<div id="subtitle">Epix pay TV channel to be carried on Charter cable system; service to reach 16M homes by May</div><div><p>Epix, the pay TV channel owned by three Hollywood studios, said Thursday it would be offered to cable customers of Charter Communications Inc. beginning in May.</p><p>Following deals to be carried by Verizon Communications Inc.'s FiOS, Mediacom Communications Corp., and Cox Communications Inc., Epix will reach 16 million homes in the next three months.</p><p>Charter is the fourth-largest cable operator in the country.</p><p>Epix was formed as a joint venture by Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. after the three studios couldn't agree to keep sending their movies to Showtime, the pay TV service owned by CBS Corp.</p><p>The channel debuted in October on Verizon and cost $9.99 a month to subscribers. The channel's movies are also available to subscribers at EpixHD.com.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68450578&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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