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  <xs:element id="starz_CashPoolingAndGeneralFinancingActivitiesMember" abstract="true" name="CashPoolingAndGeneralFinancingActivitiesMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="starz_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementNoncashExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperations" abstract="false" name="ShareBasedPaymentArrangementNoncashExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperations" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="starz_OtherTransfersToFromParentNet" abstract="false" name="OtherTransfersToFromParentNet" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="starz_RelatedPartyTransactionTransfersToFromParentNet" abstract="false" name="RelatedPartyTransactionTransfersToFromParentNet" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
