Starz Takes Summit First-Run Titles

ENGLEWOOD: Penelope, starring Christina Ricci, is among the first-run titles Starz Entertainment has acquired from Summit Entertainment. 

Starz also took on the drama Never Back Down and the 3-D children’s adventure Fly Me to the Moon, as well as the comedy Sex Drive. The deal also allows Starz Entertainment to offer the films on multiple platforms, including its 16 linear channels, HD, Starz On Demand and Starz Play, a broadband video download service. 

"Each of these films from Summit will appeal to different age groups and will definitely serve us well with crossover allure," said Nancy Silverstone, the VP of program acquisitions for Starz. "The variety of these four films will afford us the opportunity to program them on many of our 16 linear channels."