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[11/03/14 - 11:00 AM]
Starz Offers Can't-Miss Opportunity for Thrilling Limited Series "The Missing" with Free Sampling and Advance Season Schedule
Sampling will begin on Saturday, November 8, one week prior to the U.S. series premiere on Saturday, November 15 at 9:00/8:00c.

[via press release from Starz]

STARZ OFFERS CAN'T-MISS OPPORTUNITY FOR THRILLING LIMITED SERIES "THE MISSING" WITH FREE SAMPLING AND ADVANCE SEASON SCHEDULE

"The Missing" Limited Series Available on STARZ ON DEMAND and STARZ PLAY At Least One Week Prior to Linear Schedule Throughout Season

Premiere Episode Sampling Available on Select U.S. Cable, Satellite and Telco Distributors; Facebook, Twitter, Starz.com, STARZ PLAY and More on November 8

Beverly Hills, Calif., November 3, 2014 - Starz announced today plans for its free nationwide multiplatform sampling of the first episode of the new eight-part STARZ Limited series, "The Missing." Sampling will begin on Saturday, November 8, one week prior to the U.S. series premiere on Saturday, November 15 at 9 pm ET/PT on STARZ.

Select multichannel video distributors will offer linear, on-demand and online sampling opportunities of the first episode on November 8, one week in advance of the STARZ series premiere. Approximately 82 million multichannel video households will have access to the sampling opportunities through select cable, satellite and Telco affiliates in the United States, as well as online through select websites including Starz.com, STARZ YouTube channel, STARZ ON DEMAND and the free STARZ PLAY app for all users in the United States.

Additionally, STARZ subscribers will have the option to view the entire dramatic series early. Beginning with the premiere through episode 6, viewers can watch each new episode of the series one week in advance of its linear STARZ premium channel premiere, on STARZ ON DEMAND and STARZ PLAY. The final two episodes will be available on STARZ ON DEMAND and STARZ PLAY beginning on December 20 - two weeks prior to STARZ airing the seventh episode on Saturday, January 3, 2015 and the series finale on Saturday, January 10, 2015.

ONDEMAND/STARZ PLAY STARZ LINEAR
November 8 *101
November 15 102 101
November 22 103 102
November 29 104 103
December 6 105 104
December 13 106 105
December 20 107 & 108 106
December 27 Hiatus
January 3 107
January 10 108

* free multiplatform sampling available

"This new scheduling strategy optimizes the value of our digital platform offerings as we increase viewer flexibility for viewing the suspenseful series, giving STARZ ON DEMAND and STARZ PLAY viewers early access to episodes prior to our Starz linear network," said David Baldwin, Executive Vice President, Program Planning, Network Operations for Starz. "The cliff-hanging conclusion of each episode of 'The Missing' will leave viewers wanting more, and by offering the episodes on Starz digital platforms in advance of their linear STARZ premium channel premieres, we satisfy that need."

The eight-episode dramatic thriller, directed by Tom Shankland ("Ripper Street") and written by Harry Williams and Jack Williams, centers on the psychological fallout and ensuing years-long manhunt resulting from the sudden disappearance of five-year-old Oliver Hughes while on holiday with his parents in France in 2006.

About "The Missing"

"The Missing" is a gripping dramatic thriller that goes inside the mind of a father, Tony Hughes, played by James Nesbitt (The Hobbit trilogy), desperate to locate his lost son. With help from local police detective Julien Baptiste, played by Tcheky Karyo (Goldeneye), Tony embarks on an obsessive quest to find his son and those responsible for his disappearance. A gripping puzzle with twists and turns at every stage, Tony's exhaustive search fractures his relationship with his wife, Emily, played by Frances O'Connor (A.I.: Artificial Intelligence), and threatens to destroy his life. Told through a delicate and complex narrative, "The Missing" unfolds over two time frames simultaneously.

In addition to Nesbitt, O'Connor and Karyo, the international ensemble cast also includes Emilie Dequenne (Laurence), Arsher Ali (Malik Suri), Titus De Voogdt (Vincent Bourg), Ken Stott (Ian Garrett), Said Taghmaoui (Khalid Ziane), Anamaria Marinca (Rini), Jean-Francois Wolff (Alain) and Astrid Whetnall (Sylvie).

Shot in Brussels, Belgium, "The Missing" is produced by New Pictures and Company Pictures in association with Two Brothers Pictures and Playground and will air on BBC One in the UK in fall of 2014. all3media international retains all US rights not obtained by Starz.

For more information, follow @TheMissing_STZ on Twitter.

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 September 30, 2014, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 56.2 million subscribers, including 22.5 million at STARZ, and 33.7 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.





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