Earthtimes (press release), UK
Verizon Adds 22 New Channels to FiOS TV Lineup – Including 15 in HD –
for Fort Wayne, Ind., Customers
Posted : Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:29:53 GMT
Author : Verizon
Category : Press Release
First in Series of Content Additions Will Include Multicultural and
Sports Programming, Big Ten Network FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 1
FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 1 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon FiOS TV is now even
better for customers here as the company has launched 22 new channels,
including 15 additional high-definition (HD) channels. FiOS TV customers in
Fort Wayne now have more than 440 HD choices available at any time, with a
total of 41 HD channels and more than 400 HD video-on-demand (VOD) titles
offered each month.
The first in a series of channel additions coming this year, new content
includes sports favorites like the Big Ten Network and new HD channels like
CNBC, Bravo and USA. The next series of content additions will include more
HD channels, including CNN, TBS, Lifetime, three new Starz channels and two
new Showtime channels, as well as 16 new multicultural channels.
[Note: A list of all the new channels can be found below.]
Verizon will continue expanding its FiOS TV channel lineup this year, with
a major focus on HD content. By year-end, Verizon will offer all available
major HD programming.
"High-definition and sports content are among the most popular TV
programming, and we’re bringing the best of both to FiOS TV," said Terry
Denson, vice president – FiOS TV content and programming. "The addition of
new HD and sports channels, along with the new multicultural content and more,
is part of our commitment to lead the industry in the scope and quality of our
programming."
Fort Wayne customers are the first to receive the new FiOS TV channel
lineup. During the next few months, Verizon will roll out the new content,
region by region, in other areas where FiOS TV is available.
Verizon Leads the Way With 15 New HD Channels, More to Come in July
FiOS TV customers in the Fort Wayne area will now have a total of 41 HD
channels. As Verizon previously announced, customers will get to see some of
their favorite channels in HD, including Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel
and Smithsonian Channel. Other new HD programming that FiOS TV customers in
Fort Wayne now receive includes CNBC, Bravo, USA, Cinemax, HBO, History
Channel, Weather Channel and SCI FI.
Those customers who subscribe to FiOS TV’s Movie Package – which already
includes more than 40 channels from Showtime, Starz, The Movie Channel,
Encore, Sundance Channel and IFC, as well as access to hundreds of free movies
on VOD – will soon have access to five new HD channels from Starz and
Showtime: Starz Edge, Starz Comedy, Starz Kids and Family, Showtime and
Showtime 2.
Big Ten Network and More Sports Content
For sports fans, Verizon is launching three new HD sports channels.
Verizon has always placed a high priority on providing all major sports
programming and offering as much as possible in HD.
The company has now added top college basketball and football action with
the Big Ten Network, which will be available in both standard- and high-
definition. In addition, Verizon has launched two other new HD sports
channels – Versus/Golf Channel, which features live events and original
programming from Versus as well as PGA Tour and additional golf coverage; and
the Outdoor Channel 2, which provides programming that promotes traditional
outdoor activities like fishing, hunting and shooting sports.
As previously announced, Verizon will also soon offer Setanta Sports, a
premium channel dedicated to bringing European and International soccer and
rugby to U.S.-based fans. When the channel launches in July, no other cable
provider will offer Setanta.
New Multicultural Content for Diverse Audiences
Verizon has been focused on bringing a range of diverse, multicultural
content to its FiOS TV customers. Within the next month, Verizon will begin
offering Fort Wayne customers 16 new multicultural channels, including leading
channels for Arabic, Portuguese and Russian audiences, among others. These
new channels continue to make FiOS TV an outlet for emerging and independent
networks to showcase their diverse programming.
Much of the multicultural content comes from WorldTV, a division of
content management and delivery company GlobeCast, which previously signed a
distribution deal with Verizon for top-tier international channels. The new
GlobeCast WorldTV international television channels include MBT (Arabic), RTPI
(Portuguese) and RTR Planeta (Russian). In addition to the WorldTV content,
Verizon will offer South Asian channel ZEE TV and Filipino channel GMA Pinoy
TV. Verizon also recently added Spanish language network Univision to the
Fort Wayne lineup.
Verizon’s FiOS TV service offers a broad collection of all-digital
programming, with more than 400 total channels and 10,000 video-on-demand
titles, 70 percent of which are free. The VOD library also includes an
increasing number of HD titles, with 1,000 HD VOD titles per month by the end
of the year. FiOS TV is currently available to more than 6.5 million homes in
13 states. In the little more than two years since the service first
launched, the company has signed up more than 1.2 million FiOS TV customers
who enjoy hundreds of digital video and music channels, high-definition linear
and on-demand programming, the nation’s largest collection of video-on-demand
content, a robust interactive media guide, and other advanced features. For
more information on FiOS TV, visit Consumers can also
call their local Verizon sales office or 888-438-3467.
Verizon is adding the following new channels to the FiOS TV lineup in
Fort Wayne:
New Channels Now Available
Animal Planet HD TLC (The Learning Channel) HD USA HD
Bravo HD Outdoor Channel 2 HDVeria TV
Cinemax West HD Reelz Versus/Golf HD
CNBC HD+ RFD TV WAPA TV
Current TV SCI FI HD Weather Channel HD
HBO West HD Science Channel HD Univision
Big Ten Network HD Big Ten Network Smithsonian Channel
History Channel HD HD
Channels Coming Soon
GMA Pinoy TV Setanta Sports ZEE TV
CNN HD TBS HD Lifetime HD
Showtime West HD Showtime 2 HD Starz Kids and Family
Starz Comedy HD Starz Edge HD HD
Globecast WorldTV International Programming:
Kuwait TV (Arabic) MBT (Arabic)
Public TV of Armenia (Armenian)
BN (Balkan) NTV Hayat (Balkan) CTN (Cambodian)
KISB4 – CBS KISB5 – MBN KISB7 – Sky Baduk
(Korean) (Korean)(Korean)
TVK (Cambodian) RTPi (Portuguese) Pro TV (Romanian)
RSC 1 (Romanian) RTR Planeta (Russian)
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