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Black Sails
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Hulu raises Black Sails
US streaming service Hulu has bought pirate drama Black Sails, securing rights to the fourth…
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Starz’ Black Sails plots course for final season
Starz has greenlit a new season of Black Sails, and said it will be the…
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Albrecht extends Starz stay
Chris Albrecht has signed a contract to remain CEO of US premium cable channel Starz…
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C More inks Starz streaming and pay deal
Scandi pay TV platform C More has inked a programming deal with Starz and will…
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SVOD platform goes live across Canada
Subscription on-demand service Shomi is now available to all internet-connected consumers in Canada. The service…
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Asian on-demand service reaches for Starz
Asian SVOD platform iflix has acquired shows such as The White Queen and Black Sails (pictured)…
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A+E raises Black Sales with Starz deal
A+E Networks has acquired exclusive rights to pirate adventure series Black Sails for its History…
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Shomi bags premium Starz shows
Upcoming Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired a package of premium shows from Starz Digital…
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Vikings, Extant lead Amazon UK ‘ratings’
The first seasons of Vikings (pictured) and Extant are the most popular content on Amazon’s…
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Shooting down the pirates
As startling new statistics reveal the scale of the illegal sharing of TV shows, TBI…
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Amazon buys Starz’ pirate series Black Sails
Amazon Prime Instant has taken UK rights to big-budget pirate drama Black Sails. The deal…
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‘Mid East Netflix’ bags Black Sails, White Queen
Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…
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The Magic runs out for Starz series
Starz has cancelled its original drama Magic City after two seasons. The series, which is…
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Black Sails plots course to MIPCOM
Starz’s new original pirate series Black Sails will hit the international market for the first…
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Starz pirate series sails to second season
Starz has greenlit a second run of its pirate series Black Sails – before the…
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Shooting Starz
Starz has built a solid slate of original programmes in recent years with the Spartacus…