Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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You know, we have done this before. We are really positioned very well as a complimentary service. You know, $11.99 is a great price point for the value that we offer and for the audiences that we serve. So far, the price increase is digesting really well throughout our business. It's going to expectations. We'll have more information as we get into the summer, and it really sort of plays out through the business. But, you know, going to plan and going very well, we think that we're very, very well positioned at that price point. I would also add that April is off to a really strong start, even with the rate increase coming in April 1st. Okay, great. And then separate from that, I know you've talked about in the past getting to own a half-year slate by 2027. It would be great to get your updated thoughts on how you feel about that goal right now and maybe some of the puts and takes that will affect your ability to get there and maybe just some more color on the progress you've made on some of the projects that you already have going. Yeah, look, I've never been more excited about the pipeline that we have in the business. We just announced an untitled Black Rodeo show, which I think is going to be one of our biggest shows. We're excited about production beginning that on the fall. Fightland, which is our first owned original, will premiere July 31st. We released a lot of the first look footage of pictures of that yesterday, and it looks amazing. And we've got Kingmaker in development. We've got Masquerade in development. We're out. We've landed a couple book series that we think could be big franchises for us. We've got all fours. We've announced Plan B being our production partner there. We're putting more writers around that. And so The pipeline has never been more...