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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Starz President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch announced today the launch of the Starz #TakeTheLead initiative, a comprehensive effort deepening the company’s existing commitment to narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences.  Starz commissioned an inclusion study in partnership with The Center for Scholars & Storytellers, UCLA with results confirming Starz is «Taking the Lead» with its diverse representation on screen, off screen and throughout the company. In an effort to inspire and engage others across the industry to #TakeTheLead, Starz will also host a series of monthly «Transparency Talks» with thought leaders and members of key organizations including the ACLU of Southern California, Producers Guild of America, California Film Commission and more.

«At Starz, #TakeTheLead is our continued commitment to narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. The multi-faceted approach to improving representation serves as our guiding principle across our business from programming choices to hiring decisions,» Hirsch said. «I’m proud that Starz leads the industry with 63.2% series leads who are people of color, 54.6% female showrunners and a 75% female executive team, which is indicative of our deep-seated commitment to representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout our organization. While it is valuable to evaluate how we are measuring up against our directive, it’s even more important to identify opportunities where we can continue to further progress on our mission.»

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The results of the report demonstrate Starz’s commitment to investing in content that amplifies diverse voices and shines a spotlight on women in front of and behind the camera with hit series including the «Power» Universe, «P-Valley,» «Outlander,» and upcoming series including «Run the World,»  «Blindspotting,» «Black Mafia Family,» «Shining Vale,» «Serpent Queen» and more. In addition to the findings below, 75% of Starz’s executive leadership team are women, inclusive of direct reports to the President and CEO, and 50% are people of color, all of whom are women. The UCLA study, which measured STARZ scripted Original Series that aired or will air between January 2020 through December 2021 as well as series that are in production as of February 2021, verified that Starz is significantly above industry averages in several categories including:

• 63.2% of series leads on STARZ Original Series are people of color and 57.9% are women 
• 60.4% of series regular roles on STARZ Original Series are portrayed by people of color and 27.8% are portrayed by women of color 
• 54.6% of showrunners at Starz are women and 45.5% are people of color 
• 47.1% of executive producers are people of color and 41.2% are women
• 29.1% of writers are women of color 
• 49.3% of directors are people of color and 43.7% are women 

Starz will kick off its series of «Transparency Talks» in April bringing relevant discussions to the forefront with organizations and thought leaders from industry powerhouses including Melissa Goodman, Director of Advocacy at the ACLU of Southern California; Dan Halperin and Lisa Kors, former Co-Chairs of the PGA’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee; Colleen Bell, Executive Director of the California Film Commission and former United States Ambassador to Hungary; Jamia Wilson, Executive Editor and Vice President at Random House and Former Executive Director and Publisher, Feminist Press; Madelyn Hammond, President Madelyn Hammond & Associates; Yalda Uhls, Founder of The Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA and others who have committed to partner with Starz to take collective actions towards improving inclusion.

The «Transparency Talks» will culminate with the first-ever Starz Summit, a day that will showcase the company’s creative diversity and commitment to the next generation of diverse voices.

About Starz
Starz (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), is the global media company taking the lead in streaming premium content that spotlights a spectrum of women both in front of and behind the camera for audiences worldwide. Starz is home to the flagship domestic STARZ^® service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels and the associated on-demand and online services, as well as the proprietary and highly-rated STARZ app. In 2018 Starz launched its Starzplay international premium streaming platform and, coupled with its Starz Play Arabia venture, has since expanded its global footprint into 50 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan and India. The essential complement to any subscription platform, STARZ and Starzplay are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. Starz offers subscribers more than 7,500 distinct premium television episodes and feature films, including STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular programming.

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Less than half of Black households earned the minimum income needed to purchase a home as compared to whites, illustrating the homeownership gap and wealth disparity for people of color, women, people with disabilities, indigenous people and members of the LGBTQ community, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^® (C.A.R.) https://www.car.org/ said today.

The percentage of Black home buyers who could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in 2020 was 19 percent, compared to 38 percent for white households. Housing affordability was similarly low for Latinx households, with 20 percent earning the minimum income needed to purchase a median-priced home. Housing was most affordable for Asians, with 43 percent of homebuyers who could afford the median-priced home in 2020, according to C.A.R.’s Housing Affordability Index.

According to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the 2019 homeownership rate in California was 63.2 percent for whites, 60.2 percent for Asians, 44.1 percent for Latinx and 36.8 percent for Blacks.

«The wide affordability gap in California between whites and people of color demonstrates the legacy of systemic racism in housing, which has created inequities in homeownership rates across these communities,» said C.A.R. President Dave Walsh. «Closing the homeownership gap is essential to closing the generational wealth gap in our country, and that’s why C.A.R. is committed to addressing barriers and disparities to make equity in housing and access to affordable homes a reality for all people.»

Among legislative actions C.A.R. is taking to address housing discrimination is introducing several Fair Housing and Equity bills including:

• requiring California real estate professionals to take implicit bias training
• removing discriminatory language in property records
• prohibiting discrimination against people living in affordable housing
• repealing Article 34 of the California Constitution
• boosting housing construction so homeownership is accessible to all

C.A.R.’s Housing Affordability Index (HAI) measures the percentage of households that can afford to purchase a median-priced, single-family home in California. C.A.R. also reports affordability indices for regions and select counties within the state. The index is considered the most fundamental measure of housing well-being for home buyers in the state.

A minimum annual income of $122,800 was needed to qualify for the purchase of a $659,380 statewide median-priced, existing single-family home in 2020. The monthly payment, including taxes and insurance on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, would be $3,070, assuming a 20 percent down payment and an effective composite interest rate of 3.30 percent. The 2020 California median income for whites was $94,390, $107,100 for Asians, $65,510 for Latinx and $56,820 for Blacks.

The affordability gap is especially stark in expensive counties like San Francisco, where a median-priced home of $1,650,000 was only affordable for 8 percent of Black households, 15 percent of Latinx households and 22 percent of Asian households compared to 35 percent of white households.

Compared with California, 42 percent of the nation’s Black households could afford to purchase a $299,900 median-priced home in 2020, which required a minimum annual income of $55,600 to make monthly payments of $1,390, while 62 percent of white households could afford the same home.

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Key points from the 2020 Housing Affordability by Ethnicity report include:

• Of the major regions for which C.A.R. tracks affordability by ethnicity, the affordability gap between Black and white households in 2020 was the greatest in San Francisco County with a differential of 27 percent.
• Even in relatively affordable areas such as Fresno and Sacramento counties, the affordability differential between Black and white households was high at 23 percent and 22 percent, respectively.
• For Latinx households, the affordability gap was the greatest in Santa Clara (21 percent gap), San Francisco, San Mateo and Los Angeles counties (all at 20 percent).
• At an affordability index of 8 percent, San Francisco County was the least affordable for Black households, and San Bernardino County was the most affordable at 46 percent.
• The least affordable county in 2020 for Latinx homebuyers was Santa Clara County, and the most affordable was San Bernardino County was the most affordable at 54 percent.
• For white households, Orange County was the least affordable, with 29 percent of households earning the minimum income required, while Fresno was the most affordable at 61 percent.

Leading the way…^® in California real estate for more than 110 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States with more than 200,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.

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