The Verizon tablet app also only works if customers have a high-definition-capable set-top box. It does not show local affiliates of NBC, ABC, NBC or Fox. The app does not have DVR features to pause or rewind live TV, and it cannot stream shows stored on the home DVR.

The service will likely be available soon on Droid-based tablets, though Verizon officials declined to offer a timetable for that rollout.

Rivals The Verizon project marks another volley in the competition with rival Bright House Networks.

Last year, Bright House started offering several dozen live channels on tablets -- including A&E, Discovery, Lifetime, CNN and the Disney Channel -- a system that also only works inside the customer's home.

Though tablets have been on the market for only the past few years, already 9 percent of people are watching shows on tablets, according to data from market researcher Parks Associates.

Content companies such as Disney and Fox see huge opportunities there, especially as their current projects don't allow viewers to skip commercials -- a major source of revenue.

From the article, "Verizon launches TV channels for iPad viewing."

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