 'damn that greedy company, wanting to charge me for the content they spent millions of dollars creating!' They have to make money off of their expensive-to-produce property somehow, and that means either charging for it or wedding it with ads which generate revenue. Why aren't their open-source television programs yet? Get on that, internet. (Though I guess pre-ad youtube counted..)[/citation]


no guy please read it again as you are obviously taking it wrong as i did.

what i said is bang on the greedy part.butttt the networks isn't making as much as they wanted to. They feel that they are loosing out because the price is to cheap since apple is having a nice bite while hocking their overpriced crap... not sure about you but I don't usually watch reruns let alone pay another buck to watch it over again. so the network is making 66 cent instead of $2.11 per episode

like a big company is feeling for the consumer give me a break....
read between the lines....

i should talk i barely read the article the first time... happy consumerism

 

[Guest]

So I take it that they make more then .99$ on a typical ad supported tv episode viewing?

 

[MrKKBB]

What I'm wondering about is if Apple TV will be portable. I travel the world and there are many times I wish to watch my favourite show or to rent an online movie when abroad. The current iTunes model does not allow this, so this makes me think that Apple TV won't either. WE NEED BOARDERLESS INTERNET TV -- something I'ld be willing to pay for.

 

[okibrian]

Well you can rent it to me for $0.99 or I can get the torrent. Your choice.

 

[falchard]

iTV is by far a stupider product then the iPad. I didn't think Apple could possibly beat themselves, but they did. The charge rate on it is ridiculous for lower quality television.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]cadder[/nom]Aren't we talking about TV shows that you can normally watch on the net for FREE?[/citation]
Depends.
Depends on wether you torrent them an hour after they air or not.

 

[demonhorde665]

hmm sort of split on this one , on one hand you got greedy networks wanting to charge 2-3 dollars for renting a show that was/is normally aired for free.

but then on the other hand you got greedy apple , charging them 30% of the proceeds ??? WTF i have heard of mobsters and gangsters that take less of a cut for more work than what apple is doing.

screw the networks and screw apple both seriously.

 

[furylicious]

Greedy meets Greedy. I don't see the need to rent shows, period. Most of the stuff I like to watch is on Netflix anyway, and more. So fail on both.

 

[drwho1]

.99 cents... is still way too much for re-runs of FREE over the air TV, I say NO thank you. If I missed a show I just log on said network and watch that episode for FREE.

 

[mchuf]

The $1.99 - $2.99 pricing is just plain bad. I can't believe the networks sell any copies at all with that pricing. I've never bought a tv show I've missed on Amazon because of this over-pricing. I'm lucky because I've had DVR's (a Panasonic OTA and now a Dish Network) for years. So I rarely miss something either I or another family member want to watch. Or just wait a couple of months or so, and the network will show a re-run.

 

[garyshome]

Why watch it in your 55 inch flat screen when you can watch it on your Phone.

 

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]okibrian[/nom]Well you can rent it to me for $0.99 or I can get the torrent. Your choice.[/citation]

Ill go for the complete season torrent for 0.00$.

 

[g00fysmiley]

I can't believe I'm siding with jobs on wsomething... but yea 99 cents to see an episode seems reasonable. If that were the price through comcast per episode if i missed an episode of say burn notice or another show i really like rather than watch it on my low end pc monitor (don't judge but its only 19 inches and non widescreen) vs watchign on my (still not thta great but hey best i can afford) 37" lcd 16:9 i'd probably spend the 99 cents btu at 2-3 bucks forget it i'll go to the network wite or hulu

 

[haramir]

I have to agree that even $.99 is too much for an episode of television. I can watch it when it runs, I can record it with my DVR, I can catch it on the network's website... or I can pay $.99 to *rent* it? Let me see which choice makes more sense here.

 

[eyemaster]

Deja vu. First the Music industry tries to stop progress and suffers because of it, now the TV industry. Why don't they learn from mistakes past?

 

[crapple_hater]

Hey CrApple, why don't you lower your Mac's prices so you will be able to sell more units. Haha... stop playing dumb... you're a joke!

 

[zaznet]

And then there is Netflix or Hulu where I pay $10 a month for unlimited viewing of multiple seasons for many shows. I get much more bang for my buck so long as I watch at least 10 episodes.