(iTunes Move Store) Improve display of content available in multiple languages

Originator:sam
Number:rdar://11009612 Date Originated:08-Mar-2012 01:20 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iTunes Product Version:N/A
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Not Applicable
 
Some regions consist of multiple linguistic groups (ex. Belgium consists of the Dutch-speaking Flemish region and the French-speaking Walloon region). In such regions, to cover the entire audience, movies and tv-shows are available in multiple languages. The iTunes Store solves this problem by offering all possible versions separately as seemingly unrelated releases. This causes a lot of duplicates in listings across the store. Many users might be confused and/or might purchase an item in a language they don't understand (since the language of the content isn't clear in many cases).

Possible solutions to this problem could be (but aren't limited to):
• List content only once and supply multiple audio and subtitle tracks.
• Group related releases and allow users to set a default language.
• Offer separate stores for different linguistic groups.

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