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Has NBC gone mad?
It's almost unbelievable that the network wants to charge $5 for shows it sells on iTunes. Almost.
By Farhad Manjoo [2007-08-31]
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  • Heeeyyyy

    Old "Battlestar Galactica" wasn't crappy. It was a good show for it's time.

    -- ChillyDogg
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    Monday, September 3, 2007 08:36 PM

  • Timing is Everything

    I don't have the figures, nor do I know of any way to get them, but consider the following points:

    o) "Heroes" was NBC's highest-rated show in a good, long while. It was a huge hit.

    o) "Heroes" was available on iTunes. (I wonder how many episodes were purchased that way?)

    o) The new season of "Heroes" premieres on September 24.

    o) NBC and Apple are grappling over the cost of individual shows on iTunes . . . on August 31.

    Hey, call me a crazy, tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist, but there seems to be some correlation there to me. Typical of a media company, NBC sees the possibility of a big short-term profit, and gives absolutely no thought whatsoever to the long-term consequences. (Remember the market saturation of "So You Want to Be a Millionaire?")

    Of course, I could be completely wrong; Lord knows it's happened plenty of times before.

    -- Douglas Moran
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    Monday, September 3, 2007 10:09 PM

  • To the creative accountant

    Great post! You get a red star from me :)

    -- mattwa33186
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    Tuesday, September 4, 2007 03:34 AM

  • tv on ipod?

    does anyone really watch TV shows on their teeny tiny little ipod screen? That seems insane to me. And to pay $5 per show seems even more insane. Give me my 50" plasma.

    -- Glenn A.
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    Tuesday, September 4, 2007 10:16 AM

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