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Starz
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Starz pushes into unscripted originals
US premium cable channel Starz has commissioned its first unscripted programmes. The Lionsgate-owned network has…
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Starz vehicle
Chris Albrecht tells Jesse Whittock about the new look Starz business following its merger with…
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Starz greenlights Saracho’s original series Vida
Starz has greenlit Hispanic US-set drama Vida, which will be directed by How to Get…
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Starz secures US deal for NRK mystery drama
Starz has secured exclusive US premium pay TV rights for Norwegian mystery drama Monster. The…
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Common & RZA work up Starz samurai drama
US cable channel Starz is developing a Jerry Bruckheimer drama based on the Black Samurai…
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Starz sales chief lands Lionsgate spot
US studio Lionsgate is bringing the worldwide sales chief at its premium cable channel, Starz,…
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Lionsgate poaches Disney veteran Goetz
Lionsgate has appointed Jared Goetz, a 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, to the…
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Lionsgate & Liberty Global partner on thriller for Starz
Lionsgate and Liberty Global have partnered up to produce new spy thriller The Rook for…
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Starz Play Arabia preps originals after $125m raise
Starz Play Arabia has raised US$125 million to date after closing a third round of…
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Starz plans to grow content by 40% this year
Starz has committed to plans to grow its on-demand content offering by 40% to hit…
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Starz takes Snapshots from Distribution360
US premium cable channel Starz has acquired a package of kids series from Canada-based Distribution360….
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MGM to buy all of Epix
Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwin-Mayer is to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of premium cable channel Epix….
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MGM in talks to buy out Epix partners
US studio MGM Holdings is reportedly in talks to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of…
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Lionsgate’s Bellisario expands responsibilities to Starz
Lionsgate has handed Marcello Bellisario an expanded role covering talent and casting at the indie…
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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 joins BBC for Howard’s End
Starz has come on board the BBC adaptation of Howard’s End and the pair will…
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Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…
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Sovereign drama
Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty. The…
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Starz rolls out on DirecTV streaming service
Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…
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Starz COO extends stay
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
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Lionsgate buys into UK indie Potboiler
North America’s Lionsgate has bought into another UK prodco, this time taking a stake in…
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What went down at NATPE Miami
NATPE welcomed the usual mix of buyers, sellers, programme-makers and hustlers to Miami last week….
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Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
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Gameshow veteran forms JV with Lionsgate
Prolific gameshow producer Jeff Apploff and Lionsgate Entertainment are creating a joint venture to create…
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Lionsgate closes US$4.4 billion deal for Starz
Shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US studio Lionsgate’s takeover of Starz, meaning the deal is now…
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Starz adds Spotify to TV Everywhere app
Starz has done a deal with Spotify that will allow users of its updated premium…
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Vimeo adds BBC Worldwide, All3Media titles
Vimeo has agreed content partnerships with TV distributor All3media International and the BBC’s commercial arm…
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Starz Play Arabia raises funding to expand service
Starz Play Arabia has raised a “multi-million dollar” funding round, which it plans to use…
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Revenue and profit fall at Fremantle
Turnover and profit decreased at FremantleMedia through the first nine months of the year, with…
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Vimeo to launch subscription video offering
Vimeo has announced plans to launch a subscription video offering on top of its existing…