Starz
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Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay-TV network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched on February 1, 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, its programming consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series. 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
Key facts
- Television channel.name
- STARZ
- Television channel.logo
- Starz 2022.svg
- Television channel.logo_size
- 250px
- Television channel.logo_caption
- Current logo used since September 29, 2022
- Television channel.owner
- Starz Entertainment
- Television channel.parent
- Starz Inc.
- Television channel.country
- United States
- Television channel.area
- Worldwide
- Television channel.headquarters
- Santa Monica, California
- Television channel.former_names
- Starz! (1994–2005)
- Television channel.online_serv_1
- Starz (streaming service)
- Television channel.online_chan_1
- (U.S. cable internet subscribers only; requires subscription, trial or television provider login to access content)
- Television channel.online_serv_2
- Apple TV Channels
- Television channel.online_chan_2
- Over-the-top TV(requires subscription or trial to access content) Starz (East)
- Television channel.online_serv_3
- Amazon Video Channels
- Television channel.online_chan_3
- Over-the-top TV(requires subscription or trial to access content)
- Television channel.online_serv_4
- The Roku Channel
- Television channel.online_chan_4
- Over-the-top TV(requires subscription or trial to access content) Starz (East)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.starz.com
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- Commons category
- Starz
- inception
- 1994-02-01
- social media followers
- 233786
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Launch and early history
- 2000s onwards
- Channels
- List of channels
- Background
- Other services
- Starz HD
- Starz On Demand
- {{anchor|Starzplay}}Starzplay (U.S.)
- Lionsgate+
- Starz app and subscription service
- Starz on Amazon Video
- Programming
- Film library
- Former first-run contracts
- Television series
- Original programming
- Acquired programming
- Other ventures
- Branding
- Network slogans
- See also
- References
- External links
Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay-TV network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched on February 1, 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, its programming consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series. 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.
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). 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.