iTunes Experiments With Subscription Pricing

Doesn’t look like any major interface or DRM changes to iTunes yet, but Apple introduced monthly subscriptions today for both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Ten bucks for 16 shows is better than $1.99 a pop, though I’d prefer paying a little more and having unlimited downloads — Heck, under that model, I’d even be fine with shows expiring after a week or so. Have I mentioned lately that 320×240 is unacceptable? ;)

Reuters says: Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes music and video store on Wednesday took its first step toward a monthly subscription model with a new service called Multi-Pass that lets users buy TV shows on a monthly basis. iTunes is launching the service in partnership with Viacom Inc.’s Comedy Central Network, which is rolling out “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” on the service.

(via MacRumors)

1 thought on “iTunes Experiments With Subscription Pricing”

  1. “Have I mentioned lately that 320?240 is unacceptable?”

    Now that you’ve mentioned it, I could possibly see myself embracing the iTunes download model, even to the point of dropping my cable subscription. But **never** for 320×240 resolution.

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