Verizon Said to Plan Online TV Package for Summer Launch
- Phone giant is obtaining online rights to television networks
- Service follows similar offerings from Dish, AT&T’s DirecTV
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Verizon Communications Inc. has been securing streaming rights from television network owners in preparation for the nationwide launch of a live online TV service, according to people familiar with the matter.
The telecommunications giant plans to start selling a package with dozens of channels this summer, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. The live, over-the-internet TV service would be a first for Verizon -- separate from go90, a YouTube-like streaming-video service aimed at teens -- and also independent of its FiOS home TV offer, the people said.