Starz posted a mixed first quarter as it celebrated one year as a standalone company after separating from Lionsgate. It continues to juggle OTT and linear as it fine tunes programming including with new owned originals. The stock has surged this year. It popped after the numbers, up more than 3% in late trading at $20.80. Starz, following Netflix and others, no longer reporting quarterly subscriber numbers. “As we mark the one-year anniversary of our separation today, I’m proud to report that STARZ is a structurally stronger company than when we separated,” said CEO Jeffrey Hirsch. Total revenue fell 7% to $307 million but was slightly ahead of forecasts on higher than anticipated OTT revenue of $211 million (from $225 million). Linear revenue fell to $96 million (from $105 million). Watch on Deadline Net losses widened to $165 million from $154 million.…