Peppa Pig drives eOne TV revenue as film unit takes a hit July 23, 2014 Entertainment One, the company behind TV hit Peppa Pig and blockbuster film the Hunger Games saw overall revenues rise 4 per cent in the first quarter of the year in line with expectations. TV revenue jumped 67 per cent on the back of strong family programming. The dominance of Peppa Pig also continued with five [...]
Entertainment One swoops for Canadian TV company for £16m July 17, 2014 ENTERTAINMENT One yesterday announced that it had purchased Canadian unscripted TV firm Paperny Entertainment for C$29.2m (£15.9m). The FTSE 250-listed film and television distributor said Paperny, the studio behind shows such as Timber Kings and Chow Masters, would help it grow and diversify its content rights portfolio into unscripted and factual shows. “As part of [...]
Entertainment One swoops for Phase 4 Films June 2, 2014 ENTERTAINMENT One, the FTSE 250-listed film and television distributor, has acquired north American films distributor Phase 4 Films for CA$27m (£18.2m). The deal, which is expected to boost Entertainment One’s US film division, is comprised of 1.4m shares in Entertainment One and CA$19.3m in cash. “We are delighted that the Phase 4 team is joining [...]
Entertainment One announces first dividend May 20, 2014 FILM and television distributor Entertainment One will pay its first dividend to shareholders after a sharp rise in annual profits and revenues due to synergies from its takeover of Alliance Films last January. Entertainment One saw a 30 per cent jump in revenues to £819.6m during the year to 31 March, with core profits rising [...]
Royal Mail veteran Allan Leighton announced as chair of Peppa Pig owner March 31, 2014 Allan Leighton, chief executive of jewellery company Pandora and former chairman of Royal Mail, has been appointed chairman of Entertainment One, who jointly own, with Astley Baker Davies, popular children's TV programme Peppa Pig. Leighton is a boardroom heavyweight; he's been chief executive of Asda, chairman of lastminute.com, and on the board of BSkyB. Chairman James Corsellis has stepped [...]