Verizon Fios TV customers get ESPN College Extra in high definition

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's Fios TV customers now have even more high definition college sports games at their fingertips across multiple platforms with the launch of ESPN College Extra in HD on Fios TV. Available on channels 821-828, ESPN College Extra delivers up to 15 out-of-market college football games each week as well as the best of college basketball and other sports. Fios is the first telco or cable provider to carry these channels in HD.

ESPN College Extra is available to Fios TV Sports Pass and Ultimate HD customers.

"Whether you're at home or on the go, college football fans don't have to miss a single snap," said Ben Grad, executive director, content strategy and acquisition, Verizon. "We've made unrivaled investments in our content platforms that enable us to deliver these live games wherever you are. We're lucky to work with programmers like ESPN to make this multiplatform distribution possible."

Additionally, go90 mobile app users will have access to other ESPN video content including select college games, 30 for 30 documentaries, 1,000 video segments per month of breaking news and analyses, and more. Access go90 by simply downloading the app in the App Store or Google Play.

Customers can check which games will be televised each week on ESPN College Extra at http://www.espn.com/espncollegeextra/#schedule.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of nearly 162,700 and generated nearly $132 billion in 2015 revenues. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 113.2 million retail connections nationwide. The company also provides communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation's premiere all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers worldwide.

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