Turner Signs Long-Term Deal with Verizon

ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting System has agreed to a long-term distribution deal with Verizon for its networks to be available to FiOS TV customers across a variety of screens.

As part of the pact, FiOS TV subscribers will get on-demand programming as well as live streaming for all major Turner networks, enabled by expansive TV Everywhere rights. The new agreement provides the more than 5 million Verizon FiOS TV subscribers with programming from CNN, TBS, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, truTV, TCM and more.

“We are extremely pleased to have reached this comprehensive agreement with Verizon, one of the largest and fastest-growing content distributors in the country,” said David Levy, the president of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. “This agreement between our two companies represents another renewal with a leading distributor for our valuable content across our expansive portfolio of networks, and further enhances our mutual goal to deliver premium video content to our respective subscribers and viewers across a variety of screens.”

Terry Denson, the VP of content strategy and acquisition at Verizon, said, “FiOS TV customers will enjoy the wide variety of content from across all major Turner networks on TV and a growing base of digitally connected devices. Our agreement helps ensure consumers will soon be able to watch Turner content live and on demand, and both inside and outside of the home, with our FiOS Mobile App and our FiOS TV Online website.”