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The MGM Channel to Launch in Ireland - Distribution Deal With ntl Highlights Continued Growth of MGM Networks' Worldwide Channel Business LOS ANGELES AND DUBLIN, Ireland, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM Networks, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE:MGM), has signed an agreement with ntl, Ireland's largest multi-channel operator, to launch The MGM Channel in that country beginning this month. The deal marks the MGM Channel's debut on the Emerald Isle. The announcement was made today by MGM Networks Executive Vice President Bruce Tuchman. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011119/MGMLOGO) "MGM Networks continues to expand globally and the launch of the MGM Channel in Ireland underscores our ongoing commitment to the international channel business," said Mr. Tuchman. "We are thrilled to have the country's largest cable operator on board for our launch into Ireland, and we are excited to be working with ntl, as well as exploring additional distribution opportunities as we move forward in this dynamic and growing market." The MGM Channel will be included on ntl's digital basic package, which has accumulated a critical mass of subscribers and a rapidly increasing rate of penetration since its launch in 2001. The MGM Channel in Ireland, like its sister channels around the world, will feature a wide selection of titles from the MGM movie catalog, the world's largest modern film library. "We are delighted to offer our customers quality programming from MGM Networks," said Mark Mohan, sales & marketing director of ntl Ireland. "Movie enthusiasts will now be able to access an extensive array of world-renowned MGM films through this superb new channel." The MGM Channel's launch in Ireland is the latest step in MGM Networks' aggressive expansion since 2001, which has seen the number of countries and territories receiving MGM-branded channels increase more than fourfold, to nearly 120 worldwide. With the launch in Ireland, customized MGM channels will reach 15 European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, The Netherlands, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Greece, Latvia, Cyprus, Iceland, Malta and Liechtenstein. MGM Channels also are available in a number of local-language versions across Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, including MGM Networks' most recent launch, in Thailand in February. About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE:MGM), through its Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. subsidiary, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of entertainment product, including motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music, and licensed merchandise. The Company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprised of about 4,000 titles. Operating units include MGM Pictures, United Artists, MGM Television Entertainment, MGM Networks, MGM Distribution Co., MGM Worldwide Television Distribution, MGM Home Entertainment, MGM On Stage, MGM Consumer Products, MGM Music, MGM Interactive and MGM Direct. In addition, MGM has interests in television channels and branded-programming blocks that reach nearly 120 countries and territories around the world. For more information, visit http://www.mgm.com/. About ntl Ireland ntl Incorporated (NASDAQ:NTLI) offers a wide range of communications and entertainment services to residential and business customers throughout Ireland and the UK. Information on ntl Ireland and its products can be obtained at http://www.ntl.ie/. Contact: David Bloom Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Tel: 1-310-449-3660 Email: Patricia Frith Patricia Frith Marketing (for MGM Networks) Tel: 818 876-0480 (office), 00 33 4 (Mip TV) Email: Anna Marie Barry ntl Ireland Tel: 00353 1 245 8419 (office), 00353 86 227 2072 (mobile) Email: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011119/MGMLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. CONTACT: David Bloom of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., +1-310-449-3660, ; or Patricia Frith of Patricia Frith Marketing, +1-818-876-0480 (office), 00 33 4 (Mip TV), for MGM Networks ; or Anna Marie Barry of ntl Ireland, 00353 1 245 8419, or mobile, 00353 86 227 2072, Web site: http://www.ntl.ie/ Web site: http://www.mgm.com/

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