HD VOD Now on Verizon FiOS TV

NEW YORK, December 5: Verizon has rolled out high-definition
video on demand in many of its FiOS TV markets throughout the U.S., with plans
to increase its HD VOD titles to more than 1,000 in 2008.

HD VOD is now available over the FiOS TV systems in Richmond
and Virginia Beach, Virginia; Tampa, Florida; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and
Pittsburgh. It will soon arrive at FiOS systems in the Washington, D.C., metro
area, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and will make it to Verizon’s remaining
FiOS TV markets next year.

Verizon's initial HD VOD offering contains around 75 HD
titles, including a mix of free programs and recently released blockbuster
movies such as Transformers; The
Hoax, starring Richard Gere; Mr.
Brooks, with Kevin Costner and Demi Moore;
and the animated Surf's Up. Free
HD titles run the gamut from MTV music videos to shows from Wealth TV and
Golfweek Magazine. Verizon HD VOD offerings also include the short-form
mini-series 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails from FEARnet, a horror and thriller website and video-on-demand
service. In the coming months, the company will continue to add HD offerings to
its VOD library, which now totals more than 10,000 titles. Customers can access
HD VOD titles on Verizon FiOS TV through an HDTV and an HD set-top box.

Last month, Verizon noted that it expects to have more than
150 HD channels by the end of 2008 as it continues to add to its HD lineup, and
programmers launch new channels.

"Whether they're buying their first HDTV or their
fourth this holiday season, HD customers always want more HD programming,"
said Shawn Strickland, Verizon's VP of video solutions. "We're delivering
HD on demand with the same amazing picture quality that customers expect from
FiOS TV—and with the promise of more HD programming in 2008."

—By Irene Lew