Starz Appoints Jeffrey Hirsch Chief Operating Officer
BusinessWire - Tue Jun 21, 2:00PM CDT
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) announced today the appointment of Jeffrey Hirsch as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In addition to Hirsch's appointment, Starz announced the elevation of David Weil to Chief Legal Officer, with expanded duties including oversight of Human Resources. Hirsch and Weil will continue to report to CEO Chris Albrecht.
STRZB: 27.71 (+1.64), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Starz Promotes Brad Martens to Senior Vice President, Broadcast Engineering and Jason Wyrick to Senior Vice President, Digital Platforms
BusinessWire - Thu Jun 16, 11:30AM CDT
Ray Milius, Executive Vice President of Programming Operations for Starz, announced the promotion of Brad Martens to Senior Vice President, Broadcast Engineering and Jason Wyrick to Senior Vice President, Digital Platforms.
STRZB: 27.71 (+1.64), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Notable Thursday Option Activity: STRZA, TPX, URBN
DividendChannel.com - Thu Jun 09, 2:38PM CDT
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Starz , where a total of 3,807 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 380,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about...
STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Gabelli & Company's 8th Annual Movie & Entertainment Conference
BusinessWire - Mon Jun 06, 6:30AM CDT
Gabelli & Company will host its 8th Annual Movie & Entertainment Conference on June 9, 2016 in New York City. This event will feature fireside chats and one-on-one meetings with senior management of entertainment and movie exhibition companies. Prominent media executives will provide updates regarding industry consolidation, the value & monetization of content, and developments in the global competitive landscape. Institutional investors should contact their Gabelli & Company sales representative to register.
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Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht to Present at Gabelli & Company's Movie & Entertainment Conference
BusinessWire - Thu Jun 02, 11:00AM CDT
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) announced that Chris Albrecht, CEO of Starz, will be presenting at Gabelli & Company's 8th Annual Movie & Entertainment Conference on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM ET at the Andaz 5th Avenue Hotel in New York, New York. During his presentation, Mr. Albrecht may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook and may discuss future opportunities.
STRZB: 27.71 (+1.64), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Starz Renews Hit Series "Outlander" with "Book Three" and "Book Four" Commitment
BusinessWire - Wed Jun 01, 1:17PM CDT
Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht announced today the network has ordered "Book Three" and "Book Four" for the Golden Globe(R)-nominated STARZ Original series "Outlander," the critically-acclaimed original series executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and adapted from Diana Gabaldon's international bestselling books. Once again partnering with Sony Pictures Television, this is the first multi-book pickup for "Outlander," assuring the series will run for several more years. The highly-anticipated second installment of the series premiered on STARZ in April 2016.
STRZB: 27.71 (+1.64), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Liberty Interactive Corporation to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders
BusinessWire - Fri May 27, 7:30AM CDT
Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB, LVNTA, LVNTB) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at 8:00 a.m., M.D.T., at the corporate offices of Starz, 8900 Liberty Circle, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The record date for the meeting is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 1, 2016. At the meeting, Liberty Interactive Corporation may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.
QVCB: 24.73 (-0.75), LVNTA: 37.56 (+0.27), QVCA: 24.75 (-0.14), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25), LVNTB: 37.30 (-0.98)
Liberty Media Corporation to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders
BusinessWire - Fri May 27, 7:30AM CDT
Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, LMCA, LMCK) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at approximately 8:15 a.m., M.D.T., at the corporate offices of Starz, 8900 Liberty Circle, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The record date for the meeting is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 1, 2016. At the meeting, Liberty Media Corporation may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.
LSXMK: 29.96 (+0.38), BATRA: 15.79 (+0.37), LMCA: 18.55 (-0.06), BATRK: 15.58 (+0.43), LSXMB: 30.83 (-0.57), LSXMA: 30.25 (+0.01), QVCB: 24.73 (-0.75), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Starz Names Pamela Wolfe Executive Vice President of Human Resources
BusinessWire - Tue May 24, 11:30AM CDT
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht announced the hire of Pamela Wolfe as Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Working out of the company's Beverly Hills headquarters, she will assume responsibilities for all human resources functions for the approximate 800 employees across the Starz businesses.
STRZB: 27.71 (+1.64), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
World Patent Marketing Success Group Breaks Into The Entertainment Scene With We Are Making Starz, A Reality And Talent TV Show Where Everyone Is A Winner!
GlobeNewswire - Tue May 17, 10:08AM CDT
via PRWEB - World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, announces We Are Making Starz, an entertainment patent which improves the way talent shows in the music industry produce the best winners.
STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Amazon Adds New Alexa Features for Fire TV
BusinessWire - Tue May 17, 8:00AM CDT
--Amazon Fire TV is the #1 streaming media player in the US across all retailers; Fire TV Stick is the most reviewed product in Amazon history with over 100,000 customer reviews
AMZN: 715.20 (+4.60), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Starz to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders
BusinessWire - Fri May 13, 11:30AM CDT
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 12:00 PM PT at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, 300 South Doheny Drive, Los Angeles, California 90048. The record date for the meeting was 5:00 PM ET on April 15, 2016. At the meeting, Starz may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.
STRZB: 27.71 (+1.64), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Frontier Capital Invests $31 Million In Zephyr, Leading Provider Of Real-Time Test Management Software
PR Newswire - Wed May 11, 10:00AM CDT
Frontier Capital, a Charlotte-based growth equity firm focused exclusively on software and technology-enabled business services companies, today announced a $31 million investment in Zephyr, one of the software industry's fastest-growing providers of real-time, on-demand enterprise test management solutions.
STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Genius Brands International Secures Widespread Broadcast and Digital Distribution Across Multiple Platforms for SpacePOP, Thomas Edison's Secret Lab and Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club
Marketwired - Tue May 10, 8:03AM CDT
BEVERLY HILLS, CA--(Marketwired - May 10, 2016) - Genius Brands International, Inc. ("GBI"
STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Why Starz Stock Jumped on Friday
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 29, 2:45PM CDT
Image Source: Starz. What: Shares of Starz jumped on Friday following the company's first-quarter report. While the company missed analyst estimates for both revenue and earnings, a beaten-down stock price and subscriber gains could be...
STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)
Starz Profit Falls 22% as Original Content Expenses Mount
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 29, 10:08AM CDT
Starz posted first-quarter results on April 28 that showed encouraging progress in its aims to replicate pieces of the streaming video strategy that has made Netflix such a dominant force in TV. Hefty investments in original content boosted the...
NFLX: 91.00 (+0.99), AMZN: 715.20 (+4.60), STRZA: 27.80 (+0.25)