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Starz Adopts Poison Pill After Byron Allen Acquires Big Stake

Starz’s board adopted a shareholder rights plan to deter acquisitions above 17.5%, allowing other shareholders to buy shares at a 50% discount, protecting long-term value.

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Starz Entertainment has adopted a limited-duration shareholder protection rights agreement, also known as a “poison pill,” effective immediately.

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Starz Adopts Poison Pill After Byron Allen Acquires Big Stake

Starz Entertainment has adopted a limited-duration shareholder protection rights agreement, also known as a “poison pill,” effective immediately.

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Starz Adopts “Poison Pill” Plan After Byron Allen’s Activist Play

Starz adopts a poison pill to ward off Byron Allen activist move.

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Byron Allen Secures 11% Ownership in Starz for $25M

Black media mogul Byron Allen has invested a 10.7% stake in Starz, according to Deadline. Allen’s Media Group includes 28 stations affiliated with ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, operating in 21 US markets. In 2025, Byron Allen announced that it was selling local television stations owned by his Allen Media Group (AMG), and Moelis & Co. is managing the deal. Allen said in a statement that it needed to pay its debt. “We have received numerous inquiries a…

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POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color in tech. broke the news in on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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