NBC Signs Amazon Unbox For Video Partner

The logic was sound, we thought: NBC pulls its contract with Apple's iTunes Music store, two days after it announces that Hulu will be the name of its online video venture with News Corp.. And so who has NBC chosen to partner with? Well, obviously, it's Amazon Unbox.

Wha...? Yeah, that was our reaction as well. Until we hear back from NBC, it will have to be the final word on the subject.

Some other tidbits to hold you over until we do: beginning on September 10, Amazon Unbox customers can download for free -- in advance of their network premieres -- the pilot episodes of NBC's new shows Bionic Woman, Chuck, Journeyman and Life. The shows that will be featured on Amazon Unbox include: Monk, Battlestar Galactica, Top Chef, El Cuerpo De Deseo, and The Chicas Project.