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The iSopranos: Apple to Start Selling HBO Shows
Topics:Television | Media
Sectors:Media
By CNBC.com | 13 May 2008 | 09:01 AM ET
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Apple's iTunes online store will sell television shows from Time Warner's [TWX  Loading...      ()   ] HBO cable network, including "The Sopranos" and "The Wire," the companies said Tuesday.

HBO shows such as "Sex and the City, "Flight of the Conchords" and "The Wire" can be downloaded at $1.99 per episode, while "The Sopranos," "Deadwood," and "Rome" are priced at a $2.99 per episode.

The move marks the first time Apple [AAPL  Loading...      ()   ] has agreed to sell television shows at different prices in the United States.

Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes, said the HBO shows now on offer at its Web store are some of the most frequently requested series by its customers.

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