TORONTO - Apple Inc. is opening up its own online video store through iTunes in Canada, roughly two weeks after Bell Canada launched its own service.
Apple says it has more than 1,200 films for rent or purchase, with titles available the same day as their DVD release. Films can be downloaded to either Mac or PC computers, unlike the Bell service which only works with PC computers using Microsoft Windows.
Both companies load the video files with copyright protections.
iTunes movies cost $9.99 to $19.99 to own and $3.99 to $4.99 to rent.
Bell movies cost $4.99 to $19.99 to own, while rentals cost $1.99 to $4.99.
iTunes customers have up to 30 days to start watching their film, and 48 hours to finish it once a movie has been started.
Bell customers also have 30 days to watch a film but only 24 hours to finish it once they hit play.
Apple's iTunes began selling TV shows in Canada in December, two years after launching a similar service in the United States.
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On the Net:
www.itunes.ca
www.bellvideostore.ca
News from �The Canadian Press, 2008
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