Published: October 26, 2011

EPIX Announces Promotion of Ross Bernard to Vice President, Live Events & Specials

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NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - EPIX, the premium entertainment service available on television, on demand, online and on consumer electronic devices, announced that Ross Bernard has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Live Events and Specials. In this role, Bernard will be responsible for sourcing, managing and delivering live music events and other EPIX original specials and sports event programming. Based in EPIX headquarters in New York City, Bernard will report directly to Mark Greenberg, EPIX President and CEO.

EPIX Announces Promotion of Ross Bernard to Vice President, Live Events & Specials (Photo: Business Wire)

"We focus on giving our subscribers access to more of the artists they love and the marquee performances they can't find anywhere else. That's why EPIX has become a home to some of the best musical artists of our time and has a roster of highly sought after concert events," said Mark Greenberg, CEO of EPIX. "Ross has an uncanny ability to not only deliver the acts that are most relevant today, but the foresight to spot tomorrow's next best thing - and, importantly, the know-how and the industry relationships needed to bring the talent to EPIX. He has been instrumental in our success to date and I am confident he will play a critical role in continuing to build our slate of top-notch concert events and specials."

Bernard joined EPIX in 2008 as one of the first employees. During his tenure at the Company, he has contributed to many areas of the business and produced original events including Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour, Louis CK: Hilarious (2011 Emmy nominee), Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2010 Emmy nominee), Bon Jovi: The Circle Tour (2011 Telly Winner), The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour (2011 CableFAX award winner), Usher Live in London: OMG Tour, Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert, Craig Ferguson: Does this Need to Be Said, Lewis Black: Basic Black, Lindsey Vonn: In the Moment and more.

"I am proud to be a part of the EPIX family since the Company's inception and thrilled to be connecting fans to their favorite artists," said Bernard. "Big original events are an important part of EPIX's premium lineup and I am dedicated to ensuring that fans feel like they are in the live audience as they view across all of the EPIX platforms."

Bernard started his career as an attorney at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed in New York City and has legal experience ranging from contracts to litigation. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School.

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 premium entertainment service available on television, video-on-demand, online and on consumer electronic devices. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood hits, classic feature films, documentaries and original concerts, comedy and sporting events on all platforms. EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry's most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to authenticated subscribers on EpixHD.com and on hundreds of devices including Android tablets and mobile phones, Roku players, Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, Xbox consoles and more. EPIX is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EpixHD.

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