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Starz Entertainment Timeline
Starz Entertainment
Timeline
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Milestone
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1991
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Encore Movie Group (now Starz Entertainment) Founded
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April 1, 1991
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ENCORE Launched - First Movie 9 To 5
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February 1, 1994
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STARZ! (now STARZ) Launched - First Movie Scent Of A Woman
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July 7, 1994
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Westerns Channel (now Encore Westerns) Launched - First Movie The Outlaw Josey Wales
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July 7, 1994
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Love Stories (now ENCORE LOVE) Launched - First Movie Ryan's Daughter
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July 7, 1994
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Mystery Channel (now ENCORE SUSPENSE) Launched - First Movie Jagged Edge
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September 1, 1994
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Action Channel (now ENCORE ACTION) Launched - First Movie Ben-Hur
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September 1, 1994
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True Stories (now ENCORE DRAMA) Launched - First Movie The Last Emperor
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September 12, 1994
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WAM! (now ENCORE FAMILY) Launched - First Movie Oh, God You Devil!
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March 15, 1996
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STARZ! Theater (now STARZ EDGE) Launched - First Movie Carlito's Way
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January 1, 1997
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MOVIEPLEX Launched - First Movie Law of the Golden West
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February 1, 1997
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BET Movies / STARZ! (now STARZ IN BLACK) Launched - First Movie Do The Right Thing
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July 1, 1998
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ENCORE Adds 1st Run Movies
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December 31, 1998
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Encore Media Group (now Starz Entertainment) Completes Year Cash Flow Positive for the First Time
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May 1, 1999
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STARZ! Family (now STARZ KIDS & FAMILY) Launched - First Movie Leave It To Beaver
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May 1, 1999
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STARZ! Cinema (now STARZ CINEMA) Launched - First Movie In The Name Of The Father
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August 19, 1999
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Encore Media Group (now Starz Entertainment) Extends Disney Output Deal, First Major Studio to Grant SVOD Rights
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September 14, 1999
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In NYC Speech John J. Sie Announces SVOD Initiative
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December 2, 1999
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Industry-First SVOD Technology Demos Announced for the Western Show
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April 12, 2000
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First Dolby Digital 5.1 Feed for Standard Definition Cable
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October 11, 2000
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Ground Breaking on New 275,000 Sq. Ft. Corporate Headquarters
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February 13, 2001
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BET Movies / STARZ! Becomes BLACK STARZ! (now STARZ IN BLACK)
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June 30, 2001
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Starz Encore Group (now Starz Entertainment Group) Becomes First Pay TV Company to Ever Achieve 100 Million Subscription Units
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September 19, 2001
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First Cable Launch of Starz On Demand - Cleveland, OH (Adelphia)
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December 4, 2002
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Starz and RealNetworks, Inc. Jointly Announce Agreement to Develop and Launch Starz On Demand Service as Premium Tier on RealOne Service
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June 9, 2003
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John J. Sie Announces Starz's Plans to Launch Hi-Def Version of STARZ! (now Starz)
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December 2, 2003
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STARZ! Kids (now STARZ COMEDY) Launched - First Movie The Country Bears
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December 2, 2003
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STARZ! HD (now STARZ HD) Launched
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May 7, 2004
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John J. Sie Announces Retirement as CEO of Starz Encore Group Effective on June 30, 2004 (Retains Chairman Title)
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October 22, 2004
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Company Name Changed to Starz Entertainment Group, LLC
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November 11, 2004
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Company Releases Nielsen Numbers for Premium Channels for the First Time
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November 28, 2004
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Robert B. Clasen Named CEO (Effective December 1, 2004)
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March 28, 2005
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Starz Entertainment Group Launches Most Extensive Re-Branding in TV History (11 Channels are Renamed, Three New Channels Launched)
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March 28, 2005
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Starz Comedy Launched - First Movie Shanghai Knights
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March 28, 2005
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Starz Edge Launched - First Movie Warren Miller's Cold Fusion
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June 28, 2005
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Comcast Affiliation Deal Extension, Future Launches Announced for ENCORE ON DEMAND and MOVIEPLEX ON DEMAND
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September 20, 2005
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ENCORE Celebrates 25 Million Subscribers
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September 30, 2005
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ENCORE ON DEMAND and MOVIEPLEX ON DEMAND Launched
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January 3, 2006
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Vongo Launched
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April 3, 2006
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RETROPLEX Launched - First Movie Pickup On South Street
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August 29, 2006
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Liberty Media Corporation Completes Purchase of IDT Entertainment, Renames it Starz Media
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August 29, 2006
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A New Starz is Born - Starz, LLC Debuts - Umbrella Entity for Newly Named Starz Entertainment, LLC and Starz Media, LLC
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August 29, 2006
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Robert B. Clasen Named Chairman and CEO of Starz, LLC, Starz Entertainment and Starz Media
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August 29, 2006
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Bill Myers Promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, Starz Entertainment
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September 15, 2006
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Starz HD ON DEMAND, ENCORE HD ON DEMAND, MOVIEPLEX HD ON DEMAND Launched - Comcast First Affiliate to Carry
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November 13, 2006
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Starz, LLC Launches Overture Films, Will Produce 8-12 Films per year, Chris McGurk Named CEO, Signs Output Deal with Starz Entertainment
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January 3, 2007
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Vongo Goes To The TV - Premier Launch Partner of Microsoft Windows Vista, Also Announces Xbox 360 Compatibility to Get Vongo Movies from PC to the TV
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October 15, 2007
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Starz COMEDY HD, STARZ EDGE HD, Starz KIDS & FAMILY HD Launched, DIRECTV First Affiliate To Carry
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November 9, 2007
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ENCORE Surpasses 30 Million Subscribers, First Ever Premium Network to Reach Milestone
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March 31, 2008
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STARZ Unveils Brand Campaign Featuring New Logos, Tag Line "Are You Ready?"
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May 27, 2008
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STARZ PLAY Launches with Verizon, First-Ever Subscription Movie Download Service Offered by an Affiliate
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August 1, 2008
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ENCORE HD Launched, DISH Network First Affiliate To Carry
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October 17, 2008
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Premiere of "Crash" First Episode, Starz Entertainment's First-Ever Original Dramatic Series
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March 31, 2009
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Starz Entertainment first pay TV provider in U.S. to achieve 50 million combined sub benchmark for its flagship channels (STARZ 18.1 million, ENCORE 31.9 million)
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December 23, 2009
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Chris Albrecht Named New Starz, LLC, CEO Replacing the Retiring Bob Clasen
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January 26, 2010
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Opening Weekend Record Audience of 3.3 Million Powers Weekend Debut of Starz Original Series, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand"
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February 11, 2010
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DISH Network Becomes First Affiliate To Launch New INDIEPLEX HD and RETROPLEX HD Channels
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June 28, 2010
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Starz Entertainment Renews Comcast Affiliation Deal, Includes Launch of STARZ ONLINE, ENCORE ONLINE, and MOVIEPLEX ONLINE Broadband Services
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July 20, 2010
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Starz and Penguin Group Release First Multimedia iPad E-Book for STARZ Original series, "The Pillars of the Earth"
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January 21, 2011
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"Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" Prequel Debuts, First Starz Facebook Social Media Game Accompanies
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August 1, 2011
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ENCORE ESPANOL Debuts as Eighth ENCORE Channel with "Natural Born Killers" as First Movie, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse TV First Affiliates
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August 1, 2011
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ENCORE FAMILY/ENCORE SUSPENSE Replace ENCORE WAM/ENCORE MYSTERY, Launch of ENCORE ACTION HD and ENCORE DRAMA HD Launched
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August 1, 2011
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"Moby Dick" Debuts as First ENCORE Original Series
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August 1, 2011
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MOVIEPLEX Becomes Its Own Discreetly Programmed Premium Channel
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August 8, 2011
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STARZ and BBC Worldwide Productions Forge Global Development, Production and Distribution Agreement for STARZ Original Programming
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Moviecity and Fox Latin American Channels Reach Expanded Multiyear Programming Agreement with Starz Media in Latin American and Brazilian Markets
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December 15, 2011
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STARZ Receives Two Golden Globe® Nominations for Outanding Original Programming
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January 13, 2012
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STARZ Hit Original Series "Spartacus" Spawns New Novel from TITAN Books, "SPARTACUS: SWORDS AND ASHES"
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January 15, 2012
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Kelsey Grammer ("Boss") Wins Golden Globe® Award for Best Male Actor in a TV Drama; Two Nominations, First Win for STARZ
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January 27, 2012
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"Spartacus: Vengeance" Season Two Debuts, Accompanied by "Spartacus: Vengeance The Game" on Facebook
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Key Contacts For journalists who need to reach the Starz Programming Publicity & Corporate Communications Team please email anyone from our team or call (720) 852-7700.
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