Starz Encore
Starz Encore is an American premium television channel owned by Starz Inc. a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment and headquartered at the Meridian International Business Center complex in Meridian, Colorado, United States. Launched as Encore on 1 April 1991, its programming features mainly older and recent theatrically released feature films, although some of its multiplex channels also carry acquired television series. It is the sister channel of Starz and MoviePlex.
| Type | Pay television network |
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| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Meridian, Colorado |
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| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lionsgate |
| Parent | Starz Inc. |
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| History | |
| Launched | April 1, 1991 |
| Former names | Encore (1991–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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| Streaming media | |
| Starz (streaming service) | (requires subscription or trial to access content)
Available feeds
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| Apple TV Channels | Over-the-top TV (requires subscription or trial to access content)
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| Amazon Video Channels | Over-the-top TV (requires subscription or trial to access content) Available feeds
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| The Roku Channel | Over-the-top TV (requires subscription or trial to access content)
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| ClaroTV+ | Over-the-top TV (requires subscription to access content) Available feeds
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As of September 2018, Starz Encore's programming was available to approximately 34.026 million U.S. households that had a subscription to a multichannel television provider (30.918 million of which receive Starz Encore's primary channel at minimum). Prior to 2018, Starz Encore outpaced HBO for the largest subscriber reach of any American premium channel. (According to February 2015 Nielsen estimates, Starz Encore had 40.54 million pay subscribers vs. HBO's 35.8 million subscribers.)
Starz Encore has a higher subscriber base than its competitors and sister channels because, although Starz and Starz Encore are often sold together in a singular package, some digital cable, telco and satellite providers offer the Starz Encore multiplex separately from Starz as part of an a la carte tier in which it is packaged with other commercial-free and advertiser-supported film-oriented channels (such as Epix, FX Movie Channel and LMN). Therefore, Starz Encore subscribers do not necessarily have to subscribe to Starz in order to receive the channel.