STARZ to Launch on DIRECTV NOW
November 10 2016 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
STARZ and STARZ ENCORE Premium Pay TV
Channels and Services to Be Offered on New Streaming
Platform
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) announced that STARZ and STARZ
ENCORE premium pay TV channels and services – including STARZ,
STARZ ENCORE, and STARZ ENCORE WESTERNS – will be available on the
new AT&T streaming service DIRECTV NOW.
When DIRECTV NOW launches later this month, the service will
feature 8 STARZ ENCORE channels, with more STARZ channels to be
added at a later date, including the full STARZ and STARZ ENCORE
VOD catalogs, including both current and past seasons of STARZ
Original series.
The addition of the Starz channels and services to the
forthcoming DIRECTV NOW platform was part of a recently completed
comprehensive multi-year agreement that extended Starz’ longtime
relationships with AT&T/DIRECTV.
“Starz is very pleased to join DIRECTV NOW and offer consumers
another exciting new way to subscribe to our channels and services.
STARZ has got tremendous momentum in the marketplace as the fastest
growing flagship premium pay TV service since beginning its
original programming strategy and second-most widely subscribed in
the United States,”* said Jeffrey Hirsch, Chief Operating Officer
at Starz. “With breakthrough STARZ Original series, including
‘Power,’ ‘Outlander,’ ‘Ash vs Evil Dead,’ ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ and
next year’s ’American Gods,’ and exclusive first-run hit movies
including Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Age of Ultron,
STARZ will be offered on this upcoming streaming platform with a
great value for consumers.”
“With the addition of premium networks from STARZ and STARZ
ENCORE, we are continuing to build a robust streaming platform,”
said Dan York, chief content officer for AT&T. “DIRECTV NOW
will give consumers the best of both worlds – a breadth of great
content with the freedom to watch it anywhere, anytime.”
DIRECTV NOW will offer customers access to more than 100
channels, including live and on-demand programming from top
networks as well as premium add-on options. Customers will be able
to access and stream the service over a wired or wireless Internet
connection using a variety of connected devices without requiring
additional hardware, satellites, long-term contracts or credit
checks.
About Starz
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global
media and entertainment company with operating units that provide
premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay
television networks (Starz Networks) and global content
distribution (Starz Distribution), www.starz.com. The Starz
Networks operating unit is home to the flagship STARZ® brand with
24.5 million subscribers in the United States as of September 30,
2016, with the STARZ ENCORESM network at 31.5 million subscribers.
Through STARZ, the company provides high quality, entertaining
premium subscription video programming with 17 premium pay TV
channels and associated on-demand and online services. STARZ is
sold through U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable
operators, satellite television providers, telecommunications
companies, and other online and digital platforms. Starz offers
subscribers more than 5,000 distinct premium television episodes
and feature films every year and up to 1,500 every month, including
STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular movie and
television programming. The Starz Distribution operating unit is
home to the Anchor Bay Entertainment, Starz Digital, and Starz
Worldwide Distribution divisions. In addition to STARZ Original
series, Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires movies,
television and other entertainment content for worldwide home
video, digital, and television licensing and sales.
* Sources: 2Q 2016 Premium Network Census, SNL Kagan (released
8/22/2016) and 2016 SNL Kagan quarterly premium census and Starz
internal reports.
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StarzEric Becker,
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720-852-4063michelle.portillo@starz.com
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