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Entertainment One (eOne) has signed Ben Forkner to a first-look deal on all film, scripted and unscripted television, and new media projects. Forkner previously served as the President of Motion Picture Production at Management 360 where he worked with clients on matters relating to intellectual property, film and…

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Chon is continuing to champion Asian narratives with his lastest project Blue Bayou, which is being co-financed by Charles D. King ‘s MACRO and Entertainment One. Chon will also star in the film alongside Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Tomb Raider), Mark O'Brien (Ready or Not, Halt and…

Canadian entertainment giant Entertainment One, which is in the midst of a $4B acquisition by toys company Hasbro, has forecast “slightly lower” film and TV revenues for the period April-September 2019. In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange today, the Peppa Pig firm said the drop was down to "variances in…

Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner told investors Thursday that the company’s $4 billion acquisition of Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One will only augment a long-cultivated relationship with Paramount Pictures. Goldner has steered the toymaker and licensing giant through a strategic shift toward Hollywood that has yielded…

Hasbro and Entertainment One have made a deal to for the toy giant to acquire the independent studio in an all-cash transaction valued at $4 billion. The combination will blend eOne preschool brands like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks with Hasbro’s TV and film expertise, which has taken a leap over the past decade through…

Entertainment Oner has finalized Mark Gordon’s exit as president and his transition to a multi-year producing deal with the independent studio. Steve Bertram, eOne's President of Film & Television, will continue to lead the Film & Television business, overseeing day-to-day management of the entire division, working…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One (eOne) and British production company Mam Tor Productions are developing a TV adaptation of Helen Monks Takhar's upcoming novel Precious You. The book, which is a generation gap thriller, is being adapted by Monks Takhar herself and her husband Danny Takhar, who is a former Sky drama…

EXCLUSIVE: After almost a decade and a half at NBCUniversal, Doug Liman, Dave Bartis and Gene Klein's Hypnotic is leaving the company for a multi-year, exclusive deal with indie studio Entertainment One. The pact covers scripted and unscripted television and select new media programming. eOne will serve as the studio…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One has promoted veteran executive Mark Herwick to EVP, Unscripted Programming. In his new role, Herwick will oversee day-to-day on eOne's growing slate of unscripted television which includes the Growing Up Hip Hop franchise and the recently premiered Ladies' Night. Based in Los Angeles…

In a return to television, Avengers: Endgame‘s Evangeline Lilly is set to star in and executive produce Albedo, an eight-episode mystery drama series from Entertainment One, Rampage helmer Brad Peyton and Bell Media in Canada. Peyton is set to direct and executive produce with Jeff Fierson the straight-to-series…

Entertainment One (eOne) has paid $215M to acquire Audio Network, a British firm that handles music for use in film and TV. The Designated Survivor studio, which owns the rights to the Death Row Records catalogue, has bought 100% of the UK-based firm. The deal was announced by eOne's President and CEO Darren Throop…

Entertainment One (eOne) and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) have inked a multi-year, multi-territory distribution agreement whereby Universal will serve as the home entertainment distributor of eOne's diverse offerings across both transactional physical and digital formats. The news was announced today…