This is the first mobile broadcast TV service in U.S. (the company announced it at CES but only launching now): Verizon’s VCast Mobile TV is live in 20 select markets. Verizon is the first U.S. operator to launch mobile TV using Qualcomm’s MediaFLO’s network.
As expected, Verizon is charging $15 a month for the service, and customers can get both the TV service and the Vcast service for $25 per month. It will offer eight channels at launch — and RCR News notes there will be a limited plan of four channels for $13 a month, which doesn’t seem like much of a discount over the full price. The service will also have parental controls using the normal TV rating system.
The company doesn’t plan any fanfare for the launch apparently, preferring to let customers discover it on their own.
The markets where it is on offer: Chicago, Ill.; Denver and Colorado Springs, Col.; New Orleans, La.; Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; Seattle-Tacoma and Spokane, Wash.; Tucson, Ariz.; Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.; Omaha-Lincoln, Neb.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Norfolk-Richmond, Va.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Palm Springs, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Wichita, Kan.; Las Vegas, Nev.; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.
Content providers: CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox, MTV, NBC News, NBC Entertainment, and Nickelodeon.
Full details on it on MocoNews.net here.
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