Starz Original Comedies 'Head Case,' New Series 'Party Down' to Be Showcased by Comcast With Starz On Demand and Fancast Sneak Previews Beginning March 13th

Starz Original Comedies 'Head Case,' New Series 'Party Down' to Be Showcased by Comcast With Starz On Demand and Fancast Sneak Previews Beginning March 13th

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment, LLC announced today that Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, will make available sneak previews of new episodes from the Starz original comedies, "Head Case" and the new series "Party Down" for free to its Starz video-on-demand (VOD) subscribers and on Fancast, a top entertainment site dedicated to celebrating television with instant access to an extensive TV video collection, beginning March 13th.

"Head Case" and "Party Down" early sneak previews on Starz On Demand precede the March 20th Starz primetime premiere of those shows at 10PM ET/PT and 10:30PM ET/PT respectively. Both high definition and standard definition versions of the new episodes of "Head Case" and "Party Down" will be available. "Head Case" and "Party Down" will remain a staple in the Starz On Demand mix and will debut day-and-date on Starz On Demand with new episode premieres.

Additionally, the sneak preview will also be available on Fancast.com with live streaming of the episodes from anywhere in the United States.

"Starz is proud to have two original comedy series airing new episodes this month, including the debuting 'Party Down,'" said Andy Nigolian, Starz Entertainment senior vice president, affiliate sales and marketing. "We are very pleased that Comcast is offering them early as sneak previews both On Demand and online at Fancast.com and hope consumers find these series as two more great reasons why there has never been a better time to be a Starz customer on Comcast."

Ten new episodes of the acclaimed unscripted comedy series "Head Case," starring Alexandra Wentworth, return with an all-star lineup of celebrity guests, including Jerry Seinfeld, Playboy(TM) kingpin Hugh Hefner with "girlfriend" Bridget Marquardt, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, SNL(TM) alum Kevin Nealon, "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, TV reality stars Tori Spelling and hubby Dean McDermott, superstar songstress Macy Gray, "CSI New York's" Melina Kanakaredes, WWE(R) star Dave Batista(TM) and many more.

"Party Down," a new 10-episode comedy series from creator Rob Thomas ("Veronica Mars," "Cupid"), follows a Los Angeles catering team - a sextet of Hollywood wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their "big break." "Party Down" stars Ken Marino ("Veronica Mars," Role Models), Adam Scott ("Tell Me You Love Me," Step Brothers), Jane Lynch (Role Models, The 40 Year Old Virgin), Martin Starr (Knocked Up, "Freaks and Geeks), Ryan Hansen ("Veronica Mars," Friday the 13th (2009)) and Lizzy Caplan ("True Blood," Cloverfield, Mean Girls). Celebrity guest appearances include: Ed Begley, Jr., Marilu Henner, Joey Lauren Adams, Breckin Meyer, Rob Corddry and Steven Weber.

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

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 17.7 million and 31.7 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

Charlene Fitzgibbon
Comcast/Fancast
(310) 425-2392
charlene_fitzgibbon@comcast.com

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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 Charlene Fitzgibbon of
Comcast/Fancast, +1-310-425-2392, charlene_fitzgibbon@comcast.com

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

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