Verizon On Demand Not Showing Advertised Films?

[Suzanne7777]

The TMC web site states that "The Skeptic" is available beginning April 5.  It is not listed in On Demand, though it is airing.  Why doesn't Verizon air the On Demand films that the channels themselves advertise as available?  Are they simply incompetent, or is it another bizarre Verizon policy?

And who would would you even call at Verizon to find out?  Not tech support please--their only answer to anything is to reset the STB.

[VZ_Kim]

Hi Suzanne777,

"The Skeptic" became available for VOD today. We wait for the provider of the asset to make it available to us for on Demand. In the future, you can check www.verizon.com/fiostvcentral for VOD as well as the full schedule a movie will be played regularly.

[Suzanne7777]

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@VZ_Kim wrote:

Hi Suzanne777,

"The Skeptic" became available for VOD today. We wait for the provider of the asset to make it available to us for on Demand. In the future, you can check www.verizon.com/fiostvcentral for VOD as well as the full schedule a movie will be played regularly.

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Why does the provider, Starz or Showtime, for example, advertise on their own web sites that the film is available On Demand on a specific date, if it is not available?  Why do some cable providers offer them earlier than Verizon?