Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including
20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner
Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony
Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available on
the iTunes Store in Australia (www.itunes.com/au) and in New Zealand
(www.itunes.com/nz).
Movie purchases and rentals feature iTunes’ legendary ease of use,
which makes discovering and enjoying movies as simple and easy as
buying music on iTunes has always been. The iTunes Store in Australia
and New Zealand feature over 700 films for rent or purchase, with new
release titles available for purchase on the same day as their DVD
release, including favorites such as “National Treasure 2,” “Jumper,”
“27 Dresses,” “Cloverfield,” “Vantage Point” and “Pirates of the
Caribbean: At World’s End.”
“Movie fans in Australia and New Zealand can choose from a great
selection of over 700 films for purchase and rent on the iTunes
Store,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services.
“iTunes provides an incredibly easy and fun way for people to
discover and enjoy movies, and has quickly become the world’s most
popular online movie store with customers renting and purchasing over
50,000 movies everyday.”
With iTunes Movie Rentals, once a movie is rented, it starts
downloading from the iTunes Store directly to iTunes or Apple TV, and
users with a fast Internet connection can start viewing the movie in
seconds. Customers have up to 30 days to start watching it, and once
a movie has been started customers have 48 hours to finish it–or
watch it multiple times. iTunes Movie Rentals also feature over 100
titles available in stunning high definition, perfect for viewing on
a widescreen TV with Apple TV.
Pricing & Availability Movie purchases and rentals from the iTunes
Store for Mac or Windows require iTunes 7.7.1, available as a free
download from www.itunes.com/au or www.itunes.com/nz. iTunes movie
purchases and rentals require a valid credit card with a billing
address in Australia or New Zealand as applicable. iTunes movies in
Australia start at A$9.99 for catalog title purchases, A$17.99 for
recent releases and A$24.99 for new releases. iTunes Movie Rentals
are A$3.99 for library title rentals and A$5.99 for new releases, and
high definition versions are priced at just one dollar more. iTunes
movies in New Zealand start at NZ$9.99 for catalog title purchases,
NZ$17.99 for recent releases and NZ$24.99 for new releases. iTunes
Movie Rentals are NZ$4.99 for library title rentals and NZ$6.99 for
new releases, and high definition versions are priced at just one
dollar more. Movie rentals can be previewed, purchased and watched on
iPod classic, iPod nano with video, iPod touch, iPhone and on a
widescreen TV with Apple TV.
