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eOne forecasts growth on TV, Peppa sales

Entertainment One has pointed to significant growth in its TV sales and Peppa Pig units in a trading update. Full year earnings are expected to be ahead of management expectations following strong numbers reported this morning. This comes after AIM-listed eOne revealed an ambitious plan to double in size in the next five years. eOne’s […]

News brief: eOne bags VH1 time-travel dramedy

Entertainment One has picked up rights to music network VH1’s drama-comedy, Hindsight. The 10x60mins series follow a divorcee on the eve of her second wedding wondering if she has made the right choice, who is inexplicably transported back to the night of her first nuptials in 1995. eOne has taken international rights outside the US. […]

eOne expands AMC distribution deal

Entertainment One has picked up international rights to The Making of the Mob: New York, the upcoming five-part Mafia doc series that will go out on AMC. It marks the widening of the distribution relationship between AMC and eOne, building on their drama sales partnership. The mob show charts 50 years of the crime syndicate […]

eOne pays $132.6m for Mark Gordon Company

Entertainment One has splashed out US$132.6 million to buy Grey’s Anatomy and Ray Donovan studio The Mark Gordon Company (MGC). The deal hands Canada-based eOne a 51% stake in the prodco, with the two companies set to launch an indepedent joint venture studio as a result. This studio will produce and finance premium film and […]

Amazon secures long-term AMC drama deal

On-demand platform Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured an exclusive multi-year agreement for original series coming from US channels AMC and SundanceTV. The deal with distributor Entertainment One will cover the UK and Germany, where Amazon Prime subscribers will get first-run access to the programming. Initially covered in the deal are the 20x60mins computing boom […]

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 […]

The Walking Dead sets Fox UK ratings record

The Walking Dead has averaged over one million viewers for Fox UK, giving the channel its best-ever numbers and beating free-to-air entertainment shows in the same, Monday 9pm slot. The zombie apocalypse series continues to set ratings records on AMC in the US and it is now the most-watched programme on US TV. In the […]

El Rey dismisses Matador

Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network has cancelled its sports-spy thriller drama Matador despite having previously handed it a second season. The show, one of US Hispanic cable net El Rey’s first original scripted series, follows Gabriel Luna as a DEA agent who goes undercover as a professional soccer player. The first 13-episode season launched in […]

News brief: Nick sprinkles Asian Peppa on schedules

Nickelodeon has acquired seasons one to six of Entertainment One’s Peppa Pig for its Nick Jr. channel feeds in Asia. Nick’s deal is pan-regional, while Singaporean broadcaster OKTO and Taiwan’s Yoyo TV have acquired season five of the show. Furthermore, seasons one and two are now available through the Apple Store and Google Play in […]

eOne aims to double size as profits grow

Entertainment One has outlined a plan to double its size in the next five years, as its half-yearly results saw profits grow but revenues slip. The plan was unveiled as Canada-based, UK-listed eOne reported unaudited profits before tax for the six months to September 30 of £2.4 million (US$3.75 million), up 100% on the £1.2 […]

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