iTunes Movie Rental - Besides buying movies at the iTunes Store, customers can also rent them. These rentals are time-limited downloads that can be downloaded and watched on both computers, iPods/iPhones, and the AppleTV Take 2.
Participating Studios
20th Century Fox
Disney
Warner Bros.
Paramount
Universal
Sony
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Lionsgate
New Line Cinema
Touchstone
Movies Available for Rental
1,000
Cost
$3.99 for new releases
$2.99 for back catalog movies
Release Schedule
New movies will become available 30 days after release of the movie on DVD. Back catalog movies will be added on an ongoing basis.
Restrictions
Movies must be watched within 30 days of rental
Movies must be watched within 24 hours of beginning to play them
HD Availability
Yes, when movies are rented through the AppleTV.
Cost: $4.99 for new, $3.99 for back catalog
Movies Available: 100
How to Rent
Through iTunes on a computer
Through AppleTV Take 2
Introduced: Jan. 15, 2008
Introduced in conjunction with iTunes Digital Copy
