iTunes has started serving up PBS shows — for a fee. On one hand, if any network were to give away shows online I would have pegged PBS… On the other, they don’t bring in the same advertising revenues as their for-profit brethren and probably need the cash. Videos are $1.99 (Antiques Roadshow, Arthur, etc) except when they’re not (NOVA: $7.99), continuing an unsettling trend of tiered content pricing. A good deal of iTunes success can be attributed to simple, universal rates which are still in effect with 99 cent music downloads. If it ain’t broke, why fix it?
(via iLounge)