Verizon Tuesday – Telco Buys Intel Media, Subs Opt for Higher Speed Tiers
By | January 22, 2014
Verizon upped its OTT game against cable as it made its rumored purchase of Intel’s OTT service official Tues. Under the deal, the telco will integrated Intel Media with FiOS video to “further differentiate FiOS from traditional cable TV offerings and to reduce ongoing deployment costs,” Verizon said in a release. Reportedly worth far less than the $500mln Intel originally sought, the deal is expected to close early in the first quarter. Here’s more on the deal and Verizon’s financials.
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