Verizon Tunes Up More On-The-Go TV

Verizon Communications FiOS TV now offers out-of-home access to 27 live TV channels via its FiOS Mobile App following the additions of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.

Verizon’s authenticated app runs on iOS devices, select Android tablets and smartphones, and Kindle Fire tablets.

Verizon last week added 16 live linear channels to its out-of-home slate. In addition to the newly added Fox networks, the app also provides on-the-go access to: Joining the on-the-go mix are: AXS TV, beIN SPORT, beIN SPORT Español, Bloomberg Television, Cine Sony Television, Cooking Channel, Encore, FEARnet, NFL RedZone (tablet only), Showtime, Showtime Extreme, Sony Movie Channel, Starz, Trinity Broadcast, Universal Sports, TVGN, BBC America, BBC World News, EPIX, HGTV, Travel Channel, NFL Network (tablet only), Food Network, DIY Network and Tennis Channel.

FiOS TV subs can use the app to stream a lineup of up to 91 channels if accessed on their home network. FiOS TV subs in the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., areas can also have in-home streaming access to the local affiliates of networks such as CBS and Fox, and the local affiliates of Spanish-language networks such as UniMas and Univision.