Apple iTunes - Purchase New Movies Same Day As DVD Release

Earlier this month, Apple announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. I’m looking forward to this! Now I can load more movies on my Apple TV as soon as my faves come out. “We’re thrilled to bring iTunes Store customers new films for purchase day-and-date with the DVD release,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We think movie fans will love being able to buy their favorites from major and independent studios.”

The new releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. Your purchased movies will be viewable on your iPod with video, iPhone, Mac, PC - or my favorite (as mentioned above) on my widescreen HDTV with Apple TV.

New iTunes releases that came out last week (concurrently with its DVD release) include American Gangster and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Other popular titles available for iTunes purchase are Juno, Cloverfield, I Am Legend, There Will Be Blood, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The iTunes Store has a catalog of more than 6 million songs, 600 TV shows and more than 1,500 movies (including 200 in high definition). If you’re not using iTunes already, download it at www.itunes.com