Shawn Strickland, VP of Consumer Strategy for Verizon
Verizon is once again enhancing FiOS TV’s Spanish-language programming and offers by presenting the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight pay-per-view event in Spanish. The event, UFC: 116 Lesnar VS. Carwin, will be broadcast on Saturday July 3, at 10pm and includes graphics, commentators, and more. The event will also be available on a FiOS TV English-language PPV channel.”As Verizon continues to grow our customer base, we’re seeing more and more Hispanic families sign up for FiOS TV, and we want to make sure they receive the best that FiOS can offer in Spanish. This UFC heavyweight championship event is just one example of our outstanding Spanish-language programming and packages, said Shawn Strickland, VP of Consumer Strategy for Verizon.