Verizon Offers Revver UGC Content to Pay-TV, Broadband Consumers
NEW YORK, February 22: Customers of Verizon’s FiOS TV pay-TV service, as well as its broadband customers, will soon have free access to content from the viral videos marketplace Revver.com.
Verizon will deliver selected Revver videos and other Internet video content to the TV sets of FiOS TV customers as part of its next-generation FiOS TV service later this year. Revver content will also launch on Verizon's Surround broadband entertainment portal by the end of the first quarter. Verizon customers will now be able to stream premium Revver videos on their TV sets and PCs. Through a separate agreement, Verizon Wireless already makes Revver videos available to Verizon Wireless customers with V CAST-enabled handsets.
Revver is the first online video service to compensate users for sharing content online, with a 50/50 revenue split. It says it does not accept copyright-infringing content.
"We're joining with Revver to bring the user-generated video phenomenon to the TV set," said Marilyn O'Connell, Verizon’s senior VP of video solutions. "Backed by Verizon's technology, we'll make it easy for our FiOS TV and broadband customers to enjoy the best of the cutting-edge videos that Revver is known for. This is just another way that FiOS continues to distinguish itself from old-fashioned TV."
Steven Starr, the founder and CEO of Revver, added: "Revver prides itself on attracting the very best digital video creators who are producing entertainment for the Internet today. This initiative will help us further support our creators by bringing their content to a whole new TV audience. It's a fantastic opportunity for our company and the growing Revver community."
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