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Starz
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Starzplay strikes Rakuten TV distribution across Europe
OTT operator Rakuten TV has struck a deal that will see the international streaming service…
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Starz to revive YouTube’s cancelled ‘Step Up’ series
US cable and satellite network Starz is to revive dance drama Step Up: High Water,…
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Starz names ex-CBS drama head Christina Davis as programming president
US cable network Starz has appointed former CBS drama head Christina Davis as president of…
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Lionsgate strikes streaming output deal Starzplay
Lionsgate has agreed an output deal with its Starz’s international streaming platform Starzplay for split…
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Apple TV+ hires outgoing Starz progamming chief Carmi Zlotnik
Carmi Zlotnik, who is stepping down as president of programming at Starz, has struck an…
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Starz programming chief Carmi Zlotnik to depart
Starz president of programming Carmi Zlotnik has left the US cabler after a decade with…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: Top execs reflect on 2019 and offer 2020 predictions
TBI speaks to leading execs from across the content business as they reflect on 2019…
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Starz rolls out standalone Starzplay app in five countries
Lionsgate-backed cable channel Starz is rolling out a direct-to-consumer app in five countries, including the…
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Why consolidation doesn’t scare Starz
Starz is the jewel in Lionsgate’s crown, garnering interest from several deep-pocketed suitors. Superna Kalle,…
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Lionsgate mulls spinning off Starz to reduce debt load
Lionsgate is mulling spinning off cable channel Starz into a separate company as it looks…
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Lionsgate promotes Jeffrey Hirsch to become Starz CEO
Lionsgate-backed US cabler Starz has handed its chief operating officer Jeffrey Hirsch a new long-term…
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Starz expands period drama with ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
US cabler Starz has added another period drama to its slate, this time an adaptation…
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Lionsgate reports loss amid steady growth for Starz
Lionsgate has revealed less than satisfying year-end results, reporting a net loss of $284m for…
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Apple TV app launches in more than 100 countries
Apple has launched its redesigned TV app, making it possible for consumers to subscribe in…
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Lionsgate shoots for the Starz with Spanish Princess
Two high-profile Starz offerings and an OWN drama highlight Lionsgate’s slate, which will be screened…
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Starz boosts Lionsgate earnings as it expands into Canada
Lionsgate earnings topped Wall Street projections for Q3, due in large part to the success…
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Starz boss Chris Albrecht to step down
Starz boss Chris Albrecht is to step down from the Lionsgate-owned cable business next month…
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Starz ups Marta Fernandez to EVP of originals
Starz has promoted Marta Fernandez from senior VP of original programming to executive VP. Fernandez,…
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Starzplay to launch on Virgin Media later this month
Lionsgate-owned Starz has partnered with Virgin Media to make its Starzplay streaming service available to…
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MIPCOM Hot Picks: The Rook
Distributor: Lionsgate Producer: Lionsgate, Liberty Global Broadcaster: Starz (US), Liberty Global (Europe, LatAm) Concept: A…
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Starz adds Netflix, Lionsgate execs to top team
Starz, a Lionsgate company, has added Netflix’s Darren Nielson and Lionsgate’s Jeff Cooke to its…
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Save Me sold to STARZ
One of Sky UK’s most critically acclaimed shows, Save Me, has been acquired by STARZ…
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Amazon Channels brings Starzplay to UK, Germany
Amazon is set to add Starzplay, from US TV Network and Lionsgate Company Starz, in…
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Sony seals string of int’l sales for Counterpart
Sony Pictures Television has sold espionage drama series Counterpart to more than 40 territories around…
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Amazon joins first All3-produced Liberty Global drama
Amazon Prime Video has boarded a first high-end drama from All3Media, which is producing for…
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Show of the week: Counterpart
Counterpart is Starz’s latest drama venture, combining qualities of both a pacy spy thriller and…
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Lionsgate ‘very interested in merger’ – vice chair
US studio Lionsgate is “very interested” in a merger deal and is talking to various…
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Bell Media brings Starz to Canada for first time
Canada’s Bell Media has teamed with Lionsgate to bring in its premium pay television platform…
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Sundance kicks off with deals for US cable networks
A host of factual deals have been announced during the Sundance Film Festival in 2018,…
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Epix programming chief exits
US premium cable network Epix is saying goodbye to its head of programming, Jocelyn Diaz….