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 (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:
Alana Davis Eric Becker
Comcast Starz Entertainment
(215) 286-5211 (720) 852-4065
Alana_davis@comcast.com Eric.becker@starz.com
Kate Noel
Comcast/Fancast
(215)286-8793
Kate_Noel@comcast.com
SOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC
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Related links:
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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
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