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Starz and Youtube Renew Deal: More Bundles, Bigger Savings!

Starz and YouTube Extend Partnership: A Win-Win for Streaming Fans!

Get ready for some serious streaming savings! Starz and YouTube just announced a brand-new, multi-year distribution deal. This means even more bundling opportunities and even better deals for viewers. For those unfamiliar, Starz is that awesome cable and streaming channel behind iconic shows like Outlander and the Power franchise – and newer hits like Three Women and Sweetpea. This shows both parties value their relationship!

Alison Hoffman (Starz Networks president) stated in an official press release: “We are excited to deepen our partnership with YouTube TV, the fastest-growing pay TV distributor. This partnership further enhances our ability to deliver Starz’s extensive collection of premium programming to broader audiences at an exceptional value.” This emphasizes the key value point that both streaming services understand, highlighting how this kind of mutually-beneficial agreement would further benefit their audience. That's a win for both!

The Deal: Bundles, Bundles, and More Bundles!

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The details of this new agreement remain undisclosed, yet that fact that the initial agreement, signed back in 2018, gets renewed isn't just symbolic;  it further proves how well the prior partnerships worked out and serves as great impetus toward generating even better terms this time. This wasn't just some small contract, it continued for years.  And if you are already a YouTube TV subscriber, the good news continues; You already had access to Starz via YouTube TV (since 2018) and Primetime Channels (since 2020), this partnership simply becomes larger and has larger overall ramifications due to its sheer scale and continued long term contracts signed! And get this; You're going to get even more choices! This agreement introduces new deals with MaxParamount+, and Showtime; meaning you can really mix and match channels based on your individual needs!

That's smart. Media giants really value bundling—a major trend boosting profits. It seems quite clear that everyone’s focusing more on making cost effective decisions to remain relevant and maintain audience satisfaction after all that prior investment on production and various behind the scenes efforts and resources that don't generate revenue!

YouTube TV's Rise to Streaming Domination

Another interesting development! YouTube TV keeps rising! This time overtaking rivals, notably Netflix! This growth trajectory highlights another important fact—its continued prominence is being made aware by Nielsen data, and August 2024’s figures make that even clearer. YouTube TV's viewing percentage among those connected devices reached 10.6 percent, that’s really, really impressive considering other established platforms are below the 3 percent range. This is quite impressive when you consider the variety of different competing services.

It’s also significant because YouTube TV as a streaming service—which features those nearly 100 live and on-demand channels– already boasts an incredibly healthy and growing 8 million subscribers. This is quite the healthy platform and those impressive figures only further increase this service's potential profitability. It will only benefit the involved services and streaming channels to participate in this opportunity.

Conclusion: A Bright Future for Starz and YouTube TV

This partnership extension is great! This collaboration has immense growth potential! It allows for greater viewing opportunities and the chance to access incredible programs from various networks. It highlights a continued collaborative spirit between different platforms, showing increased cooperation and potential growth for an exciting industry and those people in need of accessing great TV! This deal isn't simply "renewing".   This creates deeper inroads that would surely benefit viewers!

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