Seems it’s been quite the few days for Zune rumours, with both Gizmodo and Neowin leaking us some juicy new information.

First up, Gizmodo reports that their tipster, who leaked them some internal Microsoft documents, claims that Zune HD will be launching stateside 8 September 2009, in both 16 & 32 GB, as well as being handed the marketing image above. Seems to be then that the 16GB will be available in black, whilst the 32GB will be in “Platinum”, though we’ll have to wait for official confirmation first. Still though, it now appears the Black Zune HD will reach retail channels at launch.

Neowin’s source also confirms this information in a short but sweet interview. Upon being asked whether movie downloads will be hitting the Zune Marketplace, he replied

“The Zune team is working hard to get all the licensing agreements in order.”

Of course, with Zune branding succeeding Xbox Live’s Movie Marketplace, it’s really only a matter of time before movies make it to the Zune desktop marketplace. Also noteworthy for those of us worried about the price,

“The prices are not set in stone yet, but the 16GB will be somewhere in the range of $249 -$280”

So, more than the 120GB Zune then, and in the UK you’d be looking at around £200 for the 16GB unit, maybe more. I’m not really sure how I feel about that. No word on the 32GB unit, but rest assured it’s probably going to be pricey.

Other than that, there is an interesting feature to note that isn’t in the leaked documentation, but the leaking image above. Note the artist photos in the now playing screen? It seems the Zune firmware is following suit of the Zune Desktop software’s now playing screen introduced in 3.0, displaying high quality press shots of the artist. And I’ll be damned if it doesn’t look nice.