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Video game-to-TV producers must respect the IP and learn the vocabulary, say execs
The quality of video game-to-TV projects is improving because the industry is involving the original…
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Lionsgate closes $375m acquisition of ‘Peppa Pig’ & ‘Yellowjackets’ firm eOne
Lionsgate has completed its acquisition of production-distribution group Entertainment One (eOne) for $375m, also assuming…
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eOne cuts workforce again ahead of Lionsgate’s $500m acquisition
Entertainment One (eOne)’s workforce is being cut again, ahead of the completion of its $500m…
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Hasbro taps eOne alums to lead new entertainment division
Toy giant Hasbro has appointed former Entertainment One (eOne) execs Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano…
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Bertram & Lombardo exit eOne following Lionsgate acquisition
Senior staff changes are underway at Entertainment One (eOne), following confirmation of its $500m sale…
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Entertainment One hit by 20% staff cuts as sale looms
Yellowjackets production-distribution firm Entertainment One (eOne) is facing staff cuts of 20%, with the Hasbro-owned…
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Entertainment One sales process “well underway”, says Hasbro
Toy giant Hasbro is seeing “strong interest” from parties interested in acquiring its TV and…
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Hasbro to offload Entertainment One less than three years after $4bn acquisition
Hasbro is looking to sell off the majority of Entertainment One (eOne), just three years…
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Entertainment One president & CEO Darren Throop to depart at end of year
Entertainment One (eOne) president and CEO Darren Throop is to step down from his position…
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Entertainment One owner Hasbro appoints new CEO
US toy giant Hasbro has promoted Chris Cocks to CEO to succeed the late Brian…
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Exile Content hires Hasbro’s former chief content officer for kids division
Sueño Real producer Exile Content Studio has launched a new kids division and appointed Hasbro’s…
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IMDb TV orders Play-Doh format from Hasbro’s eOne
Amazon’s IMDb TV has continued its original programming push with the commission of family competition…
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eOne taps Beau Willimon for ‘Risk’ adaptation and first-look deal
Entertainment One (eOne) is in development with a scripted TV series based around the classic…
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EOne confirms HBO alum Michael Lombardo as global TV president
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has confirmed that former HBO programming president Michael…
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EOne lines up HBO alum Michael Lombardo to head TV division
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has lined up former HBO programming president Michael…
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News round-up: Love Nature unveils blue chip duo; BET+ visits eOne’s Diggstown
Love Nature greenlights blue chip duo Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature 4K has greenlit two…
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EOne’s chief strategy officer Peter Micelli to depart
Entertainment One’s (eOne) chief strategy officer Peter Micelli is leaving the transatlantic producer and distributor,…
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eOne, Three Tables forge development, distribution deal
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a multi-year distribution deal with indie production company Three…
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Hasbro completes $3.8bn deal for Entertainment One
Power Rangers owner Hasbro has completed its $3.8bn deal (£2.9bn) to acquire Entertainment One (eOne),…
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Hasbro’s $4bn Entertainment One deal to be investigated by UK competition regulator
US toy giant Hasbro’s $4bn deal for Entertainment One (eOne) is to be investigated by…
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TBI Weekly: How Red Arrow Studios fits into M&A frenzy (Column)
A flurry of deals yesterday highlighted the surging appetite for acquisitions and with companies including…
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Hasbro buys eOne in shock $4bn all-cash deal
My Little Pony owner Hasbro has acquired indie studio Entertainment One (eOne) in a surprise…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg mobile service NewTV gears up with CEO hire
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile video service, NewTV, is nearing launch with the hire of Hewlett…
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Hasbro ‘ends Lionsgate takeover talks’
Toy giant Hasbro was recently in talks to buy North American studio Lionsgate but has…
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Hasbro buys Irish studio Boulder
Hasbro has acquired Irish animation studio Boulder Media. The US kids toy giant has moved…
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Machinima constructs Transformers series
Online video site Machinima and toyco Hasbro has partnered to create an animated series based…
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Discovery Family buys teen toon drama
US cable channel Discovery Family has bought Dream Defenders, an animated series about two teenage…
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DreamWorks Animation cutting 20% of staff
DreamWorks Animation is cutting 500 jobs, a move expected to cost Jeffrey Katzenberg’s company US$290…
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Discovery, Hasbro shows to drop off Netflix
Content from Discovery and Hasbro’s US joint venture channel is set to disappear from Netflix’s…
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DreamWorks, Hasbro merger off
DreamWorks Animation and toy giant Hasbro will not be merging at this stage, according to…
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