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Entertainment One
Bell chimes with Opposite Worlds, Haggis drama
Canadian broadcaster Bell Media has unveiled a wide ranging slate of new shows, including a…
Entertainment One seeking trio of senior EMEA hires
Canada-based producer-distributor Entertainment One will significantly bolster its Europe-based international division with a trio of…
Sundance Channel, eOne develop Israeli scripted show
Sundance Channel and Entertainment One are co-developing an Israeli scripted format that explores what happens…
News brief: eOne sets up biblical series King David
Entertainment One and Atmosphere Entertainment are developing King David, a one-hour series being pitched as…
Tricon poaches eOne exec for factual hire
Producer-distributor Tricon Films & Television has hired Jeffrey Hevert from fellow Canadian-based firm Entertainment One….
HBO, Discovery, SBS deals for eOne dramas
Indie studio Entertainment One has sold a batch of scripted series including Discovery drama Klondike…
eOne shopping drama series based on Brit flick Skeletons
Entertainment One is pitching a TV series to broadcasters based on the 2010 UK movie…
eOne offers Our Family Vacation
Entertainment One has acquired rights to a pair of Canadian factual series. Our Family Vacation…
News brief: Syfy buys werewolf series Bitten
NBCU-owned cable net Syfy has acquired Canadian produced werewolf series Bitten. The Entertainment One distributed…
News brief: The CW picks up Canadian series Seed
US broadcast network The CW has acquired Seed, the Canadian-produced comedy series. The show is…
Entertainment One to sell AMC scripted shows
Producer and distributor Entertainment One has agreed a distribution deal with AMC Networks and will…
Tricon builds digital division with new hire
Canada-headquartered Tricon Films & Television has hired former Entertainment One executive Karthiga Ratnasabapathy as its…
Sunrise Pictures and eOne cut TV development deal
Movie producer Sunrise Pictures is moving more heavily into TV and has agreed a development…
eOne makes deal with The Cartel
Transatlantic indie studio Entertainment One has inked a first look deal with Hollywood production and…
Digital drives eOne results
Entertainment One has reported strong quarterly results with group revenues up 40% year-on-year. The TV…
News brief: ABC, Global renew Rookie
US network ABC and Canada’s Global Television has renewed cop drama Rookie Blue for the…
Entertainment One completes premium listing
Entertainment One has completed its planned change in its UK listing. The TV and film…
Good Wife, Dexter set for Lovefilm launch
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
News brief: eOne ups Rubin
UK-listed film and TV distributor Entertainment One has promoted Jackie Rubin to VP, corporate communications….
eOne acquires L&M firm
Entertainment One has expanded its licensing capabilities with the acquisition of US-based brand agency Art…
CBC, BET adapting African slave novel
Canadian pubcaster CBC and Viacom’s US cable channel BET are to broadcast a miniseries adapted…
DirecTV goes Rogue again
US pay TV service DirecTV has commissioned a second season of its first original series,…
Televisa buys Peppa
Televisa, Mexico’s largest broadcaster, has acquired hit preschool series Peppa Pig from its distributor Entertainment…
Cinema deal means Sky Atlantic misses out on Behind the Candelabra
HBO has secured a UK theatrical distributor for its upcoming Liberace movie Behind the Candelabra,…
International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
Revenues and profit up sharply at eOne
Entertainment One has posted strong full-year results with double-digit increases in revenue and profit. The…
Entertainment One takes in Simon’s Cat
Entertainment One has taken a raft of rights to YouTube animated property Simon’s Cat. The…
2013 LA Screenings Buyer Profile: Sarah Wright, controller of acquisitions, BSkyB
UK pay TV operator BSky is the largest UK-based buyer of US studio programming and…
Red Bull’s ServusTV buys Hell on Wheels
ServusTV has acquired three seasons of US Western series Hell on Wheels. The German channel…
Sweden’s TV4, Amy Poehler hook up for comedy
Swedish network TV4 has hooked up with Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler to produce…