Entertainment One

variety | February 22, 2018

Longtime CAA TV agent Peter Micelli has joined Entertainment One as chief strategy officer for TV, film and digital.Micelli will oversee eOne’s TV and digital content operations, reporting to chief content officer Mark Gordon and president Steve Bertram. He will steer the TV strategy for the company and is tasked with pursuing partnership and M&A opportunities for the U.K.-Canadian independent that has been on an expansion push the past few years....

Variety | March 20, 2018

Madison Merritt has joined Entertainment One as senior vice president, development, alternative programming, television.Based in Los Angeles, Merritt will oversee the creation, development and sales of non-scripted series and content, leading the production company’s development team in business growth. She will work closely with VP Ben Megargel....

variety | March 26, 2019

Entertainment One and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have signed a multi-year, multi-territory distribution agreement.UPHE will serve as the home entertainment distributor of eOne’s offerings across both physical and digital formats. The pact covers film, television, and select family content and includes all sales, marketing, and distribution, spanning the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand.The news was announced on Tuesday by eOne film and television pr...

nasdaq | November 21, 2019

Britain's competition watchdog said on Thursday it would assess U.S. toy maker Hasbro Inc's HAS.O proposed $4 billion deal to buy Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One Ltd ETO.L, and was inviting comments on the acquisition until Dec. 5. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be considering whether the deal would hurt competition. Hasbro, known for its Nerf guns and Power Rangers action figures, had made a cash offer for Entertainment One in August. If concluded, the deal for the i...