by Pivot
Tag: FiOS
Verizon, ESPN Partner for Fantasy Football
Fans Can Follow, Manage Teams on TVs, Computers, Verizon Wireless Devices NEW YORK – September 16, 2009 – Verizon and Verizon Wireless have teamed up with ESPN to give football fans the ultimate fantasy football…
Kodak Photos Now on Verizon FiOS
Verizon continues to add personal viewing apps to its FiOS platform. FiOS subscribers who are also registered Kodak Gallery users can now view photos and slideshows stored on Kodak’s online digital photo service on their…
Battle for HD Content Crown Continues
Verizon announced today the launch of HBO, Cinemax, and The Movie Channel video-on-demand in HD. In addition, they’re expanding their Starz HD content – all in an effort to gain the crown of most HD…
Verizon Wants the Facts Straight on FiOS
In the fierce competitive battle for subscribers between cable and telco, marketing efforts can sometimes get a little murky concerning the facts. It’s kind of like political campaigns. We’ve all seen cable ads that slip…
Verizon Scores With NFL Red Zone Channel
Real-Time Crucial Plays From Around the League and Stunning HD Picture-and-Sound Quality Give FiOS TV Subscribers the Perfect Game-Day Experience NEW YORK – September 2, 2009 – Verizon and the National Football League announced on…
Verizon Joins TV Everywhere Initiative
Verizon announced that FiOS is joining the TV Everywhere initiative, through an upcoming trial. Under the trial, Verizon will offer content from “… Time Warner’s Turner networks, TNT and TBS, and will soon include content…
Verizon Rolls Out FiOS ‘In-Home Agent’
Verizon is rolling out to FiOS subscribers the Verizon In-Home Agent, a set of support tools used to troubleshoot issues and set up services. In Home Agent mimics a Verizon customer service rep, allowing subscribers…
FiOS Expands Twitter Features
Building on their ‘social TV’ experiment, Verizon has expanded Twitter features on FiOS TV. Subscribers can now follow their friends ‘tweets.’ According to Verizon, “Using the onscreen keyboard, customers type in their friends’ Twitter username…
Verizon Builds Value Add for FiOS Internet With Home Media/DVR Upgrades
The move to differentiate services through networked applications and enhanced DVR functions continues. Verizon announced the addition of two new free features for FiOS TV customers who also subscribe to FiOS Internet. “We’ve extended these…
Cox Continues Wideband Roll Out, Eyes FiOS
Cox announced the expansion of their DOCSIS 3.0, or wideband, footprint to now include its Rhode Island markets. That’s Verizon FiOS territory. Cox’s wideband product is called the Ultimate Tier, and offers download speeds of…
Verizon FiOS Outperforming AT&T U-Verse?
If you dig into Verizon and AT&T 2Q09 numbers, you find some interesting things. When comparing the two, one possible assertion is that FiOS does appear to be outperforming U-Verse. I freely admit, it’s not…
Verizon to Offer Free Wi-Fi to Broadband Subs
Following the lead of AT&T, Cablevision, and others Verizon will offer free nationwide Wi-Fi to its broadband subscribers. Verizon had been studying the concept, and the move was widely expected. Taking a stab at a…