Starz Entertainment

Summary

Starz Entertainment is a public company^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,595 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Starz Entertainment is in the country of United States^[3].
• Starz Entertainment is in the country of US^[4].
• Starz Entertainment's instance of is recorded as public company^[5].
• Starz Entertainment's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Starz Entertainment's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Starz Entertainment's founder is recorded as Frank Giustra^[8].
• Starz Entertainment is owned by Mark Rachesky^[9].
• Starz Entertainment is owned by Discovery, Inc.^[10].
• Starz Entertainment is owned by Liberty Global^[11].
• Starz Entertainment followed Artisan Entertainment^[12].
• Starz Entertainment followed Trimark Pictures^[13].
• Starz Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Monica^[14].
• Starz Entertainment's chief executive officer is recorded as Jon Feltheimer^[15].
• Starz Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Grindstone Entertainment Group^[16].
• Starz Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Lionsgate Films^[17].
• Starz Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Summit Entertainment^[18].
• Starz Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Mandate Pictures^[19].
• Starz Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Lionsgate Canada^[20].
• Starz Entertainment's Commons category is recorded as Lions Gate Entertainment^[21].
• Starz Entertainment's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[22].
• Starz Entertainment's industry is recorded as show business^[23].
• Starz Entertainment's archives at is recorded as University of Toronto Media Commons^[24].
• April 28, 1997 marks the founding of Starz Entertainment^[25].
• 1998-01-02 marks the founding of Starz Entertainment^[26].
• Starz Entertainment's location of formation is recorded as Vancouver^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493001U0CUHEWXZ3J14^[28]

• Registered legal name: Lions Gate Entertainment Inc.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1998-01-02^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-04-25^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-03-03^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-03-03^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 2841165^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Holding^[43]

• Country: US^[44]

• Began / founded: 1997-04-28^[45]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5e9c2ade-0d68-4de3-be22-fea70cc5dc80^[46]

Body

Founding

Starz Entertainment's founder is recorded as Frank Giustra^[8]. Recorded inception include April 28, 1997^[25] and 1998-01-02^[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Vancouver^[27].

Identity

Predecessors include Artisan Entertainment^[12] and Trimark Pictures^[13].

Leadership

Starz Entertainment's chief executive officer is recorded as Jon Feltheimer^[15].

Operations

Starz Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Monica^[14]. Subsidiaries include Grindstone Entertainment Group^[16], a film production company^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 2006^[49], headquartered in Santa Monica^[50]; Lionsgate Films^[17], a film production company^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1998^[53], headquartered in Santa Monica^[54]; Summit Entertainment^[18], a film production company^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1991^[57], headquartered in Universal City^[58]; Mandate Pictures^[19], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 2005^[61], headquartered in Santa Monica^[62]; and Lionsgate Canada^[20], a business^[63], in Canada^[64], founded in 1973^[65], headquartered in Toronto^[66].

Industry

Starz Entertainment's industry is recorded as show business^[23].

Ownership

Owners include Mark Rachesky^[9], b. 1960^[67]; Discovery, Inc.^[10], a business^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1982^[70], headquartered in New York City^[71]; and Liberty Global^[11], a business^[72], in United Kingdom^[73], founded in 2005^[74], headquartered in London^[75]. Starz Entertainment's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[22]. Products include film^[76], live action^[77], music^[78], and television program^[79].

Why It Matters

Starz Entertainment ranks in the top 5% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,595 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]