NBCUniversal Grants TV Everywhere Rights to Verizon

NEW YORK: As part of a wide-ranging deal between NBCUniversal and Verizon, FiOS TV customers can access the entire range of NBCU content live and on demand on multiple platforms.

The TV Everywhere rights are just one part of a broad deal between the two companies. Verizon FiOS TV customers gain the full suite of cable networks from NBCU, including USA, Bravo, Chiller, mun2, Oxygen, Syfy, Telemundo and Golf Channel. The pact also covers retransmission consent for local NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations. Also included are the rights to carry the Olympic Games along with carriage of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic, The Comcast Network-Philadelphia and Comcast SportsNet New England.

“This comprehensive agreement benefits our viewers and Verizon’s FiOS TV customers by making programming available across NBCUniversal’s vast content portfolio wherever the viewer goes on any device,” said Matt Bond, the executive VP of content distribution at NBCUniversal. “Verizon clearly understands and appreciates the value our stations, cable and Olympics content delivers to their subscribers. We look forward to continuing our long standing and mutually beneficial partnership and working closely together to develop new and innovative ways to engage subscribers.”

“As Verizon continues to expand our suite of programming across multiple devices, it’s imperative that we offer our FiOS TV customers access to all that NBCUniversal has to offer,” added Terry Denson, the VP of content strategy and acquisition for Verizon. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with NBCUniversal and growing our TV offering with anytime, anywhere access to their suite of programming.”