NBCUniversal and Verizon offer TV Everywhere rights for Verizon FiOS TV customers beginning in 2013

As part of an agreement between NBCUniversal and Verizon, beginning in 2013 Verizon FiOS TV customers to be able to watch the entire portfolio of NBCUniversal’s broadcast and cable networks live and on-demand through multiple platforms. Clients will enjoy TV Everywhere rights that are included in a broader agreement for Verizon FiOS TV customers, which also comprises all the top-rated cable networks from NBCUniversal: USA, Bravo Media, cloo, Chiller, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, mun2, NBC Sports Network, Oxygen Media, Style Media, Syfy, Telemundo Media and Golf Channel, and retransmission consent for local NBC and Telemundo owned stations. The deal also gives the right to carry the Olympic Games. “This comprehensive agreement benefits our viewers and Verizon’s FiOS TV customers by making programming available across NBCUniversal’s vast content portfolio wherever the viewer goes on any device,” said Matt Bond, executive VP of Content Distribution at NBCUniversal. “Verizon clearly understands and appreciates the value our stations, cable and Olympics content delivers to their subscribers. We look forward to continuing our long standing and mutually beneficial partnership and working closely together to develop new and innovative ways to engage subscribers,” he finalized.