Tag: Starz

Lionsgate's Starz has appointed seasoned engineer and tech exec Ameesh Paleja as chief technology officer, a newly created position at the company.

Tanya Saracho, showrunner and executive producer for the upcoming Starz original series Vida, has inked a three-year overall deal with the Lionsgate-owned channel.

Altice USA and Starz have reached a new multiyear affiliation agreement, ending a channel blackout that started in early January.

Starz has slated the #ThatsHarassment series of short films from actor and producer David Schwimmer and writer and director Sigal Avin to air later this week.

Starz has filed petitions with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an effort to restore its channels to Altice customers.

Audrey Lee, former executive VP and deputy general counsel at Lionsgate, has been named executive VP and general counsel at Starz.

Starz and Encore have been dropped from the Altice USA cable platforms after the companies were unable to settle on new carriage terms.

Starz has extended its existing exclusive premium overall deal with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson into September 2019.

Gene George, a nine-year veteran of Starz, has been appointed as Lionsgate's executive VP of worldwide distribution, responsible for international TV distribution at the company.

The Starz app and on-demand services have added a variety of new Spanish-language and children’s programming to its library, including the hit animated shows Bob the Builder and Thomas and Friends.