Starz: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Starz’s titles most impacted by piracy, ranked by their Piracy Presence Rate in the top 100 Google search results across 100+ countries. The data provides insights into how piracy affects Starz’s catalog, helping the copyright holder identify its most significant challenges and address key areas of vulnerability.

Last Monitoring: April 05, 2026.

Trends in Piracy Presence Over Time: Top 20 and Top 100 Google Search Results

Titles Most Affected by Piracy

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

				Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
			Premiere	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1		Spartacus: Gods of the Arena TV series, 2011 | Starz, Lionsgate		319	818	1422	4894	43%	33%	29%	26%
2		The Serpent Queen TV series, 2022 | Starz, Lionsgate		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%

Visual Summary

The pie charts below illustrate the percentage of infringing URLs detected in the Top 3, Top 10, Top 20, and Top 100 Google search results for Starz titles. These visualizations provide a concise overview of piracy visibility, highlighting the severity of the issue at various levels of search result prominence.

Share of Pirated Content by Website Type

This section illustrates which types of websites are most responsible for piracy visibility:

Beyond Titles: Piracy’s Global Reach

This section examines the prevalence and visibility of pirated Starz content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Starz with actionable data to address piracy effectively and refine targeted anti-piracy strategies for maximum impact.

Piracy-Affected Regions by Infringements

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

		Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
	Region	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1	MENA	93	257	457	1517	97%	84%	73%	65%
2	APAC	45	135	247	879	50%	47%	43%	34%
3	Europe	88	235	383	1250	37%	32%	27%	23%
4	LATAM	61	104	163	593	45%	23%	18%	17%
5	Africa	22	44	110	559	15%	10%	12%	13%
6	North America	3	12	21	65	17%	20%	18%	11%

Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

		Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
	Country	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1	Egypt	6	18	36	95	100%	90%	90%	77%
2	Kazakhstan	12	34	65	265	100%	92%	88%	74%
3	Belarus	6	18	36	122	100%	100%	97%	73%
4	Ukraine	5	18	37	132	83%	90%	93%	72%
5	Kyrgyzstan	5	16	32	116	83%	84%	84%	72%
6	Saudi Arabia	5	17	29	113	83%	85%	73%	71%
7	Djibouti	6	15	28	93	100%	83%	74%	71%
8	Turkmenistan	5	13	25	112	83%	68%	64%	70%
9	Bahrain	6	16	28	95	100%	84%	72%	69%
10	Azerbaijan	6	18	35	111	100%	95%	90%	69%
11	Tajikistan	6	17	34	108	100%	94%	92%	68%
12	United Arab Emirates	5	15	23	108	83%	79%	58%	67%
13	Oman	6	15	29	80	100%	83%	76%	67%
14	Palestine	6	17	31	90	100%	85%	78%	67%
15	Armenia	5	16	31	104	83%	84%	82%	65%
16	Hungary	4	13	17	89	67%	72%	45%	64%
17	Qatar	6	16	25	98	100%	84%	64%	64%
18	Jordan	6	17	30	90	100%	89%	77%	63%
19	Libya	6	18	30	86	100%	90%	75%	63%
20	Tunisia	6	16	29	90	100%	84%	74%	63%
21	Kuwait	6	17	28	103	100%	89%	72%	62%
22	Uzbekistan	3	8	16	89	50%	44%	43%	61%
23	Morocco	6	16	28	100	100%	84%	72%	61%
24	Iraq	6	14	30	95	100%	74%	77%	61%
25	Algeria	5	13	22	99	83%	68%	56%	60%
26	Lebanon	6	17	31	82	100%	85%	78%	59%
27	Russia	4	13	26	59	67%	76%	70%	57%
28	Serbia	5	9	14	17	83%	56%	54%	52%
29	Venezuela	4	4	8	22	67%	20%	24%	36%
30	Vietnam	5	13	22	64	83%	65%	55%	34%
31	Georgia	2	8	13	13	33%	40%	36%	33%
32	Slovenia	2	5	5	58	33%	26%	13%	30%
33	Mexico	3	5	8	30	50%	26%	21%	27%
34	Turkey	3	6	11	27	50%	30%	28%	23%
35	Croatia	3	5	6	6	50%	33%	24%	23%
36	Spain	3	7	10	25	50%	37%	29%	22%
37	Peru	3	4	8	31	50%	22%	21%	22%
38	Paraguay	2	4	6	24	40%	24%	17%	22%
39	Puerto Rico	2	3	6	31	33%	16%	15%	22%
40	Colombia	7	11	15	59	58%	29%	19%	21%
41	Nicaragua	2	4	7	26	33%	22%	19%	21%
42	Chile	6	8	12	58	50%	22%	16%	20%
43	Iceland	3	3	3	3	50%	30%	20%	20%
44	Portugal	3	5	7	28	50%	25%	18%	19%
45	Bolivia	2	3	5	25	33%	17%	14%	18%
46	Mozambique	3	4	8	17	50%	22%	21%	18%
47	Namibia	2	5	9	31	33%	25%	23%	18%
48	United Kingdom	3	7	9	33	50%	35%	23%	17%
49	Argentina	6	10	15	54	60%	26%	19%	17%
50	Honduras	2	4	5	23	40%	21%	13%	17%
51	Uruguay	2	3	6	22	33%	16%	15%	17%
52	Panama	3	4	7	23	50%	21%	18%	17%
53	Angola	3	5	8	20	50%	26%	21%	17%
54	Netherlands	1	4	6	32	17%	20%	15%	16%
55	Moldova	2	6	13	37	17%	17%	20%	16%
56	Belize	1	3	7	31	17%	15%	18%	16%
57	South Africa	2	3	10	29	33%	16%	26%	15%
58	Finland	3	4	7	43	33%	13%	12%	15%
59	Guatemala	3	6	11	18	50%	33%	29%	15%
60	Latvia	2	7	10	29	33%	35%	25%	15%
61	Indonesia	2	8	11	24	33%	42%	29%	15%
62	Germany	1	3	3	25	17%	15%	8%	14%
63	Canada	1	5	8	27	17%	25%	20%	14%
64	Czech Republic	1	3	4	25	17%	15%	10%	14%
65	Dominican Republic	3	5	7	27	60%	26%	18%	14%
66	Belgium	2	7	9	21	33%	37%	24%	14%
67	Costa Rica	2	5	5	19	33%	26%	13%	14%
68	Gabon	0	0	0	26	0%	0%	0%	14%
69	Togo	0	2	2	27	0%	11%	5%	14%
70	Zambia	2	2	5	23	33%	11%	13%	14%
71	Slovakia	3	4	5	6	50%	21%	15%	13%
72	Norway	3	4	5	26	50%	20%	13%	13%
73	Austria	1	4	6	25	17%	20%	15%	13%
74	El Salvador	3	7	12	40	27%	19%	16%	13%
75	Ghana	1	2	9	22	17%	11%	23%	13%
76	Senegal	0	0	1	23	0%	0%	3%	13%
77	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	0	0	25	0%	0%	0%	13%
78	Burkina Faso	1	1	3	49	8%	3%	4%	13%
79	Ivory Coast	0	0	1	26	0%	0%	3%	13%
80	Malta	3	6	10	26	50%	30%	25%	13%
81	Romania	0	1	2	6	0%	8%	9%	12%
82	Lithuania	0	2	2	2	0%	15%	12%	12%
83	New Zealand	2	4	7	24	33%	20%	17%	12%
84	Kenya	1	3	7	23	17%	16%	18%	12%
85	Cameroon	0	0	1	24	0%	0%	3%	12%
86	Central African Republic	1	1	2	23	17%	5%	5%	12%
87	Benin	0	0	1	23	0%	0%	3%	12%
88	Cyprus	1	4	7	18	17%	20%	18%	12%
89	Sierra Leone	1	3	10	23	17%	16%	26%	12%
90	United States	1	4	5	20	17%	20%	13%	11%
91	Sweden	1	2	2	21	17%	10%	5%	11%
92	Ecuador	3	6	6	21	60%	32%	15%	11%
93	Thailand	0	3	5	8	0%	15%	14%	11%
94	Ireland	1	5	8	22	17%	25%	20%	11%
95	Denmark	2	6	8	21	33%	30%	20%	11%
96	Nigeria	1	3	8	22	17%	16%	21%	11%
97	Zimbabwe	2	4	8	22	33%	20%	20%	11%
98	Niger	0	0	1	20	0%	0%	3%	11%
99	Malawi	1	2	8	22	17%	11%	21%	11%
100	Australia	1	4	7	18	17%	20%	18%	10%
101	Poland	3	5	6	9	50%	31%	23%	10%
102	Jamaica	1	3	8	18	17%	15%	20%	10%
103	Botswana	1	3	7	19	17%	15%	18%	10%
104	Republic of the Congo	0	1	1	20	0%	5%	3%	10%
105	Bulgaria	1	3	4	5	17%	19%	15%	9%
106	Singapore	1	6	7	17	17%	30%	18%	9%
107	Switzerland	3	7	10	28	25%	18%	13%	9%
108	Philippines	1	4	8	14	17%	20%	20%	7%
109	Greece	1	2	5	8	17%	11%	13%	6%
110	India	1	2	5	11	17%	12%	14%	6%
111	Brazil	2	5	7	9	33%	25%	18%	5%
112	France	1	2	2	9	17%	11%	5%	5%
113	South Korea	1	3	3	9	17%	15%	8%	5%
114	Italy	1	2	2	7	17%	10%	5%	4%
115	Albania	0	0	2	2	0%	0%	6%	4%
116	Estonia	0	0	0	1	0%	0%	0%	1%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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Starz: Protecting Original Content and Subscriber Growth from Piracy

This report explores piracy’s significant impact on Starz’s exclusive movies and original TV series, analyzing threats across first-run streaming premieres, and ongoing availability via the Starz streaming service and international distribution partnerships. Starz strategically invests in premium original programming and popular franchises to attract subscribers, enhance viewer retention, and establish strong global market presence.

Despite these efforts, piracy continues to challenge Starz, as unauthorized, high-quality versions of its premium content frequently appear online shortly after official releases, capturing prominent positions in Google search results worldwide. Considering that more than 90% of global audiences rely on Google Search to discover entertainment content, piracy’s visibility significantly undermines Starz’s ability to effectively leverage its original content for subscriber acquisition and market differentiation.

By clearly identifying these vulnerabilities, Starz gains actionable insights necessary to proactively combat piracy, maintain content exclusivity, and enhance viewer loyalty. Effectively managing piracy threats is essential for Starz to protect its intellectual property investments, secure global subscriber growth, and ensure maximum returns from its distinctive and exclusive entertainment offerings.