VERIZON FIOS CUSTOMERS MAY LOSE STARZ
Key Highlights
- ➤Verizon Fios may remove all STARZ channels, On Demand, and app access imminently
- ➤Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks, said negotiations with Verizon continue in good faith
- ➤Potential removal would cut Fios customers’ access to STARZ-exclusive programming and film library
Expert Statements
Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks
“STARZ has been negotiating in good faith with Verizon on a distribution agreement that would ensure our shared customers continue to have uninterrupted access to STARZ's premium programming.”
Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks
“As an independent programmer dedicated to women and underrepresented audiences, STARZ is vital to a competitive media marketplace, providing diverse programming alternatives to content from larger conglomerates.”
Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks
“Limiting access to STARZ would reduce competition and consumer choice.”
Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks
“Unless an agreement is reached imminently, our viewers should be prepared for Verizon to remove STARZ.”
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- STARZ issued the following statement regarding the status of its negotiations with Verizon and the potential loss of all STARZ channels, STARZ On Demand and the STARZ app through Verizon Fios.
"STARZ has been negotiating in good faith with Verizon on a distribution agreement that would ensure our shared customers continue to have uninterrupted access to STARZ's premium programming," said Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks. "As an independent programmer dedicated to women and underrepresented audiences, STARZ is vital to a competitive media marketplace, providing diverse programming alternatives to content from larger conglomerates. Limiting access to STARZ would reduce competition and consumer choice. Unless an agreement is reached imminently, our viewers should be prepared for Verizon to remove STARZ."
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