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NEW YORK – Nov. 17, 2016 – A nationwide open casting call for the new CBS live action game show series CANDY CRUSH has launched online, it was announced today by CBS, America’s most watched network; Lionsgate, a premier next generation global content leader; and King, a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world and creator of the globally renowned mobile game franchise, Candy Crush.  To apply for the open casting call and for more information, please visit www.CandyCrushCasting.com[CandyCrushCasting.com].

For the new series, fans of the Candy Crush games who are looking to level up and reach a new milestone can now put their skills to the test on enormous interactive game boards featuring next generation technology. Taking inspiration from all three games in the franchise, Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga and Candy Crush Jelly Saga, the revolutionary interactive stage will challenge teams to compete in the Candy Crush Arena for the chance to become champions and win a big cash prize!

Contestants will play in teams of two and potential candidates can apply as individuals or alternatively with a partner who is game to take on this sweet adventure through the Candy Kingdom, where “Match Three” masters can tackle a variety of obstacles head on. 

“I am thrilled to be turning one of the world’s most popular game franchises into a network television show,” says Matt Kunitz (“Wipeout,” “Fear Factor”), executive producer of CANDY CRUSH. “One of the most important things about making a hit show is the cast.  We are looking for fun, outgoing, Candy Crush players who want to compete on the biggest, swipeable, interactive game board ever created.  Contestants can look forward to lots of fun, games, and a big cash prize.” 

"The Candy Crush franchise provides daily entertainment for people worldwide so we’re excited to give our players an opportunity to enter the deliciously sweet and colorful world of the Candy Kingdom via this high-energy, live television game show,” said Sebastian Knutsson, chief creative officer, King, and executive producer of CANDY CRUSH.

CANDY CRUSH will be produced by Pulse Creative in association with Lionsgate Television, King Ltd. and CBS Television Studios. Matt Kunitz, Peter Levin, Russell Binder, John Quinn, Nicki Sheard, VP Brand at King, and Sebastian Knutsson will serve as executive producers. Knutsson is King’s chief creative officer and is one of the founders of the company. He created Candy Crush Saga.

About King

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. It had 394 million monthly active users as of third quarter 2016 across web, social and mobile platforms, and has developed more than 200 exclusive games that are enjoyed all around the world through its king.com and royalgames.com websites, Facebook, and mobile distribution platforms such as the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Microsoft Windows App Store and Amazon Appstore. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) in February 2016. King has game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin and Seattle, along with offices in San Francisco, Malta, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Bucharest.

About CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world’s largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand — “the Eye” — one of the most recognized in business. The Company’s operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment, including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, and interactive and socially responsible media. CBS’s businesses include CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), CBS Television Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Interactive, CBS Films, Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Pop (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Lionsgate), Smithsonian Networks, Simon & Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio and CBS EcoMedia. For more information, go to www.cbscorporation.com[cbscorporation.com].

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment.  The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses.  These include the ground-breaking hit series Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite drama series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama series The Royals, the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual and the breakout success Greenleaf.

The Company’s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me and John Wick series, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, the critically-acclaimed Hacksaw Ridge, Nerve, CBS Films/Lionsgate’s Hell or High Water, Sicario, Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack Films’ Addicted and breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates.  Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves King's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements with respect to CANDY CRUSH, are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause King’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to King and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither King nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of King or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

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Press contacts:

King:

Bethan Lloyd                +44 (0) 7515 847579            bethan.lloyd@king.com

Louise Ramsden            +44 (0) 7717 795 004           Louise.ramsden@king.com

CBS:

Mallory Mason                 818-655-1596                   mallory.mason@cbs.com

Dustin Smith                  818-655-1594                   dustin.smith@cbs.com

The Lippin Group for Lionsgate:

David Gardner                 310-291-1156                  dgardner@lippingroup.com