Starz International Programming Chief Jeff Cooke Exiting After Lionsgate Streamer Restructure
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Starz programming exec Jeff Cooke is set to exit the Lionsgate company. We’ve learned Cooke, Starz’s SVP of Programming for International Networks, will leave the business this July.
The exec has been with Starz owner Lionsgate for a decade and with the U.S. cable network’s international arm since 2018. He was promoted to his current role in January last year.
Starz declined to comment on Cooke’s departure, but we understand he’ll remain with the business until the summer. There is no word on his movements after that.
Cooke’s departure comes four months after Starz International Networks President Superna Kalle stepped down, replaced by EVP of International Networks Darren Nielson, and less than a year after international streaming service Starzplay was rebranded Lionsgate+.
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