Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) on Wednesday announced a slew of content additions to its V CAST Video service, which costs $15 per month. The company added channels from 60Frames, Comedy Time, Discovery Communications, GoTV Networks, G4, The WB, Relix, Scripps Networks and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution.

Los Angeles - Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on Friday announced that hip-hop producer Timbaland has been named its first Mobile Producer in Residence, who will use the company's V CAST service to launch an entire mobile album during the course of 2008. Timbaland is scheduled to release one new track each month, featuring a different guest artist, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers through the company's V CAST Music mobile service. Video may also be offered through V CAST Video and Verizon Surround.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Qualcomm's (NASD: QCOM) MediaFLO USA to offer 24 full-length college football bowl games to its V CAST mobile TV service.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless this week announced that it has eliminated fees associated with its mobile song ID service, which lets users identify what song is playing by holding their phone near to any speaker. The V CAST Song ID application is now available as a free download to select music-enabled phones. Subscribers may also purchase full-track versions of 1.9 million of the 4 million songs contained in the song ID database.

Los Angeles - Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced the launch of a dedicated mobile channel for recording artist Justin Timberlake on its V CAST service. JT-TV will offer fashion, film, music and lifestyle content, such as video clips of Timberlake's recent William Rast fashion show.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it has added new content channels from Fox Interactive Media's IGN Entertainment games site, and Viacom's BET to its V CAST mobile TV service. IGN will offer 50 video game-related segments per week, while BET will include clips from "College Hill," "106 & Park" and "BET's Comic View" on V CAST, which is available for an extra $15 per month or $3 per day to Verizon subscribers.

New York - Viacom's MTV Networks announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Verizon Wireless on a new monthly live music series, to be filmed in front of a live audience at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square and distributed on-air, online and to mobile phones. "MTV Live" will be available to Verizon subscribers through the MTV Mobile channel on V CAST. Video of the performances shot using cell phones will also be integrated into the coverage. Artists booked for the series include Fall Out Boy, Nas, Akon and Gym Class Heroes.