Apple Offers Films Via iTunes Same Day As DVD Release

  • May 5, 2008
Apple has announced that new releases from major film studios will be available for rental or sale through the iTunes store on the same day as their DVD release.

That includes new releases and catalog titles from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment, among others.

New movies available this week include "American Gangster" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Movies can be previewed, purchased and watched on a Mac or PC, iPod devices, the iPhone and on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.

To date, Apple offers 1,500 films on iTunes, including 200 in high-definition video.

--Mark Walsh

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