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STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/

Canadian motion picture and video tape production services company. Summary from the record

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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

$1.4BRevenue, fiscal 20252
-$211.2MNet income, fiscal 20252

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  • TickerSTRZ on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryServices-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production1
  • HeadquartersSanta Monica, California1
  • Incorporated inBritish Columbia, Canada3
  • Business address1647 Stewart St., Santa Monica, Ca 904043
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer3

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Prior to the Separation, as defined and further discussed below, Starz Entertainment Corp. (the “Starz Business”) substantially consisted of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp's (“Old Lionsgate” or “Parent”) Media Networks segment consisting of (i) Starz Networks, which includes the domestic distribution of STARZ branded premium subscription video services through over-the-top (“OTT”) streaming platforms and distributors, on a direct-to-consumer basis through the Starz App and through wholesale U.S. and Canada OTT and multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”), including cable operators, satellite television providers and telecommunications companies (in the aggregate the “Starz Platform”), and (ii) International, which at that time primarily consisted of the OTT distribution of subscription video services outside the U.S. and Canada.4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

-12.4%Operating margin2
-15.4%Net margin2
-1.6%Revenue growth, 20252
-27.6%Return on equity2
-$63.6MFree cash flow2

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

"Over The Top Subscription Service (""OTT"") [Member]" brought in 68% of the revenue STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. "Over The Top Subscription Service (""OTT"") [Member]"$931.1M568%up 4% from 2024
  2. Linear Subscription Service$438.5M532%down 11% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services20242025
"Over The Top Subscription Service (""OTT"") [Member]"$899.3M$931.1M
Linear Subscription Service$493.1M$438.5M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs99¢$1.4B
  • Income tax1¢$8.6M

Out of $1.4B in revenue.2 The company lost money this year.

Financial statements

Revenue6789102$1.4B in 2025−67% since 2018
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2018: $4.1B$4.1B20182019: $3.7B$3.7B2019−11%2020: $3.9B$3.9B2020+6%2021: $3.3B$3.3B2021−16%2022: $3.6B$3.6B2022+10%2023: $1.4B$1.4B2023−61%2024: $1.4B$1.4B2024−2%2025: $1.4B$1.4B2025−2%
Operating income6789102-$170.4M in 2025
-$1.5B-$1.0B-$500.0M0$500.0M2018: $248.7M$248.7M20182019: $130.0M$130.0M2019−48%2020: $2.8M$2.8M2020−98%2021: $170.6M$170.6M2021+5993%2022: $9.0M$9.0M2022−95%2023: -$1.3B-$1.3B20232024: -$903.5M-$903.5M2024−33%2025: -$170.4M-$170.4M2025−81%
Net income678112-$211.2M in 2025
-$2.0B-$1.0B0$1.0B2018: $473.6M$473.6M20182019: -$284.2M-$284.2M20192020: -$188.4M-$188.4M2020−34%2021: -$18.9M-$18.9M2021−90%2022: -$188.2M-$188.2M2022+896%2023: -$1.9B-$1.9B2023+894%2024: -$915.2M-$915.2M2024−51%2025: -$211.2M-$211.2M2025−77%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2025-03-312024-03-31
Total revenue$1.4B$1.4B
Programming amortization$638.8M$626.5M
Other operating$155.1M$166.8M
Advertising and marketing$289.9M$322.9M
General and administrative$101.8M$129.2M
Depreciation and amortization$170.3M$161.8M
Restructuring and other$184.1M$224.8M
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment$0$663.9M
Total expenses$1.5B$2.3B
Operating loss-$170.4M-$903.5M
Interest expense-$45.6M-$47.2M
Interest and other income$4.9M$3.5M
Other expense-$7.2M-$7.5M
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt-$5.6M$21.2M
Loss from continuing operations-$223.9M-$933.5M
Income tax (expense) benefit$8.6M$128.9M
Net loss from continuing operations-$215.3M-$804.6M
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes$4.1M-$110.6M
Net loss-$211.2M-$915.2M
Basic net loss per common share - continuing operations (in USD per share)-$13-$48
Basic net income per common share - discontinued operations (in USD per share)$0-$7
Basic net loss per common share (in USD per share)-$12.63-$54.73
Diluted net loss per common share - continuing operations (in USD per share)-$13-$48
Diluted net income per common share - discontinued operations (in USD per share)$0-$7
Diluted net loss per common share (in USD per share)-$12.63-$54.73
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)16.7M shares16.7M shares
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)16.7M shares16.7M shares

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Leadership

Who has led STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Brian Goldsmith2012
  2. Jeffrey Hirsch2025–now

President

  1. Steve Beeks2006–2011
  2. Alison Hoffman2025
  3. Jeffrey Hirsch2025–now

Chief financial officer

  1. James Keegan2006–2013
  2. James W. Barge2013–2026
  3. Scott D. Macdonald2026–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Steve Beeks2008–2017
  2. Brian Goldsmith2012–now
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (37)

Former names

  • LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/Mar 10, 1999 to May 7, 20253

Timeline

  1. Nov 19, 2025New chief executive Jeffrey Hirsch becomes CEO16
  2. Oct 5, 2012New chief executive Brian Goldsmith becomes CEO17

Filings

609 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 8 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 70 major events, 364 insider forms, 41 large holders, 111 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Sep 15, 20268-K EDGAR
  4. Aug 17, 20268-K EDGAR
  5. Aug 14, 20264 EDGAR
  6. Aug 13, 2026144 EDGAR
  7. Aug 12, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Aug 12, 2026144 EDGAR
  9. Aug 11, 20264 EDGAR
  10. Aug 7, 202610-Q EDGAR
  11. Aug 7, 20268-K EDGAR
  12. Aug 6, 20264 EDGAR
  13. Aug 6, 20264 EDGAR
  14. Aug 6, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Aug 6, 20264 EDGAR
  16. Jul 30, 20264 EDGAR
  17. Jul 30, 20264 EDGAR
  18. Jul 29, 20264 EDGAR
  19. Jul 29, 20264 EDGAR
  20. Jul 29, 20264 EDGAR

The 609 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

117 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 106 buys and 11 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 13, 2026Hoffman AlisonPresident of Starz NetworksSale11,491$25.07$288.1KForm 4
Aug 12, 2026Hoffman AlisonPresident of Starz NetworksSale20,800$24.98$519.6KForm 4
Aug 10, 2026Kapenstein James M.SEE REMARKSBuy1,000$25.73$25.7KForm 4
Aug 10, 2026Hirsch JeffreyPresident and CEOBuy10,000$24.80$248.0KForm 4
Jun 2, 2026Wyrick JasonEVP, TechnologySale2,803$25.47$71.4KForm 4
May 14, 2026Hoffman AlisonPresident of Starz NetworksSale13,661$21.42$292.7KForm 4
May 14, 2026Hoffman AlisonPresident of Starz NetworksSale13,661$21.42$292.7KForm 4
May 12, 2026Hirsch JeffreyPresident and CEOBuy10,000$20.72$207.2KForm 4
May 12, 2026MACDONALD SCOTT DCFO and TreasurerBuy5,000$20.59$103.0KForm 4
Mar 6, 2026MNUCHIN STEVEN T10% ownerSale1,803,786$13.86$25.0MForm 4
Dec 10, 2025BURNS MICHAEL RAYMONDDirectorSale64,166$11.39$731.1KForm 4
Dec 9, 2025BURNS MICHAEL RAYMONDDirectorSale30,000$10.68$320.4KForm 4
Nov 18, 2025Hirsch JeffreyPresident and CEOBuy30,000$11.21$336.4KForm 4
Aug 21, 2025SLOAN HARRYDirectorBuy8,100$12.98$105.1KForm 4
Aug 20, 2025SLOAN HARRYDirectorBuy1,082$12.71$13.8KForm 4
Aug 19, 2025SLOAN HARRYDirectorBuy6,614$12.55$83.0KForm 4
Aug 19, 2025Mann BruceDirectorBuy5,000$12.67$63.4KForm 4
Aug 19, 2025Hirsch JeffreyPresident and CEOBuy15,000$12.78$191.7KForm 4
Jun 13, 2025Mann BruceDirectorBuy5,000$16.77$83.8KForm 4
Jun 5, 2025SIMMONS HARDWICKDirectorBuy8,501$16.35$139.0KForm 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Mhr Fund Management LLC2,863,232$82.6M4.3%No change
CastleKnight Management LP1,242,780$35.9M1.3%+452,126
BlackRock, Inc.1,233,509$35.6M0.0%+60,217
Vanguard Capital Management LLC559,721$16.2M0.0%−8,513
Royce & Associates LP552,811$16.0M0.1%+40,360
NewEdge Wealth, LLC482,028$13.9M0.1%−137,714
Shapiro Capital Management LLC472,202$13.6M0.8%−83,344
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.415,112$12.0M0.0%+4,572
Ancora Advisors LLC409,763$11.8M0.2%−87,944
Neuberger Berman Group LLC390,182$11.3M0.0%+17,218
Geode Capital Management, LLC331,060$9.6M0.0%+17,492
Bank of New York Mellon Corp312,485$9.0M0.0%−9,079
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.278,133$8.0M0.1%No change
State Street Corp270,583$7.8M0.0%−1,486
Nuveen, LLC233,783$6.7M0.0%+155,574
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.166,255$4.8M0.0%+63,963
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP164,155$4.7M0.0%+71
Goldman Sachs Group Inc158,083$4.6M0.0%−24,193
Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC140,528$4.1M0.3%No change
Jane Street Group, LLC127,160$3.7M0.0%−3,965
Diametric Capital, LP117,467$3.4M0.4%−21,200
Northern Trust Corp98,667$2.8M0.0%+8,092
Huber Capital Management LLC97,447$2.8M0.4%−42,486
Algert Global LLC95,558$2.8M0.0%+75,214
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC90,062$2.6M0.0%+23,478

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

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