Starz is the name of an American pay-per-view cable television channel that airs new movies and series. The tv-channel, owned by Lionsgate Group, was established in 1994 under the name Encore. Today, the channel does not only broadcast famous tv-shows but is also engaged in the production of its own series. The most famous and new series on Starz TV is Black Sails, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Da Vinci’s Demons, and Power.