Cannes – Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has secured multiple international deals for new dramas emerging from its exclusive multi-year output deal with the network including AMC's Turn and Halt and Catch Fire and SundanceTV’s The Red Road as well as some of AMC Network's most compelling series such as Hell on Wheels and the zombie-ratings phenomenon The Walking Dead, announced by Prentiss Fraser, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Acquisitions, eOne Television … [Read more...] about MIPTV: eOne secures multiple sales for AMC and SundanceTV titles
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Magic Light Pictures secures global sales for 3 animated films
Magic Light Pictures, an award winning brand-building and production company, has signed a number of international agreements ahead of MIPTV for its Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child animated films, including TV transmission rights in the U.S. and Canada, and DVD rights in Korea, France and Slovenia. Room on the Broom has enjoyed enormous success over the last year, winning a BAFTA and an International Kids Emmy, and receiving an Oscar nomination. The Gruffalo is … [Read more...] about Magic Light Pictures secures global sales for 3 animated films
MIPTV: Entertainment One teams up with Gene Simmons on “BUSTED”
Los Angeles – Entertainment One (eOne) has announced that it will be teaming up with rock legend Gene Simmons on a new reality series BUSTED. Simmons, who created the new series, was in attendance at MIPTV with eOne pitching the project to potential buyers. Simmons also interviewed eOne's President and CEO Darren Throop for the Media Mastermind Keynote Series on April 8. Hosted by Simmons, BUSTED takes audiences backstage with an all-access pass to the never before seen hysterical … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Entertainment One teams up with Gene Simmons on “BUSTED”
MIPTV: A star-studded line-up for the Opening Party
Paris – MIPTV has announced a star-studded line-up for MIPTV 2013’s Opening Party on April 8. The red-carpet will be rolled-out in front of the Martinez Hotel to welcome the stars and VIP guests at the Opening Party, as well as for the International Digital Emmy Awards ceremony. The line-up of stars include Thandie Newton (Crash, Beloved, Mission: Impossible II); Famke Janssen (X-Men, Taken); member of the iconic rock band KISS, Gene Simmons; Eli Roth (Inglorious Basterds, Hostel); … [Read more...] about MIPTV: A star-studded line-up for the Opening Party
Entertainment One’s President & CEO Darren Throop to keynote at MIPTV
Paris – MIPTV has announced that Entertainment One’s (eOne) President & CEO, Darren Throop, will give a keynote address on April 8, as part of MIPTV’s Media Mastermind keynotes series. Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPTV will take place in Cannes from April 8-11, 2013. Following eOne’s recent acquisition of Alliance Entertainment, Throop will discuss the future of his group’s expanding multi-territory and multi-platform business, and express his vision of actively … [Read more...] about Entertainment One’s President & CEO Darren Throop to keynote at MIPTV
eOne completes acquisition of Alliance
Entertainment One (eOne) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Alliance from affiliates of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Investissement Québec, following the announcement on January 3, 2013, regarding clearance having been received from the Canadian Competition Bureau and the remaining conditions having been met. Alliance is a leading independent distributor of filmed entertainment products in Canada, the United Kingdom and Spain. The board of eOne believes that the … [Read more...] about eOne completes acquisition of Alliance