EX-23.1 9 starz_exhibit231x12312012.htm EXHIBIT 23.1 Starz_Exhibit 23.1_12.31.2012


Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Starz:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of Starz of our reports dated February 27, 2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Starz and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows, and member's interest and noncontrolling interests for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which reports appear in the December 31, 2012 annual report on Form 10-K of Starz.
 
Registration
 
 
Description
Statement No.
Description
 
S-8
333-185990
Starz Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan
 
S-8
333-185988
Starz 2011 Nonemployee Director Incentive Plan
 
S-8
333-185986
Starz 2011 Incentive Plan
 
S-8
333-184900
Starz 2011 Incentive Plan
 
S-8
333-179112
Starz 2011 Incentive Plan
 
S-8
333-178421
Starz Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan
 
S-8
333-178420
Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan
 
S-8
333-177844
Starz 2011 Incentive Plan
 
S-8
333-177843
Starz 2011 Nonemployee Director Incentive Plan
 
S-8
333-176988
Starz Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan
 
S-8
333-176987
Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan
 
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 27, 2013