PanAmSat and Starz Encore Group Add
High Definition and High Resolution Services to Galaxy IX

CHICAGO, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Encore Group LLC ("Starz Encore")
has expanded its use of PanAmSat Corporation's (Nasdaq: SPOT) fleet to launch
its new high definition and high resolution feeds of STARZ! and the Hi-Def
service Sharper Movies HD. Scheduled to be launched by the end of 2003, these
new services will make PanAmSat's Galaxy IX, and its successor Galaxy XIII,
the premier satellite neighborhood for premium high definition programming.
Kurt Riegelman, vice president North American sales for PanAmSat said, "We
are delighted that Starz Encore has added to their Galaxy Fleet capacity with
these additional transponders on Galaxy IX, especially since Galaxy IX is
becoming the true home of HDTV."
Starz Encore will use two transponders on Galaxy IX to distribute the new
advanced video east and west coast feeds of STARZ! HD and STARZ! Hi Res, as
well as Sharper Movies HD, a new Hi-Def channel designed for the entry-level
HDTV tier. STARZ! Hi Res will provide a bandwidth-efficient alternative to
the Hi-Def feeds of STARZ! HD.
John Beyler, Starz Encore's senior vice president of technology operations
said, "This long-term agreement gives Starz Encore the capacity to efficiently
grow our business. Our commercial free movies will look spectacular on these
new Hi-Def and Hi-Res transmissions, and we are pleased to be working with a
global leader like PanAmSat to roll out these advanced digital services."
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of premium
movie services in the United States with approximately 143 million pay units.
Starz Encore offerings include the Starz Super Pak(R), with up to 13 digital
movie channels and about 800 movies per month, Starz On Demand(R), the only
on-demand pay TV subscription service available on cable, satellite, and
broadband platforms, and a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ!
HD(SM), STARZ! Hi Res(SM), Sharper Movies HD(SM), and Starz On Demand HD(SM).
Starz Encore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation
(NYSE: L, LMCb), www.starzencore.com .