# Starz Beats Wall Street’s Q3 Earnings Estimates as Net Loss Narrows to $35 Million, Linear TV Revenue Dips

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/starz-beats-wall-streets-q3-earnings-estimates-as-net-loss-narrows-to-35-million-linear-tv-revenue-dips/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:05:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T22:36:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/starz-q3-earnings-1236934329/
- Topics: Art, Business, Celebrity, Companies, Culture, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Starz beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates.
- Its net loss narrowed to $34.8 million.
- Streaming revenue rose as linear TV revenue dipped.

## Summary

Starz beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter of 2026, while narrowing its net loss compared with a year earlier. The results offer an early snapshot of the company’s performance since it became a standalone business after separating from Lionsgate in May 2025.

Starz reported a net loss of $34.8 million, down from $52.6 million a year earlier, and revenue of $322.4 million. Streaming revenue rose 1.7% to $226.6 million, or 3.2% on a pro forma basis accounting for a change in Canadian operations; linear TV and other revenue fell to $95.8 million from $98.1 million. The company said the film “Michael” became its best-performing Pay 1 title, while increased distribution revenue tied partly to its first owned original series, “Fightland”, helped offset the linear revenue decline.

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