Starz

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Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lionsgate, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series. Launched in 1994 as a multiplex service of Starz Encore, Starz operates six 24-hour, linear multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and a namesake over-the-top streaming platform that both acts as a TV Everywhere offering for Starz's linear television subscribers and is sold directly to streaming-only consumers.

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Starz
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Current logo used since September 29, 2022
TypePay television network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift service
Starz timeshift channels
    • Starz (East / West)
    • Starz Cinema (East / West)
    • Starz Comedy (East / West)
    • Starz Edge (East / West)
    • Starz Kids & Family (East / West)
    • Starz In Black (East / West)
Ownership
OwnerLionsgate
ParentStarz Inc.
Key people
  • Jeffrey Hirsch (President/CEO)
  • Audrey Lee (EVP/General Counsel)
  • Christina Davis (President, Original Programming)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedFebruary 1, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-02-01)
Former namesStarz! (1994–2005)
Links
Websitewww.starz.com
Availability
Streaming media
Starz (streaming service)(U.S. cable internet subscribers only; requires subscription, trial or television provider login to access content)
Available feeds
    • Starz (East)
    • Starz (West)
Apple TV ChannelsOver-the-top TV
(requires subscription or trial to access content)
  • Starz (East)
Amazon Video ChannelsOver-the-top TV
(requires subscription or trial to access content)
Available feeds
    • Starz (East)
    • Starz Cinema (East)
    • Starz Comedy (East)
    • Starz Edge (East)
    • Starz Kids & Family (East)
    • Starz In Black (East)
The Roku ChannelOver-the-top TV
(requires subscription or trial to access content)
  • Starz (East)
ClaroTV+Over-the-top TV
(requires subscription to access content)
Available feeds
    • Starz (East)
    • Starz In Black (East)
    • Starz Kids & Family (East)
    • Starz Cinema (East)
    • Starz Edge (East)
    • Starz Comedy (East)
    • Starz Encore (East)
    • Stars Encore Action (East)
    • Starz Encore Black (East)
    • Starz Encore Classic (East)
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Starz is also sold independently of traditional and over-the-top multichannel video programming distributors a la carte through Apple TV Channels and Amazon Video Channels, which feature VOD library content and live feeds of Starz's linear television services (consisting of the primary channel's East and West Coast feeds and, for Amazon Video customers, the East Coast feeds of its five multiplex channels).[1][2] Starz's programming has been licensed for use by a number of channels and platforms worldwide, and the brand name is licensed by Bell Media for a companion channel of the Canada-based company's Crave premium service.

Starz and its sister networks, Starz Encore and MoviePlex, are headquartered in Santa Monica, California,[3] with satellite office facilities located at the Meridian International Business Center complex in Englewood, Colorado,[4] and at a small office located on 5th Avenue in New York City. As of September 2018, Starz was available to approximately 28.517 million American households that had a subscription to a multichannel television provider (27.675 million of which receive Starz's primary channel at minimum).[5]