Englewood, Colo., April 4, 2007 – Starz Entertainment, LLC and DIRECTV, Inc. are offering an exclusive free preview weekend of the Starz Super Pack (channels 520 - 533) to all DIRECTV customers beginning Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22. DIRECTV customers who sign up for the Starz Super Pack between Sunday, April 8 and Thursday, May 31 are eligible to receive a $25 credit on their DIRECTV bill.



“The Starz free preview weekend provides an excellent opportunity for our customers to experience the first-rate movie programming available on the Starz Super Pack,” said Dan Ferguson, director of marketing, DIRECTV. “We look forward to offering our customers an added incentive to enjoy the robust line-up with a $25 credit for new Starz Super Pack subscribers.”



The free preview will highlight 12 channels in the Starz Super Pack including Starz (east), Starz (west), Starz InBlack, Starz Edge, Encore (east), Encore (west) and the Encore theme channels.



“The Starz Super Pack offers an unparalleled variety of films including Hollywood blockbusters, independent films, family films, classics, and more that appeal to everyone,” added Eric Neal, director of affiliate sales and marketing, Starz Entertainment. The free preview weekend features Hollywood-hits available exclusively on Starz including Monster House, Click, RV, The Shaggy Dog and more. Viewers will also have an opportunity to see exclusive content for movies coming to Starz later this summer, which include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Cars, The Da Vinci Code and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.



DIRECTV customers who sign up for the Starz Super Pack during the free preview may be eligible for a $25 credit on their DIRECTV bill with proof of a new, two-month subscription.



About Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 15.5 million and 27.3 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and VongoSM. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.



About DIRECTV, Inc.

DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, presents the finest television experience available to more than 16 million customers through exclusive content, industry-leading customer service (which has surpassed cable for six years running) and superior technologies. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy over 250 channels of 100% digital picture and sound; exclusive programming and the most comprehensive collection of sports programming available anywhere including NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM), and MLB EXTRA INNINGS(TM). DIRECTV (NYSETV) also leads the digital television technology revolution with exclusives such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET SuperFan(TM), US Open Interactive and YES Network Interactive and will soon have the capacity to offer 150 national channels in HD. For the most up-to-date information on the Company, please visit directv.com.

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