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  Hip Hop Official Brings the Beat to Verizon Wireless Customers

     GoTV Networks' Premium Channel Now Available To V CAST Subscribers

    LAS VEGAS, BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Jan. 8
/PRNewswire/ -- From the 2008 International CES, Verizon Wireless, the
leading wireless company with the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, announced today its customers can now access Hip Hop
Official, GoTV Networks' original channel, on V CAST Video.

    With Hip Hop Official, hip-hop fans can stay up-to-date on breaking
music news and reviews, as well as get all the latest information in
fashion, gadgets, games, movies, and lifestyle -- all delivered straight to
their phones. Hip Hop Official also offers customers up-to-the-minute
features, including exclusive artist interviews and performances with
today's hottest hip-hop artists, old school favorites and breakthrough
performers.

    "We are pleased to bring Hip Hop Official to V CAST Video subscribers,"
said Daniel Tibbets, executive vice president and studio chief for GoTV
Networks. "Whether it's discovering new artists or finding out what's hot
on the charts, if it's hip-hop, it's on Hip Hop Official."

    Hip Hop Official is available to Verizon Wireless customers as a
premium channel for $4.99 monthly access with any V CAST Video
subscription. Customers with select V CAST-enabled phones can check out V
CAST whenever they want for just $3.00 for 24-hour use or by signing up for
the $15.00 V CAST VPak monthly subscription, which also includes access to
Verizon Wireless' ESPN MVP, Get It Now(R) and Mobile Web 2.0(SM) services.
Customers get unlimited basic video, but application download fees apply
for 3D games and premium video. There are no airtime or megabyte charges to
download, stream or watch V CAST content with any V CAST subscription.

    For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a
Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com.

    About Verizon Wireless

    Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless
company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon
Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 68,000 employees
nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:
VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
http://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
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

    About GoTV Networks

    GoTV Networks (http://www.gotvnetworks.com / http://www.4gotv.com) is the first and
largest mobile entertainment network. GoTV's extensive carrier and online
distribution network, mobile technology experts and team of Emmy(R)
award-winning producers deliver a wide array of media programming that
connects consumers to what interests them the most. GoTV's content
offerings include music: Hip Hop Official, Rock on Altitude, and ES Musica;
GoTV Superchannel and Univision Movil, which combine a variety of news,
entertainment and comedy. GoTV's content is accessible on a broad range of
wireless devices via monthly subscription through wireless carriers.

    About GoTV's Hip Hop Official

    If you're into hip-hop, GoTV's Hip Hop Official is your daily mobile
source for hip-hop music and lifestyle. Hip Hop Official delivers
on-demand, up-to-the-minute features, including exclusive artist interviews
and performances with today's hottest hip-hop artists, old school faves and
the ones about to break. With Hip Hop Official, you get breaking news and
reviews as well as the latest in fashion, gadgets, games, movies, music,
and lifestyle -- delivered straight to your phone. Whether it's discovering
new artists or finding out what's hot on the charts -- if it's hip-hop,
it's here.



  SOURCE Verizon Wireless




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Related links:
  • http://www.verizonwireless.com
  • http://www.gotvnetworks.com
  • http://www.4gotv.com/
    CONTACT:
    Jeffrey Nelson of Verizon Wireless,
    +1-908-559-7519, Jeffrey.Nelson@verizonwireless.com; Mario Martin
    of GoTV Networks, +1-818-933-2139, pr@gotvnetworks.com

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