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Starz
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Ex-Starz buyer joins expanding distributor
Canada-based distributor 108 Media has hired Starz’s former VP, programme acquisitions, Nancy Silverstone. Her appointment…
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Amazon taps partners for channels streaming launch
Amazon has teamed up with major TV networks and content makers including Showtime, Starz and…
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Virgin UK captures Ash Vs Evil Dead exclusive
Virgin Media has acquired first-run rights to comedy-drama Ash Vs Evil Dead, a move that…
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Alvin exec buys The Simpsons studio
Historic animation studio Film Roman, which is behind The Simpsons, has sold to Steve Waterman’s…
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Starz makes first US D2C investment
Premium cable player Starz has made its first US investment in direct-to-consumer distribution by taking…
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Starz chief Albrecht predicts consolidation
Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht has told TBI he expects consolidation in the content…
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Albrecht’s Starz system
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht gives Stewart Clarke his views on whether there is too much…
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Starz debuting new series online ahead of linear
US premium channel operator Starz will launch the debut episode of its upcoming drama series…
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Starz okays second Evil Dead run before debut
Premium cable channel Starz has given the greenlight to a second season of new zombie…
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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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AMC ‘in talks’ to buy Starz
AMC is in talks to buy Starz, according to the Bloomberg wire service, citing people…
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Starz boards BBC Two Poliakoff drama
US premium cable channel Starz has signed on as coproducer of BBC Two drama Close…
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Global Facebook launch for LeBron James comedy
The second season of LeBron James-inspired basketball comedy Survivor’s Remorse has launched internationally on Facebook,…
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Starz plans Havana noir with Banderas
US cable channel Starz and Entertainment One Television are working up a Cuban-flavoured noir drama…
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Starz brings The Girlfriend Experience to Cannes
Riley Keough, one of the stars of Mad Max: Fury Road and the granddaughter of…
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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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Starz Play to ‘spark Mid East OTT boom’
The launch of the Starz OTT platform in the Middle East will spark a wave…
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Starz takes Gaiman’s Gods to series
US cable channel Starz has taken Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy drama American Gods to series….
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Stan feels Power, adds Ash
Australian subscription on-demand service Stan has bought Starz series such as Power and the upcoming…
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Showtime to launch in Canada
CBS Corp. will launch branded programming from its premium cable channel Showtime in Canada for…
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Epix eyes original drama with Disney alum hire
US premium cable channel Epix looks set to push into original drama after hiring the…
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Starz, BBC team for Hopkins/McKellen drama
US premium cable net Starz and UK pubcaster the BBC are uniting to coproduce The…
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BBC, Starz find The Missing for a second season
The BBC and Starz have jointly ordered a second season of hit drama The Missing….
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Lionsgate, CBS linked with Starz takeover
US reports are linking CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment to a US$5 billion takeover of…
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Starz to launch new drama on-demand ahead of linear
US premium cabler Starz will launch episodes of its new drama series The Missing on…
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Starz buys German-born Viking film
US premium pay channel Starz has acquired all North American rights to a German-produced feature…
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Starz confirms global SVOD service for 2015
US premium cable net Starz will launch its planned international subscription on-demand service next year,…
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Starz, Amblin investigate The Disappearance
US premium cabler Starz and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television is developing a drama series about…
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Starz promotes Marottoli
US premium cable channel Starz has promoted Brett Marottoli to VP, programme acquisitions. Based out…
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Starz offers free pre-launch Survivor’s eps
US premium cable Starz is offering a pair of episodes from the upcoming LeBron James…