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Verizon has announced that it’s taking the next step in redefining the way people watch TV by adding YouTube to its FiOS TV Internet Video capabilities. Qualified customers can now simply use their remote controls to search for and enjoy any YouTube video – right on their TV screens.

Verizon is also introducing Internet Radio for its FiOS TV subscribers, providing access to hundreds of stations nationwide and the ability to stream music from the PC to the TV.

“Adding YouTube and Internet Radio to FiOS TV further expands our customers’ digital home-entertainment world by giving them access to an unprecedented amount of online content on the biggest screen in their home – their TV,” Verizon vice president of consumer strategy Shawn Strickland said in a statement. “When customers connect their homes to our all-fiber network, their TV and Internet worlds seamlessly come together to create experiences cable can’t deliver. We are working with some of the most popular companies on the Web to create a high-quality, engaging Internet-to-TV experience that will only grow richer with time.”

All these features can be controlled by Verizon’s new “Mobile Remote.” The system, introduced in February,  allows owners of Motorola’s Droid phone or the HTC Imagio to use their mobile devices as TV remote controls. The service also lets users transfer photos from their mobile devices to their TV screen.

Too boot, Verizon will make Media Manager available to all its FiOS TV HD subscribers.