50 Cent Sees Starz

50 Cent Sees Starz

50 Cent to Host '50's Picks' on Starz Edge and Premiere an Original 30-Minute Video Show '50 on 50' on Starz InBlack this September

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapper 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) will see Starz this September with "50's Picks" on Starz Edge and the premiere of "50 on 50" on Starz InBlack. "50's Picks," a four night programming event featuring films selected and hosted by 50 Cent, begins on Starz Edge Friday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). "50 on 50," an original 30-minute video show hosted by 50 Cent, premieres on Starz InBlack Friday, Sept. 7 at 11 p.m. (ET/PT). These programming events coincide with the release of 50 Cent's third major album, "Curtis," on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Movies featured in "50's Picks" include The Professional, Rush Hour, Carlito's Way and He Got Game. An encore of "50's Picks" will air on Starz Edge as a marathon the evening of Saturday, Sept. 15. Tony Yayo, a founding member of G-Unit, joins 50 Cent in "50 on 50" to discuss music and introduce a variety of music videos including three from "Curtis" -- "Straight to the Bank," "I Get Money," and "Ayo Technology" featuring Justin Timberlake.

"50's Picks" Schedule (all times are ET/PT):

-- Friday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. -- The Professional
-- Saturday, Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. -- Rush Hour
-- Sunday, Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. -- Carlito's Way
-- Monday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. -- He Got Game
-- Saturday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. -- The Professional
-- Saturday, Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. -- Carlito's Way
-- Saturday, Sept. 15 at 11:30 p.m. -- Rush Hour
-- Sunday, Sept. 16 at 1:15 a.m. -- He Got Game

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 16.1 million and 28.4 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(R). Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.

Contacts:
Michelle Ellis Robin Mesger
Starz Entertainment The Lippin Group
720.852.6269 323.965.1990
michelle.ellis@starz.comrmesger@lippingroup.com

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Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC

CONTACT: Michelle Ellis of Starz Entertainment, LLC, +1-720-852-6269,
michelle.ellis@starz.com; or Robin Mesger of The Lippin Group,
+1-323-965-1990, rmesger@lippingroup.com, for Starz Entertainment, LLC

Web site:

http://www.starz.com/

NOTE TO EDITOR: High-resolution images from the series can be found at http://starz.mediaroom.com.

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