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SYFY ANNOUNCES SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2012 INITIATIVES INCLUDING PROMOTIONAL BLITZ FOR GROUNDBREAKING WORLD OF DEFIANCE

NEW YORK, NY – July 6, 2012 – From touchdown to takeoff,
Syfy is planning an all-out assault in order to give fans their first
introduction to the visionary transmedia experience Defiance at San Diego
Comic-Con 2012. Defiance, a partnership between Syfy and Trion Worlds, unites, for the first time, a television series and a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, which will debut in April 2013. In addition to Defiance, Syfy will also showcase original series Alphas, Being Human and Warehouse 13 with star-studded panels. Convention-goers will get their first “taste” of Defiance as Syfy transforms Hard Rock Hotel San Diego restaurant, Maryjane’s into Defiance Café where fans can “Watch. Play. Eat.” and completely immerse themselves in theworld of the show and game.

The following are Syfy’s San Diego Comic-Con 2012 events and
initiatives:


CONVENTION PANELS

Fans will have the opportunity to see their favorite Syfy
stars at each of the following panels:

Friday, July 13
DEFIANCE 6:45PM –
7:45PM ROOM 6DE

Syfy and Trion unite television and gaming with Defiance,
the biggest entertainment event of 2013 which defies everything we know about
traditional storytelling. Panelists to include stars Grant Bowler (Nolan),
Julie Benz (Amanda Rosewater), Stephanie Leonidas (Irisa), Tony Curran (Datak
Tarr), Jaime Murray (Stahma Tarr), Mia Kirshner (Kenya), Executive Producer
Kevin Murphy, Nick Beliaeff (SVP, Development, Trion Worlds), Rob Hill (Senior
Producer, Trion Worlds) and Mark Stern (President, Syfy Original Content &
Co-Head of Content, Universal Cable Productions). Moderated by Los Angeles
Times/Hero Complex writer Geoff Boucher.

Saturday, July 14
WAREHOUSE 13
10:00AM – 10:45AM BALLROOM 20

America’s top-secret, artifact-finding agents have landed at
Comic Con. Join stars Eddie McClintock (Pete Lattimer), Joanne Kelly (Myka
Bering), Saul Rubinek (Artie Nielsen), and Allison Scagliotti (Claudia Donovan)
along with Executive Producer Jack Kenny for a look inside the new season of
Syfy’s blockbuster series Warehouse 13.
Moderated by TV Guide magazine’s Damian Holbrook.

ALPHAS 2:00PM -3:00PM
INDIGO BALLROOM, HILTON BAYFRONT HOTEL

Alphas are among us… especially at Comic Con. Join a panel featuring the stars of Syfy’s
Alphas as they discuss their super but human characters and the exciting new season premiering Monday, July
23rd. Scheduled to appear are David Strathairn (Dr. Lee Rosen), Malik Yoba (Bill
Harken), Ryan Cartwright (Gary Bell), Warren Christie (Cameron Hicks), Azita
Ghanizada (Rachel Pirzad) and Laura Mennell (Nina Theroux). Moderated by Los
Angeles Times/Hero Complex writer Geoff Boucher.

BEING HUMAN 3:00PM -4:00PM

INDIGO BALLROOM, HILTON BAYFRONT HOTEL

This panel is a beast. Stars Sam Witwer (Aidan) Meaghan Rath
(Sally), and Sam Huntington (Josh) join Executive Producer Anna Fricke to
discuss the forthcoming third season of Syfy’s hit series about a vampire,
ghost and werewolf – all just trying to be human. Moderated by Drusilla
Moorhouse of Zap2It.com.
SYFY MARKETING INITIATIVES

From arrival to departure, visitors to Comic-Con 2012 will
have every opportunity to experience Defiance.

“Syfy has never launched a media campaign of this magnitude
at Comic-Con and we defy fans to miss out on Defiance,” said Michael Engleman,
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Global Brand Strategy, Syfy. “Nearly
four years in the making, Defiance is a groundbreaking weekly scripted
television series and Massively Multiplayer Online game, converging to create a
singular, interactive and epic story. Comic-Con is the largest gathering of
savvy superfans and they comprise our audience of Igniters. It is the perfect
platform to unleash the seismic, multi-pronged messaging behind this extraordinary program."

Highlights of Syfy’s Defiance campaign include:
• San Diego
Airport – Throughout the entire Airport, from arrivals and departures to
baggage claim and security, Syfy will present special Defiance elements. This
will include branded security bins, video units, spectaculars and wall wraps in
Terminals 1 and 2, along with Defiance bags at all HMS retail locations.

• Rental
Cars – Defiance messaging will be displayed on nearly 1,500 Hertz Never Lost
navigation systems, reaching every consumer while the navigation device loads.

• Defiance
Café – Hard Rock Hotel San Diego restaurant Maryjane’s will be transformed into
Defiance Café, the official hub for Defiance at Comic-Con inviting attendees to
“Watch. Play. Eat.” For the duration of the convention, hungry fans will enjoy
all things Defiance - including the opportunity for exclusive gameplay – as
they take in set pieces from the show and become immersed in the rich world
that will come to life in both the game and show next April. Defiance Café will
also be the site of an exclusive, star-studded press event.

• TV Guide
Magazine’s Yacht – The TV Guide Magazine yacht is a celebrity destination
Thursday through Saturday of the convention and this year offers Defiance
experiences from game play to co-branded gift bags.




• G4 – Syfy
teams with G4 as a Comic-Con broadcast partner with on the ground Defiance
coverage and shared interstitial content.

• WIRED
Café - Syfy and Trion put Defiance directly into the hands of celebs and VIP’s
with a presence at WIRED’s popular hangout.

• Mobile
Billboards – Upper decker buses, to and from the airport as well as around San
Diego, will serve as mobile billboards.

• Building
Wrap – Syfy and Trion will partner on a massive Defiance building wrap on the
Marriot Marquee hotel adjacent to the Convention Center.

• National
Print Media – Syfy will have ads for Defiance in special Comic-Con issues of
Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide.

• Social
Media – The #DiscoverDefiance Sweepstakes will challenge Comic-Con attendees to
find Defiance promotions, take a picture and upload it to Facebook or tweet it
out via Twitter with #DiscoverDefiance. Participants will be entered for a chance
to win a trip to the premier of Defiance in April 2013.

• Facebook
– On Sunday, July 15th, Syfy will host its first ever Social Media viewing
party on Facebook.com/Defiance and Facebook.com/Syfy. For four hours consumers
can watch videos of Defiance panel from Comic-Con, the official Defiance
television show trailer, exclusive one-on-one interviews with Defiance cast,
crew and developers and Defiance coverage developed exclusively for Syfy by G4.

• The Will
Eisner Comic Industry Awards – Syfy will sponsor of the 24th annual Will Eisner
Comic Industry Awards – the “Oscars” of the comic book industry.
Defiance is in collaboration with Trion Worlds, with the
Syfy series and Trion’s multi-platform shooter MMO poised to debut
simultaneously. Defiance stars Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas,
Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Fionnula Flanagan, Mia Kirshner and Oscar-nominee
Graham Greene. Set in the near future,
Defiance introduces a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the
survivors of a universal war. Forced to
co-habitate, the disparate group struggles to build a new society among the
devastation. The dramatic tapestry of the series and the intense action of the
game will exist in a single universe where their respective narratives will
inform one another and evolve together into one overall story. Defiance is executive produced by Kevin
Murphy (Desperate Housewives, Caprica, Hellcats) and Michael Taylor (Battlestar
Galactica). Kevin Murphy serves as
showrunner. Defiance is produced by Universal Cable Productions.
About Trion Worlds

Trion Worlds is the leading publisher and developer of
premium games for the connected era.
Powered by a breakthrough development and publishing platform, Trion is
revolutionizing the way games are developed, played and sold. Trion’s
world-class team delivers high-quality, dynamic and massively social games
operated as live services across the biggest game genres and devices; including
the critically acclaimed blockbuster, Rift™ and the highly-anticipated End of
Nations™ and Defiance™. Trion is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with
offices in San Diego, Calif., Austin, Texas, and at Trion Worlds Europe in
London, UK.



Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)
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