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Entertainment One
Euro nets befriend Winston Steinberger
Entertainment One has shopped its 2D animated comedy Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong…
Mark Gordon enters UK as Marchand starts prodco
The Mark Gordon Company and parent Entertainment One have inked a multi-year partnership with film…
Rai to put on PJ Masks
Rai has become the latest buyer of preschool superhero toon PJ Masks. The Italian pubcaster…
eOne profits plunge as TV investment ramps up
Entertainment One has seen its half-year profits slide 80% as the international studio reported a…
Alibaba buys into Spielberg JV prodco
The entertainment arm of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group has acquired a minority stake in Amblin…
ITV pulls out of eOne acquisition plan
UK broadcaster ITV has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Canadian producer-distributor Entertainment One. ITV had…
eOne takes full control of digital studio
Entertainment One has acquired the 50% of digital production studio Secret Location it didn’t already…
eOne poaches Amazon Studios scripted exec
Entertainment One Television has bolstered its scripted ranks by drafting in Carolyn Newman from Amazon…
KKR ‘to rival ITV in eOne chase’
Private equity giant KKR is reportedly lining up a bid for Entertainment One. This puts…
eOne turns down £1bn ITV offer
Entertainment One has rejected UK broadcaster ITV’s £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) takeover bid. The offer…
AT&T net prepares diamond trader drama
US channel AT&T Audience Network has commissioned a ten-part drama from Entertainment One and Fuqua…
Canada to tell Story of Us
Canadian pubcaster CBC has commissioned the latest version of epic docu-drama format The Story of…
Fox hires eOne exec for new European sales role
The distribution arm of Fox has recruited Cristina Sala from Entertainment One to fill a…
Gervais’ Office spin-off set for Netflix
Netflix is set to take Ricky Gervais’ new movie to global SVOD audiences. Speaking on…
E4, TNT coproducing comedic drama
The UK’s E4 and US cable channel E4 are coproducing a comedic drama about a…
eOne inks deal with Chopped pair
Entertainment One has inked a deal with Keller/Noll, the US indie producer created by the…
TBI Kids Survey 2016: what is the most impressive and original kids show out there today?
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of…
Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell map Barbary Coast
Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson have all signed up to a new TV…
eOne denies ITV takeover bid
Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV,…
Reality veteran Deaux teams with eOne
Entertainment One has inked a first look deal with reality TV veteran Chris Deaux and…
Throop: TV, Family staying strong for eOne
The CEO of Canada-based Entertainment One, Darren Throop, has lauded the performance of the studio’s…
Joy for Content as UK sales boss arrives
Content Television has hired a former Entertainment One executive as director of UK and SVOD…
Rookie Blue’s Cameron sets up prodco, gets order
Rookie Blue and Degrassi: the Next Generation writer Tassie Cameron has set up a new…
Spielberg, eOne, Participant create Amblin Partners
Steven Spielberg, Entertainment One, Participant Media and Reliance Group have come together to create a…
eOne completes £285m refinancing deal
Entertainment One’s refinancing agreement has been completed. The company has issued £285 million (US$431.4 million)…
Ben and Holly head to Russia
Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom is heading to Russia after free-to-air broadcaster Carousel bought the…
eOne has ‘firepower’ to double size as TV booms
Significant profit growth at Entertainment One’s television division is helping the indie studio to achieve…
eOne completes Peppa Pig purchase
Entertainment One has completed the deal to buy a controlling 70% stake in Peppa Pig…
Nick US buys Ben and Holly
Nickelodeon has acquired preschool animated series Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. The show, which is…
eOne pays £140m for Peppa Pig creator
Entertainment One has acquired Peppa Pig creator Astley Baker Davies for £140 million (US$212.1 million)….