Verizon FiOS TV Exec Admits She Cut the Cord While many cable and broadcast industry executives spend a lot of time pretending cord cutting doesn't exist, Verizon execs have been a little more progressive minded when in comes to the threat and opportunity of Internet video. They've long acknowledged it as a trend the company has to deal with, and as a result they've been a little more eager to experiment with flexible options like skinny bundles and ditching ESPN from the core cable lineup (even if those Verizon's efforts still need improvement on price).

quote: "I've pretty much cut the cord," Krishnaswamy admitted on a panel at the TV of Tomorrow event in New York City...Young audiences like TV shows, but they don't want to pay a lot to get them. And apparently, neither does Krishnaswamy. Yes, that's the executive in charge of selling Verizon's FiOS TV services admitting she no longer finds traditional TV relevant. Verizon's also been But one Verizon executive this week took things one step further. Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, director of FiOS TV, admitted before an industry panel that she's cut the cord Yes, that's the executive in charge of selling Verizon's FiOS TV services admitting she no longer finds traditional TV relevant. Verizon's also been busy trying to lure Millennials and cord cutters with its new "Go90" Internet streaming service and shake its reputation as a stodgy old phone company. So far, it's not entirely clear said Millennials much care, or why they should use Verizon's middle-man service instead of heading directly to the source.







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PoloDude

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join:2006-03-29

Aiken, SC 22 recommendations PoloDude Premium Member And in other news Maitreyi Krishnaswamy was fired today.

kdwycha

join:2003-01-30

Ruskin, FL 14 recommendations kdwycha Member LOL Can't say I blame her if Verizon charges employees for services at regular retail pricing. A lot of cable/satellite companies are getting rid of complimentary services for employees to increase revenue.



What I say to that is go fart peas at the moon. Cut the cord myself.



Find that practice foolish. How are you going to sell HBO when you have no clue what's even on it because you are a 9.00 an hour call center jockey that can't afford it. tmc8080

join:2004-04-24

Brooklyn, NY 6 recommendations tmc8080 Member cut the prices too if they want to lure more customers, in particular young ones, they need to go the extra mile on cutting prices..

getting gigabit down to $70 would be a starter.. lower tiers for less money are important too.. such as 100/100 for $25, 300/300 for $35. 500/500 for $50 and so on.. this would raise the bar for Altice which is about to acquire Cablevision in some of the densest geography in the country-- excluding Time Warner's lock on Manhattan.



as for video, Verizon will have to WORK on that value added model.. as consumers have a huge amount of streaming choices, albeit "piracy" (albeit less desirable by providers trying to make a buck). with millennials, your talking to a generation that grew up with FREE music.. and are just about fed up with the old business model of the cable-tv subscription with a take it or leave it attitude.. you can guess which one they are picking in droves these days.



almost nothing Verizon's done recently is effective in keeping millennials happy or loyal to the Verizon brand!



oh yeah, and cut the crap with those BS escalating fees!

syslock

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La La Land 5 recommendations syslock Premium Member Content If there is nothing good to watch on TV. Why pay for it?????



I cut the cord over a year ago simply because there wasn't any good reason to pay for TV.

There was nothing good to watch. Life has been just fine with over the air and Prime.



People are tired of paying for crap programming.

Spend your dollars on only the content you want to watch. xrobertcmx

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White Plains, MD 4 recommendations xrobertcmx Premium Member Had FIOS I had FIOS from about '08 onward. TV showed up probably a year later, at the end we had 75/75 Internet, the second highest TV tier, no pay channels, and cable card with MythTV. I think we paid about $117 with taxes. Had to move to NC in July for a job and now have Time Warner for Internet. We had them for Television for a month or so, but the picture quality, compression, screen tearing, lack of actual HD picture, and a number of other issues resulted in the decision to get DirecTV. They are at least on par with FIOS for picture. I miss having my own DVR, and the $15 a month fee is outrageous, but my wife wanted it. Their lowest end tier is actually very reasonable, and offers almost all the major channels. Dish has a better deal right now at $49 flat fee, but a family member has them and I don't know if it is the hardware, the television, or what, but the channel selection and picture just are not as good.

Had we stayed in VA I would likely still have VZ for TV and Internet. I had tried an antenna and we lacked a few major networks. Bob61571

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Washington, IL 2 recommendations Bob61571 Member Maitreyi Krishnaswamy is obviously a name derived from the country of India and people from India are much more frugal than most Americans. That's why it's not uncommon to see night time drivers in India, with their car headlights turned off. This is NOT an exaggeration, as I have visited India twice.