Andover, Mass. - Video search and mobile video developer Veveo said on Wednesday that its technology will power video search for Verizon's 1.2 million FiOS TV digital TV service customers. The technology allows for a standard TV remote to search for content across Verizon's linear channels, video-on-demand and DVR content.

New York - Verizon (NYSE: VZ) said on Wednesday that it has filed with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to become the first provider to offer digital TV service throughout the five boroughs of New York. "Currently, only two legacy cable TV companies operate in separate and distinct parts of the city, leaving consumers, effectively, with little or no competitive choice for their cable TV news, information and entertainment," the company said. If approved, Verizon could begin offering its FiOS TV service in the city later this year.

New York - Verizon (NYSE: VZ) announced on Monday that its FiOS TV service has surpassed 1 million customers, making it the tenth-largest cable TV provider in the U.S. Launched in September 2005, FiOS TV offers hundreds of digital video and music channels, HD programming, and a library of more than 10,000 video-on-demand titles. It is currently available in parts of California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.

New York - Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has announced the addition of HD video-on-demand to its FiOS TV Internet-based digital TV service. The HD VOD service has launched in select markets with an initial slate of 75 titles; Verizon expects to offer 1,000 HD titles on the service by the end of 2008. The FiOS TV service itself expects to offer over 150 HD channels by the end of 2008.

Los Angeles - Gemstar-TV Guide International, a provider of electronic program guides for digital TV services, said on Wednesday that it has signed a license agreement with Verizon. Under the deal, Verizon will include Gemstar's program guides with its FiOS TV digital TV service. The companies will also collaborate on technology allowing FiOS subscribers to remotely schedule digital video recordings.