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   Starz Developing Ballet Drama From Lawrence Bender, 'Breaking Bad' EP

   12:21 pm 1/29/2013

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   The female-focused project will follow a ballet dancer with a troubled past.Read more

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   Liberty Media Splits From Starz; Analysts Generally Bullish

   3:26 pm 1/11/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   "With this spinout, Liberty is positioning Starz in order to sell it," one analyst writes.Read more

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   Liberty Media CEO Debates Merits of a Starz-Netflix Merger

   5:20 pm 1/8/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   Greg Maffei, head of the premium network's parent company, also asked if the timing of the recent Disney-Netflix deal "was designed to intentionally impinge upon the value the market will ascribe to Starz."Read more

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   TCA: Starz Chief Talks 'Boss' Failure, Reveals Movie Is in Creator's Hands

   1:27 pm 1/5/2013

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   Chris Albrecht talks with THR about the premium cable network's straight-to-series business model and says the network's already working on a second season of rookie "Da Vinci's Demons."Read more

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   'Da Vinci's Demons' Creator David S. Goyer: Da Vinci is Like a Superhero (Video)

   11:54 am 1/5/2013

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   The writer behind "The Dark Knight" and "Man of Steel" says the series is largely based on fact about the painter-swordsman-adventurer.Read more

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   'Departed's' William Monahan Developing 'Crime' Drama for Starz (Exclusive)

   8:00 am 1/2/2013

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   The Oscar winner will pen the script for the 1960s period piece, which will serve as the first TV project for producer Charles Roven's Atlas EntertainmentRead more

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   Lawsuit Claims Starz-Owned Movie Company Hid Profits

   6:17 pm 12/18/2012

   • by Alex Ben Block

   Nu Image charges it licensed "Righteous Kill," "Mad Money" and "Brooklyn’s Finest" to the now-defunct Overture Pictures but was not paid its share.Read more

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   Starz Plans to Speak to Potential Buyers Early Next Year (Report)

   10:52 am 12/6/2012

   • by George Szalai

   Liberty Media is expected to spin off the premium TV service, led by CEO Chris Albrecht and long seen as a target for Hollywood giants, in the coming weeks.Read more

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   Netflix's Disney Deal: What It Could Mean for Starz

   4:47 pm 12/5/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Analysts discuss implications for Starz's original content strategy and carriage deals.Read more

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    Netflix's Ted Sarandos Calls Disney Content Deal a 'Game Changer'

    7:12 am 12/5/2012

    • by Georg Szalai

    UPDATED: At a UBS conference, the chief content officer also tells Harvey Weinstein that the company so far has had a "positive" relationship with activist investor Carl Icahn.Read more

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