FiOS Expands VOD Offerings

NEW YORK: New content from 20th Century Fox, AMC, HSN, Disney Family Movies, Univision, Cinetic Film Buff, American Pop Classics and the Dew Tour can be found on demand on Verizon FiOS TV.

Shows from AMC such as the hit series Mad Men and mini-series The Prisoner are now available on demand for FiOS TV customers. Users can also shop any time with HSN, as well as watch classic and contemporary Disney movies and animated shorts from Disney Family Movies. New Disney titles will be added to the Disney Family Movies package weekly, with content for everyone from kids to adults. Also, new-release films from 20th Century Fox will now be available in HD on FiOS TV. This includes the movies Notorious, Taken and 12 Rounds.

FiOS TV customers can access a variety of new VOD programming such as Spanish-language shows from Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision; a host of films from Cinetic Film Buff; and old movies from American Pop Classics, featuring clips and full-length feature films from the 1940s through the 1970. Exclusive content of behind-the-scenes footage from the Dew Tour—the season-long action sports tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross—has been added recently as well.

"Video on demand is a great entertainment option for people who are cutting expenses by going out less often, or for anyone who simply wants the convenience of watching whatever they want, whenever they want," said Tricia Lynch, the director of video-on-demand programming at Verizon. "FiOS TV’s ever-growing roster of VOD choices gives our subscribers more entertainment options, and our latest programming additions are great for everyone—kids, film buffs, shoppers, extreme sports fans and our Spanish-speaking viewers."

FiOS TV’s VOD library offers more than 15,000 titles per month, 70 percent of which are free.