MediaFLO & Verizon Launch Cell Phone TV in San Diego
April 18, 2008 11:18 AM | Cell Phone TV | Verizon | Comments (0)
| MediaFLO USA's FLO TV and Verizon Wireless V Cast has launched live television programming for cell phones in San Diego, CA. MediaFLO USA's FLO TV, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, service lets Verizon Wireless subscribers watch many of their favorite television shows from the convenience of their cell phones, wherever and whenever they want. With MediaFLO USA's FLO TV service, V CAST Mobile TV subscribers can flip from one channel to the next to watch popular, full-length programming on select Verizon Wireless mobile phones. MediaFLO USA's multicast network brings programming from some of the industry's entertainment brands, which includes CBS, CBS College Sports, CBS News, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, FOX News, FOX Sports, MTV, NBC, NBC Sports, NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NickToons and Nickelodeon. V CAST Mobile TV subscribers also have exclusive access to two channels on the FLO TV service: MTV Tr3s and an ESPN Radio channel. Since launching the FLO TV service on V CAST Mobile TV in March 2007, MediaFLO USA has delivered more than 2,500 hours of live sporting events, including college basketball, college football, men's professional basketball games, English Premier League soccer, MLS soccer, X Games, NASCAR Racing and tennis from the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. |   |
The FLO TV service offers an exciting new programming lineup that features some of the season's most compelling new shows, ranging from "Big Brother 9" (CBS Mobile) and "UnHitched" (FOX Mobile) to primetime favorites like "The Hills" (MTV), "Medium" (NBC 2Go) and "Prison Break" (FOX Mobile). The FLO TV service also comes with parental control features so that parents can monitor and restrict the programs their children view on V CAST Mobile TV.
