- Variety, Monday, October 12, 2009 10:28 PM
Epix, the pay TV channel backed by Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount, will launch on Oct. 30. Premiere weekend programming will include "Iron Man," the the two-hour Madonna concert special "Sticky and
Sweet: Live From Buenos Aires" and the comedy special "Eddie Izzard: Live From Wembley."
Among the other pictures on the slate will be "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and "Pink
Panther 2." Epix plans to make its entire lineup available on demand and online. The channel has 15,000 movies at its disposal, including MGM, UA and Lionsgate titles released after Jan. 1 of this
year. To date, Epix has announced only one carriage agreement, with Verizon's FiOS TV service.
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