Website Now Offers Sneak Preview of 'Crash' First Episode, Features Content
from Starz Entertainment, Starz Media and Overture Films
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a whole new look at
Starz. New branding, new upcoming original dramatic series with "Crash,"
new hit movies, and now a newly revamped online home at Starz.com
(http://www.starz.com).
Starz.com has relaunched with an inviting new user interface that
showcases the great movie and entertainment programming from Starz
Entertainment and its extended family of companies including, Starz Media
("Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!") and Overture Films (Righteous Kill, Traitor).
Starz.com is also hosting an early sneak preview of the premiere
episode of "Crash," the widely anticipated Starz original dramatic series.
Consumers may stream the first episode leading up to the primetime premiere
on Starz on October 17, 2008 at 10PM ET/PT.
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.com has grown to be a favored destination site for the millions
of people drawn to all of the great moves and television programming
produced, directed and distributed by our family of companies," said Ann
Ivancie, vice president, online & new media for Starz Entertainment.
"Starz.com is geared to those wanting to sample, engage, and interact with
others passionate about quality programming such as 'Crash' and other Starz
projects. We will take fans behind the scenes, introduce them to casts,
enable them to build and create virtual communities around them, and more"
The re-launched Starz.com website enjoys a new stunning, yet strikingly
clean visual design that is functionally robust and yet easy-to-use for
consumers with more movie extras, special programming such as the
award-winning animated "Bunnies" movie parodies, ratings and personalized
favorites. New community and interactive features on Starz.com include
message boards, blogs and widgets.
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.
Contact:
Eric Becker
Starz Entertainment (720) 852-4065
eric.becker@starz.com
SOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC
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Related links:
http://www.starz.com
CONTACT:
Eric Becker of Starz Entertainment,
+1-720-852-4065, eric.becker@starz.com
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