Noreen Halpern


Head of US scripted at eOne stepping down

Michael Rosenberg, Entertainment One’s head of scripted TV, is stepping down, TBI has learned. Rosenberg will leave his post as executive VP, US scripted TV at the Canadian-US studio to return to the production sector. Rosenberg was upped from SVP to EVP in 2012 soon after the exit of previous drama chief Noreen Halpern. It […]

Noreen Halpern’s Halfire hires Hope

Halfire Entertainment, the prodco set up by Entertainment One’s former drama boss Noreen Halpern, has recruited Julie Hope as its COO. Hope, a chartered accountant, joins the Toronto-based company from Insight Productions, where she was CFO. Insight is the Canadian indie that makes Amazing Race Canada and Big Brother Canada. She starts at Halfire at […]

US and Canadian broadcasters team for comedy series first

NBC and Shaw are joining forces to make single-cam comedy series Working the Engels, marking the first time the US and Canadian broadcasters have collaborated on a half-hour network comedy. The show will be made by the broadcasters and US/Canadian producer Halfire-Core Entertainment, the joint venture between ex-eOne exec Noreen Halpern and ex-NBC exec Marc […]