Catching Up and NBC & Apple iTunes



So I've been a bit quite lately, and probably will be for a bit longer... Today is my last day of regular coursework at Kent State University! I have yet to write a paper by next Tuesday and then I'll be done (and back to regularly scheduled blogging). Then next semester I will only have to complete my final project, which I'm really hoping will be with WKSU's FolkAlley.com site. A rather impressive site, you should take a look.

So why am I telling you this? Well, because 1.) I'm damn excited about it... and 2.) because I want to keep in touch with the few readers I have! :) (I start to get a bit anxious when a couple days go by without posting... because I'm guessing you blog readers are the fickle type, if you're anything like me)

Oh, and I also wanted to post a link to my portfolio that I'm working on (for one of my classes). There's a lot more work that needs to be done to it, but it's a start. (Warning for IE users... IE can't handle CSS for shit, so it may be a bit jumbled)

I also found this article I wanted to share. I can't believe the effect Apple is poised to have in the entertainment industry...

NBC teams up with Apple iTunes
By Dawn Kawamoto Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: December 6, 2005, 7:15 AM PST
http://news.com.com/NBC+teams+up+with+Apple+iTunes/2100-1026_3-5983894.html?tag=html.alert

NBC Universal is the latest network to tap into Apple's iTunes, offering up nearly a dozen of its TV shows for download onto iPods and PCs, the two companies announced Tuesday.

The iTunes store will offer 11 shows from NBC, USA Network and the Sci Fi Channel that range from oldies such as the 1950s cop show "Dragnet" to current shows such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

Apple is charging $1.99 per episode for the television downloads, as well as for music videos and short films. The newly produced shows will be available for download a day after they air on TV.

The addition of NBC's television shows to the iTunes inventory comes as TV-program distribution expands well beyond traditional outlets such as broadcast affiliates and cable services. Telephone companies such as AT&T and Verizon are preparing to deliver TV to consumers and online giants Google, Yahoo and America Online are also poised to jump into the market.

In October, the Walt Disney Company's television network, ABC, and Disney's cable network began offering five television shows for download via Apple's iTunes.

"We're thrilled to expand the iTunes video catalog with 11 popular TV shows," Steve Jobs, Apple chief executive, said in a statement. Apple's TV catalog now includes 16 shows.

Posted: Tue - December 6, 2005 at 11:32 AM           |

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