Would you watch TV on iTunes for $30 a month?
The Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog is reporting that Apple is having meetings with TV networks to see if they'd be interested in having their programs available on iTunes in a deal where viewers would pay a monthly flat fee to watch the shows. Obviously, many networks already offer various shows on iTunes, but this would be a scenario where Mac and PC users of iTunes would pay a $30 a month subscription in order to watch TV shows. And that would be all shows, not just paying for each show that you want to watch.
I don't know if I'm ready for this yet. I still like watching TV on my TV (though you can watch iTunes videos on your TV). And if the networks were to agree to this, it would be a giant, fundamental shift in the way that people watch TV. And who knows what kinds of problems cable and satellite providers would cause. And how would the picture quality be? It's an intriguing concept though.
[via TUAW]

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