EPIX Press Releases

EPIX Apps Provide New Platform To Build The Networks Brand, Reaching A New And Younger Demographic Of Viewers

Most Recent EPIX Free Preview Weekend Saw a Notable Spike in Viewership on Devices, with Downloads Tripling and over 200,000 Hours of Content Streamed

Nielsen Data Finds Video App Users Are Mostly Between the Ages of 25 – 34 Years Old

New York, NY, & Boston, MA, May 21, 2012 – EPIX today released data about the performance of its apps that demonstrate that its free previews which coincide with the marketing of free downloads of its apps on mobile devices and consumer electronics has enhanced EPIX’s ability to reach new, younger audiences, which enhances the value of pay TV subscriptions. Through freeviews on EPIX apps in addition to the linear channel and On Demand, EPIX has reached an extended audience to both increase awareness of the network and drive potential new subscribers for distribution partners. EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, made this announcement at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) 2012 Cable Show in Boston.

Over the most recent EPIX free preview weekend, April 27-29, EPIX streamed over 200,000 hours of content to viewers via the EPIX app.  Additionally, the number of downloads of EPIX apps tripled over the weekend compared to the entire previous month.

To date there have been five million downloads of the EPIX app on all devices, including Android powered phones and tablets, Roku players, Xbox consoles, and iOS devices like the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.  In the past 6 months, EPIX app downloads have more than doubled since the launch on Xbox and iOS devices.

“From the very creation of EPIX, we have focused on our multiplatform strategy with a goal of building awareness of the EPIX brand and lowering the average age of our viewer so that we are able to create a whole new generation of pay-premium TV subscribers. The incredible popularity of apps when combined with their availability on multiple devices, our great movie content and a free preview has led to increases in downloads, authentication and engagement with EPIX among consumers. We are now focusing on working with our partners to capitalize on these marketing strategies and are confident that together we can convert the consumers from these weekends into paying subscribers benefiting both EPIX and our distribution partners,” said Mark Greenberg, CEO and President of EPIX.

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX delivers more than 3,000 titles to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players, Apple® iPads®, iPhones® and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

Contacts:

For EPIX

Jamie Colunga

JColunga@EpixHD.com

212-846-1843

Sloane & Company

Erica Bartsch

EBartsch@sloanepr.com

212-446-1875

Sphinx Productions To Produce Altman, A Feature-Length Documentary On American Film Director Robert Altman

Authorized Doc to be Produced by Sphinx Productions, 

AN EPIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

 in Association with Astral’s The Movie Network and Dakota Group Ltd.

Submarine Entertainment to Handle Worldwide Sales at the Upcoming Cannes Film Market

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Cannes, France - May 17, 2012 - Sphinx Productions, EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, Astral’s The Movie Network and Submarine Entertainment announced today they will partner on the production of ALTMAN, a feature length documentary about the life and art of American film director Robert Altman (1925 - 2006) to be directed & produced by filmmaker Ron Mann. The deals were negotiated by David Koh, Dan Braun & Josh Braun and Stanley Buchthal on behalf of Submarine Entertainment & Dakota Group Ltd. along with Ron Mann of Sphinx Productions. From M*A*S*H,  McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Player, Short Cuts, Gosford Park, to A Prairie Home Companion, Robert Altman’s naturalistic and prophetic movies reinterpreted every conceivable genre to chronicle a post-war America in transition. Sphinx and EPIX have partnered on the production with Submarine Entertainment to handle Worldwide Sales.

Robert Altman’s extraordinary life — from growing up in Depression-era Kansas City to his receiving in 2006 an honorary Oscar “in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike” — will be woven together from interviews with key actors, his collaborators and family members, along with archival footage of Altman himself and clips from his groundbreaking films.

ALTMAN will be produced and directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Twist, Go Further). Consultants to the production include Kathryn Reed Altman, widow of Robert Altman and Matthew Seig, film producer who worked closely with Robert Altman.

“I am pleased and honoured to have acclaimed documentarian Ron Mann shepherd this long overdue project”, said Kathryn Reed Altman. ”Ron’s prodigious, challenging, engaging, and one-of-a-kind films revealed him to be the perfect choice to examine and celebrate Bob’s monumental life and art. I have no doubt Bob would be happy and may well be smiling right now.”

Filmmaker Ron Mann stated, “Robert Altman reinvented not only what a movie might be, but how we might view ourselves. His films continue to inspire us today.”

“This documentary will offer a moving point of view on the iconic filmmaker Robert Altman and we’re thrilled to be working with Ron Mann, Kathryn Altman and Matthew Seig to create an EPIX Original Documentary our viewers will enjoy on TV, online, and on EPIX apps,” said Mark Greenberg, CEO and President of EPIX.

Koh & Buchthal & the Braun Brothers of Submarine & Dakota stated, “We are extremely honored and excited to work on and support this new film with our friend and filmmaker Ron Mann and the family of Robert Altman to celebrate the life and work of a true artist and iconoclast.”

ALTMAN is produced by Sphinx Productions. The EPIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY, in association with Astral’s The Movie Network and Dakota Group Ltd.  Submarine Entertainment will be presenting the film to buyers at the 2012 Cannes Film Market. Completion date is scheduled for mid-2013.  Accompanying the documentary will be a touring exhibit, an illustrated companion book, and music soundtrack. 

About Sphinx Productions: 

For over 30 years, Toronto based Sphinx Productions has produced award-winning feature documentaries focusing on significant contributors to cultural history. For more information see: www.sphinxproductions.com

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX delivers more than 3,000 titles to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players, Apple® iPads®, iPhones® and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

 About The Movie Network

The Movie Network is an Astral Television Network, Astral is a leading Canadian media company, active in specialty and pay television, radio, outdoor advertising and iMedia. Astra’s solid and dynamic presence in the country’s major markets rests on its commitment to offer a unique combination of high-quality, targeted media for all its audiences.

About Submarine Entertainment

Submarine Entertainment is a hybrid sales, production and distribution label. Its recent films include Searching for Sugar Man, The Imposter, Queen of Versailles, Black Rock, Me at the Zoo, Chasing Ice, The Comedy, Your Sister’s Sister, That’s What She Said, How to Survive a Plague, Marina Abramović the Artist is Present, Woody Allen Documentary, Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters, Diana Vreeland the Eye Has to Travel, Bully, Last Call at the Oasis, Bill Cunningham New York, Project Nim, Buck, Page One: Inside the New York Times, Being Elmo, Nobody Walks, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Tabloid, First Position, among numerous others. Submarine has also signed a development deal with Spike TV. Submarine’s Dan & Josh Braun are leading the development of the comic book series Creepy and Eerie across all platforms.

About Dakota Group Ltd.

Dakota Group Ltd. is an independent production & distribution label based in NY and has been involved in numerous films including: Marina Abramovic the Artist is Present, Herb & Dorothy, Bobby Fischer Against the World, LennoNYC, Marilyn Monroe Fragments, Jean-Michel Basquiat: the Radiant Child, Sketches of Frank Gehry, Lou Reed’s Berlin, Hairspray, Spanking the Monkey, among numerous other films.

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Press contact:  

For Submarine Entertainment:  David Koh T: (646) 929-3468  dk@submarine.com

For Sphinx Productions : Virginia Kelly T: (416) 466-9799   virginia@vkpr.ca

For EPIX: Jamie Colunga  T: (212) 846-1843  jcolunga@epixhd.com

www.sphinxproductions.com

www.filmswelike.com

www.dvdswelike.com

The Avengers And The Hunger Games Come To Television First On EPIX

EPIX Will Be the First Network to Premiere Hollywood’s Two Biggest Films of 2012 from Studio Partners Lionsgate and Paramount Pictures

New York, NY, May 7, 2012 – EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, is proud to announce the addition of two of 2012’s premier box office hits, Marvel Studio’s and Paramount’s The Avengers and Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games to its growing library of great films. Both films allow EPIX to continue its exclusive offering of “BIG MOVIES” to subscribers On Demand, online at EpixHD.com, and through EPIX apps.

The Avengers had a stand out opening weekend grossing $200.3 million domestically and is on track for a strong performance globally. The Hunger Games has earned a colossal $618.0 million around the world since its late-March premiere. It has grossed more than $380.0 million at the North American box office and is currently ranked 14^th among the all time highest grossing films.

“EPIX is all about providing its subscribers the biggest and best movies anytime and anywhere. We are thrilled to bring this year’s two biggest blockbuster titles to the EPIX slate, providing even more value to our viewers and affiliated distributors.  We congratulate our studio partners, Paramount and Lionsgate, on their tremendous success,” said EPIX CEO and President Mark Greenberg.

About The Avengers

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, produced by Kevin Feige and written and directed by Joss Whedon, Marvel’s THE AVENGERS is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when Marvel’s The Avengers assemble in summer 2012.

The film will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

About The Hunger Games

THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 36 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following. It has spent more than 180 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.

Lionsgate released THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012.

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About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX delivers more than 3,000 titles to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players, Apple® iPads®, iPhones® and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

Contacts:

For EPIX

Jamie Colunga

JColunga@EpixHD.com

212-846-1843

Sloane & Company

Erica Bartsch

EBartsch@sloanepr.com

212-446-1875

EPIX Returns To The Ring!

LUCIAN BUTE vs. CARL FROCH WORLD SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

EPIX and EpixHD.com Snag Exclusive U.S. Rights for Live Telecast

Saturday, May 26

NEW YORK, NY (April 3, 2012) – Undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion LUCIAN BUTE will make his 10^th world title defense when he battles two-time World Boxing Council super middleweight champion CARL “The Cobra” FROCH, Saturday, May 26.  Promoted by Matchroom Sport, Ltd. and InterBox, the Bute vs. Froch World Super Middleweight Championship will be televised live in the U.S., from Nottingham Arena, in Nottingham, England, exclusively on EPIX, themultiplatform premium entertainment service.  EpixHD.com will stream the fight live as part of aspecial freetrial offer for boxing fans.

These two gladiators boast a combined record of 59-2 (44 KOs) – a 97% winning percentage and a 75% victory by knockout ratio.

As has become the custom, EPIX will once again present the closed-captioned simulcast of this world championship rumble on the jumbotron in Times Square in New York City (Broadway between 44^th and 45^th).

“EPIX is very pleased with the fan reaction and audience growth of its series of exclusive live U.S. telecasts of world championship fights. The fireworks Bute vs. Froch will produce is the perfect follow up to our unprecedented heavyweight championship trilogy which featured Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin defending their world titles over three consecutive weeks,” said Travis Pomposello,EPIX CCO and executive producer of EPIX Sports.     

“I am very pleased that boxing fans in the United States won’t miss this war between Carl Froch and me. I want to thank the EPIX network for broadcasting this fight. I am training very seriously to face Carl Froch and I look forward to defending my title for the 10th time. May 26^th is going to be a great night of boxing!” said Bute.

“I’m thrilled that EPIX has taken on my fight with Lucian. I have a lot of fans across the pond and it is important that they get to see this fight live. It’s going to be a great atmosphere in my hometown on the night because it’s been so long since I’ve boxed there and I think people will be impressed at the noise and passion my fans show when they turn out in force – along with the class inside the ring on the night, it’s going to be a must see event,” said Froch.

“The enthusiasm and momentum building for this event is huge. We are very happy and proud that EPIX will present one of the best fights of 2012 in the world, live to boxing fans across United States. It was important for InterBox that Lucian get as much exposure throughout the World as possible,” said Jean Bedard, president on InterBox. 

“We’re delighted to be teaming up with EPIX on this fight. It’s a massive night in World Championship boxing and I am sure that EPIX will do a great job presenting what is arguably the fight of the year,” said Eddie Hearn, Group Managing Director of Matchroom Sport, Ltd.

Bute (30-0, 24 KOs), a newly-minted Canadian Citizen, is a native of Galat, Romania who now fights out of Montréal, Québec, Canada.  When he travels to Froch’s backyard in Nottingham it will be the first time Bute has not fought in Canada or Romania since 2004.  A southpaw known for his two-fisted punching power and counterpunching prowess, Bute is in the fifth year of his world championship reign.  He captured the world title in 2007, knocking out defending champion Alejandro Berrio in the 11^th round of their ferocious fight.  Seven of Bute’s nine consecutive title defense victories have been by stoppage, including former world champion William Joppy, and top-rated contenders Librado Andrade, Edison Miranda, Jean-Paul Mendy and Fulgencio Zuniga.  His recent six-bout victory by knockout streak ended in November with his unanimous decision victory over former world champion Glenn Johnson. Bute’s performance was so dominating he won all 12 rounds on two judges’ cards and 11 or 12 rounds on the third card with scores of 120-108, 120-108, and 119-109       

Froch (28-2, 20 KOs), of Nottingham, England, is a pressure fighter known for his aggressive style and exceptional skills and movement.  It would be hard to find another fighter in this division who has fought the caliber of opposition Froch has faced.  He captured his first world title – the vacant WBC super middleweight championship – in 2008, winning a unanimous decision over future world champion Jean Pascal in a battle of undefeated contenders.  Froch successfully defended the title twice in 2009, knocking out former world champion Jermain Taylor in the 12^th round and winning a split decision over undefeated No. 1 contender Andre Dirrell. After losing the title in 2010 to Mikkel Kessler via a close but unanimous decision, Froch regained the WBC title later that year with a unanimous decision victory over former world champion Arthur Abraham. After successfully defending the title against Glen Johnson in June 2011, Froch lost his crown last December to undefeated WBA super middleweight champion and 2011 Fighter of the Year Andre Ward, in a title unification fight, via a close unanimous decision.           

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX delivers more than 3,000 titles to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players, Apple® iPads®, iPhones® and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

Contact:

Jamie Colunga

JColunga@EpixHD.com

(212) 846-1843 

Sternburg Comm

Fred Sternburg

Toofred@aol.com

(303) 740-7746 

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EPIX Celebrates Superheroes And The Legendary Stan Lee With Marvel Heroes Weekend April 27-29

Hosted by Lee, Event Features World Television Premieres of Captain America: The First Avenger & EPIX Original Documentary With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

National Free Preview Makes Marvel Heroes Weekend Available to Subscribers of Affiliated Partners

New York, NY – March 19, 2012– EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service will present Marvel Heroes Weekend, April 27 – 29, a marathon of superhero movies including Iron Man 2, Thor, the world television premiere of Captain America: The First Avengerand the EPIX Original Documentary With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story.  Hosted by legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, the marathon also includes EPIX Extra: Mighty Movie Superheroes, examining the origins and fan following of the mighty team.  The weekend celebration of Marvel’s famed superheroes and their creator features the movies that have led up to the highly anticipated theatrical release of The Avengers on May 4.

The EPIX Original Documentary With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story follows the life and creations of Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man, Captain America, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and over 200 other characters that can be found in Marvel comic books, on movie screens and in retail stores around the world.

“These action-packed superhero films are some of the most highly viewed titles among EPIX audiences across all platforms,”said EPIX CEO and President Mark Greenberg.  “We’re excited to give fans more access than ever before to the mastermind behind it all, Stan Lee.”

Marvel Heroes Weekend is part of a free preview of EPIX for all subscribers of affiliate partners, which will also showcase Hollywood blockbusters Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rango, Conan the Barbarian, True Grit, The Lincoln Lawyer and more, along with EPIX original comedy and music events Lewis Black: In God We Rust, Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell and Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball.  Over 30 million homes nationwide will have access to the free preview, including over 150 titles available On Demand and more than 3000 movie titles available online at EpixHD.com and through EPIX apps.

The weekend event and free preview will be supported by television, print, online and out of home advertising and a national contest hosted by EPIX which will send winners to the Hollywood premiere of The Avengers.  For more information or to enter, visit the EPIX Facebook page at www.facebook.com/EpixHD. Additionally, EPIX has partnered with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment for Avengers-themed sweepstakes promoted across Ryan Seacrest’s nationally syndicated radio shows and website and across several local Clear Channel stations in the top 10 media markets.

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX delivers more than 3,000 titles to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players, Apple® iPads®, iPhones® and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

Contact:

Jamie Colunga

JColunga@EpixHD.com

212-846-1843 

FRANK PR
646.861.0843
Lina Plath | lina@frankpublicity.com
Clare Anne Darragh | clareanne@frankpublicity.com

EpixHD.com To Stream Interactive Q&A With The Cabin In The Woods Filmmakers Live From South By Southwest Festival

 EPIX Live:  Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard

Sunday, March 11^th at 1ET/noon CT, live from SXSW in Austin

New York, NY – March 7, 2012– EPIX, the multiplatform premium service, will present EPIX Live: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, Sunday March 11^th at 1 pm ET / 12 noon CT live from the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.  Whedon (writer) and Goddard (writer/director) will discuss their new horror film, The Cabin in the Woods, which will open the Festival on March 9. Lionsgate will release The Cabin in the Woods in theaters everywhere on April 13th.

The live chat is open to all fans, who can submit questions through Facebook and Twitter, chat with other participants and follow the conversation streamed on EpixHD.com, HitFix.com and through EPIX, Lionsgate & HitFix Facebook pages. The interactive Q & A will be hosted by Drew McWeeny, Film Editor of the movie and entertainment news site, HitFix.

“I’m thrilled that I’m going to serve as the moderator for what I hope should be a freewheeling dialogue between these guys and the audience,” said McWeeny.   “If you’ve been itching to ask Whedon and Goddard anything, this is your chance.  And, knowing these guys and their fans, it’s going to be a smart conversation.”

EPIX Live is an interactive forum that allows fans to connect with their favorite artists via live Q&A sessions streamed at EpixHD.com.  Previous EPIX Live sessions have featured Kevin Smith, Seth MacFarlane, Lewis Black, William Shatner and other performers and filmmakers engaging large active fan bases.  “EPIX Live gives users the unique opportunity to connect one-on-one with their favorite directors, producers and actors,” said Keary Hanan, EPIX VP Editorial and Executive Editor of EpixHD.com.  “We’re excited to team up with our partner, Lionsgate, this Sunday to give fans access to Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard so they can get all their burning questions about The Cabin in the Woods answered!”

To participate in EPIX Live:  Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, follow the conversation on Twitter #CabinInTheWoods.

About The Cabin in the Woods

Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen.

If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.

Produced by Whedon and directed by Goddard from a script by both, the film stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.

Lionsgate presents a Mutant Enemy production.

http://www.facebook.com/TheCabinintheWoods?bookmark_t=page

https://twitter.com/#!/lionsgatehorror

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD

Contact : FRANK PR
646.861.0843
Lina Plath | lina@frankpublicity.com
Clare Anne Darragh | clareanne@frankpublicity.com

EPIX To Exclusively Broadcast Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball Live From Radio City Music Hall In New York City

EPIX to Present the Event’s First Live U.S. Telecast Sunday, March 4, 2012, 7PM ET/4 PM PT

and Deliver Live Stream Free to All U.S. Homes

New Comedians Join the Expanding Roster: 

Fred Armisen, Hannibal Buress, David Cross, Bill Hader, Rashida Jones, Seth Meyers, Bob Odenkirk, John Oliver, Andy Samberg, Sarah Silverman, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig and more

NEW YORK, NY, February 16, 2012 – EPIX (www.epixhd.com), the multi-screen, multi-platform premium entertainment service, announced today that it will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball, to be held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, Sunday March 4, 2012 at 7pm ET/4pm PT.  This year’s event marks the first time the world-renowned comedy and music festival will be held in the United States, broadcast live and commercial free on EPIX and streamed online at EpixHD.com and via EPIX apps on Xbox 360 and Roku.  Participating affiliated television providers including charter.net/epix and verizon.com/fiostvonline will also offer a live stream of the event on their online portals.

New performers added to the show include American comedians Fred Armisen, Hannibal Buress, David Cross, Bill Hader, Rashida Jones, Seth Meyers, Bob Odenkirk, John Oliver, Andy Samberg, Sarah Silverman, Statler & Waldorf from Disney’s The Muppets, Jason Sudeikis and Kristen Wiig plusBritish comics Noel Fielding, Micky Flanagan, Peter Serafinowicz and Jack Whitehall.  The all-star lineup of music and comedy talent includes previously announced artists Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Mumford & Sons, Russell Brand and Reggie Watts.

EPIX is partnering with Amnesty International to target the enormous fan bases of the comedians and musical artists performing in the show, reaching over 150 million Twitter and Facebook followers.  Throughout the event EPIX will offer a second screen companion application where viewers will be able to learn more about Amnesty International and the historic series of Secret Policeman’s Balls dating back to 1976, connect with their favorite performers and follow the conversation via Facebook and Twitter.

“We are delighted to present this extraordinary lineup of music and comedy talent to our viewers,” said Mark Greenberg, EPIX President and CEO.  “EPIX’s all-access, multiplatform availability allows us to bring Amnesty International’s message to a new generation.” 

“We are excited to work with EPIX to bring the event to the U.S. and reach a wider audience of younger viewers,” said Andy Hackman, Executive Producer for Amnesty International.

“Amnesty International is thrilled that so many top comedians, musicians and entertainers will sound off for free speech at The Secret Policeman’s Ball by using the power of speech itself to challenge and resist those who would constrain it,” said Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA’s new executive director.  “On March 4, we will stand with bloggers in Egypt, China and Azerbaijan, a writer in Cameroon, Burmese comedian Zarganar, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for mocking his government, and countless others facing punishment for writing and saying what they think.”

Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball is a co-production of Amnesty International, Control Room and EPIX.  Executive Producers are Lily Sobhani of Amnesty International and Aaron Grosky of Control Room. 

Ross Bernard is the Program Executive for EPIX.

About Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with more than 3 million supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries campaigning for human rights worldwide. The organization investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public and works to protect people wherever justice, freedom and dignity are denied.

About The Secret Policeman’s Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Ball is a world famous comedy event, which celebrates freedom of expression with the very best within the arts and entertainment industry. Established in 1976, the Secret Policeman’s Ball used anarchic humor to raise funds for the fight against human rights abuses. Returning to mark Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary, the Secret Policeman’s Ball this year is set to be bigger than ever as some of the world’s best comedians and musicians team up for an evening of original, cutting edge entertainment.  Limited tickets to the show at Radio City Music Hall are still available at www.ticketmaster.com and www.facebook.com/secretpoliceman.  To find out more visit www.facebook.com/secretpoliceman and follow the Secret Policeman on Twitter at www.twitter.com/secretpoliceman hashtag #secretball.

About Free Speech
The Secret Policeman’s Ball celebrates free speech – one of the first rights to be stifled by state authorities, which seek to repress its citizens. Free speech is a basic human right denied to thousands of people around the world. The Secret Policeman’s Ball aims to celebrate this right through comedy and music.

About EPIX
EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.   

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

Contacts:

FRANK PR

646.861.0843

Lina Plath | lina@frankpublicity.com
Clare Anne Darragh | clareanne@frankpublicity.com

212.846.8416

Nora Ryan | nryan@epixhd.com

EPIX To Unify The World Heavyweight Titles!

The Klitschko Brothers and Povetkin to Defend Their Belts on Three Consecutive Saturdays,

Beginning Feb. 18.

EPIX and EpixHD.com Snag Exclusive U.S. Rights for Live Telecasts

NEW YORK, NY (January 19, 2012) – They may not be stepping into the same ring to unify their titles but their upcoming title defenses will be televised live in the U.S. on the same network.

World heavyweight champions VITALI KLITSCHKO, ALEXANDER POVETKIN and WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO will defend their respective championship crowns over three consecutive weeks, beginning February 18, and all three world heavyweight title fights will be televised live in the U.S. exclusively on EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service.  EpixHD.com will stream the fights live as part of a special free trial offer for boxing fans.

The EPIX heavyweight championship extravaganza will begin on Saturday, February 18 with Vitali Klitschko defending his World Boxing Council (WBC) title against Top-10 contender Dereck Chisora at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany.  On Saturday, February 25, the undefeated Povetkin will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) belt against world cruiserweight champion Marco Huck in the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.  The grand finale will take place on Saturday, March 3 in the ESPIRIT Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, and will feature unified champion Wladimir Klitschko defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and WBA super crowns against two-time world cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck.

These six gladiators boast a combined record of 207-12 (161 KOs) – a 94.5% winning percentage and a 78% victory by knockout ratio.

As has become the custom, EPIX will once again present the closed-captioned simulcast of the three world heavyweight championship fights on a jumbotron in Times Square (Broadway between 44th and 45th Sts.) 

“EPIX was pleased with the fan reaction to its exclusive live U.S. telecasts of Vitali Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin’s heavyweight title fights last year. Now to be able to televise live an unprecedented three-week block of the best in the heavyweight division is as exciting to EPIX as it is to U.S. boxing fans,” said Travis Pomposello, EPIX CCO and executive producer of EPIX Sports.    

Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KOs), of Kiev, Ukraine, is a three-time heavyweight champion.  He claimed his first world championship belt, the WBO title, in 1999 when he knocked out defending champion Herbie Hide in the second round.  He successfully defended that title twice – both by knockout – before losing it to Chris Byrd the following year. Klitscko’s second reign began in 2004 when he won the vacant WBC title by knocking out one-time world champion Corrie Sanders in the eighth round. After successfully defending the title that same year, knocking out Danny Williams in the eighth round, Klitschko retired.  Four years later, in 2008, Klitschko returned to the ring, stopping defending WBC champion Samuel Peter in the eighth round and beginning his current reign which is now in its fourth year and has included seven successful title defenses against world champions Tomasz Adamek, Shannon Briggs and Juan Carlos Gomez as well as top-rated contenders Chris Arreola, Odlanier Solis, Kevin Johnson and Albert Sosnowski.  Only Briggs and Johnson made it the distance.

Chisora (15-3, 9 KOs), of London, returns to the ring after a career-best performance.  Last December, in a fight that was televised live in the U.S. on EPIX, Chisora, an underdog fighting outside his native United Kingdom for the first time, out-boxed undefeated No. 1 heavyweight contender Robert Helenius over 12-rounds in his native Finland only to have the judges return a narrow split decision victory to Helenius to the outrage of fans and media alike.  Chisora, the former BBBoC British heavyweight Champion and Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight champion boasts consecutive knockout victories of Danny Williams and Sam Sexton, who had a combined record of 54-9 when he defeated them.   

Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs), of Russia, captured the vacant WBA heavyweight title last August, winning a gutsy unanimous decision over former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev, who entered the fight as the No. 1-rated contender. Povetkin, the 2004 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist, has an impressive resume which includes a knockout victory over former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd, and unanimous decision victories over one-time heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers and former U.S. Olympians Jason Estrada and Larry Donald.  Povetkin, who has been promoted by Sauerland Event throughout his entire professional career, enters this fight having won four of his last six bouts by knockout, which includes his most recent title defense, an eighth-round stoppage of Cedric Boswell on December 3.  All of Povetkin’s heavyweight title fights have been televised live in the U.S. on EPIX.

Huck (34-1, 25 KOs), of Berlin, Germany, enters this fight riding a four-year, 15-bout winning streak.  He captured the WBO cruiserweight crown in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Victor Ramirez.  Huck has successfully defended that title eight times, five by knockout.

Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KOs), of Kiev, Ukraine, is a two-time world heavyweight champion.  Wladimir began his first title reign in 2000 when he captured the WBO heavyweight title via a unanimous decision over defending champion Chris Byrd. Byrd suffered two knockdowns in that battle.  Klitschko’s two-year title reign included five successful defenses – all by knockout – before losing the belt to Corrie Sanders in 2003.  Klitschko returned to the world championship throne in 2006, this time as IBF champion, when he dethroned Chris Byrd in a title rematch.  This victory was even more emphatic than the first one with Klitschko stopping Byrd in the seventh round.  Since that fight, Klitschko has taken on and defeated all comers while unifying the title with victories over WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov, and WBA champion David Haye.  He enters this fight riding an eight-year, 14-bout winning streak.

Mormeck (36-4, 22 KOs), of Pantin, France, captured the WBA cruiserweight title in 2002, dethroning the legendary Virgil Hill who could not answer the bell for the ninth round of their championship fight.  His four-year reign as champion included three successful defenses and a title unification victory over WBC champion Wayne Braithwaite.  After losing the titles to IBF champion O’Neil Bell in 2006, he regained the WBC and WBA crowns one year later, defeating Bell in their rematch.  Since losing the cruiserweight titles to David Haye in 2007, Mormeck has moved up to the heavyweight division where he has been undefeated and is now world-rated in the Top-10.                    

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX and EPIX Sports on Twitter, @EpixHD and @EpixSports and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

For Additional Information (Media):

Nora Ryan, EPIX: (212) 846-8416 / NRyan@EpixHD.com

Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Comm: (303) 740-7746 / Toofred@aol.com

EPIX Presents Kevin Smith Burn In Hell

An EPIX Original Comedy Event, Premieres February 11

 On Demand Preview Spotlights ‘TV Everywhere’ to Drive Subscription and Authentication

Beginning February 3

 New York, NY January 18, 2012 –  Writer/Director/Raconteur/Podcaster/Sinner (to some) and proud Jersey boy Kevin Smith returns to EPIX, bringing his unusual multi-talents in a one-man show, Kevin Smith Burn in Hell.  The original comedy event premieres February 11 on the EPIX premium network.  Additionally, EPIX is reaching out to Kevin Smith fans everywhere with an on demand preview beginning February 3, offering subscribers and non-subscribers an early screening of the entire special.  The preview can be viewed via participating affiliated television providers’ EPIX On Demand service and EPIX apps on Xbox 360 and Roku.  It will also be available for streaming at EpixHD.com and the “TV Everywhere” portals of affiliated providers.

In the hour and a half special, recorded live at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas, Smith conducts a riotous and outrageous Q&A session about the aftermath of his latest film, Red State.  Topics include his mishaps and misadventures such as drawing the ire of the entire movie blogger community at the Sundance Film Festival and being followed around the country by the highly devout, and highly angered, Phelps Family.

Smith’s last special for EPIX, Too Fat for Forty  which premiered October 2010, tapped his online base of millions of highly engaged fans for an EPIX Live Q & A event on EpixHD.com.  “Kevin is tremendously popular with EPIX viewers – his first special continues to be a top performer on the channel, on demand and on EpixHD.com.  We’re glad that he’s been a part of EPIX since the beginning and excited to have him back,” said EPIX President and CEO Mark Greenberg. 

“The EPIX preview is designed to tap Kevin’s audience appeal to cast a spotlight on ‘TV Everywhere,’ increasing app and online authentications and subscriber acquisition for our affiliated providers,” Greenberg continued.

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Xbox 360 consoles, Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

Contact : FRANK PR
646.861.0843
Lina Plath | lina@frankpublicity.com
Clare Anne Darragh | clareanne@frankpublicity.com

EPIX Drive-In and EPIX 3 Debut on DISH Network

Channels Add More Movie Choices in

America’s Top 250 Package and for Blockbuster Movie Pass Subscribers

New York, NY, January 5, 2012 – EPIX announced today the introduction of a new movie channel and a rebranded channel for DISH Network viewers, expanding movie choices in DISH’s America’s Top 250 programming package as well as for premium subscribers to the Blockbuster Movie Pass.

Bringing the fun and excitement of drive-in movies to DISH subscribers, EPIX Drive-In launched January 1^st on channel 292 as part of DISH’s America’s Top 250 package, with select titles also available on demand and online to authenticated DISH subscribers on EpixHD.com and Dishonline.com.  Dedicated to celebrating the best in genre films featuring action, comedy, sci-fi and horror movies of the 1970’s, 80’s, 90’s and beyond, EPIX Drive-In , formerly named The 3 from EPIX, will present a lineup of wild, rebellious and edgy movies such as The Terminator, Child’s Play, Back To School, Rollerball, Teen Wolf and many others, all uncut and uninterrupted.

A special showcase of films from “King of the Cult Film” director/producer, Roger Corman, will air throughout the first quarter of 2012, including Battle Beyond the Stars, Bloodfist, Caged Heat, Carnosaur, Death Race 2000, Grand Theft Auto, Humanoids from the Deep, Rock n’ Roll High School and Slumber Party Massacre.  “Many of my films first entertained drive-in movie audiences, so it’s very appropriate for EPIX to be presenting some of my most iconic movies in this context,” said Corman.  “It’s a fun idea and a great way for new, younger audiences to connect with my work.  I am thrilled that my pictures will help jumpstart EPIX Drive-In and am excited about working with EPIX.”

“The films of Hollywood legend Roger Corman and others who followed his lead originally populated drive-ins and now enjoy enduring popularity as cult status hits with a large, passionate audience,” said EPIX president and CEO Mark Greenberg.  “We are pleased to launch EPIX Drive-In with DISH Network, which is a leader in tailoring program offerings to deliver great value for a wide range of audiences.”

Additionally, premium subscribers to DISH’s Blockbuster Movie Pass will have access to more movie choices as a new channel named EPIX 3 today becomes part of the EPIX television subscription (channel 382, next to EPIX and EPIX 2 at channels 380 and 381), adding more opportunities to see big Hollywood hits in HD, including Rango, True Grit, Thor and Super 8, original comedy and music specials, plus a unique selection of titles from the vast EPIX library.

“Our goal is to bring the best entertainment to our viewers and provide them content they want, when they want it, and we are pleased to continue working with EPIX to offer more movie choices to our subscribers on EPIX Drive-In and EPIX 3,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH.

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About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service.  It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms.  EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Android™ tablets and mobile phones, Roku® players, Samsung® Smart TVs and Blu-ray™ players, Xbox consoles and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS. 

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

About DISH Network

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C., provides more than 13.945 million satellite TV customers, as of Sept. 30, 2011, with the highest quality programming and technology with the most choices at the best value, including HD Free for Life. Subscribers enjoy the largest high definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the most international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network’s subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., delivers family entertainment to millions of customers around the world. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.

Contacts:

For EPIX

Jamie Colunga

(212) 446-1877

jcolunga@sloanepr.com

DISH

press@dish.com

720-514-5351