Maurizio Cimelli Joins Ascent Media as Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East

Industry Veteran to Oversee Sales and Business Development for Content Services
Businesses in the Region
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Ascent Media Group, LLC (AMG) today announced that Maurizio Cimelli has been
appointed Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East (EMEA), effective
immediately. Cimelli will be based at Ascent 142 in London, one of the region`s
largest and most complete providers of fully-integrated digital media content
management and post production services. In his new role, Cimelli will oversee
sales, business development and P&L for Content Services businesses across the
UK and EMEA region.

"Maurizio is a welcome addition to Ascent Media`s global senior management team,
bringing the requisite credibility, leadership and customer relationships
required to drive Ascent`s growth in EMEA," said Jose Royo, CEO of Ascent Media.

As SVP, EMEA and a member of the Global Strategic Solutions team, Cimelli will
work with Ascent`s UK senior management team to create and review local
opportunities and investment requirements that align with Ascent`s global
business strategy, while driving the execution of the company`s strategic vision
in the region. Additionally, Cimelli will oversee all client interactions and
ensure quality of service. He reports directly to Tom Kuehle, Executive Vice
President, Strategic Solutions.

"Ascent Media's expertise as a thought leader and service provider for
businesses making, managing, moving and monetizing rich media content, makes the
company extremely well-positioned for the future. I want to provide our team in
the EMEA region with the strategic resources they need to further accelerate our
growth in a highly competitive convergent world," said Cimelli.

Over the course of his 15 years in the media industry and prior to joining
Ascent, Cimelli was managing director of the London Playout Centre before it was
bought by Ascent Media in 2004. He also led a number of strategic projects with
global media and entertainment companies, including Incito Media, to transform
the monetization of content in the digital supply chain. He is responsible for
securing some of the largest broadcast contracts in EMEA. Having qualified as a
Chartered Management Accountant, Maurizio joined the media industry where,
earlier in his career, he helped build and re-engineer many of today`s
established media service providers. His experience ranges from running large
studio facilities to building global operations that service blue chip,
international entertainment customers.

About Ascent Media Group

Santa Monica, California-based Ascent Media Group, LLC is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Ascent Media Corporation (NASDAQ:ASCMA). With more than 40
facilities worldwide, Ascent Media Group is a leading provider of fully
integrated, end-to-end services for the global digital media supply chain.
Guided by our entrepreneurial culture, we blend breakthrough creative with
emerging technologies to deliver some of the most advanced and innovative media
solutions to help film and television studios, independent producers, broadcast
networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and other companies make, manage,
move and monetize their digital media.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Ascent Media Corporation and its subsidiaries or
industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.Such risks,
uncertainties and other factors include, among others: the risks and factors
described in the statements and reports of Ascent Media Corporation filed or
furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and publicly available at
the Securities and Exchange Commission`s website, www.sec.gov); general economic
and business conditions and industry trends; spending on television advertising,
first-run content libraries and existing content libraries; the regulatory and
competitive environment of the industries in which Ascent Media Corporation
operates; rapid technological changes; future financial performance, including
availability, terms and deployment of capital; changes in, or failure to comply
with, government regulations, including, without limitation, regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission, and adverse outcomes from regulatory
proceedings; and competitor responses to Ascent Media Corporation`s products and
services, and the overall market acceptance of such products and services,
including acceptance of the pricing of such products and services.These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Release.Ascent
Media Corporation expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained
herein to reflect any change in Ascent Media Corporation`s expectations with
regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statement is based.

Ascent Media PR Contact
Gail Laguna, (818) 260-6229
glaguna@ascentmedia.com

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