Free Sneak Preview of Starz Entertainment's New Original Series, 'Crash,' to Premiere on Comcast's On Demand and Fancast Beginning October 1st

Free Sneak Preview of Starz Entertainment's New Original Series, 'Crash,' to Premiere on Comcast's On Demand and Fancast Beginning October 1st

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment, LLC today announced full-episode sneak previews of "Crash," a new original dramatic series from the premium TV provider, will be available on Comcast's On Demand service and Fancast ,the premiere online destination that enables users to watch, manage and find entertainment content wherever it is available, beginning October 1st.

From the producers of the Academy Award(R)-winning Best Motion Picture of 2006, full-length episodes of "Crash" will be made available to all Comcast digital cable customers through its signature On Demand service, and will also be available in high-definition. Additionally, the "Crash" sneak preview will also be available on Fancast.com with live streaming of the episodes from anywhere in the United States.

The "Crash" early sneak preview precedes the October 17th Starz primetime premiere at 10PM ET/PT. Episodes of "Crash" will remain a staple in the Starz On Demand programming mix and will debut on Starz the same day they debut on Starz On Demand.

"We are very pleased to provide all of Comcast's VOD customers with an opportunity to sample 'Crash' on-demand," said Andy Nigolian, Starz Entertainment senior vice president, affiliate sales and marketing. "Using multiple distribution platforms and a sneak preview are some of the novel ways we are looking for this much-anticipated series to build a loyal and devoted audience."

Various "Crash" trailers and behind-the-scenes promotional material for the eagerly-anticipated series will also be made available On Demand and on Fancast.

Co-produced with Lionsgate, "Crash" is a provocative new 13-episode drama starring an ensemble cast led by film icon Dennis Hopper. Set in Los Angeles, the series explores the complexities of social and racial tolerance through characters whose lives intersect and collide.

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 17 million and 31.3 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, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

Contacts:

Alana Davis Eric Becker
Comcast Starz Entertainment
(215) 286-5211 (720) 852-4065
Alana_davis@comcast.comEric.becker@starz.com

Kate Noel
Comcast/Fancast
(215)286-8793
Kate_Noel@comcast.com

Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC

CONTACT: Alana Davis of Comcast, +1-215-286-5211,
Alana_davis@comcast.com; or Eric Becker of Starz Entertainment,
+1-720-852-4065, Eric.becker@starz.com; or Kate Noel of Comcast|Fancast,
+1-215-286-8793, Kate_Noel@comcast.com

Web Site: http://www.starz.com/

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