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The Great, Hulu’s period comedy about Catherine the Great from creator and writer Tony McNamara, has been sold to a swathe of international territories. Starzplay has picked up the series, which stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Latin America and Brazil…

Lionsgate announced Thursday it's entered a theatrical output deal with Starzplay, its Starz platform's premium international streaming service, to split first pay streaming rights in the UK to Lionsgate's recently released and upcoming feature films. Under the multi-year agreement, Starzplay subscribers in the UK…

EXCLUSIVE: StarzPlay, a leading SVOD service in the MENA region, has inked a deal with Image Nation Abu Dhabi for the latter to produce the platform's first original, Urban Legends. The Arabic-language anthology series will explore regional tales and fables from the Middle East, with each episode focusing on a new…

Starz is to roll-out its mobile streaming app in a raft of new international markets following a handful of European and Latin American launches. The Lionsgate company is to launch the Starzplay app in 20 countries in 2020 following the rollout across a number of European and Latin American territories. This year…

Streaming service Starzplay has landed the UK rights to Doom Patrol, and will premiere the DC Universe show on January 2, 2020. Doom Patrol is a re-imagining of a beloved group of outcast superheroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy Jane, led by modern-day mad scientist Dr. Niles Caulder (The…

Spanish erotic thriller Instinto and Nordic Noir thriller Sanctuary are heading to streaming service Starzplay in the UK. The digital platform will launch the pair of acquisitions from Studiocanal and will launch the scripted series on December 5. Separately, Starzplay will air Starz original drama The Rook in the…

Starz SVOD service Starzplay has picked up most European streaming rights to A24 and Hulu comedy series Ramy from Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group. The deal covers the UK, Ireland,  Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. It will launch in UK on Friday August 30 and roll out in…

Starz is looking to double the growth of its streaming service internationally over the next two years but COO Jeffrey Hirsch warns that companies don't have to spend $13B on content like Netflix to succeed in a digital world. "Netflix has done a phenomenal job of convincing everyone in this room and everyone on Wall…

Starzplay has acquired a raft of international rights to Epix's Batman prequel Pennyworth. The digital platform has picked up rights for the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Latin America. The show, which airs in the U.S. later this month, follows Alfred Pennyworth (played by Jack…

Streaming service Starzplay has picked up the UK rights to Syfy's comic book adaptation Deadly Class. The Lionsgate-backed digital platform will launch the series as a boxset on July 19. This comes after the Sony Pictures Television and UCP-produced series, which is exec produced by Avengers pair the Russo brothers…

UPDATED with closing price, additional analyst comment: Lionsgate’s stock, which has dropped nearly 40% in the past year, fell nearly 7% Friday in the wake of a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report and questions about the company’s plan to invest in the global rollout of Starz. Shares finished at $14.89, which…

Harlots is heading back to the UK. The period drama, which was originally commissioned by ITV Encore, is moving to Starzplay after the British commercial broadcaster opted not to pick up the second season. The streaming service, which is available via Amazon Prime Video Channels and Virgin Media, will launch the Monume…