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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Cox Communications Offers Free Full Episode Sneak Previews of Starz Original Comedies 'Head Case' and New Series 'Party Down' On DEMAND Beginning March 13th

Cox Communications Offers Free Full Episode Sneak Previews of Starz Original Comedies 'Head Case' and New Series 'Party Down' On DEMAND Beginning March 13th

ATLANTA and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and Starz Entertainment, LLC are bringing Cox Digital Cable customers a free On DEMAND sneak preview of full length episodes from two Starz original series, with new episodes of "Head Case" and the new comedy series, "Party Down," beginning March 13th.

Full episodes of "Head Case" and "Party Down" will be made available for free and unlimited on demand viewing through the FreeZone section of On DEMAND. "Head Case" and "Party Down" early sneak previews precede the March 20th Starz primetime premiere at 10PM ET/PT and 10:30PM ET/PT respectively.

The new episodes of "Head Case" and "Party Down" will remain a staple in the Starz On Demand and Starz HD On Demand subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) programming mix and will debut day-and-date with new episode premieres.

Ten new episodes of the acclaimed unscripted comedy series "Head Case," starring Alexandra Wentworth, return with an all-star lineup of celebrity guests, including Jerry Seinfeld, Playboy(TM) kingpin Hugh Hefner with "girlfriend" Bridget Marquardt, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, SNL(TM) alum Kevin Nealon, "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, TV reality stars Tori Spelling and hubby Dean McDermott, superstar songstress Macy Gray, "CSI New York's" Melina Kanakaredes, WWE(R) star Dave Batista(TM) and many more.

"Party Down," a new 10-episode comedy series from creator Rob Thomas ("Veronica Mars," "Cupid"), follows a Los Angeles catering team - a sextet of Hollywood wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their "big break." "Party Down" stars Ken Marino ("Veronica Mars," Role Models), Adam Scott ("Tell Me You Love Me," Step Brothers), Jane Lynch (Role Models, The 40 Year Old Virgin), Martin Starr (Knocked Up, "Freaks and Geeks), Ryan Hansen ("Veronica Mars," Friday the 13th (2009)) and Lizzy Caplan ("True Blood," Cloverfield, Mean Girls). Celebrity guest appearances include: Ed Begley, Jr., Marilu Henner, Joey Lauren Adams, Breckin Meyer, Rob Corddry and Steven Weber.

"New episodes of the Starz comedies complement the thousands of free options available in our On DEMAND library," said David Pugliese, Cox's senior vice president of product marketing. "We are pleased to join Starz again and offer on-demand previews of each series to our digital customers at no charge."

"Offering sneak previews of our original programming has been a strong tactic for introducing new series and consumers love it," said Christine Carrier, Starz Entertainment senior vice president, affiliate sales and marketing. "Using Cox's On DEMAND platform offers a great way to leverage the power of VOD and give consumers the control they seek in identifying new programming and controlling the overall viewing experience."

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6.2 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network. Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com

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 17.7 million and 31.7 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, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

   Contacts:    Erin Lambremont                      Eric Becker   Cox Communications                   Starz Entertainment   (404) 843-5854                       (720) 852-4065   erin.lambremont@cox.com              eric.becker@starz.com  

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Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC; Cox Communications

CONTACT: Eric Becker, Starz Entertainment, +1-720-852-4065,
eric.becker@starz.com; or Erin Lambremont, Cox Communications,
+1-404-843-5854, erin.lambremont@cox.com

Web Site: http://www.starz.com/


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