WatchESPN Now Available Through ESPN on Xbox to Verizon FiOS TV Customers

  WatchESPN Now Available Through ESPN on Xbox to Verizon FiOS TV Customers

Live Programming From ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Goal Line/Buzzer
Beater now Available on the Xbox 360 Console to Xbox LIVE Gold Members

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV customers can now
experience WatchESPN in a unique interactive sports viewing experience with
today's launch of the new ESPN on Xbox.  HD-quality live programming and
events from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Goal Line/Buzzer Beater are now
available to Xbox LIVE Gold members.

Customers that receive their video subscription from Verizon FiOS will now be
able to access popular shows like "SportsCenter," "PTI," "First Take," "NFL
Live," "Baseball Tonight," "College GameDay," "Mike & Mike in the Morning,"
and others as well as live events from the NFL, MLB, NBA, soccer, tennis,
golf, motor sports and more through ESPN on Xbox.  Additional features
include:

  o My Sports – By choosing favorite sports and teams, fans are able to find
    games and content most important to them.
  o Mini Guide – Gives fans a preview and quick access to all live events and
    highlights right at the bottom of the screen.
  o Split Screen – Watch two events at once.  Watch live events on both
    screens or a live event on one and highlights on the other. 
  o Kinect – Allows fans to  navigate through the entire experience all with
    the wave of a hand or through voice control. 
  o ESPN BottomLine – Provides breaking news and score updates from around the
    world of sports.

FiOS TV customers can access ESPN on Xbox by finding ESPN Live on Xbox in the
on screen library.  Once customers access the new app, they can begin watching
all that WatchESPN has to offer.

WatchESPN through ESPN on Xbox adds another platform for the authenticated
networks service, which is also accessible online at WatchESPN.com and on
smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app to all FiOS TV customers who
receive ESPN's linear networks as part of their video subscription.

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SOURCE Verizon

Website: http://www.verizon.com
Contact: Media contacts: Heather Wilner, Verizon, +1-908-559-6407,
heather.b.wilner@verizon.com; Amy Phillips, ESPN, +1-646-547-5614,
amy.phillips@espn.com; Kristie Chong Adler, ESPN, +1-646-547-5614,
kristie.chong@espn.com