Comedy Central and iTunes have sealed a first-of-its-kind deal to make news satires The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"and The Colbert Report available to users via subscription.

Viewers will have the option to purchase a "Multi-Pass" for either or both shows, giving them access to a month's worth -- 16 episodes -- of the program for a $9.99 flat rate. Users can also opt to download singles at the standard $1.99 per episode fee.

"Multi-Pass" subscribers will have episodes of the current season delivered automatically to computers immediately after they air on Comedy Central.

Or more of the same?

For certain shows such as Lost, iTunes already allows users to download complete collections of past seasons' episodes at a discounted rate...

Or not...

But the Comedy Central pact marks the first time subscribers can purchase TV programs in advance.Deal also makes iTunes the first new media platform to offer up full-length episodes of Daily Show and Colbert.Highlights from both shows are available on Comedy Central's broadband channel MotherLoad and Verizon's VCast, but entire episodes have not been made available anywhere else until now.

Source: Variety

shyboy33_3

Leeds, MA

October 2005

MAR 09, 2006 06:29 PM

Finaly some TV worth downloading to my ipod

nobodaddy

Burlington, VT

August 2003

MAR 09, 2006 06:40 PM

I like this. I don't get cable, but it would be good to be able to just pay to watch a show on the computer (or subscribe) (or listen on a podcast) whenever the mood strikes me.

SupriseYoureDead

New Suffolk, NY

February 2006

MAR 09, 2006 07:10 PM

Finally, truthiness on my I-Pod (or as I like to call it: my straight to the Issues-Pod). And I enjoyed this quote quite alot from Stephen Colbert-Slade's show last night so I think I shall post it. "I like to replace Old Glory every day because there's nothing like the crisp snap of a brand new flag. Same reason I put on a fresh shirt during every commercial break. Of course, this means I have quite a mound of used flags piling up against the fire exit." Now THAT is Patriotism if I ever saw it. Future Baron? Why stop there. Let's elect Mr. Colbert-Slade our next president. Who's with me?

[Edited on Mar 09, 2006 by SupriseYourDead]

Jaklyn

Toronto, ON

January 2004

MAR 09, 2006 07:21 PM

uh, isn't this just tv episodes for sale, which itunes has been doing for months now? what does this have to do with podcasting? you got my hopes up

grahf

New York, NY

September 2002

MAR 09, 2006 07:46 PM

Multi-Pass?

NinjaTech

Minneapolis, MN

November 2003

MAR 09, 2006 09:21 PM

Jaklyn said:
uh, isn't this just tv episodes for sale, which itunes has been doing for months now? what does this have to do with podcasting? you got my hopes up

Seriously. This is not a podcast in the slightest. I thought it might have been a podcast similar to that of Gervais's. Also I already got my multipass a few years back. Its called bittorrent.

TheFly

Eagle Springs, NC

November 2003

MAR 09, 2006 10:35 PM

grahf said:

Multi-Pass?

Why is it that whenever that term comes up I immediately thing of The Fifth Element and Leeloo? Milla should have a copyright

jonasgrumby

Portland, OR

April 2004

MAR 09, 2006 11:20 PM

How hard is it to figure out how to spell "Jon"? It's only three letters, come on...

mat8drb

United Kingdom

October 2004

MAR 09, 2006 11:35 PM

jonasgrumby said:
How hard is it to figure out how to spell "Jon"? It's only three letters, come on...

Hey, come on, we've all made that kind of mistake, it's easy to make.

More Jon Stewart is okay with me. We've only had him in the UK since Octoer.

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October 2005

MAR 09, 2006 06:29 PM

nobodaddy

Burlington, VT

August 2003

MAR 09, 2006 06:40 PM

New Suffolk, NY

February 2006

MAR 09, 2006 07:10 PM

Jaklyn

Toronto, ON

January 2004

MAR 09, 2006 07:21 PM

New York, NY

September 2002

MAR 09, 2006 07:46 PM

Minneapolis, MN

November 2003

MAR 09, 2006 09:21 PM

Eagle Springs, NC

November 2003

MAR 09, 2006 10:35 PM

Portland, OR

April 2004

MAR 09, 2006 11:20 PM

United Kingdom

October 2004

MAR 09, 2006 11:35 PM