September 12th is set as another major launch date for new and exciting Apple products with the start of the Apple Expo in Paris.  Much like the recent WWDC focused on software and cool hardware for developers, the Apple Expo looks to be the platform to launch some new consumer-focused products.  The big announcement expected next Tuesday however won't take place in the city of love, but in San Francisco.  Speculation currently holds that Apple will be announcing a new movie download service via their iTunes Music Store, selling movies formatted for the Video iPod.  This new service would closely resemble the television episodes Apple has been adding to iTunes in recent months.

Currently, Apple is said to be in talks with major movie studios, but disagreements over price, terms and distribution are slowing progress.  At the moment, the only studio that is assumed to be ready to go is Disney, a company that has become closely tied to Apple and iTunes.  Jobs joined the Disney board of directors earlier this year when Disney acquired Pixar Animation Studios.

In related news, some expect Amazon to launch its own digital download service for feature films later this week.  Amazon is said to have reached agreements with several of the major studios Apple is still attempting court.