Verizon FiOS TV Celebrates Thanksgiving With a 'Feast of Fury' From EPIX

Verizon FiOS TV Celebrates Thanksgiving With a 'Feast of Fury' From EPIX

Action Adventure Movie Marathon From EPIX Kicks Off Nov. 26 on FiOS TV VOD, Keeping Viewers Awake and Entertained After a Full Meal

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In just a few days, Americans will gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving, a holiday that is traditionally celebrated by eating turkey and watching football games on TV, while dozing off on the sofa or armchair. This year, however, Verizon is offering a new way to help people stay awake -- and entertained -- after a full meal: an EPIX "Feast of Fury" action adventure movie marathon.

Starting Thanksgiving morning, Verizon FiOS TV subscribers can watch back-to-back action adventure classics in "The Indy 500: 500 Minutes of Indiana Jones," which includes "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

The "Feast of Fury" continues throughout the weekend with films like "Iron Man," "The Hunt for Red October," "Flash Gordon," "Casino Royale," "Golden Eye," "Red Dawn" and the "The Untouchables." In total, "Feast of Fury" features 21 movie classics and concludes Sunday, Nov. 29, with the world television premiere of "Cloverfield."

"Thanksgiving is all about relaxing with family and friends, and this year the FiOS 'Feast of Fury' movie marathon from EPIX is on FiOS TV customers' R&R agendas," said Shawn Strickland, vice president of consumer strategy for Verizon. "There's really only one thing that can make movie classics like 'Red Dawn' and 'The Untouchables' better and that's FiOS TV's amazing picture-and-sound quality. And let's not forget that FiOS TV subscribers are the first and only consumers today who can enjoy the incredible quality and variety that EPIX offers."

Available in standard definition on FiOS TV channel 395, high-definition channel 895 and on Video on Demand (VOD), "Feast of Fury" and many other films from EPIX are also available online at www.epixhd.com. (To access the content online, EPIX subscribers must have both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet.)

FiOS TV customers can order EPIX, which is available for $9.99 per month, by tuning to channel 395 or 895 and clicking the remote to subscribe, using Verizon's unique on-screen ordering. EPIX also can be ordered either online by visiting www.verizon.com/fiostvcentral or by calling Verizon at 888-553-1555.

EPIX is part of Verizon FiOS TV's extensive VOD collection of more than 18,000 monthly titles in every market, offering everything from popular movies and concerts to exercise and kids programming. FiOS TV customers can access on-demand content simply by pressing the "VOD" or "On Demand" button on their FiOS remote control, by using the menu on FiOS TV's Interactive Media Guide, or by selecting VOD channel 900.

FiOS TV also offers more than 500 all-digital channels, including more than 126 HD channels, and 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.

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.

For the latest news, updates and information about FiOS TV, visit www.verizon.com/newscenter and http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.

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