Starz, a premium streaming service, has laid off 7% of its workers as part of ongoing restructuring efforts. This means that fewer than 40 people will be affected. This decision comes about ten months after the company split from Lionsgate. The goal is to make operations more efficient in a competitive entertainment market.
Starz’s most recent 10-K filing, which was filed in June 2025, said that the company had 541 employees. This means that the cuts were relatively small but still important for the company as a whole. The layoffs happened on Friday, March 20, 2026, after the network became independent from Lionsgate, which had bought Starz in 2016 before the spin-off. This comes after other cuts, such as a 10% staff cut in 2023 before the first plans to split up, as well as leaving markets like the U.K., Australia, and Latin America.
These job cuts are part of Hollywood’s efforts to save money because of the end of Peak TV, the 2023 strikes, and changing ad revenues. To make things run more smoothly, Lionsgate laid off about 5% of its workers in September 2025, after the split. Starz’s actions show that they are focused on their main U.S. markets despite problems with streaming.
