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EPIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY DOPED: THE DIRTY SIDE OF SPORTS UNMASKS THE DARK REALITY OF BANNED SUBSTANCE TESTING

September 9, 2015

EPIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY DOPED: THE DIRTY SIDE OF SPORTS UNMASKS

THE DARK REALITY OF BANNED SUBSTANCE TESTING

World Television Premiere Airs Wednesday, September 30 at 8PM ET/PT, 7C

From the Conflicts of USADA to the Ongoing Anti-Doping Challenges in Olympic and Professional Sports

As Seen through the Eyes of Elite Athletes

New York, NY – September 9, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that its newest one-hour Original Documentary Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports, which offers a timely and critical look at the history of anti-doping policies in professional sports, will premiere Wednesday, September 30 at 8PM ET/PT, 7C. The film is executive produced by Bobby Valentine (former MLB Manager, current athletic director of Sacred Heart University), produced and directed by Andrew J. Muscato (“Schooled: The Price of College Sports,” Checkmates) and narrated by Nick Kroll (“Kroll Show,” “The League”).

The documentary features the inspiring first-hand accounts of athletes who claim their professional careers have been unfairly impacted by ineffective drug testing or intrusive testing protocols. Interviewed are record-setting 2015 World Championship bronze medalist and 2016 United States Olympic sprint sensation Tori Bowie, track coach Philippe DeRosier, former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi and shot put champion Adam Nelson, who claimed his rightfully-earned 2004 Olympics gold medal after a retroactive testing of his Ukrainian competitor confirmed the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports presents the many controversies and conflicts surrounding anti-doping policies and implementation along with archival and vérité footage that tell the story of a system that has trouble catching the cheaters. The film also reveals more about what the MLB Commissioner did and did not know about the steroid scandal in baseball through the first-ever public interview with former MLB investigator Ed Dominguez.

“EPIX strives to present relevant and thought-provoking programming that not only entertains but also informs,” said Mark S. Greenberg, EPIX President and CEO. “The topic of doping is a hot-button issue that continues to spark pointed conversation throughout the sports universe. This documentary offers a compelling look at the efforts to create fairness in testing, while shedding light on the surprising personal stories of everyday athletes.”

Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports also includes conversations with current and former representatives of WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) and USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) as well as Victor Conte (former BALCO CEO), Armond Armstead (former USC Football player), David Epstein (bestselling author, The Sports Gene), David Howman (WADA Director General), Dick Pound (former WADA President), DeMaurice Smith (Executive Director, NFL Players Association), Renee Anne Shirley (former Executive Director, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission), ESPN’s T.J. Quinn, Vice’s Patrick Hruby, noted boxing writer Thomas Hauser and many others.

“The policies used in sports for the war on performance enhancing drugs overreach and underperform,” said Andrew J. Muscato, Producer and Director of the documentary. “Amazingly clean athletes are not only being harmed by these rules, but they have no say in how to improve what’s clearly a broken system. In order for a global gold standard to truly work, athletes should be a bigger part of the process and that is how we can get to a better and more amicable solution for all. This is a big issue we discuss in the film.”

Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports clip for Media Review only: Former Boxing Champion Paul Malignaggi.

Join the conversation about Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports on Twitter with #Doped or visit http://www.epix.com/doped-the-dirty-side-of-sports.

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Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports is an EPIX Original Documentary produced and directed by Andrew J. Muscato. The executive producers are Bobby Valentine and Robert Musumeci. The co-executive producers are Matthew Byrnes, Robert Castrignano, Douglas Lorentz, Terry Maltese and Ravi Singh. Andrew J. Muscato and Ray Hubley are the writers, Brett Mayfield is the director of photography and Nick Kroll is the narrator. Music is by Alex Bilo. Ross Bernard and Jill Burkhart are the executive producers for EPIX.

About EPIX

EPIX® is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on XBox 360, PlayStation® 3 and 4, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Chromecast and Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter and Periscope @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).

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SKYLAR ASTIN, CHRIS LOWELL AND ANGÉLICA MARÍA JOIN THE CAST OF GRAVES AN EPIX ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING NICK NOLTE AND SUSAN SARANDON

September 2, 2015

Series Created by Joshua Michael Stern and Produced by Lionsgate to Debut Autumn 2016

New York, NY – September 2, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2), Chris Lowell (The Help, “Veronica Mars”) and Angélica María (“Qué Bonito Amor,” Sea of Dreams) have been cast alongside Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon in the EPIX Original Series Graves, a single-camera half-hour political satire produced by Lionsgate.

Skylar Astin will play Isaiah Miller, a neurotic, over-eager assistant who goes to work for his political hero President Richard Graves at the very moment that the ex-POTUS is tearing down his own legacy. Chris Lowell will portray Jeremy Graves, an underachiever who returns from the war in Afghanistan to face the real challenge of finding his life’s direction amid the everyday chaos of living with his presidential parents and self-destructive sister. Angélica María will play Ramona Alvarez, the wry housekeeper who has worked for President Graves since before he was elected President and as a result, grown comically desensitized to the daily dramas unfolding in the Graves household. They join previously announced Nolte and Sarandon who star as former President Graves and FLOTUS Margaret Graves. The storyline takes place 25 years after the end of their term, and Graves has the epiphany that his policies have damaged the country for decades. So, with his young assistant Isaiah, he embarks on a Don Quixote-like journey to right the wrongs of his administration just as his wife, Margaret, decides to follow her own political ambitions.

Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) created the project and will write and executive produce the 10-episode series. Stern will also direct select episodes. Oscar®-winning producer Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker), Keith Eisner (The Good Wife) and Eric Weinberg (Anger Management) are also executive producers. Production on the series is scheduled to begin this fall and premiere on EPIX in Autumn 2016.

Astin is represented by UTA .

Lowell is represented by WME.

María is represented by Crossover Entertainment LLC.

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About Lionsgate

Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms, video games and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has more than 30 television shows on over 20 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black, the multiple Emmy Award-winning drama Mad Men, the hit broadcast network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the acclaimed drama Manhattan and the breakout series The Royals.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such successes as the blockbuster first three installments of The Hunger Games franchise, the first two installments of the Divergent franchise, The Age of Adaline, CBS/Lionsgate’s The DUFF, John Wick, Now You See Me, Roadside Attractions’ Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Lionsgate/Codeblack Films’ Addicted and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

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HULU AND EPIX ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT

August 30, 2015

Premium Films, Classic Library Titles and Original Programming from EPIX to Become Available to Stream on Hulu for the First Time Ever

SANTA MONICA, CA (August 30, 2015) – Hulu and the premium entertainment network EPIX have closed a landmark, multi-year digital SVOD deal that will bring new releases from Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount to Hulu for the first time beginning October 1st.

Recent hits from EPIX including Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Interstellar, Selma, Top Five and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, which have never before been available on a streaming SVOD service, will become available on Hulu in the coming months.

At launch, blockbuster films such as Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek: Into Darkness, World War Z, Wolf of Wall Street, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Robocop, God’s Not Dead and more will become available to Hulu subscribers for the first time.

Comedies including Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Anchorman 2, and Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas as well as indie favorites such as In a World, All is Lost, and Much Ado About Nothing will also be available streaming this October. The extensive collection of popular, classic film titles from EPIX includes franchises such as the James Bond, Rocky, Star Trek, Paranormal Activity, Beverly Hills Cop, and Friday the Thirteenth films. Epix Original Specials including Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour, Russell Brand: Messiah Complex, P!nk: The Truth about Love Tour, and Jenny McCarthy’s Dirty Sexy Funny will also be available.

“Hulu already offers some of the best and biggest titles in television programming, but our subscribers have been asking us for more, and more recent, big movies. We listened. Through this new deal with EPIX, we are proud to now be able to offer a huge selection of the biggest blockbusters and premium films,” said Craig Erwich, SVP, Head of Content, Hulu. “This is a landmark deal for Hulu and it marks a huge expansion for our offering of premium programming.”

“Hulu has become one of the most popular premium streaming services and EPIX’s agreement is evidence of their understanding of the value that our blockbuster Hollywood films, deep library of classic film titles and original programming brings to consumers,” said Mark Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “We are excited to be partnering with Hulu, and share their commitment to providing viewers a truly premium experience, particularly as we enter the next phase of our network’s growth and development.”

Hulu will continue to roll out new hit titles, library films and original programming from EPIX through each year of the deal, bringing thousands of new theatrical releases and classic film titles to Hulu subscribers. All new theatrical releases and original programming will be available during its digital streaming window, which begins 90 days after the start of the traditional pay television window.

The deal represents a significant expansion in Hulu’s film offering. Over the past year, Hulu has become the streaming home to a significant number of films from the IFC Films collection through its deal with AMC Networks, and became the first-ever streaming service to offer a premium add-on through its platform with its distribution deal with SHOWTIME. Hulu is also the exclusive streaming home to hundreds of classic, award-winning films from The Criterion Collection.

About Hulu

Hulu is a premium streaming TV destination that offers thousands of hours of the best of current season programming, premium original content and full seasons of hit series to subscribers across millions of internet-connected devices in the U.S. Hulu is the only streaming subscription service that offers current season content from 5 of the 6 largest U.S. broadcast networks. Since its launch in 2007, Hulu has been at the intersection of entertainment and technology and continues to redefine TV by connecting viewers with the stories they love.

About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access to its content online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on XBox, PlayStation®, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Chromecast and Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).

RHYS IFANS JOINS RICHARD JENKINS IN THE EPIX ORIGINAL SPY SERIES BERLIN STATION

July 30, 2015

RHYS IFANS JOINS RICHARD JENKINS IN THE EPIX ORIGINAL SPY SERIES BERLIN STATION

Modern-day Thriller Produced by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content – Debuts Fall 2016

New York, NY — July 30, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that BAFTA Award-winner Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1, “Elementary,” Notting Hill) has been cast to star alongside Richard Jenkins in Berlin Station, the 10-part contemporary spy series produced by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. Ifans joins the ensemble cast to play Case Officer Hector DeJean, a darkly charming, tenacious agent who works for Chief Steven Frost (Jenkins).

Michaël Roskam (Bullhead, The Drop) will executive produce the straight-to-series order and direct the first two episodes. New York Times best-selling spy novelist Olen Steinhauer (The Tourist, All The Old Knives, The Cairo Affair), who wrote the first episode, will write and executive produce the series. Brad Winters (“Dig,” “The Americans,” “Boss,” “Oz”) is serving as the showrunner and will executive produce. Other executive producers for the series include Academy Award® winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Insider, Munich, “House of Cards”), and Steve Golin, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Keith Redmon and Luke Rivett from Anonymous Content (“True Detective,” “The Knick”).

Berlin Station follows Daniel Meyer, a newly anointed case officer who has arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany. Meyer has a clandestine mission: to uncover the source of a leak who has supplied information to a now-famous whistleblower named “Thomas Shaw.” Guided by jaded veteran Hector DeJean, Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field agent—agent-running, deception, the dangers and moral compromises. As he dives deeper into the German capital’s hall of mirrors and uncovers the threads of a conspiracy that leads back to Washington, Daniel wonders: Can anyone ever be the same after a posting to Berlin?

“Rhys is an international star whose ability to play a wide range of characters has placed him in the rarefied group of actors who travel seamlessly between feature films and premium television,” said Mark S. Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “He is truly an amazing addition to this ensemble cast.”

“We are so pleased Rhys is joining the cast of Berlin Station, he is a skillful and transcendent actor, and his charismatic onscreen presence make him a perfect fit for this role,” said Amy Powell, President, Paramount TV.

Production on the series is scheduled to begin this Fall and premiere on EPIX in Fall 2016.

Ifans is a gifted actor known for his enduring presence, his distinctive approach to comedy, and his ability to elegantly disappear into compelling and complex roles that are always memorable. He has just completed filming Snowden directed by Oliver Stone alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Tom Wilkinson. Other upcoming projects include the television drama “The Marriage of Reason and Squalor,” and the feature films Alice and Wonderland: Looking through the Glass directed by James Bobin and starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, and Dominion directed by Steven Bernstein.

His breakout performance in 1999’s Notting Hill, written by Richard Curtis and directed by Roger Mitchell opposite Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant resulted in Ifans being nominated for his first BAFTA Award. Other films include The Amazing Spider-Man, The Five-Year Engagement, Serena, Another Me, Anonymous, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Nanny McPhee Returns, Greenberg, Pirate Radio, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and The Shipping News, to name a few. On television he is know to American audiences for his role as Mycroft Holmes in the television series “Elementary,” and in the UK he starred as legendary actor/writer Peter Cook in the television movie “Not Only But Always,” for which he won a BAFTA Award. Onstage, Ifans has starred at the Donmar Warehouse inDon Juan in Soho, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and Bad Finger. He has appeared at the Royal National Theatre in Volpone and Under Milk Wood; at the Duke of York’s Theatre in Beautiful Thing; at the Royal Court Theatre in Thyesters; and at the Royal Exchange in Smoke and Poison Pen.

Ifans is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, UTA and Kate Buckley at 42 in London.

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About Paramount Television

Paramount Television develops and finances a wide range of creative television programming across all media platforms. Paramount Television is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a subsidiary of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a global content company with premier television, film and digital entertainment brands.

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EPIX SETS PREMIERE OF ORIGINAL COMEDY EVENT MARC MARON: MORE LATER

July 23, 2015

EPIX SETS PREMIERE OF ORIGINAL COMEDY EVENT MARC MARON: MORE LATER

Premium TV Special is Provocative Comedian and Podcast Host’s First in 20 Years

Friday, December 4 at 10PM ET/ PT, 9C on EPIX

New York, NY, July 23, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX announced today that it will showcase the sharp, cynical humor of stand-up comedian, actor and author Marc Maron, in the one-hour Original Comedy Event Marc Maron: More Later making itsWorld Television Premiere Friday, December 4, at 10pm ET/PT, 9C on EPIX.

This special is Maron’s first premium TV stand-up event in 20 years. Maron, who made headlines last month when he interviewed President Barack Obama on his popular podcast, WTF with Marc Maron – which has been downloaded over 2.3 million times to date – has welcomed a long list of top tier talent to his show, including Louis C.K., Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham, Conan O’Brien, Janeane Garofalo and Chris Rock, among others.

Filmed this year at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Marc Maron: More Later captures Maron as he dishes out compelling, raw and wildly honest stand-up. In this brand new special, Maron tackles religion, relationships, rage, Skype sex and ice cream among other topics in the sheerly authentic way that only he can.

“I’m really excited about this special,” said Marc Maron. “The Vic is an amazing theater and the crowd in Chicago was amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever been funnier and I should know.”

“Marc’s edgy, smart approach to comedy is admired not only by his peers, but by fans worldwide,” said Mark S. Greenberg, President and CEO, EPIX. “This has been a banner year for EPIX comedy specials and we are honored to continue presenting our viewers with the best stand-up comedy acts performing today, uncut and uncensored.”

Join the conversation about Marc Maron: More Lateron Twitter with #MoreLater. For more information visit: http://www.epix.com/marc-maron-more-later

A legend in the stand-up community, Marc Maron has been writing and performing honest, thought-provoking comedy for print, stage, radio, online and television for over 20 years. In 2012, Time Magazine included Maron in its short list of the “100 Most Influential People” and he is the star of the critically acclaimed television series “Maron.” His podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, has become a worldwide phenomenon; averaging 5 million downloads each month andwas named the #1 Comedy Podcast by LA Weekly, as well as The AV Club and deemed as a “must-listen” by Vanity Fair and The New York Times. As an author, Maron made The New York Times’ Best Seller list for his collection of essays titled Attempting Normal and also wrote The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah based on his solo show. His first three CDs, Not Sold Out, Tickets Still Available and Final Engagement are comedy cult classics and in 2014 he released Thinky Pain. Respected by his fellow comedians, Maron has been a frequent guest on many television talk shows including, “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Conan,” “Real Time with Bill Maher,” “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Late, Late, Show with Craig Ferguson.”

Marc Maron: More Later is an EPIX Original Comedy Event produced by Avalon Television, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, written and performed by Marc Maron. The executive producers are Marc Maron, Olivia Wingate and David Martin, Dan Lubetkin is the co-executive producer and Whitney Berry is the producer. Ross Bernard is the executive producer for EPIX and Valerie Bishop is the production manager for EPIX.

For photos and more information about EPIX programming log on to: http://press.epixhd.com.

EPIX is known for its all-star roster of stand-up specials. Previous featured headliners include: Russell Brand, Dennis Miller, Lewis Black, Jenny McCarthy, Patton Oswalt, Louis C. K., Jim Norton, Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Breuer, Tom Papa, Jim Jefferies, Sherri Shepherd and Eddie Izzard. EPIX’s commitment to the craft of comedy also includes the EPIX Original Documentary “The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall,” a revealing special that brings together the biggest names in comedy to tell the inside story of America’s first comedy club.

About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on XBox 360, PlayStation® 3 and 4, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Chromecast and Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

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RICHARD JENKINS JOINS ENSEMBLE CAST OF EPIX ORIGINAL SPY SERIES BERLIN STATION

July 14, 2015

RICHARD JENKINS JOINS ENSEMBLE CAST OF EPIX ORIGINAL SPY SERIES BERLIN STATION

Modern-day Thriller Directed by Michaël Roskam, Written by Olen Steinhauer and Produced by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content – Debuts Fall 2016

New York, NY — July 14, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that Academy Award® nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) joins the ensemble cast of Berlin Station, a 10-part contemporary spy series produced by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. This represents Jenkins first return to premium series television since he played the role of Nathaniel Fisher in “Six Feet Under.” Jenkins will portray Steven Frost, a veteran of the Cold War who serves as the CIA’s Chief of the Berlin Station.

Michaël Roskam (Bullhead, The Drop) will executive produce the straight-to-series order and direct the first two episodes. New York Times best-selling spy novelist Olen Steinhauer (The Tourist, All The Old Knives, The Cairo Affair,) will write and executive produce the series. Academy Award® winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Insider, Munich, “House of Cards”) will executive produce; and Steve Golin, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Keith Redmon and Luke Rivett from Anonymous Content (“True Detective,” “The Knick”) will also be executive producers of the series.

Production on the series is scheduled to begin this Fall and premiere on EPIX in Fall 2016.

“Richard is one of the most respected and charismatic actors in the industry and we are honored that he has joined Berlin Station,” said Mark S. Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “EPIX is committed to offering our viewers smart, thought-provoking entertainment and with Berlin Station we will continue to meet that expectation.”

“Richard Jenkins is an enormous talent whose onscreen presence always manages to capture humanity and drama in its most sincere form – whether it’s through his sense of humility, humor or intelligence,” said Amy Powell, President, Paramount TV. “On behalf of the entire creative team behind the show, we take great pride that he will be taking on the role of Frost in Berlin Station, and we are all thrilled to have this opportunity to work with him.”

Jenkins, one of the most in-demand character actors in Hollywood, has made over sixty feature films. He received an Oscar® nomination for Best Actor for his highly praised performance in Tom McCarthy’s The Visitor and just completed filming Bone Tomahawk, directed by S. Craig Zahler and also starring Kurt Russell. Recent films include The Hollars directed by John Krasinski, God’s Pocket, Step Brothers, Four Minute Mile, White House Down, Eat Pray Love, Friends With Benefits and Dear John. Other notable film credits include, The Cabin in the Woods, Jack Reacher, Killing Them Softly, Flirting With Disaster and Intolerable Cruelty. Jenkins numerous television appearances include the mini-series “Olive Kitteridge” and the made-for-television films “Sins of the Father” and the Emmy®-winning “And the Band Played On.”

Jenkins is represented by The Gersh Agency and Bill Treusch Management.

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SUSAN SARANDON JOINS NICK NOLTE TO STAR IN EPIX ORIGINAL SERIES GRAVES

July 8, 2015

SUSAN SARANDON JOINS NICK NOLTE TO STAR IN EPIX ORIGINAL SERIES GRAVES

Series Created by Joshua Michael Stern and Produced by Lionsgate to Debut Autumn 2016

New York, NY — July 8, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that Oscar®-winning actress Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking), has been cast to star with Nick Nolte in Graves, a single-camera half-hour political satire produced by Lionsgate. Sarandon will play Margaret Graves, the wife of former U.S. President Richard Graves (Nolte), who decides to follow her own political ambitions just as her husband embarks on a Don Quixote-like journey to right the wrongs of his administration.

“We are overjoyed to have Susan join the cast of Graves,” said Mark S. Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “Susan is a phenomenal actor whose comedic talents will bring a depth and richness of character to the role.”

“Our greatest wish has always been to have Susan Sarandon star with Nick Nolte in Graves,” said Kevin Beggs, Chairman, Lionsgate Television Group. “To have two such brilliant and accomplished actors headline one of the first original series for EPIX is a dream come true.”

Sarandon, a five-time Oscar® nominee, earned her first Academy Award® nomination for Atlantic City (1980) starring opposite screen legend Burt Lancaster. Her portrayal of the tough, protective and somewhat broken Louise in Thelma and Louise (1991) earned her another Oscar® nomination. She was also nominated for Lorenzo’s Oil (1992) and The Client (1994). She played a nun in the gritty and powerful capital punishment drama Dead Man Walking (1995) and won an Academy Award® for her performance.

Sarandon is represented by UTA.

Graves marks the second project in which Nolte and Sarandon play a married couple. In 1992 they starred in Lorenzo’s Oil, a true-life drama of a father and mother who battle against the odds to find a cure to save their son afflicted with a rare disease.

Academy Award® nominee Nick Nolte’s notable screen credits include 48 Hours (1982), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), The Prince of Tides (1991) for which he received his first Oscar® nomination and the Golden Globe® for Best Actor. His performance as a troubled small town cop in Affliction (1997) garnered him a second Oscar® nomination. Other performances include The Golden Bowl (2000), The Good Thief (2002), Hotel Rwanda (2004) and Off the Black (2006).

Nolte is represented by CAA and Jackoway Tyerman.

About EPIX

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms, video games and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has more than 30 television shows on over 20 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the broadcast network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit series Orange is the New Black, the critically-acclaimed drama Manhattan and the breakoutseries The Royals.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first three installments of The Hunger Games franchise, the first two installments of the Divergent franchise, The Age of Adaline, CBS/Lionsgate’s The DUFF, John Wick, Now You See Me, Roadside Attractions’ Love & Mercy and A Most Wanted Man, Lionsgate/Codeblack Films’ Addicted and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Media Contacts:

EPIX Lionsgate TV

Marlea Willis Leah Krantzler

mwillis@epix.com lkrantzler@lippingroup.com

212.846.6748 323.965.1990 ext. 342

EPIX PRESENTS THE TOUR DE FORCE NEW COMEDY SPECIAL CRAIG FERGUSON: JUST BEING HONEST

June 19, 2015

EPIX PRESENTS THE TOUR DE FORCE NEW COMEDY SPECIAL CRAIG FERGUSON: JUST BEING HONEST

World Television Premiere Thursday, September 10 at 10PM ET/ PT, 9C

As Part of the EPIX Free Preview Weekend September 10-13

New York, NY, June 19, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX announced today that it will spotlight the surreal, naughty and hilarious comedy of Grammy® nominated, Peabody® and Emmy® Award winning comedian Craig Ferguson, in the Original Comedy Event Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest making its World Television Premiere Thursday, September 10, at 10pm ET/PT, 9C. The stand-up special airs during the EPIX Free Preview Weekend taking place September 10-13. EPIX subscribers can watch the Free Preview Weekend across all EPIX platforms—on air, online, on demand and via the EPIX app. Non EPIX subscribers can enjoy the Free Preview Weekend online at EPIX.com.

Craig Ferguson’s new special Just Being Honest captures a comedic genius at the peak of his powers. He delivers an unrestrained and brilliant performance covering the deeply meaningless to the profoundly meaningful. From the pros and cons of catch phrases, shoes that look like feet, and the Scottish version of hacky sack, as well as religion, aging, and sex, drugs and rock and roll – including his own delightfully weird experiences with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Kenny G. The hour-long special was filmed in a packed to the rafters Town Hall in New York City.

Craig Ferguson said: “I think it’s important to be honest in a comedy special, but, then again, I’m a 30 year old comic who weighs 170 lbs. and is not sexually aroused by the smell of damp wool, so what do I know?”

Click here for a clip from Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest.

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Join the conversation about Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest on Twitter with #JustBeingHonest.

For more information visit: http://www.epix.com/craig-ferguson-just-being-honest.

Craig Ferguson entered the world of late night comedy following a diverse and eclectic career that encompasses film, television and the stage. On December 19^th, 2014, Ferguson concluded his nine-year run as the host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” which has set all-time viewer records and earned him a Primetime Emmy® nomination during its run. Ferguson has also become a huge success on the North American comedy circuit, performing to sold out theaters all over the country, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall. Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest is Ferguson’s second EPIX comedy special. Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to be Said aired on the network in 2011.

Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest is an EPIX Original Comedy Event produced by Comedy Dynamics, directed by Jay Chapman, written by Craig Ferguson and Megan Ferguson, and performed by Craig Ferguson. Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson are the executive producers, Philip Cottone is the producer and Mike Berkowitz is the consulting producer. Ross Bernard is the executive producer for EPIX and Valerie Bishop is the production manager for EPIX.

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About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on XBox 360, PlayStation® 3 and 4, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Chromecast and Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

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Marlea Willis MWillis@epixhd.com

212.846.6748

FRANK PR

Clare Anne Darragh ClareAnne@FrankPublicity.com

Lina Plath Lina@FrankPublicity.com

646.861.0843

EPIX TO LAUNCH PREMIUM TV APP ON ANDROID TV

June 18, 2015

EPIX TO LAUNCH PREMIUM TV APP ON ANDROID TV

EPIX to Deliver Its Premium Content to Authenticated Subscribers; Including Live Streams of Four EPIX Channels plus Thousands of Titles On Demand

New York, NY — (June 18, 2015) – Premium entertainment network EPIX announced that starting today

Google’s Android TV will offer the EPIX app to its authenticated subscribers. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. A leader in multiplatform availability, EPIX is the first premium network to launch on Android TV and this deal marks EPIX’s continued expansion across smart TV’s including Sony, Sharp, Philips and more.

The EPIX Android TV app will deliver four live EPIX channel feeds as well as streaming access to thousands of titles on-demand, including big movie franchises The Hunger Games, James Bond, and Star Trek, original documentaries and music and comedy events featuring marquee talent including Katy Perry, Craig Ferguson, Louis CK, Russell Brand and more. The app features a sleek new user interface, Rotten Tomatoes Ratings, global Google search integration, Android TV recommendations, plus movie trailers and entertainment extras.

“Our goal is to deliver exceptional content to our customers in as many ways as possible and we are thrilled to reach new and existing subscribers with Android TV,” said Mark Greenberg, EPIX President and CEO. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with Google, which began with Chromecast last year, to offer subscribers an unparalleled entertainment experience how, when and where they want to see it.”

About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access to its content online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on XBox 360, PlayStation® 3 and 4, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Chromecast and Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).

Media Contacts:

EPIX

Nora Ryan

nryan@epix.com

212.846.8416

EPIX ANNOUNCES THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1

June 10, 2015

EPIX ANNOUNCES THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 ON JULY 25 AT 8 PM ET/PT, 7PM C

The Games Begin with an Encore Airing of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at 5:30 PM ET/PT

New York, NY, June 10, 2015 – Premium TV network EPIX feeds viewers’ hunger for all things Katniss Everdeen with the World Television Premiere of Lionsgate’s (NYSE: LGF) blockbuster film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 on Saturday, July 25 at 8PM ET/PT, 7C available exclusively on EPIX, across all EPIX platforms, on demand and via the EPIX app. An encore presentation of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second installment in the wildly successful franchise, will air immediately prior at 5:30PM ET/PT, 4:30C.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. The film directed by Francis Lawrence, also stars Elizabeth Banks, Natalie Dormer, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, Willow Shields, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Wright and Woody Harrelson.

The global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise has already grossed more than $2.3 billion at the worldwide box office with over 82 million copies of The Hunger Games books in print. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the 10^th highest-grossing North American release of all time, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 grossed more than three quarters of a billion dollars worldwide. The Hunger Games is also the only franchise whose first three films each earned more than $100 million at the domestic box office in their opening weekends. All of the films in The Hunger Games franchise made their World Television Premieres on EPIX.

Join the conversation about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 on Twitter using hashtag #MockingjayPart1. For more information about the movie, visithttp://www.epix.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1/.

EPIX is the premium entertainment network that delivers the biggest movies, newest releases, classic movies, original documentaries plus original music and comedy events anytime and anywhere — on TV, on demand, online and on the go across hundreds of consumer electronic devices. Owned by three of the biggest movie studios – Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — EPIX is the exclusive home to some of the biggest Hollywood hits: Transformers: Age of Extinction; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Hercules; The Wolf of Wall Street; The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues; World War Z; Star Trek Into Darkness and thousands more.

Log on to http://press.epixhd.com for artwork and press information about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.

About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on XBox 360, PlayStation® 3 and 4, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Chromecast and Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter and Periscope @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/EPIX )and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms, video games and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has more than 30 television shows on over 20 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the broadcast network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black and the breakoutseries The Royals.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first three installments of The Hunger Games franchise, the first two installments of the Divergent franchise, Age of Adaline, CBS/Lionsgate’s The DUFF, John Wick, Now You See Me, Roadside Attractions’ A Most Wanted Man, Lionsgate/Codeblack Films’ Addicted and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

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Media Contacts:

EPIX

Marlea Willis MWillis@epixhd.com

212.846.6748

FRANK PR

Clare Anne Darragh ClareAnne@FrankPublicity.com

Lina Plath Lina@FrankPublicity.com

646.861.0843

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