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 Business Wire: Starz Encore Group to Acquire Automation Soluti... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
STARZ ENCORE operates a post-production and on-air broadcast facility in Littleton, Colorado, offering 13 full-time channels with two additional channels planned, all commercial free, to more than 74 million pay-units nationwide.
STARZ ENCORE created an RFP with 41 requirements as part of the process of identifying a solution.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:68854882&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (691 words)

  
 Starz Encore automates with OmniBus' Colossus
When the Starz Encore Group, a U.S. provider of cable- and satellite-delivered premium movie channels, moved to a new purpose-built facility in Denver, CO, it decided to replace its existing tape-based system with a server-based operation.
One of the challenges the group faces is the sheer amount of material the master control operators have to process.
This allows Starz to monitor the status of the network, a big concern given the amount of material that moves across each of its channels every day.
broadcastengineering.com /mag/broadcasting_starz_encore_automates   (861 words)

  
 Joint Release
Starz Encore Group, the largest provider of cable and satellite delivered premium movie chan­nels in the United States, is already airing its PSA in the heaviest rotation ever on all 13 of its movie channels, including its flagship channels STARZ!
Starz Encore will uplink the spots to the entire TV industry, including broadcasters, free of charge via three separate 15-minute satellite feeds on December 21, 27 and January 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning 15 domestic channels with approximately 107 million pay units.
www.cablechannel.com /stereotyping/Joint_Release.htm   (1384 words)

  
 DIRECTV: Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Championed by Starz Encore to the television industry since 1999, with SVOD consumers simply pick from the video menu, watch on-demand as much as they want, as often as they want and with full DVD-like capabilities.
Starz On Demand is an enhancement to the Starz Super Pak, which provides impulse viewing of Starz Super Pak movies with full "DVD-like" functionality for a simple, flat monthly charge and no fee per view.
About Starz Encore Group Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning 15 domestic channels with approximately 121 million pay units.
www.directv.com /DTVAPP/aboutus/headline.jsp?id=05_23_2002A   (978 words)

  
 Comcast And Starz Encore Group Announce Distribution Agreement (Comcast Corporation) - Pressi.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Starz Encore chairman, CEO and founder John Sie said, "This agreement renews and extends the agreement between the country's largest cable operating company and the provider of the most extensive list of blockbuster films, allowing for growth at both companies and additional services for Comcast customers.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 142 million pay units.
Starz Encore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMCb), www.starzencore.com.
www.pressi.com /int/release/73782.html   (763 words)

  
 UCLA Asia Institute: Southern California Academic Job Opportunities - Non-Academic Positions
Starz Encore Group (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States, with approximately 138 million pay units.
Encore International, the international arm of Starz Encore Group, has an opening for a General Manager in their Beijing ad sales office, Media Wave (joint venture between CCTV and Encore International).
Encore International, the international arm of Starz Encore Group has an opening for a General Manager in their Beijing office (Encore Asia Beijing).
www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/socal-jobs/non-acad.htm   (2697 words)

  
 FilmStew.com • Sie Retires from Starz
Starz Encore Group founder and CEO John J. Sie to tune out one half of his executive duties by the end of June.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz) chairman, CEO and founder John J. Sie will retire as chief executive officer of the company effective June 30 but will retain the chairman title.
Starz president of sales and marketing Robert B. Clasen was named president and chief operating officer.
www.filmstew.com /Content/Article.asp?ContentID=8702   (432 words)

  
 Broadbus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
We are looking forward to working closely with Starz Encore in upcoming system deployments and to jointly promote the compelling value proposition of SVOD,” said Jeffrey Binder, Chairman and CEO of Broadbus.
Starz On Demand features over 100 hit and classic Hollywood movies every month, selected from titles shown across the Starz Super Pak, Starz Encore's collection of up to 12 distinct digital movie channels.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning 15 domestic channels with approximately 114 million pay units.
www.broadbus.com /news2-7.html   (661 words)

  
 The Timeshare Beat: Cohorts(R) Selected By Starz Encore Group To Assist In Pay TV Marketing Research Trial at Insight's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The POC service will allow Starz Encore to test Cohorts' ability to assist it in targeting and communicating more effectively with the customer base, focusing on basic-only subscribers.
"Starz Encore has a challenge that many large companies face -- a potential customer base so diverse and with so many disparate characteristics that it becomes increasingly challenging to understand their hot buttons," said Maro Casparian, vice president of client services for Cohorts.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning 15 domestic channels with approximately 126 million pay units.
www.thetimesharebeat.com /2002/ts/oct/1023-03t.htm   (698 words)

  
 Pinnacle Systems - Press Release
Starz Encore Group LLC is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning 15 domestic channels with approximately 114 million pay units.
Starz Encore offers the Starz Super Pak(SM), with up to 12 digital movie channels, and Starz On Demand(SM), the first premium movie subscription video-on-demand service.
Starz Encore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: LMCb), www.starzencore.com.
www.pinnaclesys.com /aboutus/PR/News.asp?NewsID=1505&Langue_ID=7   (727 words)

  
 Variety.com - Starz alters name, sked
Starz is on a roll at least in part because its subscribers are flocking to such hit movies as "Finding Nemo," "Pirates of the Caribbean""Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings."
Since Starz and all of its multiplexmultiplex networks are exclusively digital, Clasen said his channels are benefiting from the aggressive marketing of digital boxes being undertaken by cable systems throughout the country.
Clasen said Starz ís "a consistent destination for our audience -- Starz's entire schedule consists of movies." By contrast, he said, HBO and Showtime run lots of original series, many of which have limited appeal to mass audiences.
www.variety.com /story.asp?l=story&a=VR1117912273&c=14   (317 words)

  
 Insight - Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Starz On Demand now offers a steady supply of blockbuster titles including, Monsters, Inc., Spy Game, John Q, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and The Scorpion King, as well as upcoming hits such as, Signs, XXX, Sweet Home Alabama, 8 Mile, and Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 138 million pay units.
Starz Encore offerings include Starz On Demand?, the first premium on-demand subscription offering and the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on cable, satellite, and broadband platforms.
www.insight-com.com /PR/read_releases.asp?Year=2003&rID=37   (764 words)

  
 Starz Entertainment Group - Press Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Starz Starz On Demand Starz HDTV Starz Edge Starz InBlack Starz Comedy Starz Cinema Starz Kids and Family Starz Ticket Previews Theater
Myers will be responsible for all financial and accounting functions of Starz Encore Group, including financial planning, monthly financial analysis and reporting and capital management.
Starz Encore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMCb) and posted 2001 revenue of $863 million and cash flow of $313 million.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=238613&TICK=NCOR&STORY=/www/story/05-30-2002/0001737917&EDATE=May+30,+2002   (238 words)

  
 Starz! Free Preview on DirecTV this weekend
Hughes is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation Ltd. Starz is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 144 million pay units.
Starz offerings include the Starz Super Pak®, with up to 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz On Demand®, the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on cable, satellite, and broadband platforms, and a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ!
Starz is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L - News, LMCb - News), www.starz.com.
www.talkaboutvideo.com /group/alt.tv.tech.hdtv/messages/91682.html   (345 words)

  
 Starz Entertainment Group - Press Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Six programmers, including Starz Encore which was named twice, were honored this week and comprised the top companies in the respective, non-operator categories of the study.
Starz Encore offerings include the Starz Super Pak(R), with up to 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz On Demand(R), the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on cable, satellite, and broadband platforms, and a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ!
Starz Encore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMCb), http://www.starzencore.com.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=238613&TICK=NCOR&STORY=/www/story/11-05-2003/0002051799&EDATE=Nov+5,+2003   (200 words)

  
 Starz Uplink Trial
The transmission of an OCAP-based application from the Starz uplink facility was the first use of OCAP outside the laboratory environment.
Starz president and COO Robert B. Clasen added "Starz was happy to provide the facility for the first out-of-the-lab demonstration of OCAP and looks forward to the era of interactive television."
Starz Encore Group (SEG) is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 164 million pay units.
www.unisoft.com /press/Starz-01.11.04.html   (375 words)

  
 Motorola Mediacenter - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
As a crucial technology in the existing Starz uplink facility, Motorola DigiCipher II encoders were the logical choice for the system upgrades.
Additionally, Starz has leveraged the Motorola DigiCipher II technology to support the launch of new high-definition and standard-definition channels broadcast in a widescreen format.
Starz is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 144 million pay units.
www.motorola.com /mediacenter/news/detail/0,,3967_3332_23,00.html   (680 words)

  
 Digital.Hollywood
In his current role with Starz Encore, Mills develops and implements strategies using Starz Encore networks to help cable operators succeed with their launches of digital cable service to consumers.
Greg’s responsibility is to monitor technological and legislative advances that affect the progress of digital cable and analyze their respective influences on the industry.
Starz Encore owns 13 domestic channels and currently counts nearly 60 million pay units.
www.digitalhollywood.com /NYWednesdayTen.html   (834 words)

  
 EchoStar Communications Investor Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Starz is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 151 million pay units.
Starz offerings include the Starz Super Pak(R), with up to 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz On Demand(R), the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on cable, satellite, and broadband platforms, and a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ!
Starz is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMCb), www.starz.com.
www.corporate-ir.net /ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=dish&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=519171   (365 words)

  
 PR Newswire: Starz Encore Group Announces March 22 Launch of Encore HD; Encore HD Joins STARZ! HD as the Premier ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz) will launch Encore HD on March 22.
Encore HD, the Hi-Def version of the flagship Encore service, will be transmitted in wide-screen 16x9 1080i and feature Dolby Digital 5.1 sound with East & West Coast feeds.
Encore HD will be available upon launch on VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) television service from Rainbow DBS, Cablevision Systems Corporation's satellite division.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:131534537&refid=holomed_1   (239 words)

  
 MoreCom Partners with Starz Encore Group For Delivering Enhanced Premium Movies
Starz Encore S-VOD enhances a cable subscriber's pay TV service by allowing for the impulse selection of movies for a simple monthly fee.
With Starz Encore S-VOD, a selection of top titles is chosen from the 12-channel Starz Encore Super Pak and is available on demand.
Starz Encore owns 13 domestic channels and currently counts approximately 62 million pay units.
www.ruel.net /top/box.news.morecom.20000517.htm   (539 words)

  
 Pro Techniques from Starz Encore Group
These days he's assessing new digital television audio broadcast standards as the post-production manager at Starz Encore Group in Englewood, Colorado, but in a previous life he must've been a positive thorn in the side of the Denver County assessor during the Gold Rush.
With over 130 million pay units installed, the Starz Encore Group LLC is the largest provider of premium cable and digital movie services in the United States.
The Starz Encore Group, owned by Liberty Media and the first channel to air a 5.1 surround movie in 1999, relies heavily on its Pro ToolsHD and Avid DS, Avid Express and Media Composer workstation suites to keep up with an ever-increasing workload.
www.digidesign.com /digizine/archive/digizine_april03/protechniques/starz   (1297 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Click for a flick from Starz, RealNetworks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Richard Doherty, an analyst with independent research firm The Envisioneering Group, thinks Starz Ticket has an advantage now because its rules are looser than those of Movielink and CinemaNow, where downloads of most current films expire after 24 hours once you begin viewing.
Movies on Starz Ticket will be viewable as long as the film is in rotation on the service, from a week to four weeks, Greene says.
Starz has exclusive rights to films from Walt Disney and Universal for pay-TV and Internet distribution.
www.usatoday.com /tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-06-13-downloads_x.htm   (610 words)

  
 Globeinvestor.com: Starz Encore Group Announces March 22 Launch of Encore HD
Encore HD, the Hi-Def version of the flagship Encore service, will be transmitted in wide-screen 16x9 1080i and feature Dolby Digital 5.1 sound with East and West Coast feeds.
Encore HD will be offered on PanAmSat Corporation's (Nasdaq: SPOT) Galaxy 13 North American satellite, one of the industry's most advanced spacecraft, which reaches a current subscriber base of over 60 million subscribers.
Encore HD will include a selection of films available in 1080i format with other films up-converted to approximate the full Hi-Def experience.
www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20030609&archive=prnews&slug=2003_06_09_11_2618_950185   (1165 words)

  
 CVS Systems, Inc.
Starz Encore offers approximately 50 monthly showings of new hit movies using Dolby Digital 5.1 signals.
Starz Encore Group is making Dolby Digital available to all digital cable and satellite operators.
Starz Encore owns 13 domestic channels and currently counts approximately 67 million pay units.
www.cvssystems.com /Press/1018001.cfm   (652 words)

  
 STARZ ENCORE GROUP BUYS SONY DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
"The Starz Encore application demonstrates our commitment to open systems, and it represents a paradigm shift," said Tom Yuhas, director of data systems at Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Professional Company.
Starz Encore Group originates 13 distinct channels of programming, including versions for different time zones.
In this way, the Starz Encore Group system can store a maximum of 214 DTF-2 large cassettes, each of which can hold 200 gigabytes, uncompressed.
news.sel.sony.com /pressrelease/print/677   (555 words)

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