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: July 11, 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		207	744	1542	5473	28%	30%	31%	37%

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	APAC	33	107	233	818	37%	41%	43%	51%
2	MENA	95	204	356	804	99%	71%	59%	49%
3	North America	0	13	37	127	0%	23%	32%	43%
4	Europe	49	204	484	2102	20%	28%	32%	40%
5	LATAM	24	95	199	888	17%	23%	22%	29%
6	Africa	3	27	109	607	2%	7%	13%	23%

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	Ukraine	6	17	33	75	100%	89%	85%	82%
2	Kazakhstan	9	22	48	146	75%	61%	63%	76%
3	Turkmenistan	5	14	26	79	83%	82%	72%	75%
4	Armenia	4	11	24	81	67%	61%	63%	74%
5	Kyrgyzstan	5	14	27	65	83%	78%	71%	74%
6	Russia	5	14	25	75	83%	78%	66%	73%
7	Azerbaijan	5	13	28	57	83%	72%	74%	72%
8	Belarus	5	15	28	71	83%	83%	74%	71%
9	Latvia	1	7	22	73	17%	39%	58%	70%
10	Tajikistan	5	11	22	67	83%	65%	61%	70%
11	Turkey	2	7	15	73	33%	39%	39%	58%
12	Egypt	6	14	22	58	100%	74%	56%	57%
13	Saudi Arabia	6	13	21	54	100%	72%	55%	57%
14	Austria	0	3	11	63	0%	15%	28%	56%
15	Jordan	6	13	23	55	100%	72%	61%	56%
16	Indonesia	2	5	12	61	33%	29%	32%	55%
17	New Zealand	1	10	18	49	17%	53%	46%	54%
18	Serbia	3	10	17	84	50%	53%	44%	53%
19	Netherlands	0	5	12	56	0%	28%	32%	52%
20	Croatia	3	6	15	70	50%	33%	39%	52%
21	Oman	6	13	23	53	100%	72%	61%	51%
22	Lebanon	6	14	25	48	100%	78%	66%	51%
23	Palestine	6	12	22	54	100%	67%	58%	51%
24	Iraq	5	11	20	54	83%	61%	53%	50%
25	Bahrain	6	13	23	56	100%	81%	64%	50%
26	Canada	0	6	13	51	0%	30%	33%	49%
27	Finland	1	8	25	85	11%	30%	44%	49%
28	Uzbekistan	3	5	12	73	50%	31%	33%	49%
29	United Arab Emirates	6	13	23	53	100%	72%	61%	49%
30	Nigeria	0	1	9	52	0%	6%	25%	48%
31	Cyprus	0	6	14	71	0%	33%	38%	48%
32	Malta	2	10	16	45	33%	53%	41%	48%
33	Singapore	0	6	13	53	0%	33%	34%	47%
34	Kenya	0	2	6	43	0%	11%	21%	47%
35	Morocco	6	12	22	43	100%	67%	58%	46%
36	South Africa	0	2	10	43	0%	11%	26%	45%
37	Qatar	6	13	22	46	100%	72%	58%	45%
38	Kuwait	6	13	22	49	100%	72%	58%	45%
39	Djibouti	6	13	23	42	100%	72%	61%	45%
40	Libya	6	13	23	49	100%	72%	61%	44%
41	Greece	0	7	14	72	0%	39%	37%	43%
42	Philippines	0	4	8	41	0%	22%	26%	43%
43	Algeria	6	12	21	48	100%	67%	60%	43%
44	United Kingdom	0	5	15	45	0%	28%	39%	42%
45	Ireland	0	5	11	50	0%	28%	29%	42%
46	Ghana	0	4	15	41	0%	22%	39%	42%
47	Belize	1	8	15	44	17%	44%	39%	42%
48	Germany	0	5	12	55	0%	25%	30%	41%
49	Czech Republic	0	4	15	60	0%	22%	39%	41%
50	Denmark	1	7	15	46	17%	39%	39%	41%
51	Jamaica	0	2	11	41	0%	11%	29%	41%
52	Sierra Leone	0	2	8	44	0%	11%	21%	41%
53	Tunisia	6	12	21	42	100%	67%	55%	41%
54	Slovenia	0	2	12	58	0%	11%	32%	40%
55	Zambia	0	1	6	40	0%	6%	19%	40%
56	Georgia	2	2	10	75	33%	11%	26%	40%
57	Argentina	3	12	18	92	25%	35%	25%	39%
58	Moldova	1	8	21	111	8%	22%	29%	39%
59	Malawi	0	1	8	44	0%	6%	21%	39%
60	United States	0	5	13	35	0%	26%	33%	38%
61	Australia	0	4	12	34	0%	24%	32%	38%
62	South Korea	0	3	15	48	0%	17%	39%	38%
63	Thailand	0	3	9	48	0%	16%	24%	38%
64	Norway	1	6	7	34	17%	33%	25%	38%
65	Switzerland	0	2	10	104	0%	5%	13%	38%
66	Dominican Republic	1	5	13	37	17%	28%	34%	38%
67	Namibia	0	2	9	37	0%	11%	24%	38%
68	Brazil	2	3	10	45	33%	17%	26%	37%
69	Bulgaria	1	4	10	52	17%	22%	26%	37%
70	Venezuela	0	2	7	47	0%	12%	19%	37%
71	Poland	0	0	3	60	0%	0%	8%	36%
72	Sweden	0	4	11	47	0%	22%	29%	36%
73	Honduras	0	2	7	49	0%	12%	19%	35%
74	Botswana	0	1	8	30	0%	6%	21%	35%
75	Portugal	3	7	10	28	50%	41%	27%	34%
76	Lithuania	0	0	4	67	0%	0%	11%	34%
77	Zimbabwe	1	4	10	31	17%	22%	26%	34%
78	Ecuador	2	6	9	35	33%	35%	24%	33%
79	El Salvador	2	7	20	82	17%	20%	27%	33%
80	Uruguay	2	4	8	41	33%	24%	22%	31%
81	Guatemala	0	4	7	33	0%	24%	19%	30%
82	Mexico	1	4	9	39	17%	22%	24%	29%
83	India	0	0	2	24	0%	0%	6%	29%
84	Nicaragua	1	2	4	42	17%	11%	11%	28%
85	Hungary	2	8	13	45	33%	44%	34%	27%
86	Colombia	2	9	15	52	17%	25%	20%	26%
87	Belgium	0	0	3	36	0%	0%	8%	26%
88	Slovakia	2	3	6	39	33%	17%	16%	25%
89	Vietnam	3	6	9	30	50%	35%	31%	24%
90	Chile	1	8	16	72	8%	22%	21%	24%
91	Peru	2	3	7	29	33%	18%	19%	24%
92	Costa Rica	1	3	7	32	17%	17%	19%	24%
93	Paraguay	1	4	7	34	17%	24%	19%	24%
94	Bolivia	1	4	6	32	17%	24%	17%	23%
95	Mozambique	1	2	5	24	17%	11%	13%	23%
96	Angola	1	2	5	20	17%	11%	13%	22%
97	Iceland	0	0	3	43	0%	0%	8%	22%
98	Spain	1	2	4	9	33%	25%	27%	21%
99	Albania	1	2	3	39	17%	12%	8%	20%
100	Panama	1	3	7	24	17%	18%	19%	19%
101	Puerto Rico	0	2	7	27	0%	12%	19%	18%
102	Romania	0	1	4	22	0%	6%	11%	14%
103	Togo	0	0	0	19	0%	0%	0%	14%
104	France	0	0	2	13	0%	0%	5%	13%
105	Central African Republic	0	0	1	19	0%	0%	3%	13%
106	Gabon	0	0	2	16	0%	0%	6%	13%
107	Ivory Coast	0	0	1	15	0%	0%	3%	13%
108	Italy	0	0	0	15	0%	0%	0%	12%
109	Burkina Faso	0	1	2	32	0%	3%	3%	12%
110	Benin	0	0	0	9	0%	0%	0%	12%
111	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	1	1	10	0%	6%	3%	9%
112	Niger	0	0	1	11	0%	0%	3%	9%
113	Senegal	0	0	1	10	0%	0%	3%	8%
114	Cameroon	0	1	1	8	0%	6%	3%	7%
115	Republic of the Congo	0	0	0	9	0%	0%	0%	7%
116	Estonia	0	0	3	25	0%	0%	4%	6%

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.