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Charter and EPIX reach agreement for television, on demand and
online content to launch in May 2010

ST. LOUIS & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Charter Communications, Inc. today announced that it will launch EPIX?????,
a multiplatform premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and
online service to customers during May. EPIX is the premium
entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B),
its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF).

EPIX offers the latest Hollywood movies, 15,000 films from three of the
top motion picture libraries,????cutting-edge original programming
and????special comedy and concert events to Charter customers around the
nation. Charter and EPIX recently reached an agreement, terms of which
were not disclosed.

????Video consumption is evolving, and our customers want access to the
best movies and entertainment, when they want it and on multiple
platforms,????? said Rich DiGeronimo, Charter????s Vice President of Product
Management. ????We strive to continuously add more entertainment options
and enhance the overall experience for our customers, and EPIX offers
new content with convenience and control for our customers through a
linear, on-demand and online total viewing experience.?????

Mark Greenberg, president of EPIX, added, ????Teaming with a cable operator
that has the reach of Charter significantly increases our national
footprint and is an important step forward as we bring the EPIX
multi-screen experience to the current audience and the next generation
of viewers who will be watching entertainment on both television and
emerging platforms.?????

Through its distribution partnerships, EPIX will be available for
consumers in nearly 16 million homes by May 2010.

Movie and entertainment offerings from EPIX that will be available to
Charter customers across multiple platforms include blockbusters Star
Trek and GI Joe, the cult hit Paranormal Activity,
Tyler Perry????s highly successful film franchise ????
Madea Goes to Jail and
I Can Do Bad All by Myself, critically acclaimed Precious,
the soon-to-be-released Hot Tub Time Machine plus music and
comedy all-star specials like Madonna Sticky & Sweet: Live from
Buenos Aires and
Sam Kinison Back from Hell featuring Chris
Rock, Denis Leary, Jay Leno, George Lopez, Norm MacDonald, Kathy
Griffin, Jon Lovitz and many others and Tough Trade, a new
original series in production starring Sam Shepard, Lucas Black and Cary
Elwes and T Bone Burnett as music producer.

About Charter

Charter Communications, Inc. (CCMM - OTC Bulletin Board), is a leading
broadband communications company and the fourth-largest cable operator
in the United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced
broadband services, including advanced Charter Digital Cable???? video
entertainment programming, Charter High-Speed???? Internet access, and
Charter Telephone????. Charter Business???? similarly provides scalable,
tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to
business organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access,
data networking, video and music entertainment services, and business
telephone. Charter's advertising sales and production services are sold
under the Charter Media???? brand. More information about Charter can be
found at www.charter.com.

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its
Paramount Pictures 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 launched on
October 30, 2009. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures
spanning the vast libraries of the partner studios, EPIX will deliver
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 will be available exclusively to its subscribers. In
addition, it will carry up to 22 Roadside Attractions films slated for
theatrical release in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and up to 20 of Samuel
Goldwyn's films slated for theatrical release in 2010 and 2011.

Providing a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on
demand and online and more HD movies than any other service, EPIX will
air 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 division.

For more information on Charter services, visit www.charter.com.

Follow the EPIX twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD.

Source: EPIX