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Also known as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Lionsgate

Canadian-American entertainment company

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Within Vinony's link graph, Starz Entertainment is referenced by 1,163 other articles, and connects out to Sony Pictures, Lionsgate Canada and Allspark.

Vinony files it under 1997 establishments in British Columbia, Cable network groups in the United States and Companies based in Santa Monica, California.

Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Trade name
Starz Entertainment
Formerly
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (1997–2024)
Company type
Public
Traded as
Nasdaq : STRZ
Industry
Entertainment
Founded
July 10, 1997 ; 28 years ago ( 1997-07-10 ) in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
Founder
Frank Giustra
Successor
Lionsgate Studios (film and TV businesses)
Headquarters
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$1.37 billion (2025)
Operating income
−US$170 million (2025)
Net income
−US$211 million (2025)
Total assets
US$2.17 billion (2025)
Total equity
US$766 million (2025)
Number of employees
541 (2025)

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
US-DE
Headquarters
Santa Monica, US

via GLEIF

Wikidata facts

Instance of
enterprise
Headquarters
Santa Monica
Revenue
3604300000
Official website
www.lionsgate.com
Image
1647 Stewart Street.jpg
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Commons category
Lions Gate Entertainment
topic's main category
Category:Lionsgate
inception
1997-04-28
location of formation
Vancouver
product or material produced
television program
social media followers
1063614
net profit
346800000
total assets
8991200000
market capitalization
3430000000
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Encyclopedic overview

Starz Entertainment Corp., formerly known as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, or simply 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.

Prior to 2024, the then-named Lionsgate owned film and television studios under its own umbrella. It was spun-off into Lionsgate Studios on May 14, 2024, of which Starz owned 87% until its separation on May 7, 2025. The company trades on Nasdaq with the stock symbol STRZ.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Starz Entertainment” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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