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http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2005-12-06T143534Z_01_ARM652488_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-MEDIA-APPLE-NBC-DC.XML&archived=False http://tinyurl.com/bdvo6 =================== NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday said they would make several NBC-owned television shows, such as "The Office" and "Law & Order," available on the iTunes music store. The shows, taken from NBC, the USA Network and the SciFi Channel, include current and older programming, the companies said. Among the offerings are "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and "Surface," as well as older programs such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Dragnet" and "Knight Rider." Most of the programs cost $1.99, the same as hit programs "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives," which Walt Disney Co.'s ABC several weeks ago said it would offer at the iTunes music store. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. NBC and Apple officials were not immediately available for comment. The deal signals growing desire among television networks to distribute their programming beyond the traditional TV screen. The iTunes music store, which Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said has sold more than 3 million videos since the iTunes catalog launched two months ago, is one that has aroused particular interest. ESPN, also owned by Disney, is looking into distributing some of its TV programming on the iTunes service, ESPN and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer said on Monday. News Corp.'s Fox Filmed Entertainment also is open to a deal with iTunes, co-Chairman James Gianopulos said last week at the Reuters Media and Advertising Summit. =================== ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
