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Episodes
are priced from $1.99 each and immediately
available for shows including Antiques
Roadshow; Nova; Now and
Arthur. PBS President and CEO Paula
Kerger said, "Working with our member
stations and producers, PBS is excited to
deliver a variety of PBS' award-winning
primetime and kids' television programs
through iTunes.
"
The remarkable success of PBS podcasts on
iTunes over the past year indicates that
PBS members and viewers of all ages are
enjoying the new, expanded access to the
content they want, when and where they choose."
Apple
VP iTunes Eddy Cue says, "The success
of TV on iTunes continues and we now offer
over 220 hit TV shows from more than 40
networks. We are thrilled to partner with
PBS to bring such educational and entertaining
programming to iTunes Store customers."
Additional
content attached to episodes will underscore
the unique role consumers can play to ensure
the continued creation and multi-platform
delivery of PBS content by becoming a member
of their local PBS station. The iTunes Store
sells over one million videos per week.
The iTunes Store began selling TV shows
with five shows from ABC/Disney less than
a year ago, in October 2005, and rapidly
expanded its library to over 220 television
shows from over 40 networks today.
The
iTunes Store now features over 3.5 million
songs, 65,000 podcasts, 20,000 audiobooks,
over 5,000 music videos, more than 75 feature
films and 220 television shows.
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