On August 21, Epix will broadcast “Inferno: The Making of The Expendables” — a 90-minute behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Sylvester Stallone’s latest action film. “I want you to see the guys while they are sweaty and hurting; the confusion, the mayhem, the solidarity and perseverance,” said Stallone. Full Story
This just in via The Wall Street Journal — Epix has agreed to give Netflix online distribution rights. This means movies such as “Iron Man 2,” “The Expendables,” and “Star Trek” will be available next month as streaming content to your PC or TV. Full Story
Charter customers who subscribe to the premium EPIX channel will now have access online at www.charter.net/epix. You just have to log-in with your Charter email address or account username and password to get access to all the titles EPIX offers on your PC. Recent titles now on the network include Star Trek, Shutter Island, and Precious. Classic titles such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Godfather are also available. EPIX HD subscriptions are normally $9.99 per month, which includes both television and PC viewing. Full Story
Epix is launching widespread online viewing of content for Cox and Mediacom customers on EpixHD.com. The service provides Epix subscribers with a full lineup of movies via the website, including over 150 HD and SD movies per month. In July, the company plans on launching the service for Charter Communications subscribers. Full Story
Epix has partnered with producer/writer/director Oliver Stone and writer Bruce Wagner to develop a new dramatic series titled “Still Holding.” The show will be based on Wagner’s novel, exploring the lives for three disparate characters in Los Angeles and “the violent consequences of love and betrayal.” Full Story
The high-def channel war continues as DirecTV fires back a whopper with the announcement of 30 new HD channels starting in May, along with some “fightin’ words” for their direct competitor. “DISH Network is very skilled at grossly inflating their HD numbers,” said DirecTV’s Derek Chang. He added, “you’d be hard pressed to find an actual list of comprehensive HD channels that match their recent claims.” Full Story
Cox has added some new HD channels in its Virginia markets today, including the launch of Epix HD and Vutopia across all markets. In addition to those two channels Cox launched two new HD channels in Roanoke and Hampton Roads and three new HD channels in Northern Virginia. Full Story
Cox Communications will start rolling out Epix HD and on-demand channel “Vutopia” to its markets on April 1. Epix HD is a premium movie channel from Viacom Inc., Paramount Pictures, MGM and Lionsgate. The channel is normally offered for $9.99 per month. Full Story
HBO Go (hbogo.com), a new online service providing movies and TV shows at no additional charge to HBO subscribers, launched exclusively for Verizon FiOS TV customers. The streaming MPEG-4 video format (delivered via Flash media) will stream at either 1.2 Mbps or 2.6 Mbps depending on your connection speed. Full Story
If you subscribe to Charter Communications you’ll soon be able to get Epix HD, a premium movie channel launched in Oct. ‘09 by Viacom Inc., its Paramount Pictures unit, MGM and Lionsgate. Epix is currently running films like Star Trek, GI Joe, and Paranormal Activity, as well as comedy and concert programming. Full Story
Epix signed its third distribution deal with Mediacom this week, and will begin service in April, 2010. The joint-venture between Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate which offers a premium lineup of movies also signed a deal with Cox Communications this week. Full Story
Epix and Epix HD will be shown on Cox networks starting in April 2010, after a deal was reached between the premium movie channel and the third largest cable television provider in the U.S. Full Story
Via Reuters Cox Communications may be close to reaching an agreement to carry movie channels Epix and Epix HD, but Cox is not the only TV provider who may get the new network. An article earlier this month from Reuters said Dish was talking to Epix, with a carriage deal expected early in 2010. Full Story
Epix HD has signed an agreement with Verizon to run its channel on Verizon’s FiOS TV network, a distribution deal that could reach as many as 2.5 million households. The 15-month-old joint venture owned by Viacom (Paramount Pictures), Lions Gate Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios will start service exclusively with Verizon on Oct. 1. Full Story
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