iTunes Canada and Vudu Now Offering TV Downloads

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Canadians looking for alternative ways to consume their media are having a pretty good month… Though much later than their southern US neighbors, in the last three weeks TiVo, Xbox 360 movie downloads, and now iTunes television downloads have been made available. iTunes TV purchases run $1.99 CAD which closely mirrors the US dollar. (For comparison, not everyone is pleased with Microsoft’s Points exchange rate.)

In other digital TV news, dedicated video download STB Vudu ($399) is also offering show purchases for $1.99 USD. However, until they significantly drop that hardware fee they won’t have many takers.

7 thoughts on “iTunes Canada and Vudu Now Offering TV Downloads”

  1. So, anybody want to suggest how I might hack iTunes so I can (pay for and) download Canadian TV shows? Or even just see what is available?

    please please let Canadian Idol be one of those shows…

  2. I assume it’s based on the originating IP address location and billing address. As to offerings, here’s what Apple’s posted:

    CBC’s comedy programs “Little Mosque on the Prairie??? and “The Rick Mercer Report,??? reality programming “No Opportunity Wasted??? and “Dragon’s Den;??? • CTV’s smash hit comedy “Corner Gas,??? dramas “Instant Star,??? “Degrassi: The Next Generation??? and “Robson Arms;??? • Comedy Central’s “Drawn Together,??? “The Sarah Silverman Program??? and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “South Park;??? • MTV Networks programs “Avatar: The Last Airbender??? and “The Hills;??? and • NHL Games of the Year, including top NHL games in their entirety for the 2007-2008 season, as well as Stanley Cup Classics, a five-game bundle of great Stanley Cup Final games.

    Interesting to see Drawn Together up there. Perhaps they’ll have enough downloads (US & Canada) to run another season.

  3. I just placed my order for a VUDU the other day. I was accepted in the VUDU Evangelist Program and figured $99 with $99 in VUDU credit was worth it to try it out.
    Now I’ll just have to make space for it…

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