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iTunes Gets Baseball Games, Highlights

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

March 30, 2007, 12:31 PM

Apple has signed a deal with Major League Baseball to bring sports highlights to its iTunes Store for $1.99 USD. The content includes a "MLB.com Daily Rewind" highlight show, as well as two weekly "Game of the Week" full-length games.

To help promote its new downloads, MLB is offering a free "2007 Season Preview Show" to all iTunes users. An iTunes "Season Pass" for the highlight show will cost $7.99 USD, and run $19.99 USD for all full games. Apple TV owners will also be able to stream the highlights and games directly to the television for viewing in the living room.

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By slinkys_delsol

posted Apr 2, 2007 - 9:23 AM

I am a baseball fan and I have no plan on paying for Highlights from ITunes.

I am more mad about Baseball's decision to not allow Cable Providers (Comcast, Cox, Etc...) not to carry the MLB Extra Innings (In-Demand) package anymore. They licenses it out to "DirecTV" only.

Their hope is to have a Baseball Channel / network by 2009 / 2010.

What this means is to the 500,000 MLB Extra Innings Cable Subscribers from 2006 are now cut off unless they get a Sat Dish which may not work, or if you say live in an apartment won't be allowed.

Thanks MLB (Sarcasm)

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By DudeBoyz

posted Apr 1, 2007 - 3:20 PM

The cool thing is that you can buy two FULL GAMES and watch them at your leisure. If you can watch them and fast forward / rewind / pause, then I think THAT part of the thing is a good idea.

But paying to watch highlights only? I don't see that as being worth it at all.

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By Hollywood__

edited Apr 1, 2007 - 1:37 AM

Ummm, you can watch highlights in 1080HD on ESPN and record them if you want.

But why would you want to do that when you can impress strangers by watching them on your 2 inch 4:3 ratio iPod screen.

Pretty soon they will include ads in those highlights that you can't fastforward through. Mark my words.

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By foxfyre

posted Apr 1, 2007 - 3:34 AM

The really fascinating question that should really confound you is why folks listen to baseball games and highlights on radio?!...without a picture!

I guess for the fans, it doesn't really matter, does it?

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By Program86

posted Mar 30, 2007 - 3:19 PM

For dedicated Baseball Fans this is great!

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By statm1

posted Mar 30, 2007 - 2:04 PM

You pay money to watch ESPN dont you and even then they might not show the highlights to the game that you want.

While I wouldnt pay for highlights either but strictly because I dont want them. I would pay if I wanted them.

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By horsecharles

posted Mar 30, 2007 - 1:22 PM

Why would i pay money to watch highlights???????????????????????

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Mar 31, 2007 - 3:28 AM

Because it's iTunes and I can put it on my iPod and everyone is doing, so it must be cool, so I must do it too. I look kewl with white wires hanging out of my ear. Yay!!!11!!!one!!!

Ok, I was bored. Sorry.

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