But as a place for depositing unaired episodes, failed pilots, and other curiosities-iTunes could serve that purpose very well. I’m not suggesting that cancelled programs could be revived with original content produced solely for iTunes-the economics of TV production just wouldn’t allow for that.
1 video download -might make TV executives rethink how they handle discarded shows. I can’t help but think that the success of Aquaman at the iTunes Music Store-as I write this, it’s the Add that the number of shows that are put on television schedules, only to wind up cancelled with unaired episodes gathering dust on somebody’s shelf. Studios make a lot of pilots each year that, for one reason or another, don’t get picked up by TV networks. Variety, Aquaman becomes the first instance of a failed pilot being made available for purchase. filmed a pilot episode with the hope that the television series would be picked up by a network for the fall season-it wasn’t. Never heard of the Aquaman TV series? That’s because there isn’t one-or more accurately, there won’t be one. also released a single episode of the TV program Along with hits like Friends and Babylon 5, Warner Bros.
Made several TV shows available for purchase. That came courtesy of Warner Bros., which So if I had to make a guess as to the reasoning behind the move, it’s that the members of Metallica dislike leaving money on the table as much as you or I would.Īs big a stir as Tuesday’s Metallica announcement caused, it may not have been the most interesting development involving the iTunes Music Store. So, in continuing with the tradition of offering our albums for sale online (which we’ve been doing for a few years through various sites), as well as making our live concerts available for download in their entirety (through the site), we are now offering fans the opportunity to obtain our songs individually. Over the last year or so, we have seen an ever-growing number of Metallica fans using online sites like iTunes to get their music. Metallica’s Web site -which I would warn against visiting if you prefer language to be of the un-salty variety-is somewhat vague. Why this sudden change of heart by the band? The announcement on
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