Starz Announces Resignations of Overture Films Executives

Starz Announces Resignations of Overture Films Executives

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chris Albrecht, president and chief executive officer of Starz, LLC, announced that Overture Films executives, Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett, tendered their resignations today due to differences over the strategic direction of the company. Peter Adee, president, worldwide marketing, distribution and new media for Overture, will assume day-to-day operational responsibilities for the company and report directly to Albrecht.

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"I want to thank Chris and Danny for their dedication and hard work in building the studio from the ground up, and wish them well in their future business endeavors," said Albrecht.

Founded in November 2006, Overture Films is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starz, LLC, which is a unit of Liberty Media Corp. and which also operates the Starz Entertainment premium television business and the Starz Media production and distribution company.

About Overture Films

Overture Films (www.overturefilms.net) develops, produces, acquires, and distributes feature length, theatrical motion pictures worldwide. The studio is a wholly owned unit of Starz Media, a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group. Its affiliated companies, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Entertainment, make the films available domestically to viewers via home video, premium television, Internet and other outlets.

About Starz, LLC,

Starz, LLC, is a controlled subsidiary that operates Starz Media and Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com). Starz Media and Starz Entertainment are attributed respectively to Liberty Capital Group (NASDAQ:LCAPA) and Liberty Starz (NASDAQ:LSTZA), tracking stock groups of Liberty Media Corporation.

About Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company offers 16 premium channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 17.1 million and 31.1 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced services for its Starz, Encore and MoviePlex brands. 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 Starz (NASDAQ:LSTZA), a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

About Starz Media

Starz Media, LLC, is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. Its units create animated and live-action programming -- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media (www.starzmedia.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Capital Group (NASDAQ: LCAPA), a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

Contact:

Eric Becker
Starz, LLC
(720) 852-4065 (direct)
(303) 638-3469 (cell)
eric.becker@starz.com

Adam Keen
Overture Films
(424) 204-4144 (direct)
(323) 394-2326 (cell)
adam.keen@overturefilms.net

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CONTACT: Eric Becker of Starz, +1-720-852-4065, or cell,
+1-303-638-3469, eric.becker@starz.com; or Adam Keen of Overture Films,
+1-424-204-4144, or cell, +1-323-394-2326, adam.keen@overturefilms.net

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

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