Verizon to launch local news channel in D.C.

Cory Bergman March 26th, 2007

Verizon’s IPTV network FiOS will take the wraps off a local TV channel called FiOS1 later this week in the D.C. area. It’s Verizon’s first “owned and operated TV channel in the country,” and it will carry local news, weather, traffic and sports programming — including live college games. FiOS1 will also air video from local citizen journalists. It’s yet another competitive threat for local TV news, and you can bet FiOS will launch more of these around the country as it rolls out its IPTV network.

Update: InvitedMedia in comments reminds us that this is the Michael Rosenblum project we mentioned a few months ago.

2 Comments Add your own

  • 1. invitedmedia  |  March 26th, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    might this be the app michael rosenblum was mentioned as doing a few months ago?

  • 2. Safran  |  March 26th, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    Yes.

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