EPIX Press Releases: Archive

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...

Jan 20th

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...

Jan 18th

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...

Jan 5th

EPIX Unleashed on Xbox 360

EPIX Partners with Xbox 360 to Deliver Voice-Controlled Experience to Authenticated EPIX Subscribers NEW YORK, NY, December 5, 2011 – Reaching another milestone in its mission to be on every screen where audiences are looking for hit content, EPIX today announced the launch of its app as part of Microsoft’s December 6 introduction of the new Xbox LIVE service. A leader in multiplatform...

Dec 5th

WBA World Heavyweight Championship

ALEXANDER POVETKIN vs. CEDRIC BOSWELL LIVE TO THE U.S. EXCLUSIVELY ON EPIX AND EPIXHD.COM Saturday, December 3 at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT NEW YORK (November 21, 2011) – Live world championship boxing returns to EPIX (follow @EPIXsports on Twitter for the latest updates on EPIX boxing) when newly-minted undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight championALEXANDER...

Nov 28th

EPIX Expands Nonfiction Programming With New...

Documentary Films Every Wednesday at 8:00 pm ET on EPIX Docs Story Updates and EPIX Live Q & A with Filmmakers Follow Films to Add Depth New York, NY, September 8, 2011 – EPIX, the cross platform premium entertainment service owned by Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM, is expanding its nonfiction programming slate with a new weekly showcase of documentary films. Introduced this...

Oct 14th

EPIX Presents Kevin Smith LIVE In Austin

Kevin Smith Burn in Hell to be Taped Live for Air on EPIX, EpixHD.com New York, NY, September 27, 2011 – EPIX will be taping Kevin Smith as he takes the stage at Austin’s Paramount Theater tonight for his latest one man show, announced today by the cross platform entertainment service available on television, on demand, online and on Internet connected devices. Kevin Smith Burn in Hell will...

Sep 27th

WBA Heavyweight Championship: Alexander Povetkin...

Saturday, August 27 at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT NEW YORK (August 17, 2011) – Live world championship boxing returns to EPIX when undefeated 2004 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist ALEXANDER POVETKIN and former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion RUSLAN CHAGAEV square-off for the vacant WBA heavyweight title, Saturday, August 27th. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live...

Aug 18th

EPIX Gives Fans Something To Tweet About

Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Premieres in November on Epix and EpixHD.com New York, NY, August 17, 2011 – Britney Spears’ sold-out Femme Fatale tour is coming in November to EPIX, the cross platform premium entertainment service available on television, on demand, online and on Internet-connected devices. Word travelled quickly among Britney’s 30+ million online followers when she...

Aug 17th

Seth MacFarlane Is Better Than Words On EPIX

Swingin’ in Concert Premieres September 24th on EPIX, EpixHD.com New York, NY, August 15, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service will take subscribers back in time with the Seth MacFarlane (concert) musical experience this fall. Premiering September 24th on EPIX and EpixHD.com, the sold-out live performance of his upcoming album Music is Better...

Aug 15th

EPIX Announces The Start Of Production On Graham...

MEMBERS OF MONTY PYTHON REUNITE FOR 3D ANIMATED FEATURE BASED ON CHAPMAN’S BOOK New York, NY – June 27, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service announced that it is in production on A Liar’s Autobiography, a film based on the memoir of the late Monty Python member, Graham Chapman, who died in 1989. The 3D animated feature, made in association with...

Jun 27th

EPIX And William Shatner Beam The Captains From...

William Shatner to appear with Avery Brooks and moderator Kevin Smith on July 22 Online Event ‘EPIX Live from Comic-Con’ will connect fans across the U.S. New York, NY, June 23, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service announced today that it will preview its original EPIX Picture, The Captains, at this year’s Comic-Con® in San Diego on Friday,...

Jun 23rd

Felix Sturm vs. Matthew Macklin World Middleweight...

Saturday, June 25 in Cologne, Germany Live to the U.S. Exclusively on EPIX and EpixHD.com NEW YORK (June 1, 2011) – Live world championship boxing returns to EPIX with the World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight title fight between defending champion FELIX STURM and top-rated contender MATTHEW “Mack the Knife” MACKLIN, televised live to the U.S. from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany,...

Jun 1st

EPIX: William Shatner's Next Frontier World...

“Shatnerpalooza” Lands July 21 New York, NY, May 18, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service beams “Shatnerpalooza,” the ultimate multi-platform experience, to viewers this summer. Kicking off Thursday, July 21 with a 48 hour on air marathon of William Shatner’s movie and television work, “Shatnerpalooza” will launch simultaneously on all EPIX...

May 18th

EPIX, Verizon FiOS And Rooftop Films Partner To...

EPIX Movie Free-for-All powered by Verizon FiOS runs June 30 to September 12 in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens New York, NY, May 16, 2011 – EPIX, the multiplatform premium service available on television, online and on mobile devices, is expanding to a new set of screens this summer at outdoor venues throughout New York City. EPIX and its exclusive cable distribution partner in New York City,...

May 16th

It's Alive! : EPIX To Exclusively Air Live U.S....

NEW YORK (May 13, 2011) – Due to the demand of boxing fans, EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, will exclusively televise Live to the U.S., the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light heavyweight title fight between defending champion JUERGEN BRAEHMER and WBO interim light heavyweight champion NATHAN CLEVERLY, Saturday, May 21. The live broadcast, emanating from The O2 in...

May 13th

EPIX Expands Availability Across Consumer...

New Apps Enable Authenticated Subscribers to Stream 3,000 EPIX Movies and Original Programming on Over One Hundred Devices EPIX to Partner with Distributors in Campaign to Use Apps to Attract New, Authenticated Subscribers New York, NY, April 27, 2011 – Continuing to expand availability wherever viewers are consuming video, EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online...

Apr 27th

OMG! Sold-Out Usher Tour Premiering On EPIX

New York, NY, April 11, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service snagged Usher’s hugely successful “OMG Tour” for its subscribers. Premiering this fall on EPIX and EpixHD.com, the concert event was shot at London’s O2 Arena, where the Grammy Award-winning artist dazzled audiences over five sold-out nights. Treating the crowd to his signature brand of...

Apr 11th

EPIX Presents World Boxing Heavyweight...

Klitschko v. Solis Live on March 19 on EPIX and EpixHD.com New York, NY, February 17, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, brings heavyweight championship boxing back to the American airwaves when WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko defends the coveted crown against #1 ranked challenger Odlanier Solis March 19, 2011 on the EPIX channel...

Feb 17th

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Craig Ferguson Says It All On EPIX

Special premieres on EPIX and EpixHD.com February 19 New York, NY, January 13, 2011 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, announces another high profile comedy event: Late, Late Show host Craig Ferguson, known for his wry observational humor, will deliver his one man show Craig Ferguson: Does This Need To Be Said? to EPIX and EpixHD.com audiences...

Jan 13th

Eddie Izzard Returns To EPIX

“Eddie Izzard: Live at Madison Square Garden” premieres on EPIX January 15 New York, NY, December 20, 2010 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, brings Eddie Izzard back to the comedy stage with the broadcast premiere of his latest one-man show. Eddie Izzard: Live at Madison Square Garden premieres on EPIX January 15, 2011 at 8:00 pm ET and...

Dec 20th

Bon Jovi Rocks EPIX

Bon Jovi – The Circle Tour: Live from New Jersey Premieres January 8, 2011 on EPIX and EpixHD.com New York, NY, December 6, 2010 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, continues its march across platforms featuring Bon Jovi – The Circle Tour: Live from New Jersey which will premiere January 8, 2011 on the EPIX channel as well as EPIX On Demand...

Dec 7th

EPIX Amps Up Thanksgiving With A “Feast Of Fury”

Second Annual Action-Packed EPIX “Feast of Fury” Movie Marathon Airs November 25th – November 29th Verizon FiOs, Charter Communications and Mediacom Communications Subscribers Invited to Enjoy the Feast in a Free Preview Weekend New York, NY, November 23, 2010 – EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment channel, on demand and online service, announced today that it will be hosting its...

Nov 23rd

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010: Comedian And...

EPIX LIVE: KEVIN SMITH – 3PM ET / 12PM PT on EpixHD.com Kevin Smith joins EPIX LIVE to connect in real time with viewers and fans on this interactive, HD-video streamed platform. The hour-long event will be open to the public and streamed live at www.EpixHD.com/Kevin-Smith. Participants can submit and have questions answered by Smith while simultaneously connecting with other fans attending the...

Oct 21st

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EPIX, Paramount and Participant Media To Host...

Moderated by Huffington Post Co-Founder and Editor in Chief Arianna Huffington and Featuring WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” Director Davis Guggenheim and Producer Lesley Chilcott, and NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein Interactive Forum to Bring Together Panelists with Online Participants from across the Country on Friday, October 8, 7pm ET NEW YORK, NY – Oct. 7, 2010 – EPIX, the premium entertainment...

Oct 7th

EPIX Selects Film Festival Veteran Jill Burkhart...

New York, NY, September 9, 2010 – EPIX™, the multiplatform premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, today announced that Jill Burkhart has been appointed Director of Documentary Development, effective immediately. The new position has been added as EPIX deepens its commitment to original programming and documentaries, coming off the network’s first Emmy nomination for...

Sep 10th

EPIX Live Debuts With Lewis Black And Kevin Smith

New Offering Gives Fans Unique Real-Time Access to Their Favorite Entertainers, Allowing Them to Interact and Pose Questions Online NEW YORK – August 31, 2010 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, today announced the launch of EPIX Live, a new online forum that allows fans to interact with their favorite artists via thirty-minute Q&A sessions. EPIX...

Aug 31st

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The 3 From EPIX Debuts On DISH Network

DISH Network First to Offer New Movie Channel from EPIX Englewood, Colo. – Aug. 16, 2010 – DISH Network today announced the launch of The 3 from EPIX, a new movie channel dedicated to celebrating popular films from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s to present. Designed for passionate movie fans and drawing on the deep libraries of EPIX’s studio partners, The 3 from EPIX offers an unedited...

Aug 16th

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EPIX Fires Up “Inferno: The Making Of The...

Multiplatform Network to Premiere Behind-the-Scenes Documentary about Sylvester Stallone’s Old-School, All-Star Action Blockbuster New York, NY, August 12, 2010 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, will follow up the highly anticipated August 13th release of retro action film The Expendables with a 90-minute behind-the-scenes documentary. Premiering...

Aug 12th

EPIX And Netflix Announce Exclusive Internet-Only...

NEW YORK and BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., August 10, 2010 – EPIX™ and Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] today announced an agreement through which Netflix members can instantly watch an array of new releases and library titles from EPIX streamed over the Internet from Netflix. Movies from the multi-year deal will begin streaming from Netflix on September 1 and include movies from Paramount, Lionsgate and...

Aug 10th

EPIX Celebrates The Big 4-0 With Kevin Smith

New York, NY, August 5, 2010 – EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, celebrated Kevin Smith’s milestone birthday Monday night in a big way, filming his marathon performance and presenting the award-winning writer, producer, director and actor with a birthday cake as he was leaving the stage of the EPIX exclusive special Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40. Filmed...

Aug 5th

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EPIX Believes In Comedy: Announces Two Original...

New York, NY, July 29, 2010 – Hot on the heels of its first Emmy nomination for Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story, EPIX turns to two more big name comics, expanding original programming on the multiplatform service launched by Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate. Lewis Black, the award-winning comedian and Daily Show contributor, returns to EPIX on August 1 with Basic Black. In Basic Black, documentary...

Jul 29th

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Worldwide Biggies Enters Into First Look Deal With...

First Special – My: Moment – Greenlit and in Production Takes Unprecedented Look at Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, and Worldwide Biggies Inc., the digital entertainment studio helmed by family entertainment hit-maker Albie Hecht, jointly announced today a multi-project first-look deal....

Jul 15th

EPIX Appoints Seasoned Talent Executive Maureen...

NEW YORK, NY, July 14, 2010 – EPIX, the next generation multiplatform premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, today announced Maureen Taran has joined the company as Vice President of Original Programming Live Events, effective immediately. Taran will report to Laverne McKinnon, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development at EPIX. “Maureen is...

Jul 14th

BELIEVE: The Eddie Izzard Story Earns Emmy Award...

New York, New York – July 13, 2010 – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recently announced the 62nd Annual Emmy® Award nominations, selecting the EPIX original documentary BELIEVE: The Eddie Izzard Story in the outstanding nonfiction special category. BELIEVE: The Eddie Izzard Story was written, produced and directed by Sarah Townsend, who has produced theater and stage shows, award...

Jul 14th

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EPIX BEGINS WIDESPREAD ROLLOUT OF ITS ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM FIRST BROAD-SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF AUTHENTICATION Cox, Mediacom and Charter Debut Online Access to EpixHD.com in June and July New York, NY June 16, 2010 – As online video viewership is steadily increasing and technology leaders champion the proliferation of mobile devices as an emerging means for media consumption, EPIX™...

Jun 16th

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"Janeane Garofalo: If You Will" Take EPIX Stage -...

New York, NY, May 24, 2010 – Janeane Garofalo brings her comedic observations to a one-hour special premiering Saturday, June 26 at 10:00 pm EDT on the multiplatform premium entertainment service, EPIX. Featuring Garofalo’s unique insights and hilarious riffs on life, culture and politics, the performance was filmed live in front of a sold-out audience at Seattle’s legendary Moore...

May 24th

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The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour 2010...

Interactive Community Viewing Event Open to Fans on EpixHD.com New York, NY – May 12, 2010 – The Black Eyed Peas’ highly anticipated sold out concert tour, “The E.N.D. World Tour 2010” will make its world television premiere on May 15 at 10 pm EDT on EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service. The concert will play in SD and HD on the EPIX television channel, video on demand...

May 12th

EPIX Unveils Affiliate Sales And Marketing Team

Tim Boell Leads Affiliate Sales as Group Vice President and Andy Hunter Becomes Chief Marketing Officer NEW YORK, NY, May 11, 2010 – EPIX, the first multiplatform premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, today announced Tim Boell as Group Vice President and the lead of the sales group and Andy Hunter as Chief Marketing Officer, in addition to naming the affiliated...

May 11th

Multiplatform Movie Viewing Is Now Mass Market,...

A majority (59%) of consumers use all three platforms to view premium entertainment – online, on demand and linear television, 61% consider multiplatform availability an important attribute driving subscription value New York, NY, May 10, 2010 – EPIX™, the first multiplatform entertainment service to launch on television, on demand and online, announced today key findings of an EPIX nationwide...

May 10th

Oscar Winner David S. Ward, Three-Time Oscar...

Top Hollywood Creators Join Previously Announced Talent Roster for the Premium Entertainment Service NEW YORK, NY, May 4, 2010 – Oscar winner David S. Ward (“The Sting”), three-time Oscar nominee Todd Field (“In the Bedroom,” “Little Children”)and Emmy Award winners Lawrence O’Donnell (“The West Wing”) and Todd Holland (“Malcolm in the Middle,” “The Larry Sanders Show”) are the latest impressive...

May 4th

Oliver Stone And Bruce Wagner To Develop One Hour...

Academy Award winning Stone Latest Talent to Join Standout Creative Roster for EPIX NEW YORK, NY, April 30, 2010 –Oscar-winning producer/writer/director Oliver Stone and Bruce Wagner have entered into a development deal with EPIX it was announced today. Their first project will be a one hour scripted dramatic series, “Still Holding,” based on the iconoclastic Wagner’s critically acclaimed novel...

Apr 30th

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The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour 2010...

New York, NY – April 15, 2010 – EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service, is proud to announce that The Black Eyed Peas’ highly anticipated sold out concert tour, “The E.N.D. World Tour 2010” will make its world television premiere on May 15 at 10 pm EDT on EPIX. The concert will play in SD and HD on the EPIX television channel, video on demand service, online at...

Apr 21st

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EPIX Goes Coast-to-Coast; Inks First Nationwide...

Agreement Gives DISH Network Customers Across the Country Access to the EPIX Premium HD Entertainment Service Beginning This Month EPIX Marks Its Sixth Distribution Deal; Will Reach 30 Million Homes by May 2010 New York, April 19, 2010 – EPIX™ today announced its launch on DISH Network, making its content available to the distributor’s more than 14.1 million customers around the nation. This is...

Apr 19th

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Charter To Launch EPIX

Charter and EPIX reach agreement for television, on demand and online content to launch in May 2010 St. Louis, MO and New York, NY, February 4, 2010 – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced that it will launch EPIX™, a multiplatform premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service to customers during May. EPIX is the premium entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom...

Feb 4th

EPIX Signs Distribution Agreement With Mediacom...

Mediacom to Launch EPIX in April 2010 New York, NY, January 13, 2010 – EPIX™ announced today that Mediacom Communications, the nation’s seventh largest cable television provider, will begin distributing its multi-platform premium entertainment service to its customers in April 2010. EPIX is the premium entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount...

Jan 13th

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EPIX To Be Distributed By Cox Communications

Pioneering Premium HD Entertainment Service from Viacom, Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM to be Launched on Television, On Demand and Online to Cox Customers in April 2010 New York, NY, January 11, 2010 – EPIX™ announced today that it has reached a multi-platform distribution agreement, with Cox Communications, the nation’s third largest cable television company. EPIX, the premium entertainment...

Jan 11th

EPIX Invites You To Celebrate Christmas With 'The... →

NEW YORK—(Dec 21, 2009)—This holiday season EPIX(TM) would like you to spend a little quality with The Family. Christmas With The Family unwraps a festive marathon of gifts you can’t refuse - beginning Christmas Eve, experience a non-stop string of mob hits including the HD re-master of Academy Award(R) Winning director Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary...

Dec 21st

EPIX Introduces First Interactive Social Viewing... →

Private Screening Room Enables EPIX Subscribers to Watch Their Favorite Films While Interacting With Their Friends in Real Time NEW YORK, NY and SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(November 20, 2009)—EPIX™, the next generation premium entertainment service from Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM, has launched the first true Social TV platform that makes TV viewing highly interactive at its...

Dec 1st

EPIX Serves Up A Thanksgiving Feast…Of Fury →

Four- Day Movie Marathon Features Hollywood’s Biggest Action Icons from Indiana Jones and James Bond to Robocop and Iron Man World Television Premiere of “Cloverfield” Closes Out the Holiday Weekend Festivities on Sunday, November 29 at 9PM (ET/PT) New York, NY November 23, 2009 – EPIX™ is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with a nonstop action movie marathon that is sure to...

Nov 24th