"Online retail giant Amazon.com has released its hotly anticipated Amazon Unbox digital download service, which offers TV shows, movies and video from 30 different studio and TV network partners from around the world, including the BBC, which alone is providing nearly 400 hours of content.
Other partners include CBS, FOX, Viacom, Sony, MGM, and Time Warner, though nothing from Walt Disney Co. or Disney-owned ABC however. This could likely be attributed to Disney's strong ties to Apple, who is expected to launch a digital movie download service of its own through iTunes. Shows are $1.99 an episode, and movies range from $7.99 to $14.99. Amazon claims the videos are DVD quality.
Unbox uses what Amazon calls RemoteLoad technology, which lets users purchase video on one computer, and download it to another, like a home PC or digital media center. "Amazon has built the ultimate solution for anyone who has ever had a friend or coworker tell them that they missed a great TV show last night," said Bill Carr, Amazon VP of digital media in a statement. "Now customers can visit Amazon.com while at work and download DVD-quality TV shows and movies to their PC at home or wherever it is most convenient for them to watch."
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