Starz International Programming Chief Jeff Cooke Exiting After Lionsgate Streamer Restructure

EXCLUSIVE: Starz programming exec Jeff Cooke is set to exit the Lionsgate company. We’ve learned Cooke, Starz’s SVP of Programming for International Networks, will leave the business th…

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streamer as it sought profitability in the face of increasingly tough economics for international streaming services. It has now pulled back from Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Nordics, Spain and Japan — and several of those came under Cooke’s remit.with the newly rebranded MGM+ International, which became the international home of many Lionsgate and Starz original series.

Cooke is credited with overseeing Starzplay/Lionsgate+’s push into local originals, including its Spanish-language programs such as. Latin America is understood to remain a priority for the streamer, and we hear an exec could be drafted in to oversee original development in the region, possibly at VP level.

Before joining Starz, Cooke was Lionsgate’s VP of Digital and worked at MGM in a variety of distribution roles.the cable and streaming service.

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