Apple's iTunes starts selling Fox TV shows (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes hasstarted to sell episodes of shows from News Corp.'s Foxtelevision network, the latest major U.S. TV network to reach adeal with Apple's Internet download service.

Shows including "24" and "Prison Break," as well as FXNetwork shows such as "The Shield," were available on thedownload service on Tuesday morning, at $1.99 per episode.

iTunes has also started to sell episodes of older series,such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Lost in Space."

The three other major networks, including Walt Disney'sABC, General Electric's NBC, and CBS Corp. already sell showson iTunes. They also redistribute some programming via othermeans over the Internet, including their own Web sites.

Networks are pursuing the younger generation wherevermembers get their entertainment, which is more often on the gowith devices such as the iPod from Apple. ITunes allowsdownloads for watching on the computer or on an iPod.

James Gianopulos, co-chairman of News Corp.'s Fox FilmedEntertainment, in December told the Reuters Media andAdvertising Summit that Fox would be open to a deal withiTunes.

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