Discovery Communications announced Tuesday it will make its programming available for purchase on iTunes.
Programming includes those from the Discovery Channel as well as TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel and Discovery Kids.
The new video content will be available for download at $1.99 per episode.
"Now, new possibilities are opened for people who want to use Discovery's high-quality knowledge-rich content on the go, while we also promote Discovery's television networks," said Don Baer, Discovery Communication's senior executive vice president of strategy and development. "Wherever they are and whenever they want, consumers can use the iPod to learn and be entertained with Discovery's content about people, places, cultures, science, health and much more."
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