Here's the copied and pasted press release. Not everything we could hope for, but it's a start:
Apple Announces Hit Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in the UK
The Walt Disney Company’s ABC Studios & Disney Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon & Paramount Comedy Offer Wide Range of Programmes on iTunes
LONDON – August 29, 2007 – Apple today announced that hit television programming from ABC Studios, Disney Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy is now available for £1.89 an episode from the iTunes Store in the UK (http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/). iTunes customers can choose from a wide range of popular primetime programming including the Emmy Award-winning series “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty” and locally-produced UK series such as MTV’s “Barrio 19,” Nickelodeon’s “Genie in the House” and Paramount Comedy’s “Comedy Blue.” The iTunes Store in the UK currently offers 28 television programmes for purchase and download which can be viewed on a PC or Mac, fifth generation iPod, or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV®.
“We’re thrilled to bring TV programming to the iTunes Store in the UK,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We’ve got 28 shows and expect to continue to add more great programming.”
The complete list of television programming on the iTunes Store in the UK includes:
• Disney’s ABC Studios’ dramas and comedy-dramas “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Commander in Chief” and “Nightstalker;”
• Disney Channel’s renowned children’s programming including “Jake Long: American Dragon,” “Kim Possible,” “That’s So Raven,” “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and Playhouse Disney titles “Handy Manny,” “Little Einsteins” and “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse;”
• MTV’s reality favourites “Pimp My Ride,” “Barrio 19,” “Bam’s Unholy Union,” “Laguna Beach,” and “My Sweet Sixteen;”
• Nickelodeon children’s programming “Avatar: The Legend of Aang,” “Drake and Josh,” “Dora the Explorer,” “Genie in the House” and “SpongeBob SquarePants;” and
• Paramount Comedy hits “South Park,” “Comedy Blue,” “Jongleurs Unleashed: Part I,” “That 70’s Show” and “The World Stands Up.”
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August 29, 2007 | Reply
Great - ?Ǭ£1.89 for half-size, compressed TV episodes that cost way less than that if you buy the DVD. South Park is almost tempting, though, because the UK sets have stalled at season 4. Still, it's not exactly hard to find a company that'll sell the R1s...
August 29, 2007 | Reply
Depends on whether you've got an iPod and/or an Apple TV or not. Or how much of an impulse-buyer you are. It's like VoD, I guess. "Ooh, what do you fancy watching tonight? Ever seen Lost? You're in the mood to try it? We don't have the DVDs - but wait!..."
August 29, 2007 | Reply
I think this would appeal to my wife actually.. she uses iTunes for albums and is a totally impulsive buyer. Its the excuse she needs to buy a video iPod in fact.. I'm going to have to make sure she doesn't find out