COMEDY CENTRAL's(R) 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' Launch on the iTunes Music Store
Full Episodes of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report"
Available the Day After Broadcast for Download on iTunes
NEW YORK, March 8 -- COMEDY CENTRAL's Emmy and
Peabody Award-winning series "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and the hit
series "The Colbert Report" are now available on the iTunes Music Store
(http://www.itunes.com). Fans can now purchase these critically acclaimed
late-night series for $1.99 per episode or can choose the new "Multi-Pass"
feature on iTunes allowing fans to buy the next month's worth of 16 new
episodes for just $9.99.
"We are excited that 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' are now
available to download on the iTunes Music Store," said Michele Ganeless,
executive vice president and general manager, COMEDY CENTRAL. "Fans of the
most trusted names in fake news can now take Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
with them everywhere they go."
"We're thrilled to offer 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' on
iTunes," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "Our newest feature
'Multi-Pass' gives fans the ability to purchase a block of 16 episodes of
these hit programs during the current season and have them delivered
automatically to their computer after they air on TV."
The new "Multi-Pass" feature on iTunes is now available for these COMEDY
CENTRAL hits. Purchasers of "Multi-Pass" have access to the next 16 new
episodes of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." Repeat shows will not
be included in the 16 consecutive episodes purchased. In addition to "Multi-
Pass," consumers have the option to download individual episodes for $1.99.
In January, COMEDY CENTRAL launched content on the iTunes Music Store with
"South Park," "Drawn Together" and "COMEDY CENTRAL Stand-Up."
COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more
than 88 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by Comedy Partners,
a wholly-owned division of MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL is a registered
trademark of Comedy Partners. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is
http://www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press
information and photographs, visit COMEDY CENTRAL's press-only Web site at
http://www.comedycentral.com/press.
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