Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment Corp
	Starz Entertainment's headquarters at 1647 Stewart Street in Santa Monica, California
Trade name	Starz Entertainment
Formerly	Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (1997–2024)
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: STRZ;
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	July 10, 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founder	Frank Giustra
Successor	Lionsgate Studios (film and TV businesses)
Headquarters	1647 Stewart Street, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Area served	United States
Key people	Michael Burns; (Chairman); Jeffrey A. Hirsch; (President and CEO)
Services	Video on demand; Broadcast programming; Digital distribution;
Revenue	US$4.017 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$−939 million (2024)
Net income	US$−1.12 billion (2024)
Total assets	US$7.093 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$−311 million (2024)
Number of employees	1,717 (2024)
Divisions	Lionsgate Interactive; Lionsgate Music;
Subsidiaries	Starz Inc.;
Website	starz.com
	Footnotes / references; Financials as of fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.; References:

Starz Entertainment Corp,^[3]^[4] (simply known as Starz Entertainment; formerly known officially as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation and commonly as Lions Gate and/or Lionsgate), is a Canadian-American entertainment company currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, it is/was domiciled and incorporated in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[2]

Prior to 2024, the then-named Lionsgate owned film and television studios under its own umbrella. They have since been spun off into Lionsgate Studios on May 14, 2024, of which Starz owned 87% until its separation on May 7, 2025.^[5]^[6]^[7] The company trades on Nasdaq via the stock symbol STRZ.

^ Agency, RED Interactive. "Corporate". www.lionsgate.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
^ "Starz Entertainment Corp. Provides Business Update for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 16:05". Retrieved May 29, 2025.
^ "Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance". Yahoo Finance.
^ "Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Separates its Studio and STARZ Businesses into Two Independent, Publicly-Traded Companies" (Press release). Lionsgate. May 7, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
^ Porter, Rick (May 7, 2025). "Starz-Lionsgate Split Is Now Official". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
^ Splangler, Todd (May 7, 2025). "Lionsgate and Starz Are Officially Now Two Separate Public Companies". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

[auto-1] Agency, RED Interactive. "Corporate". www.lionsgate.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[FY24-2] "FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[3] "Starz Entertainment Corp. Provides Business Update for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 16:05". Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[4] "Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance". Yahoo Finance.

[5] "Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Separates its Studio and STARZ Businesses into Two Independent, Publicly-Traded Companies" (Press release). Lionsgate. May 7, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

[6] Porter, Rick (May 7, 2025). "Starz-Lionsgate Split Is Now Official". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

[7] Splangler, Todd (May 7, 2025). "Lionsgate and Starz Are Officially Now Two Separate Public Companies". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

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