BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and
Starz announced today the launch of the STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY
authenticated online services for Verizon FiOS TV's STARZ and
ENCORE customers. The STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY services offer
portable and online access to the best of the STARZ and ENCORE
exclusive movies and originals premium programming at no extra
charge.
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STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
are available as free downloads from the App Store. The STARZ PLAY
and ENCORE PLAY PC/Mac® interfaces are available at
www.starzplay.com and www.encoreplay.com. Verizon's FiOS TV
customers also can access the online programming at
www.verizon.com/tvonline. STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY are U.S.
services and accessible currently through Wi-Fi and broadband
connections. Cellular connectivity and support for Android
phones/tablets and gaming consoles are expected to be launched in
the future.
"We are delighted to further enhance the great entertainment
value that FiOS offers with the addition of STARZ PLAY and ENCORE
PLAY for our customers," said Terry
Denson, Vice President of Content Strategy and Acquisition
for Verizon. "Complimentary portable and online viewing of premium
content is a great way to increase the value of our customers'
subscriptions and we are very pleased to work with Starz to help
deliver the best value for our FiOS customers."
"Starz is very pleased that Verizon FiOS is the latest addition
to its growing list of PLAY distribution partners. STARZ PLAY and
ENCORE PLAY offer a simple and intuitive design in concert with a
terrific complement of movies and original programming that greatly
enhances the value proposition of the premium subscriptions," said
Ed Huguez, President of Affiliate
Distribution for Starz. "The STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY services
are enjoying a warm and enthusiastic reception from our
distribution partners and their subscribers and we look forward to
more rollouts and service enhancements throughout the year."
More about the PLAY Services
STARZ PLAY offers
approximately 400 monthly selections, including 300 movies
comprising first-run films from Disney (Brave, The Muppets)
and Sony (The Amazing Spider-Man, Men in Black 3) and other
great films from a wide selection of Hollywood studios, and 100 episodes of
exclusive STARZ Original series, including "Spartacus," "Magic
City," and "Da Vinci's Demons" (April 2013). ENCORE PLAY
offers about 900 monthly selections, with 300 movies and select
series (Cars 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, "Titanic:
Blood and Steel").
Easy set-up of parental controls provides families with options
for limiting content accessibility. Menus, screens and
commands are optimized for touchscreens to provide a fun, but
efficient, means to drop down and swipe through the quality content
selection and viewership controls. Facebook and Twitter
integrations let fans talk about the latest episode of their
favorite STARZ Original series or big hit movie.
For the latest news, updates and information about FiOS TV,
visit www.verizon.com/newscenter and
http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE,
Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New
York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other
wireless and wireline communications services to consumer,
business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless
operates America's most reliable wireless network, with more than
98 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides
converged communications, information and entertainment services
over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers
integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150
countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with
nearly $116 billion in 2012 revenues,
Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 183,400. For more
information, visit www.verizon.com.
About Starz
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading
integrated global media and entertainment company with operating
units that provide premium subscription video programming on
domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Networks), global
content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television
and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.
Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription
video programming through the flagship STARZ® and ENCORE® pay TV
networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to
U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators,
satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies.
As of September 30, 2012, STARZ and
ENCORE serve a combined 55 million subscribers, including 21
million at STARZ, and 34 million at ENCORE, making them the largest
pair of premium flagship channels in the U.S. STARZ® and ENCORE®,
along with Starz Networks' third flagship brand, MOVIEPLEX®, air
more than 1,000 movies monthly across 17 linear networks,
complemented by On Demand and authenticated online offerings
through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX PLAY. Starz
Distribution develops, produces and acquires entertainment content,
distributing it to consumers globally on DVD, digital formats and
traditional television. Starz Distribution's home video, digital
media and worldwide distribution business units distribute original
programming content produced by Starz, as well as entertainment
content for itself and third parties. Starz Animation produces
animated TV and movie content for studios, networks, distributors
and audiences worldwide.
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Contacts:
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Eric
Becker
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Heather
Wilner
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Starz
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Verizon
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(720)
852-4065
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(908)
559-6407
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eric.becker@starz.com
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heather.b.wilner@verizon.com
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SOURCE Starz; Verizon FiOS