Mediacom Communications Offers On Demand Full Episode Sneak Previews of Starz Originals 'Head Case' and New Series 'Party Down' Beginning March 13th

Mediacom Communications Offers On Demand Full Episode Sneak Previews of Starz Originals 'Head Case' and New Series 'Party Down' Beginning March 13th

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mediacom Communications Corporation will deliver full episode sneak previews of new episodes from two Starz Entertainment comedies, "Head Case" and the new series "Party Down," in Free Pass on channel 1 for all of its On Demand customers beginning March 13th.

The new episodes of "Head Case" and "Party Down" will be available for free and unlimited on demand viewing in Free Pass in Mediacom markets that have launched On Demand services. "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 subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) programming mix and will debut day-and-date on Starz On Demand 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.

Various "Head Case" and "Party Down" trailers and behind-the-scenes promotional material for the comedy series will also be made available on Free Pass.

"Mediacom's Free Pass and On Demand system offer great platforms for our customers to sample new programming, such as the new comedy episodes from Starz," said Mike Rahimi, senior vice president, marketing for Mediacom. "Video On Demand offers tremendous convenience to the customers and free and on-demand previews only serve to underscore the terrific value we at Mediacom offer our customers."

"Free Pass and Mediacom's On Demand platform offers a terrific way for Mediacom subscribers to check out the funny new originals on Starz with full convenience and control," said Christine Carrier, Starz Entertainment senior vice president, affiliate sales and marketing.

About Mediacom Communications Corporation

Mediacom Communications is the nation's 8th largest cable television company and is one of the leading cable operators focused on serving the smaller cities and towns in the United States. Mediacom Communications offers a wide array of broadband products and services, including traditional video services, digital television, video-on-demand, digital video recorders, high-definition television, high-speed Internet access and phone service.

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:    Thomas J. Larsen          Eric Becker   Mediacom                  Starz Entertainment   (845) 695-2754            (720) 852-4065   tlarsen@mediacomcc.com    eric.becker@starz.com  

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Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC; Mediacom Communications Corporation

CONTACT: Thomas J. Larsen of Mediacom, +1-845-695-2754,
tlarsen@mediacomcc.com; or Eric Becker of Starz Entertainment,
+1-720-852-4065, eric.becker@starz.com

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

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