Verizon lands video distribution deal with Velocix

by Darren Murph, posted Nov 21st 2008 at 9:06PM

One thing's for sure: Verizon is well aware of the importance of online video, and it's doing everything within its power to make sure it stays one step ahead of the curve. Hot on the heels of its recently announced Starz Play deal comes this, a similar agreement with a UK-based digital asset-delivery network provider. The agreement with Velocix puts Verizon in a position to "offer content owners and video distributors a competitive choice in delivering their services to our broadband customers." More specifically, the two have worked together to "offer content owners and video distributors a competitive choice in delivering their services to broadband customers," which leads us to believe that all sorts of new internet-based content could soon be coming to FiOS / FiOS TV customers. It's okay to be a wee bit giddy, we won't tell.

Filed under: Industry, Fiber, New content

Tags: Broadband, content, fios, fios tv, FiosTv, internet, internet tv, internet video, InternetTv, InternetVideo, online video, OnlineVideo, programming, Velocix, verizon

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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David Hildreth @ Nov 21st 2008 11:39PM

Videlectrix?

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sn1per @ Nov 22nd 2008 8:37AM

The agreement with Velocix puts Verizon in a position to "offer content owners and video distributors a competitive choice in delivering their services to our broadband customers." More specifically, the two have worked together to "offer content owners and video distributors a competitive choice in delivering their services to broadband customers,"

No one sees anything wrong with that?

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Dan Davis @ Nov 22nd 2008 2:46PM

As a FiOS customer... nope, nothing wrong at all ;)

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