{"id":5970,"date":"2016-12-09T15:39:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/?p=5970"},"modified":"2016-12-09T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:07:10","slug":"lionsgate-acquires-starz-forming-vertically-integrated-global-content-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/lionsgate-acquires-starz-forming-vertically-integrated-global-content-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate acquires Starz forming vertically integrated global content platform\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionsgate and Starz today announced the closing of the transaction under which Lionsgate has acquired Starz for approximately\u00a0$4.4Bn in cash and stock.
\nThe deal creates a vertically integrated global content platform icluding all Lionsgate and Starz assets, apps and services.<\/p>\n

Lionsgate will operate Starz as a wholly-owned subsidiary.\u00a0 With the completion of the acquisition, the combined company is well positioned to increase its content creation capabilities, enhance its leadership in premium scripted programming and scale its global distribution footprint.\u00a0\u00a0Chris Albrecht\u00a0will continue to serve as President and CEO of Starz, reporting to Lionsgate CEO\u00a0Jon Feltheimer, and will also join Lionsgate’s Executive Management Committee.<\/p>\n

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Michael Burns (Vice Chairman, Lionsgate). \u00a9 Lionsgate<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After planning the integration of Lionsgate and Starz for the past five months, we are more excited than ever at the value created by the combination of our two great companies,\u00bb said Feltheimer and Vice Chairman\u00a0Michael Burns. \u00abChris and his team have built Starz into a strong brand, a world-class distribution platform and a premium programming leader, and we’re delighted to welcome them to the Lionsgate family.\u00a0 Working together, we believe that the strategic opportunities are enormous, and we’re pleased that our shareholders recognize the transformative potential of the transaction.\u00bb<\/p>\n

The companies noted that integration planning is substantially complete in a number of areas.\u00a0 Starz’s home entertainment and television distribution operations are being consolidated into Lionsgate’s worldwide home entertainment and television distribution businesses, respectively.\u00a0 The consolidation further strengthens an industry leader in packaged media and digital entertainment marketing and international television sales.<\/p>\n

About Starz and Lionsgate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Starz is a leading global media and entertainment company that provides premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television networks and produces and distributes content for worldwide audiences, including its investment in the Starz Play Arabia OTT service.<\/p>\n

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Jon Feltheimer (CEO Lionsgate). \u00a9 Lionsgate<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starz is home to the flagship STARZ\u00ae\u00a0brand with 24.5 million subscribers in\u00a0the United States\u00a0as of\u00a0September 30, 2016, with the Starz Encore SM\u00a0network at 31.5 million subscribers.
\nStarz provides high-quality, entertaining premium subscription video programming with 17 premium pay TV channels and associated on-demand and online services, including the Starz app.
\nSold through U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, telecommunications companies, and other online and digital platforms, Starz offers subscribers more than 5,000 distinct premium television episodes and feature films every year and up to 1,500 every month, including STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular movie and television programming.<\/p>\n

One of the largest independent television businesses in the world, Lionsgate’s slate of premium quality series encompasses nearly 90 shows on more than 40 different networks.\u00a0 These include the ground-breaking\u00a0Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite\u00a0Nashville, the syndication success\u00a0The Wendy Williams Show, the acclaimed drama\u00a0The Royals,\u00a0the Golden Globe-nominated\u00a0Casual,\u00a0the breakout success\u00a0Greenleaf\u00a0and hit Starz series including\u00a0Outlander,\u00a0Black Sails,\u00a0Survivor’s Remorse\u00a0and\u00a0Power, the second highest-rated premium pay television series of 2016.
\nThe Company’s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster\u00a0Hunger Games\u00a0franchise, the\u00a0Now You See Me\u00a0and\u00a0John Wick\u00a0series,\u00a0the critically-acclaimed\u00a0La La\u00a0Land,\u00a0Hacksaw Ridge,\u00a0Tyler Perry’s\u00a0Boo! A Madea\u00a0Halloween, CBS Films\/Lionsgate’s\u00a0Hell or High Water, Roadside Attractions’\u00a0Manchester\u00a0by the Sea,\u00a0Codeblack Films’\u00a0breakout concert film\u00a0Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain\u00a0and Pantelion Films’\u00a0Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. \u00a0Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of more than 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and Starz brands are synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lionsgate and Starz today announced the closing of the transaction under which Lionsgate has acquired Starz for approximately\u00a0$4.4Bn in cash and stock. The deal creates a vertically integrated global content platform icluding all Lionsgate and Starz assets, apps and services. Lionsgate will operate Starz as a wholly-owned subsidiary.\u00a0 With the completion of the acquisition, the …<\/p>\n

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