Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment Corp
Starz Entertainment
FormerlyLions Gate Entertainment Corporation (1997–2024)
Company typePublic
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJuly 10, 1997 (1997-07-10) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
FounderFrank Giustra
SuccessorLionsgate Studios (film and TV businesses)
Headquarters1647 Stewart Street, Santa Monica, California,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Michael Burns
(Chairman)
Jeffrey A. Hirsch
(President and CEO)
Services
Revenue US$4.017 billion (2024)
US$939 million (2024)
US$1.12 billion (2024)
Total assets US$7.093 billion (2024)
Total equity US$311 million (2024)
Number of employees
1,717 (2024)
Divisions
  • Lionsgate Interactive
  • Lionsgate Music
Subsidiaries
Websitestarz.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
References:

Starz Entertainment Corp, (simply known as Starz Entertainment; formerly known officially as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation and commonly as Lions Gate and/or Lionsgate), is a Canadian-American entertainment company currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, it is/was domiciled and incorporated in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Prior to 2024, the then-named Lionsgate owned film and television studios under its own umbrella. They have since been spun off into Lionsgate Studios on May 14, 2024, of which Starz owned 87% until its separation on May 7, 2025. The company trades on Nasdaq via the stock symbol STRZ.