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Monday, December 05, 2005
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ESPN looks to score iTunes deal - Booyah!
According to Reuters, ESPN is mulling a deal to distribute some television programs on Apple Computer's iTunes music and video service, possibly joining its corporate cousin in a landmark deal, ESPN and ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer said on Monday.
Although ESPN has not held talks with Apple Computer yet, the top-rated cable sports network plans to offer its diet of original shows and game clips to "any pipe, any device," Bodenheimer said at the UBS global media conference.
ESPN could join Walt Disney's ABC television networks, which announced a deal in October to offer recently broadcasted episodes of hit shows "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" for $1.99 per episode on Apple's service.
The deal ignited a fresh round of distribution deal making, leading to recent announcement of deals including one between General Electric's NBC and DirecTV Group.
ESPN earlier had announced plans to launch its a cell phone service under its own brand, called Mobile ESPN, by leasing space on Sprint Nextel's cell phone network.
http://news.com.com/ESPN+looks+to+score+iTunes+deal/2100-1038_3-5982937.html?tag=nefd.top
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According to Reuters, ESPN is mulling a deal to distribute some television programs on Apple Computer's iTunes music and video service, possibly joining its corporate cousin in a landmark deal, ESPN and ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer said on Monday.
Although ESPN has not held talks with Apple Computer yet, the top-rated cable sports network plans to offer its diet of original shows and game clips to "any pipe, any device," Bodenheimer said at the UBS global media conference.
ESPN could join Walt Disney's ABC television networks, which announced a deal in October to offer recently broadcasted episodes of hit shows "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" for $1.99 per episode on Apple's service.
The deal ignited a fresh round of distribution deal making, leading to recent announcement of deals including one between General Electric's NBC and DirecTV Group.
ESPN earlier had announced plans to launch its a cell phone service under its own brand, called Mobile ESPN, by leasing space on Sprint Nextel's cell phone network.
http://news.com.com/ESPN+looks+to+score+iTunes+deal/2100-1038_3-5982937.html?tag=nefd.top
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posted by Robert, 11:44 PM
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