DIRECTV Customers Eligible to Receive a $25 Credit With New Starz Super
Pack Subscription
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment, LLC and
DIRECTV, Inc. are offering an exclusive free preview weekend of the Starz
Super Pack (channels 520 - 533) to all DIRECTV customers beginning
Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22. DIRECTV customers who sign up
for the Starz Super Pack between Sunday, April 8 and Thursday, May 31 are
eligible to receive a $25 credit on their DIRECTV bill.
"The Starz free preview weekend provides an excellent opportunity for
our customers to experience the first-rate movie programming available on
the Starz Super Pack," said Dan Ferguson, director of marketing, DIRECTV.
"We look forward to offering our customers an added incentive to enjoy the
robust line-up with a $25 credit for new Starz Super Pack subscribers."
The free preview will highlight 12 channels in the Starz Super Pack
including Starz (east), Starz (west), Starz InBlack, Starz Edge, Encore
(east), Encore (west) and the Encore theme channels.
"The Starz Super Pack offers an unparalleled variety of films including
Hollywood blockbusters, independent films, family films, classics, and more
that appeal to everyone," added Eric Neal, director of affiliate sales and
marketing, Starz Entertainment. The free preview weekend features
Hollywood-hits available exclusively on Starz including Monster House,
Click, RV, The Shaggy Dog and more. Viewers will also have an opportunity
to see exclusive content for movies coming to Starz later this summer,
which include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Cars, The Da
Vinci Code and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
DIRECTV customers who sign up for the Starz Super Pack during the free
preview may be eligible for a $25 credit on their DIRECTV bill with proof
of a new, two-month subscription.
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 15.5 million and 27.3
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, Starz On Demand and Vongo(SM). Starz Entertainment
(http://www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty
Capital Group.
About DIRECTV, Inc.
DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service
provider, presents the finest television experience available to more than
16 million customers through exclusive content, industry-leading customer
service (which has surpassed cable for six years running) and superior
technologies. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy over 250 channels of 100%
digital picture and sound; exclusive programming and the most comprehensive
collection of sports programming available anywhere including NFL SUNDAY
TICKET(TM), and MLB EXTRA INNINGS(TM). DIRECTV (NYSE: DTV) also leads the
digital television technology revolution with exclusives such as NFL SUNDAY
TICKET SuperFan(TM), US Open Interactive and YES Network Interactive and
will soon have the capacity to offer 150 national channels in HD. For the
most up-to-date information on the Company, please visit directv.com.
Contact: Michelle Ellis Darris Gringeri
Starz Entertainment DIRECTV
(720) 852-6269 (212) 462-5136
michelle.ellis@starz.com dagringeri@directv.com
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