Disney, ABC & Apple Announce Deal to Sell TV Shows Online; Hits to Include ``Desperate Housewives,'' ``Lost'' and ``That's So Raven''

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: October 12, 2005 3:00:04 PM EDT
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Subject: Disney, ABC & Apple Announce Deal to Sell TV Shows Online;  
Hits to Include ``Desperate Housewives,'' ``Lost'' and ``That's So  
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     Disney, ABC & Apple Announce Deal to Sell TV Shows Online; Hits
     to Include ``Desperate Housewives,'' ``Lost'' and ``That's So
     Raven''
     - Oct 12, 2005 02:18 PM (BusinessWire)

BURBANK & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2005--The
Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Disney-ABC Television Group and Apple
today announced they are offering current and past season episodes of
ABC and Disney Channel television shows for download on Apple's iTunes
Music Store, as part of the launch of iTunes 6.


The companies will start this collaborative initiative with five
shows, including two of the most popular series on broadcast
television, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost," as well as the
new ABC drama "Night Stalker," and the two most popular shows on
Disney Channel, "That's So Raven" and "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."
Current season episodes of the ABC series will be available for
download from Apple's iTunes Music Store the day after they are
broadcast, while the entire first season of "Desperate Housewives" and
"Lost" will be available for download immediately.


Current season episodes of Disney Channel series will be available
for download on an ongoing basis, with selected past episodes of
"That's So Raven" and "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" available
beginning immediately. Customers can purchase and download current
episodes or past season episodes with just one click and view them on
their PC or Mac, and Auto-Sync them onto the new iPod for viewing
anywhere.

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     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=52319462



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