EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz
Entertainment, LLC, and DIRECTV, announced today that the companies
have entered into a multi-platform distribution agreement
extension. The new deal provides for DIRECTV to continue to offer
the Starz Entertainment premium channels, HD, and on-demand
services, and grants DIRECTV the rights to offer STARZ ONLINE and ENCORE ONLINE services on its
DIRECTV Everywhere service, which is currently in beta, for its
authenticated STARZ Super Pack subscribers. In addition, the
agreement enables DIRECTV to launch MOVIEPLEX, INDIEPLEX, and
RETROPLEX, and the related MOVIEPLEX ON DEMAND and MOVIEPLEX ONLINE
service on DIRECTV Everywhere.
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DIRECTV offers 15 STARZ and ENCORE channels, with eight in high
definition for its STARZ Super Pack subscribers, in addition to the
STARZ ON DEMAND and ENCORE ON DEMAND services. DIRECTV's
STARZ ON DEMAND and ENCORE ON DEMAND services - and STARZ ONLINE and ENCORE ONLINE on DIRECTV
Everywhere - offer about 600 top movies, originals, and TV
programming per month. The MOVIEPLEX on-demand and online
services will add about an additional 200 titles once launched.
Financial terms and other deal specifics were not disclosed.
"We are pleased that the STARZ and ENCORE premium channels and
service are a part of our DIRECTV Everywhere platform," said
Derek Chang, executive vice
president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV. "Providing
our STARZ Super Pack subscribers with online access to their
subscription content from Starz through DIRECTV Everywhere later
this year will bring even more value to our customers."
"DIRECTV and Starz have a long, symbiotic relationship going
back to the early 1990s, and I am very pleased that we are able to
extend and expand our existing business relationship," said
Ed Huguez, president of affiliate
distribution for Starz Entertainment. "With great movies,
'Spartacus,' and 'Magic City,' the value proposition for
subscribing to our multi-platform premium programming has never
been better."
About Starz Entertainment
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original
programming entertainment service provider operating in
the United States. The company
offers 17 premium channels including the flagship STARZ® and
ENCORE® brands with approximately 19.6 million and 33.2 million
subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs in total
more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its
pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV
leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced
services for its STARZ, ENCORE and MOVIEPLEX brands. Starz
Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ:
LMCA).
About DIRECTV
DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is one of the world's leading providers of
digital television entertainment services delivering a premium
video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched
programming and industry leading customer service to 32 million
customers in the U.S. and Latin
America. In the U.S., DIRECTV offers its 19.9 million
customers access to more than 170 HD channels and Dolby-Digital®
5.1 theater-quality sound, access to exclusive sports programming
such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET™, Emmy- award winning technology and
higher customer satisfaction than the leading cable companies for
11 years running. DIRECTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries
and affiliated companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries,
leads the pay-TV category in technology, programming and service,
delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to 12 million
customers. DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties include
three Regional Sports Networks (Northwest, Rocky Mountain and
Pittsburgh) as well as a 60
percent interest in Game Show Network. For the most up-to-date
information on DIRECTV, please visit www.directv.com.
Contacts:
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Jade
Ekstedt
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Theano
Apostolou
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DIRECTV
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Starz
Entertainment
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(310)
964-3429
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(424)
204-4052
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jlekstedt@directv.com
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theano@starz.com
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SOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC; DIRECTV