Lionsgate and Starz have been working on a separation for the last three years, but the pandemic and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes slowed things down. The split is intended “to ultimately create more market value for both,” per Deadline.

Lionsgate’s TV and film studio business has officially broken up with Starz. On Wednesday, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. completed the full separation of the Lionsgate Studios and Starz businesses into two standalone,

The premium cable and streaming outlet is once again a standalone company, with shares on the Nasdaq exchange.