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Entertainment One
eOne confirms Canadian investor stake
Entertainment One has confirmed the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquire an approximate 17.9% stake…
eOne appoints TV COO
Entertainment One has upped Jeff Lynas to COO of its television division, handing him responsibility…
eOne hires chief for drama JV
Entertainment One has hired Polly Williams as the boss of its new UK drama joint…
Rutherford exits Tricon
Jon Rutherford is to leave Canada-based Tricon Films & Television, triggering a restructure that that…
FX secures Fear the Walking Dead in Oz
Foxtel-operated pay channel FX has bought the upcoming zombie drama Fear the Walking Dead. The…
Mark Gordon to give MIPCOM keynote
Producer Mark Gordon will give a creative keynote at MIPCOM in October. Gordon, the producer…
Investor offloads eOne stock, shares slide
A key investor in Entertainment One has offloaded almost 10% of the production and distribution…
eOne finds O’Brien replacement for Canada
Toronto-based Entertainment One has found a president for its Canadian television operation in the shape…
eOne staffs up US reality division
Entertainment One has made several hires at its US unscripted division. The Transatlantic producer and…
eOne, Creative England create drama fund
Producer and distributor Entertainment One and Creative England are joining forces to create new drama…
Chinese statecaster sprinkles Peppa on slate
The Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, has acquired broadcast rights to big-grossing preschool series Peppa Pig….
‘Renaissance man’ lands eOne scripted post
A former Fox Television Studios programming VP described as a “renaissance man of scripted television”…
eOne ‘on course to double in size’
Producer and distributor Entertainment One’s full-year results were in line with expectations and analysts said…
Hulu bags ‘major’ AMC drama output deal
American on-demand service Hulu has bagged a pair of major deals, one with AMC Networks….
Amazon deal monitor: Prime’s time
Amazon’s initial slate of originals was mostly well received, but failed to set the TV…
Hell on Wheels joins MENA SVOD platform
AMC’s post-American Civil War drama Hell on Wheels has been picked up by a Middle…
Downton Abbey constructed on Amazon
Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK has acquired exclusive streaming rights to Downton Abbey,…
eOne nurtures Creature with first-look
Entertainment One has secured a first-look deal with unscripted specialist Creature Films, which veteran producers…
MIPTV Hot Pick – Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef
Entertainment One has moved into high-end, big-budget blue-chip factual with veteran British naturalist and presenter…
CBS Europa to premiere AMC drama in Poland
CBS Europa will debut AMC drama Halt and Catch Fire in Poland after acquiring the…
ABC Oz buys new Attenborough BBC series
ABC in Australia has bought Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef, the latest series from the renowned…
Channel 4’s Dates attracts The CW
US broadcast network The CW has bought British comedy Dates. The show, in which each…
eOne poaches Nerd Corps’ Reinseth
Transatlantic studio Entertainment One has poached Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Jillianne Reinseth. The executive joins eOne…
eOne forecasts growth on TV, Peppa sales
Entertainment One has pointed to significant growth in its TV sales and Peppa Pig units…
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…
eOne expands AMC distribution deal
Entertainment One has picked up international rights to The Making of the Mob: New York,…
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…
Amazon secures long-term AMC drama deal
On-demand platform Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured an exclusive multi-year agreement for original series…
Head of US scripted at eOne stepping down
Michael Rosenberg, Entertainment One’s head of scripted TV, is stepping down, TBI has learned. Rosenberg…
The Walking Dead sets Fox UK ratings record
The Walking Dead has averaged over one million viewers for Fox UK, giving the channel…