MGM Television Programming Available on the iTunes Music Store

MGM Television Programming Available on the iTunes Music Store

New Media Division Expands Reach for Studio's Library of Classic & Popular TV Hits

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) today announced it has made current episodes of the hit science fiction/adventure series STARGATE SG1 and STARGATE ATLANTIS available for purchase and download from the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com).

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Effective today the first five episodes of STARGATE SG1 season 10 and the first five episodes of STARGATE ATLANTIS season 3 will be available for download and subsequent episodes for both series will be available within 24 hours after airing on the SCI FI Channel.

"By making these popular series available through iTunes we're able to extend the reach of the MGM brand and the STARGATE franchise," said Doug Lee, MGM's executive vice president, New Media Division. "We're always delighted to enhance the consumer's experience of our popular content and see this as a win all the way around."

The deal marks the first step in MGM's strategy to expand its electronic distribution footprint globally with more announcements expected in the future. Since forming the New Media Division in April of this year and the recruitment of Lee to supervise it, MGM is now positioned to expand in the new media world, which will bring upside potential for the company's library.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music, and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,000 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 110 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), Texas Pacific Group (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

CONTACT: Jeff Pryor
Executive Vice President/Corporate Communications
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
e.jpryor@mgm.com; o. 310-449-3446

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CONTACT: Jeff Pryor, Executive Vice President/Corporate Communications
of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., +1-310-449-3446, e.jpryor@mgm.com

Web site: http://www.itunes.com/
http://www.mgm.com/

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