Starz Inks Deal with Yari Film Group

ENGLEWOOD, March 12: Starz
Entertainment has acquired five films from Yari Film Group to premiere in 2008
on the Starz and Encore linear channels as well as Starz On Demand and Vongo,
Starz Entertainment’s broadband video-download service.

Films in the exclusive
deal include Even Money,
starring Danny DeVito, Kim Basinger, Tim Roth, Ray Liotta, Nick Cannon and
Kelsey Grammer; Kickin' It Old Skool, starring Jamie Kennedy; Redline, starring Eddie Griffin; Gray Matters, starring Sissy Spacek, Heather Graham, Bridget
Moynahan and Alan Cumming; and First Snow, starring Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo, J.K. Simmons and William
Fichtner.

"We have a
long-standing relationship with Starz and are pleased to be able to continue
that partnership," said Bob Yari, the president of Yari Film Group.
"Being able to offer our content to Starz' subscribers on their various
distribution platforms helps us achieve our goals—enabling our films to
have a long and profitable life, broadening their audiences as well as their
business potential."

"It gives us great
pleasure to be able to continue our relationship with Bob Yari," said
Nancy Silverstone, the VP of program acquisitions for Starz Entertainment.
"We're excited to showcase his films, each filled with unique casts, on
all our platforms."

—By Kristin Brzoznowski