Starz Entertainment Extends Exclusive Pay TV Output and Library Deal With Legendary Winter Action Filmmaker Warren Miller
Starz Entertainment Extends Exclusive Pay TV Output and Library Deal With Legendary Winter Action Filmmaker Warren Miller
Includes Three World Television Premieres and a 22-Hour 'Shred Fest Marathon' Beginning Dec. 29 on Encore Wam
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Take off the snow gear and hit the slopes from the comfort of your home; Starz Entertainment has entered into a six year output and library deal with Warren Miller Entertainment, the most respected name in winter action sports films. The deal, which starts in December with a 22-hour "Shred Fest Marathon" on Encore Wam, will include the world television premieres of Warren Miller's Higher Ground and Warren Miller's Off the Grid, both of which will premiere in 2007, as well as an untitled project that premieres in 2008.
In addition to the world premieres, the deal extends Starz Entertainment's exclusive rights to Warren Miller's Ride, Warren Miller's Cold Fusion, Warren Miller's Storm, Warren Miller's Journey and Warren Miller's Impact.
"Warren Miller has thrilled audiences with his astonishing winter films for nearly 60 years," said Keenan Young, Starz Entertainment senior manager, program acquisitions. "We have had a long standing relationship with Warren, and we are thrilled to continue to be the home for his fantastic films. With the acquisition of these world premiere and library titles, we'll have the luxury of being able to show these films on a variety of our channels, including Starz Edge, Encore Action, Encore Wam as well as Starz On Demand and our Vongo movie download service."
"Shred Fest" on Encore Wam begins at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Friday, Dec. 29. It offers almost a full day of action sports movies, from the Warren Miller catalog as well as other producers. Scheduling information includes:
December 29
* Lords of Dogtown at 8 p.m. -- Based on the true story of the birth of
modern skateboarding culture, as a group of Southern California teens in
the 1970s perfect their outrageous moves on the sidewalks and empty
swimming pools of L.A.
* Warren Miller's Impact at 10 p.m. -- Snowboarders and skiers hit the
slopes in this extreme sports documentary.
* Warren Miller's Journey at 11:40 p.m. -- The ski-movie mogul follows
daredevil skiers from Aspen to Chile, from Alaska to Morocco in his
54th film.
December 30
* Warren Miller's Storm at 1:30 a.m., 7:50 a.m., 4:20 p.m. -- Miller
catches extreme snow sports from the USA, Canada and Europe in this
stunning documentary.
* Warren Miller's Cold Fusion at 3:10 a.m., 6 p.m. -- Go around the world
-- Iran, Utah, Kenya, Switzerland -- for extreme skiing and snowboarding
action.
* The Prophecy at 4:50 a.m., 1:30 p.m. -- High-flying stunts and
adrenaline rush skiing and snowboarding action presented by Teton
Gravity Research.
* Lords of Dogtown at 6 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
* Warren Miller's Impact at 10 a.m.
The world television premiere of Warren Miller's Higher Ground will air on Starz Edge on Monday, January 1 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). The film follows today's cutting edge athletes travel the globe in search of Higher Ground, exploring a quarter million acres of untouched terrain in Alaska...or skiing and skying around Switzerland. World Cup mogul champion and Olympic gold medal hopeful Jeremy Bloom serves as your guide.
Warren Miller Entertainment(R) is the most respected name in action sports cinematography, capturing the best of winter sports since 1949. In addition to producing and touring a feature length snow sports film each year, Warren Miller Entertainment(R) has a thriving television programming, development and production arm and is a leading source for snow and action sports stock footage. All films are produced and distributed from the company's Boulder, Colorado studios.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 14.9 million and 26.6 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and Vongo(SM). Starz Entertainment is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, www.starz.com.
Contacts: Rhiannon Hendrickson Jonathan Taylor
Starz Entertainment Group The Lippin Group
(720) 852-5802 (323) 965-1990
rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.comjtaylor@lippingroup.com
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Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC
CONTACT: Rhiannon Hendrickson of Starz Entertainment Group,
+1-720-852-5802, rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com; or Jonathan Taylor of The
Lippin Group, +1-323-965-1990, jtaylor@lippingroup.com, for Starz
Entertainment, LLC
Web site: http://www.starz.com/
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