Saturday, September 1, 2007

Hey NBC, About That 150% Price Increase: "Greed Ain't Good!"

Apparently the geniuses at NBC have been taking Gordon Gekko's rants in Wall Street a little too seriously of late. As reported here, the network wanted to increase the cost of their TV episodes on iTunes - including the much-beloved Heroes - such that the price paid by the buying public would've risen from $1.99 to $4.99! That's right, an astounding 150% increase in the fee, at a time when inflation's been hovering around 3% or 4% forever. Brilliant!

Apple has responded by refusing to carry NBC's fares for the upcoming season.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

good for apple. that sure is pricey for one episode! $110 for a 22 ep season!!

Anonymous said...

Unless you don't have buy cable each month - then it is a deal!

Anonymous said...

"The rough price for a TV episode has already been established at roughly $2 a pop. It’s called the DVD box set."