Buy It Quick With Just a Click on Verizon FiOS TV
December 03 2009 - 9:41AM
PR Newswire (US)
Newest Interactive Widget Lets FiOS TV Viewers Make HSN On-Screen
Purchases by Using Remote Control; Features Include Exclusive
'Verizon Deal of the Day' NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday
shopping just got a little more comfortable and convenient for FiOS
TV customers. With FiOS TV offering great deals from HSN, the
interactive multichannel retailer, purchasing an item is just a
matter of a few clicks on a customer's remote control. There's no
need to make a call to place an order. It's all made possible by
Verizon's latest addition to its Widget Bazaar applications
marketplace - the HSN Shop By Remote® Widget. (For screenshots of
the new FiOS TV HSN Shop By Remote® Widget, visit
http://verizon.mediaseed.tv/Story.aspx?story=37207.) "We're excited
about teaming with HSN to offer FiOS TV customers another unique
interactive experience that combines HSN's shopping technology with
the unmatched speed and intelligence of our advanced
all-fiber-optic network, adding an entirely new dimension to
shopping on FiOS TV," said Shawn Strickland, vice president of FiOS
product management for Verizon. "We've made it quick, easy and safe
to order merchandise from HSN with just a few clicks of your remote
control. See it, click it, own it. It's that easy." HSN created the
television retail industry 32 years ago and has made it more
popular and dynamic ever since. "HSN has always been at the
forefront of innovation, and we are excited to be partnering with a
pioneering leader like Verizon," said Peter Ruben, HSN's executive
vice president of affiliate sales and marketing. "Thanks to our
partnership with Verizon, we will offer our customers a
revolutionary widget that will provide them with new ways to shop
with us at home." The free HSN Shop By Remote® Widget is available
starting Thursday (Dec. 3) in New Jersey, New York, Florida and
Texas, and in all other FiOS TV markets by Dec. 7. Customers must
have an HSN online account. If they do not have one, they can
create an account by logging on to http://www.hsn.com/ or by
calling HSN at 1-800-284-5757. Once registered, customers can
browse and purchase as many items as they want, whenever they want.
The HSN Shop By Remote® Widget is located within FiOS TV's Widget
Bazaar applications marketplace. The full-screen widget appears
with the following categories listed for browsing: -- Current On
Air Item - Product detail of the item currently airing live on HSN.
-- Today's Special - Available at an exclusive special retail price
for the day. -- Verizon FiOS Deal of the Day - Exclusive to FiOS TV
customers, a must-have item that has never been discounted before
will be unveiled daily at a special rate. -- Last 15 Items Aired -
Customers can go back and browse a list of the last 15 products on
air. Customers simply press the "C" button on the remote control to
begin watching HSN on the right-hand side of the television screen;
additional product detail from the categories above appears on the
left-hand side of the screen. To purchase an item, customers click
on the "B" button on the remote and log in using the phone number
and ZIP code associated with the customers' HSN online account.
Once an order is finalized, a nine-digit confirmation number
appears on the television screen, and customers can use it to track
their shipment on http://www.hsn.com/. Verizon is the only company
in the U.S. to bring 100 percent fiber optics straight to the home,
delivering America's top-rated broadband with download connections
speeds of up to 50 megabits per second, more pure HD TV channels,
amazing picture-and-sound quality, and interactive capabilities
that cable can't match. FiOS TV offers a broad collection of
programming, with more than 500 all-digital channels, including
more than 126 HD channels, and more than 18,000 monthly VOD titles.
FiOS provides next-generation interactive services including an
advanced interactive media guide; social TV, news and entertainment
widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR, and more. For the
latest news, updates and information about FiOS TV, visit
http://www.verizon.com/newscenter and
http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog. About HSN: HSN is an interactive
lifestyle network and retail destination, offering a curated
assortment of exclusive products combined with top brand names. HSN
incorporates experts, entertainment, inspiration, solutions, tips
and ideas to provide an entirely unique shopping experience for its
customers. On HSN and hsn.com, customers will find exceptional
selections in Health & Beauty (e.g. M. Asam, Carol's Daughter,
Coty, FranBrand, FusionBeauty, Andrew Lessman's Procaps, Lancome,
Perlier, Serious Skin Care, ybf Cosmetics); Jewelry (e.g. Paula
Abdul, Heidi Daus, R.J. Graziano, IMAN Global Chic, michaeLisa,
Noir, Amedeo Scognamiglio, Tori Spelling, Serena Williams);
Home/Lifestyle (e.g. Nate Berkus, Bissell, Colin Cowie, Dyson, Todd
English, GreenPan with Thermolon, Emeril Lagasse, Joy Mangano, MoMA
Design Store, Wolfgang Puck); Fashion/Accessories (e.g. American
Glamour Badgley Mischka, Curations with Stefani Greenfield, Sam
Edelman, Loulou de la Falaise, Carlos Falchi, Diane Gilman, Naeem
Khan, Tina Knowles, Adrienne Landau, Sharif); and Electronics (e.g.
Canon, Gateway, GE, HP, JVC, Kodak, LG, Sony). HSN is available
across all media including its TV network and hsn.com, which ranks
in the top 30 of the top 500 internet retailers. HSN, the original
shopping network, is an operating segment of HSN, Inc. (NASDAQ:
HSNI). Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New
York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless
and wireline communications services to mass market, business,
government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates
America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 89
million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged
communications, information and entertainment services over
America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers
innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the
world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of
more than 230,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of
more than $97 billion. For more information, visit
http://www.verizon.com/. VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news
releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts,
high-quality video and images, and other information are available
at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at
http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail,
visit the News Center and register for customized automatic
delivery of Verizon news releases. DATASOURCE: Verizon CONTACT:
Media, Deidre Mulcahy Hart, +1-908-559-3483, ; or HSN/HL Group,
Kathleen Anne Corless, +1-212-529-5533, Ext. 276, Web Site:
http://www.verizon.com/ Company News On-Call:
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