How Starz Chief Chris Albrecht Struck Gold With Overlooked Audiences
Premium cable network has built a strong base with African-Americans and women, who Albrecht says “are underserved by the premium space”
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Lionsgate, Starz Shareholders Approve Merger
Companies agreed on $4.4 billion cash and stock deal in June
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Chris Albrecht Says Starz-Lionsgate Merger Will Create ‘Global Content Powerhouse’
In memo to employees, Starz CEO confirms international TV and home entertainment divisions will be merged into Lionsgate operations
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Starz Adds 300,000 Subscribers in Q3 But Whiffs on Earnings
Likely future Lionsgate subsidiary grows both revenue and costs at the networks
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Starz Chief on New Stripper Drama: ‘Pussy Valley’ Is ‘Right Title for That Show’
TCA 2016: “It’s a story about cats,” Starz CEO deflects question about new series’ title
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Starz CEO on ‘Outlander,’ ‘Power’ Emmy Snubs: ‘It’s Not a Level Playing Field’
“This is all silly,” Chris Albrecht tells reporters about how his shows have not broken through with awards voters
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Starz CEO on All Their Lawsuits: ‘A Lot, Too Much, a Waste of Time’
“Dick Wolf is gonna do a new show: ‘Law & Starz,'” Chris Albrecht jokes on Q2 earnings call
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Starz Revenue Drops With Fewer ‘Significant’ Weinstein Company Releases
Lionsgate’s newest toy adds 200,000 subscribers in second quarter
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Lionsgate-Starz Deal: Albrecht Can Be Fired After January 7
But it’ll cost the company handsomely
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Lionsgate-Starz Deal Shows How Digital Has Upended TV Business (Analysis)
Companies yielded to pressures created by Netflix and Amazon
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Chris Albrecht to Stay Atop Starz After Lionsgate Acquisition
CEO just re-upped his deal through 2020
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Lionsgate to Acquire Starz in $4.4 Billion Deal
Cash and stock transaction is expected to close this year
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Chris Albrecht to Stay Starz CEO Through 2020
He’ll also become company president under terms of new deal
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Starz Names Jeffrey Hirsch COO
Company also promotes David Weil to chief legal officer
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Move Over Les Moonves: Which Media Mogul Got the Biggest Pay Raise Last Year – And Who Slipped
CBS’ Les Moonves, Viacom’s Philippe Dauman and Disney’s Bob Iger all made big bucks — but nowhere near what one guy got
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Starz CEO Chris Albrecht’s 2015 Pay Ticks Down Slightly to $2.4 Million
Pay-TV executive’s non-equity incentive plan compensation dips $28,750 year over year
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Starz Slips, Misses Q4 Earnings Estimates
Chris Albrecht-led company satisfies Wall Street’s revenue forecast, however
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Why Starz Doesn’t Want Its Own ‘Making a Murderer’
TCA 2016: “There are things that I think Starz can do well, and I think that’s the knitting that we’re sticking to,” CEO Chris Albrecht says
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Starz CEO Doesn’t Believe Netflix Will Be the Happiest Place on Earth for Disney
Chris Albrecht admits even he’s confused by the distinction between “OTT” and “direct-to-consumer” offerings
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Starz Misses Earnings, Revenue Marks in Q3
CEO Chris Albrecht focuses on diversity, investment in original programming instead
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Sir Patrick Stewart, Seth MacFarlane Party With Showgirls at ‘Blunt Talk’ Premiere (Photos)
TheWrap joins the festivities as Starz celebrates its new comedy at the Chateau Marmont
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‘Flesh and Bone’ Cast and Creators on Getting to the Underbelly of Ballet: ‘We Ripped the Band-Aid Off’
TCA 2015: Starz drama showrunner also describes “daunting task” of casting dancers instead of actors who can dance
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Starz’s Chris Albrecht Responds to HBO Chief’s ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ Diss: ‘I Have Never Seen ‘Ballers”
TCA 2015: Network chief denies a feud between the premium cable channels and announces new seasons of “Flesh and Bone,” “Da Vinci’s Demons” will be available online, on demand simultaneously
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Starz Names Ex-Time Warner Cable Exec Jeffrey A. Hirsch President of Global Marketing and Product Planning
Hirsch will report to Chris Albrecht starting July 20
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Starz CEO on Why ‘Flesh and Bone’ Is Now a Limited Run Series: ‘It Just Was Not Sustainable’
“From time to time these things happen — everything doesn’t always turn out the way you thought,” Chris Albrecht says
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Starz Stock Rises to All-Time High Following Strong Q1 Results
Shares are currently returning to Earth leading up to afternoon’s investor event
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Lionsgate Considered Starz Acquisition Before Stock Swap With John Malone
Starz’s valuation is one of the factors that kept a deal from happening, and now all eyes are on John Malone’s next move, insiders tell TheWrap
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Starz CEO Chris Albrecht Hopes His Company and Lionsgate Become ‘Kissing Cousins’
CEO speculates about why the two media companies didn’t just merge
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Starz Grows Earnings, Subscribers in Fourth Quarter
Premium TV company tops Wall Street forecasts
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Lionsgate Enters Stock Exchange Agreement With Starz, Adds John Malone to Board
Malone remains premium cable channel’s largest voting shareholder
