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Atlantic Broadband Signs Deal to Offer Starz Super Pak on Digital Basic BOSTON and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlantic Broadband LLC (Atlantic) and Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz) announced a new affiliation agreement adding 10 Starz premium movie channels to Atlantic's basic digital service. This addition became available to Atlantic's approximately 83,000 digital subscribers MSO-wide on July 1, 2004. The Starz Super Pak on Atlantic is comprised of STARZ!, STARZ! Family, STARZ! Cinema, Black STARZ!, Encore, Mystery, True Stories, Action, Love Stories and Westerns, and will serve as the featured exclusive premium service in Atlantic's new digital basic offering. The service also includes up to 30 other digital networks, a digital converter set-top box and remote control, digital music, pay-per-view access and interactive program guide. The entire service costs just $16.95 more than expanded basic. "This addition to our digital programming lineup is an aggressive move for Atlantic in the competitive marketplace," said David Keefe, CEO at Atlantic. "By adding this compelling Starz commercial-free movie programming to our basic digital package, we expect to have our strongest video lineup that has never been more competitively priced. The Starz channels offer the best in movie choice and convenience, and we are pleased to provide these valuable additions to our subscribers." "With an unparalleled library of family-friendly films presently available on Starz including: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' and 'Finding Nemo,' and later this year 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' and' Miracle,' Atlantic's digital subscribers are the big winners with this new agreement," added Tom Gove, vice president, national division for Starz. "Each channel delivers something new and unique to our customers who love movies." Starz provides a steady supply of blockbuster titles including 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,' 'Lost in Translation,' 'Finding Nemo,' 'The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers,' 'Hulk,' 'Chicago,' 'Anger Management,' 'Bringing Down the House,' 'Under the Tuscan Sun,' 'Mona Lisa Smile,' 'Spy Kids 3: Game Over' and 'Freaky Friday.' Hollywood studios supplying films to Starz include Disney, Universal, Sony, MGM, Paramount, New Line, Revolution Studios and Miramax. About Atlantic Broadband Atlantic Broadband is a privately held broadband service provider with headquarters located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The company is the 16th largest cable operator in the country with approximately 500 employees and over 250,000 customers located in three operating regions: Western Pennsylvania, Miami Beach and Maryland/Delaware. About Starz Starz is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 154 million pay units. Starz offerings include the Starz Super Pak(R), with up to 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz On Demand(R), the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on the cable and satellite platforms, and its broadband equivalent, STARZ! Ticket(SM). Starz also offers a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ! HD(SM), Encore HD(SM), and Starz On Demand HD(SM). Starz is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE:LNYSE:LMCb), http://www.starz.com/. For further information, please contact: Allyson Taylor of Starz Encore Group, +1-720-852-1122, ; or Chris Daly of Atlantic Broadband, +1-617-786-8800, ext. 105, . DATASOURCE: Starz Encore Group CONTACT: Allyson Taylor of Starz Encore Group, +1-720-852-1122, ; or Chris Daly of Atlantic Broadband, +1-617-786-8800, ext. 105, Web site: http://www.starz.com/ x

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