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
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Related links:
http://www.starz.com
http://www.twondemand.com
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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