Verizon Wireless and Viva Vision Introduce Mobile entertainment slideshow With Car and Driver Content

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.”

For
more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a
Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

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About Verizon Wireless

Verizon
Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data
network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a
joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE
and LSE: VOD).  For more information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com.
To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and
high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the
Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

 

About Viva Vision

Viva
Vision, a Santa Monica, CA based company, is the leading provider of
entertainment applications and content for slide shows, video on
demand, and live video for mobile phones. Viva Vision delivers
programming to the broadest number of handsets through its suite of
broadcast platforms, and also produces its own original consumer-driven
content. Working with its world-class partners, Viva Vision is able to
reach over 250 million wireless subscribers worldwide. For more
information about Viva Vision, please visit www.vivavision.com.