Entertainment One


News round-up: eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’; Vice strikes Andrew Tate doc deals; New sales for ‘The Congregation’

eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’ Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired international distribution rights (outside Australia) to Paper Dolls, a new drama series produced by Helium Pictures for Network 10 Australia. The series, currently in production in Sydney, follows five aspiring singers who are thrust into the spotlight in pursuit of pop-stardom and fame. The ensemble cast […]

Entertainment One & Rope Ladder team with Janice Hallett to adapt ‘The Twyford Code’

Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired the rights to adapt Janice Hallett’s novel The Twyford Code for the screen. Marking the first project to come out of its first-look deal with writer, director and producer Paul Andrew Williams, eOne will serve as the studio for the television adaptation which will be developed in partnership with Cameron […]

Lionsgate, SPT & Newen join The London TV Screenings

Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Television, Newen Connect, Eccho Rights and Viaplay Content Distribution are among new additions to the schedule for The London TV Screenings, which takes place 27 February to 3 March. The five companies take the total number of hosts to 26, with each carving out time in the calendar to deliver a mixture […]

Hasbro to offload Entertainment One less than three years after $4bn acquisition

Hasbro is looking to sell off the majority of Entertainment One (eOne), just three years after acquiring the company for $4bn. The US-based toy giant will retain key brands including Peppa Pig, Transformers, My Little Pony and Play-Doh as part of a strategy that will see it sell off “non-core” elements of the business. The […]

ABC extends ‘The Rookie: Feds’ into 22-episode season

Disney’s US network ABC has picked up a full 22-part season of Entertainment One’s The Rookie: Feds. The show is a spin-off from ABC’s five-season drama The Rookie and is based on an episode – named Feds – that ran in the original show last year. The Rookie: Feds then debuted on 27 September and […]

eOne boosts Canadian unscripted team with development duo

Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has boosted its Canadian unscripted TV team with the appointments of Christine Diakos and Scott Boyd as VPs of development. In her new role, Diakos will be responsible for the development, creation and pitching of non-scripted content, with a focus on lifestyle, reality and competition series. Diakos joins eOne from […]

Entertainment One names SVP of unscripted development amid rejig

Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Ben Megargel to SVP of development for unscripted TV. Upped from his previous role as VP, Megargel will continue to expand the company’s unscripted slate, including titles based on Hasbro IP. He originally joined the company in 2014 as director of development and has helped to create shows […]

Entertainment One president & CEO Darren Throop to depart at end of year

Entertainment One (eOne) president and CEO Darren Throop is to step down from his position at the Hasbro-owned multinational entertainment company when his contract expires at the end of the year. Announcing the news yesterday, Hasbro said that more details about Throop’s transition out of the role would be forthcoming and confirmed that he will […]