if you go to Apple Canada's homepage, you'll see splashed across the screen the new TV programs up for download from iTunes. Previously, TV programs have only been available from the the US and UK stores. Which might be cause for rejoicing, but the selection, while adequate, is less than stellar. And there-in lies the reason that our iTunes store even has TV programs available. NBC pulled the the plug on it's agreement with Apple, so no original NBC programs are available on the US iTunes store.
Judging from my own viewing habits, NBC accounts for a fair bit of my programming, like 30 Rock, the Office and Scrubs, not to mention that they produce the immensely popular, if over rated in my opinion, Heroes. So, if we take away that piece from the iTunes pie, it's logical to assume that it's left Jobs and Co. looking to expand their market.
So, enter the Canadian version. We've got lots of Canadian content, CBC's mercer report, little mosque, Dragon's den; CTV's corner gas, and Degrassi as well as some classic Hockey Night in Canada Stanley Cup games. Non-canadian content is limited to comedy central, which consists of south park and the Sarah Silverman program. We can only hope that this allows for the Daily Show and the Colbert Report to make their way up there after the writer's strike is resolved.
So, really Canada has ended up with a poor man's tv selection. None of my must see shows made the list, no House MD, no Boston Legal, no Dexter.
It's also worth noticing that amazon has been pushing a music store of their own in the states, underselling itunes per song, and without copy protection of any kind as well as offering a better sound quality, and they also have a service for purchasing digital tv programs and movies. Will they move up to Canada? seems like a logical progression.
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