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NEWBURY PARK, Calif., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon has tapped Eric Fitzgerald Reed to lead its public policy initiatives with the high-tech and entertainment industries, effective immediately. Reed will be based in San Francisco. "Eric's proven track record with the high-tech industry, his strong network of contacts and thorough understanding of the complex relationships within the Internet ecosystem will make him a valuable asset to our team," said Tim McCallion,...
EAST WINDSOR, N.J., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The union representing over 5,000 New Jersey workers in the telecommunications industry today criticized a plan by Verizon to eliminate 382 wireline technician jobs in New Jersey at a time when the company's copper-based wireline service is generating increasing customer complaints about inadequate maintenance. The move is also seen as a roadblock to the goal of reliable high-speed Internet FiOS service for thousands of...
NEW YORK, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV has become the country's leading television provider of Spanish-language channels, announcing on Monday (June 4) the launch of 10 new Spanish-language channels in high definition. Verizon now offers up to 75 Spanish-language channels on FiOS TV, dependent on the local channels available in each market. Nine of the 10 new Spanish-language HD channels are provided by Olympusat Inc., a leading independent distributor of Hispanic...
Verizon announced on Wednesday that it would more than double the speeds of several of its FIOS Internet tiers next month, and introduce two new tiers with even faster speeds. With the new top-level service, consumers could download a two-hour high-definition video in less than two and a half minutes, Verizon said. The faster speeds are aimed at accommodating the changing ways people are using the Internet, the company said. "The ways we used the Internet and watched TV over the past...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to consumer demand for ultra-high-speed home broadband service, Verizon next month will more than double the speeds of several of its FiOS Internet tiers -- and introduce two new tiers with even faster speeds. The new FiOS Internet portfolio will feature download/upload speed tiers of 50/25 and 150/65 megabits per second (Mbps), as well as two new tiers of 75/35 and 300/65 Mbps. The latter speed is double that of FiOS Internet's...
NEWBURY PARK, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To inform Southern Californians that they have an unbeatable choice for their television service, Verizon FiOS TV, the company has developed a new website with the opportunity to win a sweepstakes prize for an Ultimate Fighting Championship weekend valued at $10,500. The FiOS TV Challenge website, hosted by NFL insider and mixed martial arts trainer Jay Glazer, enables Southern California residents to take the FiOS TV Challenge by...
DALLAS, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates announced today Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, Director, Video Services Product Development and Management, Verizon, is participating as a speaker at the upcoming CONNECTIONS(TM) at TIA, June 5-7 at the Gaylord Texan. Ms. Krishnaswamy will participate in the session "The Next Steps in TV Everywhere," Tuesday, June 5, 4:00 P.M. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120308/DA66977LOGO) According to Parks Associates research,...
BOSTON and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today introduced viewdini, an innovative portal that creates a new entertainment choice for consumers by making it simple to search and view movies, television shows, and other video on mobile devices. Viewdini leverages the power of Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network, streamlining access to videos from a wide range of content providers, including cable operators, websites and other popular video...
PORTLAND, Ore., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising, television and entertainment industries, today announced both an OnDemand Essentials and Digital Download Essentials contract with SnagFilms, one of the world's leading distributors of independent films for digital platforms. The deal marks yet another contract with an independent movie distributor for access to the on-demand...
Regional Cable-Company WOW Also Top-Rated for All Services and Bundling; Report Highlights Five Ways to Get Great Service and Big Savings on Telecom Services YONKERS, N.Y., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are few TV, phone, and Internet providers that manage to please subscribers on all counts, and those that do don't typically serve a lot of consumers. Verizon FiOS, which is available in portions of 12 mostly Eastern states, Washington, D.C., southern California...
