[B&C/MCN] Telco-IP Video Update - November 20, 2007 B&CMCN


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November 20, 2007
Top Story
Verizon Expands Free HDTV Signup Offer for FiOS

Verizon is expanding its offer of a free Sharp Aquos 19-inch LCD HDTV to new FiOS triple-play subscribers in at least five more states, after kicking off the signup incentive program last month in the New York metro area.
 
The telco began promoting the offer Oct. 15 in its New York, New Jersey and southern Connecticut markets. Verizon director of media relations Jim Smith said based on early results there, the company decided to launch the promotion starting this week in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and parts of the Midwest including Fort Wayne, Ind.

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Programming:
Verizon Touts NFL Games Online

For the second year, Verizon will offer NFL Network’s eight live Thursday and Saturday primetime games online for no additional cost to customers who subscribe to both its broadband and TV services.
 
New for Verizon subs this season: The NFL Network Game Extra will provide a “virtual control booth” to let viewers select one of four camera angles, or all four angles simultaneously in a split-screen. Verizon is the only Internet service provider to deliver NFL Network programming over broadband. The NFL Network Game Extra service is available to customers who subscribe to either Verizon FiOS Internet or Verizon digital subscriber line service, as well as either FiOS TV or DirecTV through Verizon.

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Brief
U-verse TV Builds Out International Fare

AT&T will add international programming to U-verse TV through a deal with satellite operator SES Americom, which is providing unspecified content to the telephone company via its IP-Prime distribution services. SES Americom will also provide international programming for AT&T's broadband and wireless platforms. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Brief
AT&T Intros ITV Features in S.F., Detroit

AT&T U-verse TV customers in the San Francisco and Detroit markets now have access to new interactive features, including customized weather and traffic data, yellow pages information and games on the TV.
 
The features, first offered by the telco in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in September, include U-bar, which brings customizable weather, stock, sports, and traffic information to the TV screen; access to AT&T’s YellowPages.com to search for local businesses; and Yahoo! Games, which include sudoku, solitaire, JT's Blocks, mah-jongg and chess. The features, first offered by the telco in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in September, include U-bar, which brings

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Brief
FiOS Notices Confuse Some DSL Customers

A change in Verizon’s digital-subscriber line terms of service has left some consumers thinking they’d be forced to drop DSL in favor of FiOS Internet services. But the complaints, cropping up on consumer Web sites such as The Consumerist, are a misunderstanding, said Bobbi Henson, Verizon media director.
 
Verizon has changed its notification policy on changes to service terms, she explained. Instead of simply posting new TOS language, Verizon will reach out to consumers via email to direct them to the company Web site. This email was to tell consumers they will receive these emails with each change in the future. Another change in the notice notes that Verizon is revising its limited liability, giving consumers more options in disputes with the provider, Henson said.

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One-Liners

• Du, the United Arab Emirates’ second-largest telecom operator, selected Alcatel-Lucent to deliver Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV solutions and services.

• GoBackTV announced that Danish cable operator A+ A/S will use GoBackTV’s GigaQAM IP to offer IPTV services.

• Symmetricom announced it is partnering with Sagem Communications to embed Symmetricom's V-Factor solution into Sagem IPTV set-top boxes to gain visibility into the quality of experience of IPTV customers.

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