Entertainment One

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Entertainment One

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legal form Corporation
ISIN CA29382B1022
founding 1973
Seat Toronto , Ontario CanadaCanadaCanada 
management Darren Throop (CEO)
Number of employees over 1000.
Branch Film / television production and distribution
Website www.entertainmentone.com

Entertainment One is a Canadian film / television production company, distributor and rights distributor headquartered in Toronto , Ontario . The company primarily distributes Canadian and US films worldwide and markets the rights to the films.

The company, with offices in the USA, Europe and Australia, covers 63% of the global film market.

history

Entertainment One was founded in 1973 in Ontario as Record on Wheels Limited (ROW). Initially, the company's focus was on the marketing of music records. In the late 1970s, the company's network of branches grew. In the 1980s and 1990s, the company focused heavily on the distribution of music carriers and videos. In 2001 CD and DVD sales were added, and in 2003 video games were marketed.

In 2003 the company went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange . Shortly after the IPO, the company was renamed Entertainment One and soon developed into the third largest distributor of music, film and video games to private consumers. In June 2005, Entertainment One bought Koch Entertainment . Thus, the company gained access to the US market by Koch Entertainment Distribution , as well as the portfolio of Koch Records . These are known today under the names Entertainment One Distribution US and eOne Music . The company was thus able to secure the rights to the Koch portfolio and market them worldwide, which led to the expansion of the company. Another initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange followed in 2007. In the years that followed, other companies were acquired, including in 2007 Contender Entertainment Group , one of the largest distributors of television films in the UK. Also Seville Entertainment Inc. , a leading Canadian distributor and rights holder for television films. Another takeover was that of RCV Entertainment BV , a distribution company in Belgium and the Netherlands, in January 2008. In 2008 the three Canadian companies Barna-Alper and Blueprint Entertainment (both Canadian film television production companies) together with Oasis Pictures (Canadian film, international distribution and Sales) and Maximum (TV film sales).

On July 15, 2010, Entertainment One was included in the standard listing of the London Stock Exchange .

On August 22, 2019, Hasbro announced the acquisition of Entertainment One for $ 4 billion.

Portfolio

The company has over 35,000 film titles, 45,000 music titles and 2,800 other television formats in its portfolio.

Business areas

The company has two business areas, one belonging to entertainment and the other to production and distribution.

  • Entertainment One Television
  • Entertainment One Benelux
  • Entertainment One UK
  • Entertainment One Canada
  • Entertainment One Films USA
  • Entertainment One Music
  • Alliance Films
  • worldwide theatrical film distribution
  • worldwide distribution of television productions
  • Home entertainment and Blu-ray
  • Digital film sales through downloads, streaming
  • License protection and rights trading

Web links

Individual evidence

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  3. Entertainment One: Hasbro buys maker of "Peppa Pig" for four billion dollars. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  4. Entertainment One - About Entertainment One ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 9, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / entertainmentone.com