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Verizon Communications (VZ) has become the latest pay-TV provider to offer skinny bundles of TV channels to consumers seeking lower-cost viewing options. Following the lead of Dish Network (DISH), Verizon’s FiOS service will begin offering a slim package of TV channels, including broadcasters like ABC and Fox and cable networks like CNN and AMC, starting Sunday. It will offer add-on “channel packs” covering genres such as sports, news, lifestyle, entertainment and children’s shows, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. FiOS Custom TV is targeted at millennials, cord shavers and cord cutters, Verizon spokesman Phillip Burrows said. “It’s a simple way for customers to choose the types of channels they want without paying for those they don’t,” he said. The cheapest plan costs $55 a month and includes a base channel package with over 35 channels (all local broadcast channels and cable favorites like CNN, HGTV, AMC and Food Network), plus… Scalper1 News
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