Watching Jericho

Verizon Wireless has unveiled their newest item, V Cast Mobile TV, which really looks interesting, though I don’t have the phones that will support this newest outing for Verizon Wireless. What they’re doing is offering high-quality programs done up for viewing on the phone specifically, while traditional V Cast only provided on-demand clips.

Programming will be presented in “time blockâ€?/scheduled availability, in both the Eastern and Pacific time zones. The service’s program guide includes date, time and program information, and it will let customers view programming up to 48 hours ahead of the scheduled broadcast. A Web site for the service will feature a searchable program-listing grid, plus previews and other information. V CAST Mobile TV provides parental-control features to allow parents to set ratings for TV and movies.

Why am I talking about this on a Jericho blog? Because one of the shows that they’ve unveiled this new technology with is Jericho, along with some other programs that I adore. While I’m not rushing out to buy one of the two phones that supports this technology, I do think that it’s a really neat idea. Maybe my daughter would be more comfortable viewing a television program on a phone screen, though, as I don’t think that my already poor eyesight is really up for an hour-long serial drama on my tiny little Motorola Razr screen. Would you be willing to, though?

Get the whole programming list here.

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