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Encore In Talks For BBC Jazz Age Drama ‘Dancing On The Edge’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE AND NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday January 30, 2013 @ 10:09am PSTTags: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing On The Edge, Encore

BBC Two’s star-studded five-part period drama Dancing On The Edge centers on a black jazz band in early 1930s London and debuts Monday in the UK. We’ve learned that Encore is in negotiations for the U.S. rights to the miniseries that stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, John Goodman, Jacqueline Bisset, Angel Coulby, Anthony Head, Janet Montgomery and Jenna-Louise Coleman. Stephen Poliakoff created the show tracing the rise of the Louis Lester Band as they find fame amongst the parties and performances of London’s upper class society. Although many recoil, the city’s more progressive socialites, including members of the Royal Household, take the band under their wing. Ruby Film and Television produces the series for BBC Two, backed by Endgame Entertainment, Playground, Creative England and LipSync Productions. Producers are Faye Ward and Nicky Kentish Barnes; Poliakoff exec produces with Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits. ITV Studios Global Entertainment is distributing outside the U.S. Here’s the trailer:

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Starz And Encore Launch TV Everywhere Services On Cox Systems

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday October 8, 2012 @ 12:55pm PDTTags: Cox Communications, Encore, Starz

Englewood, Colo., October 8, 2012 – Starz Entertainment announced today the launch of the STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY authenticated online services. The company made the announcement with Cox Communications, the first multichannel video provider to offer the service. STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY services are available today for all Cox Communications customers in United States. Starz expects to launch MOVIEPLEX and MOVIEPLEX PLAY with Cox and announce additional launch agreements with its distribution partners in the future.

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Starz Sets Premiere Date For ‘Magic City’, Encore To Air British Mini ‘Crimson Petal’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 13, 2012 @ 1:05pm PSTTags: Encore, Magic City, Starz
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Starz’s new period drama Magic City, set at a Miami Beach hotel in 1959, will premiere on Friday, April 6, the network announced at TCA today. It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the hotel’s owner.

Meanwhile, sibling Encore will air the … Read More »

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UPDATE: Starz Looks For A Premium Streaming Service To Replace Netflix

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday November 8, 2011 @ 6:34am PSTTags: Boss, Encore, Hulu Plus, John Malone, Liberty Media, Liberty Media Earnings, Liberty Starz Group, Netflix, Netflix Online Rights, Starz Entertaiment

UPDATE, 12: 00 PM: No word from Starz execs about when they might announce a digital streaming deal to replace the one with Netflix, which expires in February. “There are a lot of conversations going on,” Starz CEO Chris Albrecht told analysts today. “It’s a road that needs to be evaluated almost on a weekly basis.” The company hopes to license programs from its premium channel to a premium-priced streaming service – meaning, one that charges more than Netflix. As more companies enter the online video market “they’ll begin to segment and differentiate,” says Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei. “That’s something we would embrace.” Albrecht said that “we didn’t believe it was appropriate to have our products included in a low-cost service.” Do they really expect lots of consumers to pay high prices in this weak economy — especially with the anemic numbers cable and satellite companies are posting for premium channels? At Starz the 3Q sub figure was Read More »

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Liberty Media Says Starz Hits A Record 19M Subs In 2Q While QVC Rebounds

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday August 9, 2011 @ 8:16am PDTTags: Encore, John Malone, Liberty Media, Liberty Media Earnings, QVC, Starz

The odd collection of stocks controlled by John Malone’s Liberty Media are enjoying a nice pop today after the company reported generally upbeat 2Q data. Shares of Liberty Starz are up 5.2% at mid-day. The company says that … Read More »

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TCA: Jerry Lewis Says “The Spirit Of The Child Is Being Sucked Out Of The Industry”

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday July 29, 2011 @ 1:19pm PDTTags: Encore, Jerry Lewis, Method To The Madness Of Jerry Lewis, TCA Press Tour, Television Critics Association

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

Eighty-five-year-old Jerry Lewis took over the room this afternoon during an Encore session at the TCA tour to promote the original feature-length documentary Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis, slated to premiere this fall. Outfitted with a platform and a microphone, the comedy legend didn’t disappoint, holding court and sparing no opinion about an industry that he believes has lost its way. He refused to confirm that his forthcoming Labor Day Telethon in September would be his last, noting that he’d have a press conference Sept. 5 to discuss not the past but the future (presumably both his and the telethon’s).

Earlier, Lewis rolled off on a tangent about why Hollywood needs fixing. ”This business is scrounging around for what to do,” he said. “The medium is busy knocking its brand out to display the fat lady at 375 pounds (who) in two months is gonna be 240. Who gives a shit?” He continued, “The industry has destroyed themselves. It’s no longer relevant because it puts out all of its product on a stupid phone. You’re going to put ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ on that goddamned stupid sonofabitch?” (Speaking of Twitter and Facebook) “They’re wonderful technical advances. But once people see how much it’s cluttering their life, they’ll figure it out for themselves. … We’re not going to have human beings in 20 years. People won’t be talking to other human beings. Read More »

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Encore Dives Into Original Programming With Miniseries ‘Moby Dick’ And ‘The Take’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 13, 2011 @ 2:16pm PDTTags: Encore, Method To The Madness Of Jerry Lewis, Starz Entertainment, TV Schedule

Starz Entertainment’s Encore is taking aim at original programming, unveiling today plans to air the novel adaptation Moby Dick that stars William Hurt, Ethan Hawke and Gillian Anderson as well as a Tom Hardy-starring mini The Take based on Martina … Read More »

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Spanish-Language Channel Among Changes At Starz’s Encore

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 31, 2011 @ 12:43pm PDTTags: Encore, Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment announced today that its Encore premium network will add Encore Espanol to its lineup, making it the eighth channel in the family. There also will be name changes for existing channels (Encore WAM becomes Encore Family, and Encore … Read More »

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Encore To Do Documentary On Jerry Lewis

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 7:00am PDTTags: Encore, Jerry Lewis
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Jerry Lewis, who turns 85 today, is the subject of a feature-length original documentary, which is currently in production for a premiere on Encore in late summer.

The documentary, from director-producer Gregg Barson, will focus on the influence that Lewis has had on the entertainment industry and his relevance today via … Read More »

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