Starz Entertainment Names Theano Apostolou New SVP, Corporate Communications and Programming Publicity

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Theano Apostolou was named today Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Programming Publicity for Starz Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, Apostolou will spearhead all of the network's communications strategies, programming publicity and external affairs. The announcement was made by Bill Myers, president and chief operating officer at Starz Entertainment. Apostolou will report to Myers and replaces Tom Southwick as the lead communications executive for the company following Southwick's retirement last year.

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Apostolou previously served as Senior Vice President of Publicity, Talent Relations and Promotional Events for AMC, where she was the network's chief communications strategist and oversaw consumer communications for AMC original series, movie franchises and industry events.

"Theano is a well-respected and dynamic media executive with a proven track record of extraordinary accomplishment in original programming and consumer publicity," said Myers.  "With Starz further accelerating its entrance into the business of quality original series, the timing of an accomplished communications executive, such as Theano, joining our senior management team could not be better."

"I am energized by the tremendous momentum Starz has created with the success of the 'Spartacus' franchise and the stellar talent in its upcoming original series. I look forward to joining the team at a time of significant growth and evolution at the company, as well as such dynamic change in our industry," said Apostolou.  "We made history at AMC, and I am grateful for the opportunities afforded me and proud of the team's accomplishments."

Based in New York, Apostolou has served in various executive roles at AMC, in addition to earlier stints at WE tv and Fuse, during her successful career at Rainbow Networks.  Apostolou played a central role in shaping "Mad Men" into a cultural phenomenon, bringing strong critical acclaim to "Breaking Bad," and launching "The Walking Dead" to record-breaking ratings. She has also spearheaded the award campaigns for AMC's original series, resulting in 23 Emmys, four Golden Globes and multiple other award recognition.   Apostolou contributed to AMC's tremendous ratings growth and successful transformation into a destination for premium-quality programming.

Prior to Rainbow, Apostolou served as a media relations professional on the agency side at The MWW Group, Dan Klores Communications, and Ketchum.

Apostolou holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the American University in Athens, Greece and also studied art history at Rutgers College.  

About Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company offers 16 premium channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 17.4 million and 32 million subscribers respectively.  Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced services for its Starz, Encore and MoviePlex brands.  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 the Liberty Starz tracking stock group (Nasdaq: LSTZA).

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