Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:03:18 PDT
In addition to today's iTunes Match expansion to Hungary and Poland, Apple
has also undertaken a significant expansion of its iTunes in the Cloud
feature, adding movies to the list of eligible items in the UK, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand.
We've heard from several UK users who have reported that only a small
fraction of their purchased movies are currently shown as eligible for re-
download, through iTunes in the Cloud, but Apple indicates that "most"
content should be included in the program.
The expansion marks the first time iTunes in the Cloud has been available
for movies outside of the United States. The feature provides additional
flexibility for those who have purchased movies through the iTunes Store,
allowing them to download the content as needed on any computer, iOS device,
or Apple TV.
iTunes in the Cloud for music and music videos is available in over 50
countries around the world, and support for TV shows has also been available
in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Re-downloads
of apps and books are permitted throughout Apple's digital store markets.
Update: Steven Troughton-Smith notes that iTunes in the Cloud for movies is
also live in Ireland.
Update 2: The feature has also gone live in many of Apple's Latin American
markets, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Update 3: Many of Apple's Asia-Pacific markets are also included: Hong Kong,
Singapore, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Update 4: In Europe, the following countries are also seeing iTunes in the
Cloud for movies: Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia.