Starz Lays 7% Of Staff 10 Months After Separation From Lionsgate

EXCLUSIVE: In Starz‘s Q4 earnings report in February, the company called 2026 a “positive financial inflection point,” saying it would focus on profitability and generating positive free cash flow after its separation from Lionsgate. In addition to OTT subscriber growth and increasing content ownership, cost-reduction inevitably is part of the equation. That includes staff cuts. Starz underwent a round of layoffs Friday that impacted 7% of the company’s employees, Deadline has learned. The move, which is b ...