But Aren't the DVDs More Affordable?

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From TVGUIDE.com
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MySpace.com will begin selling past episodes of Fox's 24 next week, for $1.99 each, the Wall Street Journal reports....

Comments

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Well, depending on how quickly they make them available... it could be worth it, as a legal alternative to downloading them using BitTorrent (you know, if you've missed an episode).

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

That seems to be the going rate, though I think it's way too expensive. They get more money and we get less product. Phooey.

[owenthurman.livejournal.com]

They should offer the whole season for download at the same time episodes are broadcast and a DVD set when published for $50.

That would sell a lot of subscriptions and make a boatload of money for the studios (roughly $30 to $40 additional profit each for a few hundred thousand possible sales).

Selling individual shows for $1.99 will have about $0.50 making it back to studios after transaction fees and folks will buy only the ones they don't see on teevee.