Starz Entertainment layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Starz Entertainment reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company restructured its international LIONSGATE+ streaming business and exited all international territories except Canada and India, completing the exit in May 2024.
Word for word“In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, Old Lionsgate began a plan to restructure its international LIONSGATE+ business, which included the OTT distribution of the LIONSGATE+ branded premium subscription video services outside the U.S. and Canada.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company recorded content impairment charges in fiscal 2025 and 2024 from restructuring initiatives, including cancelling ordered programming and abandoning other programming.
Word for word“As a result of these restructuring initiatives in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 we recorded content impairment charges of $156.4 million and $213.0 million, respectively.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company incurred severance costs, mainly tied to restructuring and other cost-saving initiatives, with a cash portion and a portion from accelerated vesting of equity awards.
Word for word“Severance costs were primarily related to restructuring activities and other cost-saving initiatives attributable to continuing operations.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges |
|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | $89.9 million |
| 2024-03-31 | $224.8 million |
| 2025-03-31 | $184.1 million |
Starz Entertainment has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Starz Entertainment’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-06-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.