Favorites Including “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” Now Available on
iTunes
NEW YORK and CUPERTINO, California—May 13, 2008—HBO and Apple® today
announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download
on the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com). New
HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning programs “The Sopranos,”
“Sex and the City,” “Deadwood” and “Rome,” as well as the critically acclaimed
hits “Flight of the Conchords” and “The Wire.” The iTunes Store is the world’s
most popular online TV store with over 150 million episodes sold and features
the world’s largest catalog with over 800 shows (over 20,000 episodes).
“We’re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs available on the
iTunes Store,” said Henry McGee, president of HBO Video. “Whether catching up on
‘Sex and the City’ in anticipation of its upcoming movie release or reliving a
favorite ‘Sopranos’ episode, we think viewers will love being able to watch
these shows on their iPod or iPhone.”
“We’re thrilled to bring this incredible lineup of programming from HBO to
the iTunes Store,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “These are
some of the most talked about television shows ever, as well as some of the most
requested by our customers.”
“Sex and the City: The Movie” premieres in theaters on May 30, and in
preparation for the movie’s debut, fans can choose any or all 94 episodes from
the entire six seasons of the program.
Television shows purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store can be viewed
on a Mac® or PC, iPod® nano with video, iPod classic, iPod touch, fifth
generation iPod, iPhone™ or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV®. “Sex and the
City,” “The Wire” and “Flight of the Conchords” are $1.99 per episode, and “The
Sopranos,” “Deadwood” and “Rome” are priced at $2.99 per episode. iTunes
customers can also choose to purchase entire seasons of their favorite programs.
Pricing & Availability
iTunes 7.6.2 for Mac and Windows
includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from (www.itunes.com). Purchase and download of songs
and videos from the iTunes Store requires a valid credit card from a financial
institution in the country of purchase. Television shows are available in the
US, UK, Canada and Germany, and video availability varies by country.
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of
Time Warner Inc., providing two 24-hour pay television services – HBO and
Cinemax – to over 40 million U.S. subscribers. The services offer the most
popular subscription video on demand products, HBO On Demand and Cinemax On
Demand, as well as HBO on Broadband, HD feeds, and multiplex channels.
Internationally, HBO’s branded television networks, along with the subscription
video on demand products HBO On Demand and HBO Mobile, bring HBO services to
over 50 countries. HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its
award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional
applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its
iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered
the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.