NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EPIX™, the premium channel created by Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Lionsgate is filling out its original programming with a live concert special by rockers Kings of Leon. Fresh off headlining stints at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Festival, as well as a hugely successful North American arena tour, the Nashville quartet brings its live show in support of the platinum plus-selling album, Only By The Night, to EPIX subscribers in December.
Since its release, the band's fourth album has taken Kings of Leon to massive heights in America. "Kings of Leon has a sound that reflects their many influences as well as many different genres, and it's made them one of the biggest ground breaking bands in the world. This special is perfect for EPIX viewers and I am thrilled to be delivering it to them," said EPIX President Mark Greenberg.
Appearances on the covers of Rolling Stone and SPIN, and performances on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show’s summer concert series on Rockefeller Plaza, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien have all helped give the band the biggest selling record of their career as well as put them in front of more fans than ever before.
The special was filmed at London's The O2 arena, where three nights of shows sold out in mere minutes. The band’s enthusiasm was contagious as they rocked adoring European fans with the Grammy Award-winning “Sex on Fire,” the #1 hit “Use Somebody” and many other fan favorites from the band’s young but storied career.
Kings of Leon’s live performance at The O2 Arena will air December 19, 2009 at 9:30 PM Eastern on EPIX and is part of an expanding slate of monthly exclusive original events featuring comedy and music superstars including Madonna, Lewis Black and Eddie Izzard.
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 launching on October 30, 2009. EPIX will be distributed by Verizon FiOS and other partners. 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.
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.
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