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Can Starz Scale? Now Split From Lionsgate, CEO Sets Sights On 80 Million Subscriber Goal
Hirsch joined Starz in July 2015, about a year and a half before Lionsgate acquired it, and has been president and CEO since ...
Starz CEO Sees Opportunity to Grow Through Bundling, Partnerships With Networks ‘Marooned on the Linear Side’
The chief executive tells TheWrap about the its strategy around content and bundling, M&A opportunities and more following ...
Starz CEO Jeffrey Hirsch on Revving Up the Premium Channel and Streamer After Long-Gestating Split From Lionsgate
Starz is finally in its own orbit. The premium channel that had been owned by Lionsgate since 2016 formally completed its ...
Starz Shares Jump 40% On First Day Of Trading, Disney Up 11% On Strong Quarterly Earnings
Starz and Disney shares shot up 40% and 11%, respectively, providing two bright spots in an otherwise murky 2025 for media ...
Lionsgate-Starz Separation Greenlit by Supreme Court of British Columbia
The two companies will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange starting Wednesday under the ticker symbols LION and STRZ ...