Apple has worked out deals with major movie makers that shall allow them to simultaneously release movies on the iTunes store along with DVD releases. Films available in the United States from iTunes this week due to the deals include Academy Award winners Juno and There Will Be Blood.
The roster of studios signed on with iTunes includes 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, according to Apple.
Movies downloaded from iTunes can be viewed on iPhones, video-capable iPods, personal computers, and televisions linked to Apple TV devices.
New releases will cost 14.99 dollars to download and 9.99 dollars will be charged for older titles offered in the iTunes catalog, Apple said. ITunes rents newly released films for 3.99 dollars.