Starz Launching OTT App Lionsgate Play In India

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Starz has launched its international streaming app in India. The rollout of Lionsgate Play in India, with the Anna Kendrick drama Love Life and comedy The Goes Wrong Show among its offerings, follows the StarzPlay app launching in the U.K., France, Germany, Mexico and Brazil after the U.S.

Global streamer Starz has launched independent direct-to-consumer OTT app Lionsgate Play in India, which will make Hollywood content available locally in multiple Indian languages.