Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 4, 2013, Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that Bill Fitzgerald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Michael Meyers, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Monitronics International, Inc. ("Monitronics"), will present at the 2013 Citi Global Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference, being held on January 9, 2013 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada at 10:30 am PST. During their presentations, Messrs. Fitzgerald and Meyers may make observations regarding the financial performance and outlook of both the Company and Monitronics.

This Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished to the SEC 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 Ascent Capital Group, Inc. on January 4, 2013

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