Starz CEO Sees Opportunity to Grow Through Bundling, Partnerships With Networks ‘Marooned on the Linear Side’
Starz Entertainment Corp. is officially trading as an independent public company on the Nasdaq following a split from Lionsgate that was three and a half years in the making.
“We’re super excited. We’ve been working on this separation for a long time. Both sides of the prior business are excited to get out and be laser-focused on what they do well. The market is reacting well, but it’s still early. There’s a lot of education we have to do,” Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch told TheWrap in an interview.
The separation is designed to unlock more value for both Lionsgate and Starz, which have long felt that they were being undervalued by Wall Street in a combined form.
“I think you’re seeing, at least in the early days with not a lot of volume, the business getting situated into a better multiple. We were trading at...
“We’re super excited. We’ve been working on this separation for a long time. Both sides of the prior business are excited to get out and be laser-focused on what they do well. The market is reacting well, but it’s still early. There’s a lot of education we have to do,” Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch told TheWrap in an interview.
The separation is designed to unlock more value for both Lionsgate and Starz, which have long felt that they were being undervalued by Wall Street in a combined form.
“I think you’re seeing, at least in the early days with not a lot of volume, the business getting situated into a better multiple. We were trading at...
- 5/7/2025
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
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