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Bresnan Brings Back Summertime Family Movie Fun With Another Tour of 'Bresnan Under the Starz'

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 12:40 CDT

Five-City Series of Free Outdoor Movie Screenings at Select Bresnan Markets in Wyoming, Montana

PURCHASE, N.Y. and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Bresnan Communications is bringing back free, family-friendly outdoor movie screenings in five major Bresnan markets, in celebration of the summer and in furtherance of the company's dedication and ongoing commitment to its cable communities. For the second consecutive season, Bresnan is offering the movie events, "Bresnan Under the Starz," in partnership with Starz Entertainment.

For details on the specific family movie programming title and other local event details, please go to www.bresnanmovies.com or 1 (877) BRESNAN (273-7626).

"Last year's events were a big success for Bresnan, so we are delighted to visit some new markets this year and screen another family-friendly movie with our friends at Starz," noted Patrick Bresnan, senior vice president, for Bresnan. "We are also very pleased to use 'Bresnan Under the Starz' as a vehicle for furthering our Bresnan Safety Net campaign as another way of giving back to these communities."

Bresnan will provide complimentary child fingerprinting and photos at the designated Bresnan Safety Net booth, as part of the ongoing Bresnan Safety Net community relations campaign. Learn more about Bresnan Safety Net at www.bresnansafetynet.com.

Each event will also feature live promotional radio remotes.

"Starz could not be more pleased than to work with Bresnan Communications again and bring another film that is good for the whole family to enjoy 'under the Starz,'" noted Andy Nigolian, senior vice president, sales and affiliate marketing for Starz Entertainment.

Bresnan Under the Starz - Schedule

Note: All events scheduled for fingerprinting/photos to begin at 6:00PM MT, movie at 8:00 PM MT

Date City, State Location 6/19/2009 Billings, Mont. Veterans Park (13th Street West & Poly Drive) 7/10/2009 Casper, Wyo. Washington Park 8/01/2009 Helena, Mont. Carroll College 8/07/2009 Missoula, Mont. Fort Missoula Regional Park 8/14/2009 Gillette, Wyo. Lasting Legacy Park

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(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 18.1 million and 31.9 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, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

About Bresnan Communications

Bresnan Communications, a broadband telecommunications company founded by Bill Bresnan in 1984, serves more than 320,000 customers throughout Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. Bresnan's advanced services and features include high-definition digital TV with video-on-demand, super high-speed Internet and digital phone. The company also serves the business community through its Business Services and Advertising Sales divisions. More information about Bresnan is available at www.bresnan.com.

Contacts: Shawn Beqaj Eric Becker Vice President, Public Affairs Executive Director of Corporate Bresnan Communications Communications (914) 641-3324 Starz Entertainment & Starz Digital Media sbeqaj@bresnan.com (720) 852-4065 eric.becker@starz.com

SOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC; Bresnan Communications

Source: PR Newswire

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