MGM now playing on iTunes

MGM Studios and Apple today announced that MGM is now offering titles from its catalog of feature films for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. Beginning today, iTunes customers will be able to purchase films such as "Dances With Wolves," "Mad Max," "The Great Train Robbery" and "Rocky," with other titles to be added in the coming weeks. MGM claims to have the largest modern film library in the world and has received 208 Academy Awards in its history, making it one of the biggest award winning collections of films in the world, according to the release. Apple also said that more than 2 million movies have been downloaded from Apple's iTunes store and that more than 500 movies are now available via iTunes.

"It's exciting to be bringing so many amazing films from our catalog to iTunes," said Douglas A. Lee, MGM's executive vice president of Worldwide Digital Media. "We have an unrivaled movie library and are looking forward to adding even more films in the future so users can take their favorite movies with them wherever they go."

Titles from MGM's collection of blockbusters and classics that will be available on iTunes will include "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Ronin," and the acclaimed musical "Lilies of the Field." Movies downloaded from the iTunes Store are downloaded in near-DVD quality at a resolution of 640x480 (up to 480, depending on the aspect ratio) and can be viewed on a computer, fifth generation iPod or widescreen TV with Apple TV.

The iTunes Store features the world's largest catalog with over five million songs, 350 television shows and, with the addition of the MGM catalog, over 500 movies. The iTunes Store has sold over 2.5 billion songs, 50 million TV shows and over two million movies, making it the world's most popular online music, TV and movie store.

by MacNN Staff