Verizon Teams With Microsoft for TV Service
From Associated Press
Verizon Communications Inc. plans to use Microsoft Corp. technology for its rollout of television service over a new fiber-optic network, becoming the third major telephone company to help fulfill Microsoft’s bid to enter the TV business.
The software maker’s platform initially will be used to provide an interactive program guide, high-definition television, digital video recording and video-on-demand for Verizon’s FiOS TV service, which is due to launch in undisclosed markets sometime before midyear.