Verizon is aiming for a spring 2018 launch for its new online TV service, which has been delayed at least twice as the telecommunications giant grapples with how to compete in the media world. While Verizon has shared its plans with TV networks, the timing of the web-based, live TV service’s introduction remains tentative and could be further postponed.



With its wireless business struggling to grow in a saturated market, Verizon is under pressure to expand in media to get more revenue from advertising. The company has settled on a strategy of delivering a sleeker version of cable programming over broadband, but getting the service to market has been a challenge. Staff shuffling, technology reboots and negotiations for streaming rights have bogged Verizon down, as has the news last month that media chief Marni Walden is stepping down.

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