Starz Originals and Manga Ent. Now Available on iTunes(R)

Starz Originals and Manga Ent. Now Available on iTunes(R)

Viewer Favorites including 'Head Case,' 'Hollywood Residential' and 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex' Ready for Purchase and Download on the iTunes Store

BURBANK, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Media announced today the availability of premium programming from Starz Entertainment and fan favorite anime series from Manga Entertainment on the iTunes(R) Store (http://www.itunes.com/).

Fans can now purchase and download original series from Starz Entertainment, the second largest premium cable and satellite service in the U.S., including the celebrity-fueled comedies "Head Case" and "Hollywood Residential." In addition, fans of Manga Entertainment, a leading producer/distributor of anime content, can purchase and download episodes of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex," "Noein," "Tokko" and "Tactics."

"Making Starz and Manga programming available on iTunes allows us to continue to fulfill our goal of providing consumers access to our content where they want it, when they want it and how they want it," noted Marc DeBevoise, Starz Media's senior vice president, digital media, business development and strategy. "We're very happy to have these titles on iTunes, with its wide range of content and significant reach."

This announcement is the latest in Starz Media's increasing embrace of new and alternative distribution channels, and marks one of the first digital deals to include currently airing episodes of Starz Original programming.

"We're excited about distributing our original programming on iTunes," said Stephan Shelanski, executive vice president, programming for Starz Entertainment. "We believe it provides a unique opportunity for these programs to find new audiences, specifically for viewers who don't already subscribe to Starz."

Fans who visit Manga Entertainment and Starz on iTunes are able to purchase episodes for viewing on a Mac or PC, iPod with video, iPhone or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.

About Starz Media:

Starz Media, LLC, is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. Its units create animated and live-action programming -- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media (http://www.starzmedia.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

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CONTACT: Jonathan Taylor of Starz Media, +1-818-748-4032,
Jonathan.taylor@starz.com

Web site:

http://www.starzmedia.com/
http://www.starz.com/
http://www.itunes.com/

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