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[November 23, 2009]

EPIX Serves up a Thanksgiving Feast�of Fury

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- EPIX™ is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with a nonstop action movie marathon that is sure to make cinema-loving adrenaline junkies give thanks. Plus, viewers can come back for seconds anytime and watch all the movies and awesome studio bonus extras with exclusive access to EpixHD.com.

Kicking off on Thursday, November 26 at 11:30AM (ET/PT) with what EPIX has dubbed �The Indy 500: 500 Minutes of Indiana Jones,' viewers can tune in first for "Raiders of the Lost Ark," followed by "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and ending with "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," at 6:00PM (ET/PT). If their thirst for action is still unquenched "Iron Man" begins at 8PM (ET/PT) followed by "The Hunt For Red October," at 10:30PM (ET/PT).

After a healthy helping of crime-fighting superhero "Flash Gordon" at 6PM (ET/PT) fans of half man, half machine vigilante cops will love the Robocop Trilogy, which begins on Friday, November 27 at 8PM (ET/PT).

Fans of super-spy James Bond must tune in on Saturday, November 28 for a special side order of 007 beginning with "Casino Royale (1967)" at 1PM (ET/PT), and followed by "GoldenEye," "The Living Daylights," "Moonraker," and closing out the evening with "You Only Live Twice," at 10:30PM (ET/PT).

Filling out the four day movie marathon are action classics ranging from "Red Dawn" and "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins," to "Black Rain," "The Untouchables," and "The Golden Child," among a host of other greats! The Thanksgiving weekend feast concludes with the world television premiere of "Cloverfield," which closes out EPIX's holiday weekend festivities on Sunday, November 29 at 8PM (ET/PT).

EPIX will be providing free online access to the "Feast of Fury" weekend of programming on a first-come, first-serve basis to selected consumers. Visitors to EPIX's website can register for free online access at EpixHD.com/invite.

About EPIX EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures (News - Alert) unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a next-generation multiplatform premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service that launched on October 30, 2009. EPIX is distributed by Verizon (News - Alert) FiOS. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of the partner studios, EPIX delivers films from Paramount, Paramount Vantage, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies released theatrically on or after January 1, 2008 and MGM, United Artists and Lionsgate titles released theatrically on or after January 1, 2009, which are available exclusively to its subscribers.

Providing a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service, EPIX airs new Hollywood titles plus classic feature films, original series, and music and comedy specials. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up on video-on-demand, online and on the linear channel. Further, EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry's most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available online to subscribers via its enhanced service EPIX Megaplex.

The joint venture controls all rights to EPIX's programming and Viacom provides operational support, including marketing and affiliate services through its MTV Networks (News - Alert) division.

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