Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
Starz Entertainment Corp. is a U.S.-based global media and entertainment company focused on premium subscription video programming. The company operates in the premium television and streaming industry, producing and distributing original scripted series, feature films, and curated acquired content through its owned platforms. Starz primarily generates revenue from subscription fees, licensing, and international distribution, serving both direct-to-consumer audiences and wholesale distribution partners.
The company’s core offering is the STARZ premium entertainment brand, which includes domestic and international streaming services and linear premium television networks. Starz is strategically positioned around high-engagement serialized programming, with a particular emphasis on underserved audiences, including women and multicultural viewers. Starz Entertainment Corp. became an independent publicly traded company in 2024 following its separation from Lionsgate, which had acquired Starz in 2016 and later completed a corporate split to unlock shareholder value.
Business Operations
Starz operates primarily through its STARZ Networks and STARZ Streaming businesses, which collectively distribute original and licensed content across linear television and digital platforms. Revenue is generated through monthly subscription fees paid by consumers and distributors, as well as content licensing and international carriage agreements. The company manages its own content scheduling, marketing, and subscriber acquisition, while also leveraging third-party platforms for distribution.
Internationally, Starz operates the LIONSGATE+ streaming service brand in multiple markets, offering localized programming alongside Starz original content. The company controls a library of original series and maintains long-term output and licensing agreements to support subscriber growth. Data inconclusive based on available public sources regarding the material contribution of individual content titles to total revenue.
Strategic Position & Investments
Starz’s strategy centers on growing its global subscriber base through differentiated original programming, disciplined content investment, and international expansion. The company has prioritized capital efficiency following its separation, focusing on fewer but higher-impact original series and improved free cash flow generation. Strategic investments emphasize content that can travel internationally and support franchise development.
The company does not currently operate as a diversified holding entity; instead, it focuses on expanding the STARZ brand and scaling LIONSGATE+ in select international markets. While Starz benefits from historical relationships with Lionsgate for content supply and transitional services, it operates independently and does not control Lionsgate or its film and television production assets. Data inconclusive based on available public sources regarding any material equity investments or joint ventures beyond distribution and content partnerships.
Geographic Footprint
Starz is headquartered in the United States and operates across North America, Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia-Pacific. Its domestic business includes U.S. premium cable networks and a direct-to-consumer streaming service, while international operations are primarily conducted through localized versions of LIONSGATE+ and regional distribution partnerships.
The company maintains operational and marketing teams in multiple international markets to support localization, regulatory compliance, and subscriber growth. International operations represent a strategic growth area, though profitability varies by region based on market maturity, content costs, and subscriber scale. Data inconclusive based on available public sources regarding exact subscriber counts by country.
Leadership & Governance
Starz is led by an executive team with experience in premium television, streaming, and global media operations. The leadership philosophy emphasizes operational discipline, targeted content investment, and serving clearly defined audience segments. The company operates under a conventional public-company governance structure following its spin-off, with oversight from an independent board of directors.
Key executives include:
- Jeffrey A. Hirsch – Chief Executive Officer
- Erin Conroy – Chief Financial Officer
- Kathryn Busby – President of Original Programming
- Alison Hoffman – President of Domestic Networks
- Superna Kalle – President of International Networks
Leadership continuity from the pre-spin period has been positioned as a stabilizing factor during the company’s transition to standalone public operations.