LONG BEACH, CA – April 4, 2013 — Southern Californians are firmly in the Internet fast lane with Verizon’s FiOS Quantum Internet service, and the company is spreading the word through the FiOS SoCal Experience, which will support local community causes and reward people’s creativity. ...Learn More

Verizon is out with a new promotion this week that allows existing FiOS Internet customers to upgrade to the entry level Quantum FiOS tier of 50/25 Mbps for an additional $10/month. Verizon is using the promotion to leverage trends in the market by offering a...Learn More

Customers of Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon FiOS and ViaSat/Exede routinely receive higher broadband upload and download speeds during peak usage periods than what their service provider advertises, according to a report released today from the Federal Communications Commission. The report, based on data collected by the...Learn More

Verizon and Samsung announced an expansion of the FiOS TV line-up on the Samsung Smart Hub platform, which powers Samsung’s smart TVs and Blu-ray players. Verizon customers who subscribe to both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet can now access 75 channels of TV and gain...Learn More

At CES 2013, Verizon Communications showed off a variety of updates for its FiOS TV service, as well as a demonstration of the forthcoming Redbox Instant service from the Verizon-Coinstar joint venture.  Verizon is championing a theme it calls the ‘Borderless Lifestyle’, to bring video...Learn More

Redbox Instant by Verizon is the new OTT video joint venture between Verizon and Coinstar (parent company of Redbox). The venture was announced back in February of this year and was immediately seen as an answer to the growing success and influence of Netflix. Today,...Learn More

Owners of LG Smart TVs and Blu-Ray players will soon be able to access up to 75 channels of video from their FiOS TV subscription, provided they also subscribe to FiOS Internet. The new FiOS TV app will also offer VOD titles from Verizon’s Flex...Learn More

NBC Universal announced a new deal with Verizon to bring their content portfolio to Verizon FiOS TV customers across multiple platforms, including live and on demand TV. The pact is scheduled to begin early next year and illustrates the evolving nature of the subscription video...Learn More

The TelcoTV conference in Las Vegas this week is offering service providers a wide range of ideas about how to make money in the video service arena. A keynote by Robert Mudge, president of consumer and mass business at Verizon was particularly useful, as was...Learn More

Internet service is the most important utility in the home, according to 52% of U.S. consumers surveyed in the first of a series of tech consumer research surveys being conducted by Verizon. Nearly 40% of Americans have been identified in the “Verizon FiOS Innovation Index:...Learn More

Verizon Wireless and Cox Communications said today that they will co-market one another’s services in “select markets” in Kansas, Arkansas and Nebraska. The companies plan to offer the same promotional package that they previously announced in Oklahoma, enabling customers who buy packages of Cox video,...Learn More

The increase in pay TV programming costs is unsustainable, argues a research note from financial analysts at Bernstein Research issued yesterday. Bernstein researchers focused on DirecTV but they also noted that rising programming costs have been a concern for many video service providers. Bernstein researchers...Learn More