Verizon
Wireless, owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice
and data network, and MTV Networks (MTVN), a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA and
VIA.B), today announced the launch of mobile Web sites for MTV, VH1, COMEDY
CENTRAL, Nickelodeon, and CMT on Verizon Wireless' Mobile Web 2.0(SM)
service.
Available beginning today, the MTVN mobile Web sites include:
- MTV offering up-to-the-minute MTV News, show information, and music,
featuring bios and more of today's hottest artists and a dedicated
Street Team '08 area, featuring blog posts from the 51 citizen
journalists covering the 2008 election as part of the Choose or Lose
initiative;
- VH1 featuring the "Best Week Ever" Blog, the VH1 Blog, celebrity photo
flipbooks, music and artist features, and VH1 News commentary;
- COMEDY CENTRAL with a "Joke of the Day," a "What's Your Sign" horoscope
and a section dedicated to the Peabody and Emmy(R) Award-winning series
"South Park";
- Nickelodeon featuring kid-oriented content including pictures,
flipbooks, polls, and games including: a TEENick "Who is It" picture
game and a SpongeBob SquarePants personality quiz; and
- CMT with news updates and show information that allow country music
fans to stay connected to CMT's great heartland programming.
In addition to the newly launched WAP sites, Verizon Wireless offers V
CAST Video channels for MTVN's MTV, Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL, VH1, CMT,
Logo, Spike, MTV Tr3s, and Atom Films. Verizon Wireless' V CAST Video
channels join its stable of live streaming channels available on V CAST
Mobile TV, including MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, Nickelodeon, and MTV Tr3s as
announced earlier today.
Mobile Web 2.0 can be self-provisioned, eliminating the need for
customers to call customer service or visit a Verizon Wireless
Communications Store to sign up for the service. Customers simply register
for Mobile Web 2.0 on their Mobile Web 2.0-capable handsets by visiting the
News and Info category under the Get It Now(R) menu on their phones.
Unlimited Mobile Web 2.0 usage is included with a $15 monthly V CAST
VPak subscription, which also includes access to V CAST Video, V CAST Music
and Get It Now applications. Alternatively, customers can access Mobile Web
for free with a Nationwide Plan but will incur usage charges of $1.99 per
megabyte. As an example, 50 Mobile Web 2.0 pages equal approximately 0.6
megabytes. Customers should view their customer agreements or see a Verizon
Wireless customer service representative for additional details as legacy
plans may vary.
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD).
MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and
operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC
TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV
LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, LOGO, NOGGIN, THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL
and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services,
all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects
with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its
more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online,
broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has
licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of
its programming services can be seen worldwide.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
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