Dave Zatz sends word via his ZatzNotFunny blog that Verizon FiOS TV is starting to introduce a “DVR Anywhere” feature as part of its IMG software 3.0 upgrade.

According to the release notes floating about, DVR Anywhere will allow FiOS TV subs to access their recordings on Internet-connected mobile devices. Additionally, the software update enables in-home streaming of the full live TV lineup on the FiOS Mobile app.

Those features put FiOS TV closer in line with options offered by Comcast’s X1 platform, which allows for in-home streaming of the full TV l lineup and, in several markets, access to a Cloud DVR that lets users stream recorded shows in or out of the home, or download the recording to a mobile device for offline viewing. TiVo, of course, offers similar features on its platform.

In Verizon’s case “you’ll seemingly need both FiOS TV set-box and router hardware in the mix… as the Quantum DVR becomes a video gateway,” Zatz noted pointing out that the update allows for FiOS TV subs to stream the entire channel lineup in the home via the mobile app, versus a smaller subset.

It’s not yet clear if Verizon has rolled out the software update to all eligible customers (we’ve asked Verizon for additional details, but the telco has remained mum so far). However, a customer in New York claims on the DSL Reports message board that the 3.0 release is out in Syracuse and Buffalo.

Other evidence indicates Harrisburg and Philadelphia received the update recently, and FiOS TV systems in line to get it in the coming weeks include Queens, N.Y.; Maryland; New Jersey; Pittsburgh; Texas; Florida and California.

We’ll update this post as more details are known.

Update:  Per a Verizon spokesman, the company expects to complete the rollout of these new features to all FiOS TV markets by around mid-December. The new features will be available to customers who have FiOS Quantum TV and download the FiOS Mobile App. 

Meanwhile, on the product front, Verizon has been hitching its whole-home TV wagon to an Arris-made Verizon Media Server that packs six tuners and 1 terabyte of DVR storage, as well as a new souped-up broadband gateway with on-board 802.11ac WiFi and MoCA 2.0.

Verizon has completed the rollout of an enhanced version of its Interactive Media Guide for FiOS Quantum TV customers that features a fresh look and a set of new features.

Verizon began to roll out the new IMG on January 26 in Philadelphia, Buffalo and Syracuse, and completed the deployment on Tuesday (February 10).

The enhancements, for FiOS Quantum TV, a new platform that’s anchored by a souped up whole-home HD-DVR made by Arris, feature a fresh color scheme with a black background that’s designed to make the on-screen graphics pop. In a nod to customers who like to binge out on TV series, the new guide also includes an episodic bundling component that lets customers buy a full TV season at once.

Among other additions, Quantum TV subs in New York and New Jersey will start to see the FiOS 1 News Channel as the welcome screen when they flip on the TV, though customers can disable that by altering the guide settings.

Verizon ended 2014 with 5.64 million FiOS TV subs, a figure that will change dramatically once the telco wraps up a proposed deal to sell wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas that include properties that currently provide 1.2 million FiOS video connections, to Frontier Communications.

Verizon Communications has selected Philadelphia, home to incumbent cable operator Comcast, as the next launch site for FiOS Quantum TV, a new pair of service tiers that feature souped up whole-home DVRs, including an premium option that lets customers record as many as 12 shows at once and store up to 200 hours of HD video. 

Starting with an initial debut in Philadelphia on Wednesday (May 14), Verizon said it will roll it out in phases, with full access to Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware expected by early next week.

Verizon debuted its FiOS Quantum TV offerings last month in Dallas and Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pa., and more recently in Tampa. It expects to phase it into all other FiOS TV markets over the next few months.

The telco’s new FiOS Quantum TV-Premium and FiOS Quantum TV-Enhanced Service tiers both feature the Arris-made Verizon Media Server (VMS), a device that’s outfitted with six tuners and 1 terabyte of DVR storage – enough for about 100 hours of HD video – that can be paired up with client devices that hang off a MoCA-based home network. All of those devices are capable of supporting trick-play functions (pause, rewind, fast-forward, etc.). The Premium-level bundle ties together the functions of two VMSs, giving customers access to twelve tuners – enough to record 12 shows at once – and 2 TB/200 HD hours of DVR storage.

A new FiOS Quantum TV customer with five TVs who orders the Enhanced Service would pay $10 more per month than the charge for standard FiOS TV using a traditional multi-room DVR;  a new customer with five TVs who orders the Premium Service would pay $20 more per month,  Verizon said.

Comcast, meanwhile, has been rolling out its X1 platform, an IP-capable service that features a cloud-based user interface and a local HD-DVR that record up to five shows at once. In Philly, Comcast has also introduced other cloud-based video enhancements, including a cloud DVR and in-home live TV streaming for tablets, smartphones and PCs.

Among other area competitors, Dish Network’s Hopper HD-DVR with the Super Joey can record up to eight shows at once,  while DirecTV’s Genie whole-home DVR can currently record up to five shows at the same time.