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- Lionsgate Canada (formerly known as Entertainment One, and commonly abbreviated as eOne) is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series.
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Lionsgate Canada. Lionsgate Canada (formerly known as Entertainment One, and commonly abbreviated as eOne) is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series.
Aug 3, 2023 · Hasbro is selling its Toronto-based eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500-million US deal, after having paid $4 billion for the company four years ago.
Dec 27, 2023 · Lionsgate has completed a $500 million deal to acquire certain assets of Entertainment One from Hasbro. The studio met a year-end deadline to pick up a content library of nearly 6,500 titles...
Aug 3, 2023 · Lionsgate is set to buy Hasbro ’s Entertainment One film and TV business for $500 million under a deal unveiled Thursday. The price tag consists of $375 million in cash, subject to certain ...
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- Divisions
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Establishment
The company has its origins in the music distributor Records on Wheels (which was established on June 1, 1970), and the music retail chain CD Plus. The chain was in the process of acquiring other companies to bolster its wholesale operations in music and home video, leading to its purchase of ROW in 2001. Its vice president of operations, Darren Throop, had joined the company after CD Plus acquired his Halifax-based record store chain Urban Sound Exchange. The combined company later became kn...
Expansion
In 2007, Entertainment One acquired Montreal-based film distributor Seville Pictures and UK distributor Contender Entertainment Group. The same year, the company secured its first film output agreement with Summit Entertainment, handling distribution in Canada and the United Kingdom, and acquired British film distributor Contender Entertainment. Acquisitions continued in 2008 with the purchase of the Benelux distributor RCV Entertainment. The same year, eOne acquired the television studios Bl...
Acquisitions and targets
Since listing on the London Stock Exchange's AIM submarket, eOne has made a series of acquisitions. 1. In June 2007, eOne acquired Contender Entertainment Group, one of the largest distributors of TV content in the UK (now operates as eOne UK) 2. In August 2007, eOne acquired Seville Entertainment Inc. for an undisclosed sum (now operates as Les Films Séville) 3. In January 2008, eOne acquired the Netherlands-based distributor RCV Entertainment (now operates as eOne Benelux) 4. In July 2008,...
Films
The film division was initially involved primarily in acquiring films for international distribution, but has since shifted its resources towards producing and funding its own films. eOne Filmswas formed in 2007, and acquired the Montreal-based Séville Pictures soon afterwards. In 2012, the company announced that it would acquire Alliance Films for CDN$225 million, which also added the assets of Maple Pictures and Momentum Pictures to its holdings. In May 2015, eOne consolidated its film prod...
Television
eOne Television (formerly Barna-Alper Productions) is a television production company founded in 1980 and based in Toronto, Ontario. In April 2005, the company launched a distribution division, Barna-Alper Releasing. Entertainment One acquired Barna-Alper Productions Inc., Blueprint Entertainment, and distributor Oasis International in July 2008 to expand its television production and distribution capabilities. As part of a company-wide rebrand, the three companies were folded into E1 Televis...
Music
eOne Musicspans music production, recording, artist management, live entertainment and publishing. The division was first formed as Koch Records before being renamed in 2009. The group owns the libraries of Artemis Records, Death Row Records, and Dualtone Records. In March 2016, Chris Taylor became the new president of eOne Music after it acquired his label Last Gang Records.
Films
1. 12 Years a Slave(2014) (UK distribution only, co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lionsgate, Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment, Film4and Plan B) 2. 1917(2019) (UK and Ireland distribution only; co-production with Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures) 3. 2 Guns(2013) (UK and Canadian distribution only) 4. 20th Century Women(2016) (UK distribution only) 5. The Age of Adaline(2015) 6. All the Old Knives(In Production) 7. Arrival(2016) (UK distribution only) 8. Awake...
Entertainment One (commonly abbreviated as eOne) is a Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series.
Lionsgate Canada (formerly known as Entertainment One, and commonly abbreviated as eOne) is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series.
