BASKING RIDGE, NJ and SAN DIEGO ? Verizon Wireless, the company with the most customers of any wireless brand, and MediaFLO USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced the fall lineup for V CAST Mobile TV from Verizon Wireless, a service of MediaFLO USA. More than 10 new fall shows are scheduled to debut on V CAST Mobile TV at the same time as they air on traditional TV. Brand new shows available on V CAST Mobile TV include ?The Big Bang Theory? and ?Viva Laughlin? on CBS Mobile; ?K-VILLE? and ?Back to You? on Fox Mobile; ?Bionic Woman? and ?Life? on NBC 2Go; and from MTV Networks, ?iCarly? on Nickelodeon and ?Kaya? on MTV.
The fall season also features established news and entertainment favorites that are appearing on Verizon Wireless V CAST Mobile TV-enabled phones for the first time, including the legendary TV news magazine ?60 Minutes,? ?The Early Show,? ?How I Met Your Mother? and ?The Price Is Right? on CBS Mobile; and Emmy Award-winning ?30 Rock? on NBC 2Go. These shows round out the already strong lineup that has aired on the service since its launch in the first quarter of this year.
The new shows are in addition to an unrivalled array of live sports programming V CAST Mobile TV customers can watch this fall. The service will air more than 100 live college football games, including up to 20 bowl games. Other live sporting events include 75 NBA games on ESPN Mobile TV, English Premiere Soccer League games on Fox Mobile, and coverage of the AST Dew Tour on NBC 2GO.
?For the fall season, MediaFLO USA has assembled the most compelling lineup of full-length primetime entertainment, news, sports and kids shows ever seen on mobile TV,? said Mike Bailey, vice president of programming at MediaFLO USA. ?Our FLO TV service is designed to deliver a no-compromise entertainment experience, giving on-the-go consumers the TV shows they love in a crystal clear viewing environment.?
Ryan Hughes, vice president of digital media programming for Verizon, noted, ?Verizon Wireless is the only place to get broadcast-quality television on your phone ? and the fall lineup serves as another proof point to our commitment to deliver the best, exclusive programming available on mobile phones to our customers.?
The fall lineup includes, but is not limited to, the following:
FOX Mobile
MTV: Music Television
NBC 2Go
All programming is subject to change.
The FLO TV™ service is provided by MediaFLO USA and is available to consumers as V CAST Mobile TV from Verizon Wireless. More information on FLO TV can be found at www.flotv.com.
Source: Verizon Wireless
