Cable company UPC is the first Swiss platform operator to add US streaming service Starzplay to its portfolio.
Jose Calderoni joins Starz
The Lionsgate company Starz has appointed Jose Calderoni as senior VP of international marketing to the Starz International Digital Networks team.
The Roku Channel adds premium SVOD services
Roku will begin rolling out premium subscriptions to Epix, Showtime and Starz on The Roku Channel in the US.
Starz brings Starzplay to the UK, Germany, Austria
US pay-TV channel Starz is making its video-on-demand (VOD) service Starzplay available to viewers in the UK, Germany and Austria.
Vimeo Online TV Storefront adds Starz as new partner
Vimeo officially launched its new Global television storefront in partnership with Lionsgate.
Lionsgate sees Starz for $4.4bn
The studio behind The Hunger Games and iconic TV show Mad Men is to purchase the US premium channel Starz.
Amazon launches streaming partners programme
Amazon has launched the Streaming Partners Program, an OTT streaming subscription programme for video providers that enables them to reach tens of millions of Prime members.
Starz to launch international OTT service
MIPCOM 2014. US pay TV broadcaster Starz is launching an international OTT service in cooperation with Peter Ekelund’s Parsifal Entertainment.
HBO most pirated cable network
Among cable networks, HBO saw the most piracy, with 381,952 users worldwide and 38,330 users in the US illegally sharing HBO content daily.