RSSFirst Movie Appears on iTunes Store
By the Betanews Staff | Published March 14, 2006, 1:30 PM
The first indication of Apple's plans to sell full-length feature films through the iTunes Music Store surfaced on Tuesday, with a Disney Channel original movie discovered for sale through the service. For $1.99 -- the same price as TV shows and music videos -- users can purchase "High School Musical."
The movie runs 1 hour and 39 minutes, and weighs in at just under 490MB. Apple has reportedly been in talks with major Hollywood studios about licensing films, which it would begin selling in conjunction with the launch of a touch-screen video iPod. Even if the rumors are accurate, however, it's not clear when such an offering would debut.
It's $9.99 ... maybe the $2 was a mistake .. or a 1-day-only deal? *shrugs*
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$2 for a movie isn't bad at all. The problem is that it's a made for TV Disney movie which means it probably sucks. I highly doubt any "good" major movies will be $2.
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2 bucks for a movie ain't bad. Wonder if they'll be able to keep that price for all their feature films?
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I tried the link but was told this movie was not at the US store. I then logged into the iTunes store and was unable to find the movie.
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I was able to access it no problem earlier today, but I just now tried it again and I’m having the same problem as you. They must be having problems.
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We have truly changed as a culture. If this had occurred 20 years ago, the first movie posted would have been a porn flick!
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I disagree. I believe porn was a little more taboo 20 years ago than it is today. Grant you, it become MUCH more common at that time with the birth of Cable TV and VHS. Although, today, they advertise porn on common TV channels (Girls Gone Wild) which is something I thought I'd never see.
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