Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Offers Full Episode, On-Demand Free Sneak Previews of New Starz Original Series 'Crash' Beginning October 1st

Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Offers Full Episode, On-Demand Free Sneak Previews of New Starz Original Series 'Crash' Beginning October 1st

LOS ANGELES, and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Warner Cable's Los Angeles (TWCLA) system will offer to all of its Digital Cable subscribers households free full episode sneak previews on Video On Demand (VOD) of "Crash," the first original dramatic series from premium TV provider Starz Entertainment 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 for free viewing through On Demand in both TWCLA's "Free On Demand" and Starz On Demand VOD categories. The "Crash" early sneak preview precedes the October 17th Starz primetime premiere at 10PM PT.

High definition and standard definition versions of the premiere episodes of "Crash" will be available during the "Crash" early sneak preview. Episodes of "Crash" will remain a staple in the Starz On Demand Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) programming mix and will debut day-and-date on Starz On Demand with new episode premieres. Starz On Demand is complimentary with Starz premium channel subscriptions for TWCLA customers.

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.

"What better way to see Starz original series 'Crash' but On Demand -- on one's own schedule. Time Warner Cable Los Angeles is thrilled to have the Free On Demand sneak preview of the series, 'Crash,' which features our backyard LA-based stories," said Patricia Fregoso-Cox, vice president, community affairs, Time Warner Cable-Los Angeles. "It is our pleasure to offer this complimentary sneak preview to our Digital Cable customers, as well as over 4,000 Video On Demand programs each month with the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward via a Digital Cable remote control. Time Warner Cable's incredible array of On Demand content is outlined at http://www.twondemand.com/. This is just one more service that maximizes our customers' entertainment experience."

"The 'Crash' debut is a landmark programming event for Starz," said Andy Nigolian, Starz Entertainment senior vice president, affiliate sales and marketing. "Starz is pleased that Time Warner Cable Los Angeles has agreed to present this to its VOD cable customers. We believe that this early sneak preview of 'Crash' will generate buzz, excitement and allow viewers a chance to look at Starz in a whole new light and as more than just the premier destination for great commercial-free movie programming."

About Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) owns and manages cable systems passing approximately 26 million homes in 33 states. Headquartered in New York City, Time Warner Cable has 14.6 million customers for its various products, including video, high-speed data and residential telephone. This includes approximately 13.3 million basic video subscribers and more than 6.9 million customers who purchase more than one product. Time Warner Cable includes some of the most technologically advanced and best-clustered cable systems in the country, with nearly 85 percent of the Company's customers located in five geographic regions: New York, Texas, Ohio, the Carolinas and southern California. It is the largest cable provider in the nation's two largest cities, Los Angeles and New York. Leveraging its leadership in innovation and quality customer care, Time Warner Cable delivers advanced products and services such as Video On Demand, high-definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed data and Digital Phone.

About Starz Entertainment

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 (http://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:

Anna Parra
Director, Public Affairs
Time Warner Cable-LA Region
(310) 647-6612
anna.parra@twcable.com

Eric Becker
Executive Director of Corporate Communications
Starz Entertainment
(720) 852-4065
eric.becker@starz.com

Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC; Time Warner Cable

CONTACT: Anna Parra, Director, Public Affairs of Time Warner Cable-LA
Region, +1-310-647-6612, anna.parra@twcable.com; or Eric Becker, Executive
Director of Corporate Communications of Starz Entertainment, +1-720-852-4065,
eric.becker@starz.com

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