Verizon Wireless, and Verizon announced that the companies will offer exclusive video from the
Tribeca Film Festival on Verizon Wireless' V CAST Video service and on
Verizon's FiOS TV video-on-demand (VOD) service. Customers will be
able to view trailers, short films and more on their mobile phones and,
for the first time, in their own homes. In addition, customers will
have access to three commissioned short films that are exclusively
available on FiOS TV VOD and V CAST Video.
Verizon Wireless customers will also be able to view mobile shorts,
red carpet coverage and celebrity interviews on their mobile phones.
Full-feature films will be made available on Verizon's FiOS TV VOD
service. Customers can learn more online at www.verizon.com/tribeca.
Customers with select V CAST-enabled phones can check out V CAST
whenever they want for $3 for 24-hour use or by signing up for the
$15 V CAST VPak monthly subscription, which also includes access to
Verizon Wireless' ESPN MVP, Get It Now® and Mobile Web
services. With a VPak subscription, customers get unlimited basic
video - including Tribeca Film Festival video - but application
download fees apply for 3D games and premium video. There are no
airtime or megabyte charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content
with any V CAST subscription.