12/19/2005 BEDMINSTER, NJ and GLENDALE, CA ? Scenes and trailers from The WB Network's popular shows, ?Everwood,? ?Gilmore Girls,? ?Smallville? and ?Supernatural,? are making their mobile video debut on Verizon Wireless? V CAST service. V CAST customers can now access these new video segments from their favorite The WB shows for the first time on their V CAST-enabled handsets.
Video segments for each show will appear on V CAST the day before the show airs on The WB. ?Gilmore Girls? and ?Supernatural? air on Tuesday nights beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST. ?Smallville? and ?Everwood? air on Thursday nights beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST.
?When people leave their house in the morning they grab their keys, their wallet or purse and their mobile phones. What better way to deliver Warner Bros. content than through the one device they take with them everywhere,? said Jim Noonan, senior vice president and general manager of Warner Bros. Online. ?Verizon Wireless was the first company to deliver mobile video in the U.S.; they are pioneers in delivering rich, multimedia content to their customers. Working with them enables us to offer our audience programming that is entertaining and relevant wherever they go.?
In addition, Warner Bros. has also launched classic and original Looney Tunes and Hanna Barbera shorts on V CAST featuring all time favorites such as ?Bugs Bunny,? ?Tweety,? ?The Flintstones,? ?The Jetsons? and ?Scooby-Doo,? as well as video trailers for new motion picture releases from Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Independent Pictures and Warner Home Video.
?Verizon Wireless is dedicated to bringing the best possible multimedia services to V CAST customers,? said Bill Stone, vice president of marketing for Verizon Wireless. ?We are thrilled that our relationship with Warner Bros allows us to provide them with video featuring such all time favorites as ?Bugs Bunny,? ?Scooby-Doo? and ?The Jetsons,? as well as current hits like ?Gilmore Girls? and ?Supernatural.??
V CAST from Verizon Wireless allows customers to view video clips from the hottest names in entertainment, news, sports and more in the palms of their hands. V CAST is available to more than 140 million Americans in 172 major metropolitan markets.
To get V CAST from Verizon Wireless, customers simply equip their V CAST-enabled phones with a V CAST VPak subscription for $15.00 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan. Unlimited basic video clips are included, but application download fees apply for 3D games and premium video. There are no airtime charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content.
