now what?

NBC isn't renewing its contract with iTunes. Battlestar Galactica is an NBC production, even though it airs on Sci-Fi. I'm not sure what this will mean for the show.

This is NBC's plan for now:
This fall, the company will launch, in association with News Corp., an online video portal called Hulu that will offer several of its TV shows. The site, to debut in October, is seen as a response to the phenomenal success of the online video-sharing site YouTube.

I was fine with paying iTunes $1.99 per episode and being able to legally download BSG, but if there's going to be a higher price to pay (especially since I'll probably buy the DVD's later), or simply a lack of availability without having cable or satellite... hm. At any rate, this quote sums it up nicely, I think:
"NBC has the confidence," said Forrester's McQuivey, "that people that want these shows can get them [without iTunes]."
*cracks up* Ya think? Yes, I'm fairly certain that we'll find a way.

Both quotes from this article.

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