Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 26, 2012, Monitronics International, Inc. ("Monitronics"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ascent Capital Group, Inc,. issued a press release announcing that Monitronics had acquired approximately 93,000 recently created subscriber accounts from Pinnacle Security for a purchase price of $131 million (after giving effect to certain purchase price adjustments). Monitronics used its existing revolving credit facility and issued $30 million of incremental Term B debt to fund the acquisition. Monitronics expects to refinance the revolver though a new Senior Secured Term B offering. For more information regarding this acquisition, please see the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

This Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Monitronics International, Inc. on October 26, 2012

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