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eOne expands pact with Private Eyes pair

Entertainment One Television has expanded its relationship with scritped producers Shawn Piller and Lloyd Segan by securing a multi-year first-look deal. eOne first worked with prodco Piller Segan on Haven eight years ago, and recently teamed again for Jason Priestley procedural Private Eyes. The pair has now formalised the relationship by signing a deal. This […]

eOne denies ITV takeover bid

Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV, as analysts suggest the real value in the company is in its TV division. Bloomberg yesterday reported preliminary talks had begun between the pair over the potential deal, citing sources close to the discussions. Both sides initially declined to comment, […]

eOne alternative chief in Long term deal

Entertainment One Television has signed its executive VP, US alternative programming, Tara Long, to a new contract. Long has signed a long-term agreement that will see her remain with the North American studio as it seek to double in size by 2020. Long launched eOne’s alternative programming unit, and has gone on to sign first-look […]

Hulu takes US streaming rights to Book of Negroes

Hulu has taken exclusive US rights to Canadian miniseries The Book of Negroes. The deal means the six-part series, which comes from author Lawrence Hill and follows a slave who survives against the odds during the American Revolution and around the world. The series took huge ratings on BET in the US on cable and […]

Thorp exits eOne for Lionsgate post

Charlotte Thorp has left Entertainment One to become senior VP and head of television sales, Europe, for US studio Lionsgate Entertainment. Thorp will lead European sales for Lionsgate UK, which is the British arm of Hollywood’s Lionsgate. She will be based in London and head up sales of films and TV shows to broadcast, cable […]

eOne buys Naked & Afraid prodco

Entertainment One Television has added to its stable of unscripted prodcos after taking control of Naked & Afraid producer Renegade 83. The deal gives eOne 65% of the US-based indie, which David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe (pictured) created in 1994. Renegade 83 now sits alongside the likes of Force Four Entertainment, Paperny Entertainment and The […]

eOne buys Naked & Afraid prodco

Entertainment One Television has added to its stable of unscripted prodcos after taking control of Naked & Afraid producer Renegade 83. The deal gives eOne 65% of the US-based indie, which David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe (pictured) created in 1994. Renegade 83 now sits alongside the likes of Force Four Entertainment, Paperny Entertainment and The […]

Hulu secures British poltergeist drama

US streaming service Hulu has bought British poltergeist drama The Enfield Haunting. The show, a ratings hit for UK pay TV channel Sky Living, became available to Hulu’s free and pay customers yesterday. Basic cable channel A&E has already picked up linear US rights to the three-part miniseries, which comes from Eleven Film and is […]

Amazon bags Lucifer, Badlands for UK

Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK rights to new US dramas Lucifer and Into the Badlands. High-concept Fox drama Lucifer will premiere early next year on the SVOD service after a deal with distributor Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, while AMC martial arts hybrid Badlands debuts on November 17 after an agreement with […]

eOne ties Rookie Blue producer to deal

Entertainment One Television has hooked long-term production partner ICF Films into a new multi-year agreement. Producer Ilana Frank’s ICF coproduces ABC procedural Rookie Blue (pictured) which has run for 74 episodes, and CTV’s Saving Hope, which has run for 67, with mini-studio eOne. Under terms of the new pact, eOne will serve as studio, deficit […]