Verizon
Launches Tv Online
US telecom
firm Verizon launched a
high-definition movie channel
on Friday, letting subscribers
watch films on-demand on
televisions or on the Internet.
EPIX debuts on Verizon’s
FiOS TV and online at epixhd.com
free of charge this weekend,
but will cost about 10 dollars
monthly thereafter, according
to Verizon.
“We’re
taking the lead in delivering
the richest and best entertainment
to movie-lovers, on whatever
platform they choose,”
Verizon vice president of
content strategy and acquisition
Terry Denson said in a release.
EPIX is a
joint venture involving
Viacom Inc., its Paramount
Pictures unit, and film
studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
and Lionsgate.
The channel
will showcase recent releases
from Paramount, Paramount
Vantage, MGM, United Artists
and Lionsgate, along with
thousands of classic films.
