Verizon Delivers NBC Universal 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games Coverage   by David Fleix

Verizon Communications has entered a multi-platform content agreement with NBC Universal to offer 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games to Verizon’s FiOS TV, broadband and wireless subscribers.

Verizon’s FiOS TV will begin with the opening ceremony of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 12. Verizon subscribers will be delivered with winter Olympic Games on enhanced, interactive TV experience, video on demand, high-definition TV, broadband and Verizon Wireless’ V CAST service.

Verizon will deliver NBC Universal’s 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games with more than 835 hours of unprecedented Winter Olympics programming, representing the most total hours – and the most live hours – ever for a Winter Olympics. Vancouver will be the first Winter Olympics available entirely in high definition.

Verizon FiOS TV subscribers can watch NBC Universal’s extensive television coverage on:
CNBC
MSNBC
NBC
Universal HD and
USA Network

Verizon FiOS TV subscribers also have option of Verizon’s interactive Olympics application. 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games are also available online at http://www.NBCOlympics.com for Verizon broadband subscribers.

The NBC Olympics: Vancouver 2010 channel on V CAST Video will deliver athlete profiles and video on individual sports for Verizon Wireless subscribers. During the Olympic Games, V CAST Video will deliver daily updates, results and other news from Vancouver on the NBC Sports and NBC News channels on V CAST Video and on the NBC2Go channel on V CAST Mobile TV.

Verizon will also deliver:

HD Coverage: For the first time, the Olympics will be available entirely in HD. Customers will be able to see HD coverage of every event, including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, cross-country, curling, figure skating, ice hockey and snowboarding.
Interactive TV: Customers will have access to an on-screen interactive application with real-time medal counts, athlete bios, team USA reports, Olympic news and more. The interactive TV experience is available to all FiOS TV customers during Olympics programming on USA, MSNBC and CNBC.
Online: Verizon’s FiOS Internet and High Speed Internet customers will have access to more than 400 hours of live event competition and more than 1,000 hours of on-demand access to full-event replays from Vancouver, as well as extensive highlights such as event recaps, best-of montages, commentator analysis and athlete-specific clips.
Video on Demand: NBC Universal is making exciting highlights and full-event rewinds available on FiOS TV VOD. For the last month, Verizon FiOS TV customers have been able to enjoy more than 20 five- to seven-minute highlight clips – in SD and HD – including trivia, a countdown to Vancouver and an exploration of Canada’s Olympic park in Calgary. During the games, NBCU will offer more than 100 highlight clips – approximately 15 per day – in addition to up to five full-length daily event replays. More than 30 percent of this will be available from NBCU in HD.

Terry Denson, vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Verizon, said “Verizon’s advanced fiber-optic and wireless networks will help deliver the ultimate Olympics experience to our customers this winter.

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They’ll see the best that Verizon and NBC Universal have to offer – on any screen, including video on demand, high-definition, Verizon Wireless’ V CAST service and more. And, they’ll be able to follow all the action, in depth and as it happens.
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