Rev Your Engines: Verizon Wireless And Viva Vision Introduce Mobile Entertainment Sli

Rev Your Engines: Verizon Wireless And Viva Vision Introduce Mobile Entertainment SlideShows With Car And Driver Content


03/11/2008

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Verizon Wireless, the builder and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Viva Vision, an industry leading content provider for mobile entertainment, today announced the availability of Car and Driver SlideShow – a new Get It Now® SlideShow application featuring the best automotive photography from Car and Driver magazine. Car and Driver SlideShow is the first interactive SlideShow application available to Verizon Wireless customers and is produced exclusively by Viva Vision.

Car and Driver SlideShow allows automotive enthusiasts to view more than 100 images per month of the latest concept cars, speed vehicles and automobiles featured in Car and Driver magazine. The images come packaged in seven different SlideShow categories, including Concept Cars, Editor’s Picks, Hot Cars, and Luxury Cars, which each contain 10 images that the SlideShow scrolls through in sequence. All SlideShow content is refreshed twice a week.

Verizon Wireless selected Viva Vision as the exclusive provider of SlideShow content. Viva Vision’s platform allows subscribers to control the playback of each SlideShow, including the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward. Other interactive features include the ability to vote on and save favorite images.

“Our SlideShow products expand the entertainment and content options for Verizon Wireless customers,” said Nick Montes, president of Viva Vision. “We are excited to be chosen as Verizon Wireless’ exclusive SlideShow partner and look forward to providing more mobile applications that will entertain consumers.”

“Viva Vision is taking still images to the next level with SlideShows,” said Ryan Hughes, vice president of digital programming for Verizon. “We think our customers will enjoy the refreshing format.”

Car and Driver SlideShow is currently available for $4.49 monthly subscription on nearly 50 Verizon Wireless phones, including the Chocolate and Venus™ by LG, Verizon Wireless FlipShot™ and Alias™ by Samsung, and the MOTORIZR™ Z6tv and MOTORAZR™ maxx Ve. Verizon Wireless customers can find the Car and Driver SlideShow application in the Picture & Video shopping aisle of the Get It Now virtual store by clicking on “Get New Picture,” “Get New Applications,” and “SlideShows.”

Link: Rev Your Engines: Verizon Wireless And Viva Vision Introduce Mobile Entertainment SlideShows With Car And Driver Content

[Jerro]

S4.49 a month? Now that is funny!

Could this be an early April fools day joke?

Originally Posted by Jerro

S4.49 a month? Now that is funny!

Could this be an early April fools day joke?

Jerro, could ya let me in on the joke here? Maybe I'm just undercaffeinated this afternoon, but I don't get what is funny, about a $4.99 monthly subscription for Verizon's GIN Car and Drive SlideShow.

[Jerro]

Originally Posted by Ellen

Jerro, could ya let me in on the joke here? Maybe I'm just undercaffeinated this afternoon, but I don't get what is funny, about a $4.99 monthly subscription for Verizon's GIN Car and Drive SlideShow.

It is a high fee for an odd service. Cellular TV in general has been a disappointment in earnings. I can't imagine paying an extra 5 bucks to look at car photos on a small cell phone screen that can be seen for free on the web. And I like cars.

Originally Posted by Jerro

It is a high fee for an odd service. Cellular TV in general has been a disappointment in earnings. I can't imagine paying an extra 5 bucks to look at car photos on a small cell phone screen that can be seen for free on the web. And I like cars.

I like classic cars too, and happen to own one. However, like you, I wouldn't pay for the service either. But there are always other people that don't mind throwing their money away for subscription based services such as this one, and these are the people that Verizon is targeting.