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[07/30/13 - 09:04 AM]
Starz and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution Announce Multiyear Film Library Licensing Agreement
The multiyear agreement is the largest ever between the companies, with about forty percent of the feature films newly licensed to Starz.

[via press release from Starz]

STARZ AND TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCE MULTIYEAR FILM LIBRARY LICENSING AGREEMENT

Expansive Deal Fortifies Pipeline of Great Movies for STARZ and ENCORE Premium Channels, On Demand and Online/PLAY Services

Los Angeles, Calif. - July 30, 2013 - Starz and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution announced a multiyear film library licensing agreement for hundreds of Fox movies to air commercial-free on the STARZ and ENCORE premium channels and associated HD, on-demand, and authenticated online offerings, including STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY.

The multiyear agreement is the largest ever between the companies, with about forty percent of the feature films newly licensed to Starz and thus available for the first time on the company's respective premium offerings.

"Consumers have long-subscribed to the Starz family of premium services thanks to the depth and breadth of its quality movie product. This agreement with Fox will fortify our pipeline of popular theatrical library content through the end of the decade and is a great complement to our exclusive originals, first-run movies, and other popular movie fare," said Michael Thornton, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions, Business & Legal Affairs. "Encompassing a deep collection of hundreds of films including such highlights as movies from the Ice Age, X-Men, and Home Alone franchises, as well as There's Something About Mary and Alien, these timeless hits will be a great addition for our loyal subscribers."

Gina Brogi, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Pay Television & SVOD for Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution commented, "We are very pleased to extend our relationship with Starz and thrilled that they will have an opportunity to access so many great films from Fox's extensive library."

Other great titles licensed as part of the agreement include: Big Momma's House, Dude, Where's My Car?, Planet of the Apes (2001), Dodgeball, Cheaper by the Dozen, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The X-Files, Me, Myself, and Irene, Predator, Fight Club, Behind Enemy Lines, Ever After, and Moulin Rouge.

About Starz

Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.

Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription video programming through the flagship STARZ(R) and ENCORE(R) pay TV networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. As of March 31, 2013, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 56.7 million subscribers, including 21.6 million at STARZ, and 35.1 million at ENCORE, making them the largest pair of premium flagship channels in the U.S. STARZ(R) and ENCORE(R), along with Starz Networks' third network MOVIEPLEX(R), air more than 1,000 movies monthly across 17 linear networks, complemented by On Demand and authenticated online offerings through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX PLAY. Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires entertainment content, distributing it to consumers globally on DVD, digital formats and traditional television. Starz Distribution's home video, digital media and worldwide distribution business units distribute original programming content produced by Starz, as well as entertainment content for itself and third parties. Starz Animation produces animated TV and movie content for studios, networks, distributors and audiences worldwide.

About Twentieth Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox is a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. 21st Century Fox's diversified global operations include the production and distribution of motion pictures and television programming; television, satellite, cable and digital media broadcasting and transmission; the production and distribution of promotional and advertising products and services; the development of conditional access and subscriber management systems.





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