July 13, 2025FilmTakeComments Off on Starz’s Pay-1 Rates Breakdown: What Starz Paid for a Decade of Sony Films
The STARZ Pay-1 Film Rate Report provides exclusive insights into the actual licensing terms between Sony and Starz, including per-picture rates, bonus payments, and classification models that governed nearly a decade of releases.
July 28, 2023FilmTakeComments Off on Amazon’s MGM+ Could Emerge as a Formidable Streaming Service After Acquiring Lionsgate
By absorbing Lionsgate and Starz into MGM+, which is available and promoted worldwide to hundreds of millions of Amazon subscribers, MGM+ could emerge as a leading streaming service. Besides Amazon, Paramount Global is said to be considering Starz.
June 28, 2023FilmTakeComments Off on The Never-Ending Story: Lionsgate’s Financial Maneuvers and the Fate of Starz
The much-delayed spinoff of Starz was initially sold to investors as a way to unlock value by selling all or most of Starz but has now morphed into a way to separate and sell Lionsgate. The details remain murky after nearly two years of delays.
