Jeffrey Hirsch has been named CEO of Starz. The former chief operating officer will replace Chris Albrecht, who left the company earlier this year.
Lionsgate has promoted Jeffrey Hirsch to president and chief executive of its pay-TV network Starz, the company said Thursday.
Hirsch, who joined Starz four years ago and has served as chief operating officer since 2016, replaces Chris Albrecht, the longtime leader of the network whoAlbrecht, who had been with Starz since 2010, exited in February as part of Lionsgate’s efforts to more closely integrate the unit into its larger entertainment business. Albrechtby Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer to take a more hands-on approach to Starz programming.
Santa Monica-based Lionsgate, known for the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” movies, bought Starz for $4.4 billion nearly four years ago to bulk up its efforts in the television business. Starz is known for shows including “Outlander” and “Power.”Lionsgate credited Hirsch with leading recent growth in Starz subscribers. Its domestic subscriber count increased to 24.7 million from 23.5 million last year, the company said. Starz’s streaming service has 4.
“Jeff continues to lead Starz’s transformation into one of the world’s premier subscription platforms,” Feltheimer said in a statement. Hirsch came to Starz in July 2015 as president of global marketing and product development. Before that, he served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer of residential services at Time Warner Cable.
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