Starz is restructuring its operations in Canada from a joint venture with Canadian media giant Bell Media to a content licensing deal with the company.

“Today, we are announcing a structural change to our Canadian operation,” Starz president and CEO Jeffrety Hirsch said Thursday during the company’s latest quarterly earnings call. “We are moving from a joint venture model to a stable, consistent content licensing agreement with our partner Bell Canada. Under this new simplified structure, the Starz-branded service will continue to be available in Canada and Starz will generate international licensing revenue, while Bell will assume full operational responsibility in the territory. This approach is consistent with our strategy of owning our content and creating incremental licensing rev

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