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Verizon
launched a full suite of archive and specially tailored Disney
content video content on its broadband service and Fios TV
on-demand platform.
The
two companies had announced a broad content agreement in September
to develop video-on-demand and other content for the Verizon's
new FiOS TV service.
Subscribers
to Verizon Online DSL or Verizon FiOS Internet access will
be able to watch programing provided by ABC News Now, Disney
Connection, ESPN360 and Movies.com Max. An online extension
of Disney-owned cable channel SoapNet, Soapnetic, will be
added this year.
Verizon's new FiOS TV service will make available more than
80 hours a month of on-demand programing from Disney Channel,
Toon Disney, Radio Disney, Jetix, ABC News, ABC Family, SoapNet,
ESPN Desportes and ESPNU.
A
comprehensive video archive of Statler and Waldorf's pearls
of wisdom is just one element of the wide-ranging content
being served up to Verizon's online customers via its fibre
optic-based FiOS TV service.
Disney
is using FiOS to premiere original movies from Disney Channel,
Jetix and Playhouse Disney as well as new episodes of TV series
including The Emperor's New School and Little Einsteins.
 Also
available are new-release movies from Buena Vista Pay Television,
costing US$3.95 each on demand, with classics such as Dumbo
and Alice In Wonderland being added soon for US$2.95 a punt.
Disney
and ESPN Networks Affiliate sales and marketing president
Ben Pyne said, "The Walt Disney Company is committed
to making our content available to consumers however and wherever
they want it. As broadband continues to grow, it's critical
for us to offer our top properties to those turning to the
internet and video-on-demand for a quality entertainment experience."
ABC
News Now is a 24/7 news channel, delivering live breaking
news and an array of current affairs programming. Disney Connection
is child-friendly, ad-free, interactive environment for kids
of all ages featuring videos, games and activities.
ESPN360,
meanwhile, is the sports networks' broadband service, featuring
exclusive and live programming, behind-the-scenes coverage
and in-depth commentator analysis.
Movies.com
Max is a new service of movie-related information and entertainment
channel specifically programmed for broadband audiences, which
is available for the first time through Verizon. It is within
this that Statler and Waldorf feature, alongside exclusive
video reviews of DVDs and films from Ebert and Roeper.
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