It's Official: Verizon Fios Becomes First Pay-TV Provider to Offer Customized Program Packages

Verizon FiOS made official Tuesday its plan to let customers put together a personalized package of TV programming.
The "Custom TV" service, widely reported last week, lets customers choose channel packs from seven different genres: kids, pop culture, lifestyle, entertainment, news and info, sports and sports plus.
A Washington Post report late Friday cited a representative of Walt Disney's ESPN as saying the telecom giant doesn't have the rights to use select ESPN networks on the new service. "Media reports about Verizon's new contemplated bundles describe packages that would not be authorized by our existing agreements," the Post quoted the rep as saying.