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™ announced today that it is rolling out the first broad-scale deployment of subscriber authentication to enable online viewing. The premium multiplatform entertainment service has launched its online platform, EpixHD.com, for Cox Communications and Mediacom Communications customers and will introduce authentication with Charter Communications in July.
Now, in addition to viewing the linear channel and SVOD offering of over 150 HD and SD movies each month, EPIX subscribers will have access to the entire lineup online, including new releases Star Trek, Shutter Island, Precious and Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, classic franchises Raiders of the Lost Ark and Godfather and A-list music and comedy artists Madonna, Black Eyed Peas, Lewis Black and David Cross.
Charter, Mediacom and Cox launched the EPIX channel and SVOD service in April and are supporting the introduction of the third platform, EpixHD.com, with launch marketing campaigns that include free previews in June and July.
“As we continue to define the future of multi-screen entertainment consumption, we are thrilled EPIX and EpixHD.com will be universally accessible to Cox, Charter and Mediacom customers,” said Mark Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “We are inspired by the leadership our distribution partners have shown and impressed with their successful efforts to make subscriber entitlement operational in a matter of weeks.”
“Choice for the customer; how, where and when they want to watch TV, is important. Launching EPIX’ three service platforms enables Charter customers to embrace and complement how they experience video,” said Rich DiGeronimo, Charter’s Vice President of Product Management.
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 next-generation premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service. 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 titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through the linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com, the leading online destination for movies. EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to subscribers via its enhanced service, EPIX Megaplex, on www.EpixHD.com. The service is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through carriage agreements with Verizon FiOS, DISH Network, Cox Communications, Mediacom Communications, Charter Communications and NCTC.
For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com.
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