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Verizon FiOS TV and Disney-ABC Expand VOD ABC Offerings

November 5, 2008

By Mike Peters

Verizon and Disney-ABC are teaming up to make ABC's video-on-demand (VOD) programming available to Verizon FIOS TV customers across the country. Verizon FiOS TV customers can watch episodes of popular ABC series like "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty" - just one day after their broadcast premieres. All episodes are offered at no charge and in high definition (HD).

Verizon FiOS TV to Offer More Than 1,000 HD Video-on-Demand Titles

Terry Denson, vice president of FiOS TV content and programming, said, "The addition of ABC's video-on-demand content is another way for Verizon to offer our FiOS TV customers the ultimate entertainment experience. And the new HD programming from ABC helps bring us even closer to our promise to offer FiOS TV customers access to more than 1,000 HD video-on-demand titles every month by year-end."

"We are excited to team with Verizon to expand our VOD offering to their FiOS TV customers," said David Preschlack, executive vice president of Disney and ESPN networks affiliate sales and marketing. "This is an example of our dedication to exploring innovative models that enable us to make our most popular content available to viewers on a variety of platforms."

Verizon FiOS TV VOD Library Features 11,000 Titles per Month

ABC's new content joins Verizon FiOS TV's industry-leading VOD library, which offers more than 11,000 titles per month, 70 percent of which are free. FiOS TV subscribers also have access to more than 400 all-digital channels, including a growing HD offering with 100 HD channels already available in some markets. Verizon delivers FiOS TV over the country's most advanced fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.