In a move that probably isn't be too surprising, Fox Entertainment Group announced that it is planning to offer movies and TV shows on Internet sites owned by the company, which will include MySpace.com.
CNET reports that "digital versions of TV shows such as "24" and "Prison Break," along with feature films, including "X-Men: The Last Stand," will eventually be available for download at Fox sites. Movies will go for $19.99, while TV episodes will cost $1.99."
People in the business look upon this as a move to ensure that Apple iTunes doesn't develop a monopoly in the digital movie download space. iTunes does currently offer some Fox shows for download, but they are only able to be watched on Apple handheld products. A 
number of entertainment executives have said that they want their offerings across multiple sites.
One additonal option that Fox says is an industry first, is that consumers will be allowed to download movies of shows to two Window-based computers, and from there will allow the content to be transferred to one handheld device.
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