EPIX Names Ian Puente Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs

Former Samuel Goldwyn Films Exec Joins Premium Network to Oversee All Business Affairs

Premium entertainment network EPIX today announced that it has named Ian Puente Senior Vice President for Business and Legal Affairs. Mr. Puente comes to EPIX from Samuel Goldwyn Films where he was General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development.

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“We’re excited to have Ian join our growing team at EPIX,” said Mark Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “His vast experience in film and entertainment makes him a valuable partner as we continue to expand our programming slate.”

"The opportunity to join EPIX at such a pivotal moment in the company’s history is both incredibly exciting and rewarding,” Ian Puente said. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a dynamic team and to help grow the business as we set out into 2016.”

In his previous role, Mr. Puente was a key player in acquiring notable productions such as Renoir, Robot & Frank, The Island President, SOMM, Waiting for Lightning and The Whistleblower for Samuel Goldwyn Films. Prior to Goldwyn, Ian worked for Sony Pictures Classics where he helped negotiate the deals for films including Rachel Getting Married, Midnight in Paris, Animal Kingdom, The Secret in Their Eyes, and An Education, among others.

About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on digital devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access to its content online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on Xbox, PlayStation®, Android phones and tablets, and Roku® players. EPIX is also available across Chromecast, Apple® iPhones® and iPads®, Android TV and more and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).

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