Verizon Wireless and E! Entertainment Team up to Offer Celebrity and Entertainment Content on the Verizon Hub

Verizon Wireless and E! Entertainment Team up to Offer Celebrity and Entertainment Content on the Verizon Hub

E! Video Channel Features Clips from Popular Series "E! News," "Daily 10" and "The Soup"

LOS ANGELES and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- E! Entertainment, the top destination for entertainment and pop culture fans, and Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, announced today the launch of the E! video channel on the Verizon Hub. Available now from Verizon Wireless, the Verizon Hub is an easy-to-use system that puts a communications command center in the home. It bridges wireline and wireless connectivity and runs on any broadband connection -- whether supplied by Verizon (FiOS Internet or DSL) or any other high-speed Internet service provider.

The Verizon Hub gives busy families information at their fingertips from an easy-to-navigate touch screen with on-demand access to an array of services. Program offerings on the E! video channel include daily segments from the network's popular franchises "E! News," "Daily 10" and "The Soup."

"We are excited to expand our relationship with Verizon Wireless to bring E!'s popular programming to Verizon Hub customers," said John Najarian, executive vice president of digital media and business development for Comcast Entertainment Group. "In addition to our E! channel on Verizon Wireless' V CAST service, the Verizon Hub offers fans another great way to keep up with the latest celebrity news and entertainment."

"Being able to deliver exciting entertainment content from partners like E! Entertainment on the Verizon Hub helps us keep our customers informed and entertained whether in the home or on-the-go," said Mike Lanman, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless.

Pricing and Availability

Customers need a wireless line of service with Verizon Wireless in order to purchase the communications command center since all billing for the Verizon Hub will be consolidated onto customers' Verizon Wireless bills. In addition, customers need a Verizon Digital Voice plan for the Verizon Hub, which is $34.99 a month and offers unlimited calling in the U.S., Canada, and U.S. Territories, including Puerto Rico, as well as unlimited messaging to and from Verizon Wireless phones.

The Verizon Hub is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the country for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year agreement; additional cordless handsets, which can be placed throughout the home, are available for $79.99 each. For customers who do not own a wireless router, Verizon Wireless also offers a router to work with the Verizon Hub for $69.99.

For more information on E! Entertainment, please visit www.eonline.com. For more information on the Verizon Hub, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hub.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Comcast Entertainment Group

Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; The Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable, inspiring and transformational lifestyle programming; G4, offering the last word on gaming, technology, animation, interactivity and "geek culture" for the male 18-34 demo; and FEARnet, the world's premier horror and thriller destination on demand, online and on mobile devices. E! is currently available to 96 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the United States. In 2006, E! launched the E! Everywhere initiative underscoring the company's dedication to making E! content available on all new media platforms any time and anywhere from online to broadband video to wireless to radio to VOD. The Style Network currently counts 59 million cable and satellite subscribers and G4, the #1 podcasted cable network in America, is available in more than 65 million cable and satellite homes nationwide. FEARnet is a joint venture between Comcast, Sony Pictures Television and Lionsgate. FEARnet.com ranks as the number one horror web site and FEARnet On Demand is one of the top five VOD networks.

Source: Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Debra Lewis, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com; Amelia Stewart, Comcast Entertainment Group,
+1-323-692-4732, astewart@comcastnets.com

Web Site: http://www.eonline.com/www.eonline.com
http://www.verizonwireless.com/
http://www.verizonwireless.com/hub

Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

-------
Profile: intent