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81-690: Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios . Based in Toronto , the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series. The company began on June 1, 1970 as the Canadian music distributor Records on Wheels Limited . After it was acquired by music retailer CD Plus, the company became ROW Entertainment ; with its vice president of operations Darren Throop becoming president and CEO. ROW later acquired U.S. music and home entertainment distributor Koch Entertainment . By 2007,

162-698: A Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award in "Outstanding User Experience and Visual Design" for a tie-in to the drama series Sleepy Hollow . In 2020, the studio's first VR film The Great C won the Positron Visionary Award for Best Cinematic VR Experience at the 2020 Cannes XR Film Festival . That same year, Secret Location won the Outstanding Media Innovation Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . The company logo introduced on July 16, 2010

243-526: A $ 40 million limited partnership with Richard Greenshields of Canada Ltd., which is expected to file within two weeks. The aborted plan for an Alliance/Robert Cooper merger was later scrapped in October 1987. In late November 1987, after an aborted merger attempt between Alliance and Robert Cooper, which end up collaborating on the Return of Ben Casey telefilm, Alliance Entertainment had named Susan Cavan, who

324-573: A Danish film company), which released American low-budget movies on video and DVD in the late 1990s. In June 2000, Lions Gate bought Trimark Pictures and merged its in-house home video unit with those of Avalanche and Sterling to form Lions Gate Home Entertainment the following year, i.e. in 2001. After the acquisition, Sterling Home Entertainment was then renamed Studio Home Entertainment, which later folded into Lionsgate. Lions Gate bought Artisan Entertainment in 2003 and folded it into its Family Entertainment section of its Home Entertainment division

405-823: A deal with DIC Entertainment to distribute their back catalogue of animated titles on video and DVD in the United States, replacing DIC's long time partner Buena Vista Home Entertainment . The partnership only lasted a year, as in 2003 DIC started to distribute their shows through the Sterling Entertainment Group (unrelated to the ex-Lionsgate subsidiary Sterling Home Entertainment) and later other distribution companies like Shout! Factory (now Shout! Studios ), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (now 20th Century Home Entertainment ) and NCircle Entertainment. In 2008, Lionsgate Home Entertainment contracted with HIT Entertainment for DVD distribution in

486-736: A deal with Universal Pictures for Australian theatrical, home video and co-distribution rights which resulted in closure on March 19, 2019. On March 5, 2019, eOne's Benelux division was acquired by a new company named WW Entertainment, founded by Wilco Wolfers and Caspar Wenckebach. Later that month, Entertainment One ended their home media distribution agreement with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment following Fox's purchase by The Walt Disney Company on March 20, 2019. eOne reached an agreement with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment to handle home media distribution of its films and television series in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, New Zealand,

567-526: A deal with Lionsgate to build a new production facility in Yonkers, New York , with Lionsgate becoming a long-term anchor tenant and investor. As the anchor tenant, Lionsgate will have naming rights to the studio. Construction on the site will start in November, and the facility will be running in late autumn 2020. The $ 100 million complex will include three 20,000-square-feet and two 10,000-square-feet stages,

648-528: A deal with Lionsgate to release its audiovisual content on DVD after its deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ended, with the exception of Strawberry Shortcake , as it was a prior deal made in 2003 between 20th Century Fox and American Greetings. Until 2012, Lionsgate also distributed most of the theatrical properties held by Republic Pictures on DVD under license from Paramount Pictures . The deal also expanded to include some non-marquee films originally released by Paramount themselves. Recently, with

729-520: A financing agreement with New Century/SLM Productions. One of Alliance's well known TV projects was Night Heat , and had to develop several television miniseries. On September 11, 1986, Alliance Entertainment Corporation expanded into a package of seven feature films and television projects for the next twelve months, and John Hirsch made his television acting debut on Alliance's made-for-television movie production, The Sword of Gideon , which aired on CTV and HBO . In 1987, it attempted to take over

810-448: A first-look television development agreement with Universal Music Group . With the acquisition of Entertainment One on December 27, 2023, Lionsgate restructured eOne's television assets and folded them into Lionsgate Television, creating in the process Lionsgate Alternative Television on January 14, 2024, which produces and distributes Lionsgate's unscripted television shows. On September 5, 2019, Great Point Capital Management signed

891-582: A fully operational back lot and the opportunity to create a location-based entertainment property. The studio, will be built next to the former Otis Elevator Company building in Getty Square and is expected to provide 420 new jobs in Yonkers, the developers said. They received numerous tax breaks and exemptions to build the project. National Resources will be an investment partner and project developer, responsible for all phases of design and construction of

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972-471: A majority stake in unscripted production company Renegade 83. On February 24, 2016, Entertainment One reached a home media distribution deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to release eOne's titles on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom. On August 10, 2016, eOne rejected an offer to be acquired by British television broadcaster ITV plc for £ 1 billion ($ 1.3 billion US). eOne considered

1053-493: A merger of RSL Entertainment Corporation and International Cinema Corporation, with financing from New Century Entertainment's SLM Productions and gave them a $ 10 million fund. In 1986, the company had completed the first six projects in the first twelve months, and the company's fare was to be shown on the Big Three networks , namely ABC , CBS and NBC , as well as cable channel HBO and Canadian channel CTV , as well as

1134-544: A new subsidiary, Hasbro Entertainment . In March 2023, Deadline reported that Lionsgate , Fremantle , and Legendary Entertainment were among the leading suitors. Lionsgate, another film studio founded in Canada, previously reached an agreement with Hasbro to co-finance a film based on the Monopoly board game with Allspark Pictures in 2015. Hasbro would later attempt to acquire Lionsgate in 2017. The next month, it

1215-830: A new unit known as eOne Features, with a goal to self-produce and finance six-to-eight films per-year. On December 16, 2015, it was announced that eOne would be an investor in Amblin Partners . On September 23, 2016, Xavier Dolan 's eOne-distributed film Juste la fin du monde was announced as Canada's entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards . On January 8, 2019, Universal Pictures acquired eOne's Australian and New Zealand self-distribution division. eOne distributed Universal's Best Picture winner Green Book in 2019. eOne has also distributed Best Picture winner Spotlight and Best Picture nominee 1917 . In 2020, eOne

1296-417: A single structure in 2017, as part of an effort to reposition its operations towards production rather than acquisitions and "large output deals". On May 17, 2017, eOne announced a partnership with former New Regency president and CEO Brad Weston on his new studio Makeready, serving as a lead investor and holding international distribution rights to its television productions. On January 29, 2018, eOne acquired

1377-603: A spin-off to and restructuring by Lionsgate Studios, eOne Films is the only entity to retain the "Entertainment One" branding. 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. eOne also handled the Canadian distribution rights to the Miramax library, as well as the pre-2005 Dimension Films library from 2013 until 2024. On May 8, 2015, eOne consolidated its film production and international sales units into

1458-547: A year-over-year increase of 28%, with Peppa Pig and PJ Masks alone accounting for $ 114.9 million and $ 75.8 million respectively. Upon the acquisition of eOne by Hasbro, the division was folded into Hasbro's IP portfolio and licensing business. After making an investment in the company in 2014, eOne acquired the Toronto-based digital content studio Secret Location in 2016, which specializes in virtual and augmented reality experiences. In 2015, Secret Location won

1539-509: Is domiciled in Canada and now we’re adding to that to make this an even stronger and bigger entity here. We’re still a separate entity and a Canadian business." The "eOne" brand remains in use outside of Canada. Entertainment One Films Ltd. , trading as eOne Films , was formed in 2007. Initially involved primarily in acquiring films for international distribution, eOne Films has since shifted its resources towards producing and funding its own films. After its acquisition by Lionsgate, and then

1620-521: Is the television arm of Lionsgate and Lionsgate Studios established in July 1997 and has produced such series as Nashville , Anger Management , The Dead Zone , 5ive Days to Midnight , Weeds , Nurse Jackie , Boss , Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Mad Men . Lionsgate later acquired TV syndication firm Debmar-Mercury on July 12, 2006 with CBS Media Ventures , at the time known as CBS Television Distribution , handling ad-sales, with

1701-622: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on September 16, 2015. On September 30, 2015, eOne acquired a 70% stake in British animation studio Astley Baker Davies —producers of preschool TV series Peppa Pig . On December 16, 2015, eOne, Steven Spielberg , Reliance Entertainment , and Participant Media officially announced a joint venture known as Amblin Partners . eOne served as an investor, while

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1782-583: The HBO series Hung , Run with AMC Networks to handle the international distribution of its original scripted productions, beginning with Halt and Catch Fire . The agreement expanded on existing pacts for the eOne-produced Hell on Wheels , and international distribution for The Walking Dead . The pact ended on May 8, 2019 (with AMC having since expanded its in-house distribution business), although it will continue to handle international distribution for existing series, as well as The Walking Dead and Fear

1863-550: The Los Angeles -based production company Robert Cooper Productions, a move that will join the two companies under the Alliance banner, and bring 28 hours of programming donated by Robert Cooper to Alliance, which included HBO projects and several other television films, and distribution of the four Cooper/Alliance joint production ventures would be handled by Carolco Pictures outside of the Canadian market and handled through

1944-766: The PSP through Universal Media Disc . Their releases are currently distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment , who released the company's content on home video since 2021, following the expiration of their deal with 20th Century Home Entertainment . Audiovisual releases from or by Lions Gate were previously distributed by Universal Studios Home Video (now Universal Pictures Home Entertainment ) and Columbia TriStar Home Video (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ). Lions Gate Films would eventually create two home video labels: Avalanche Home Entertainment, which released smaller Canadian B-movies on video and DVD; and Sterling Home Entertainment (a joint venture with Scanbox International,

2025-831: The Summit Entertainment label, and from its Lionsgate Canada subsidiary. The latter company, which was known as Entertainment One prior to its sale to Lionsgate, also houses the libraries of defunct production companies such as Koch Entertainment , Christal Films , Alliance Atlantis (from the merger of its former existence as Alliance Communications and Atlantis Communications ), Salter Street Films , Cineplex Odeon Films and Phase 4 Films . Lionsgate Studios' library features titles from several defunct studios, including: Trimark Pictures (acquired in 2000), Artisan Entertainment (acquired in 2003 and with it Vestron Pictures which Artisan acquired in 1991), Starz Distribution (acquired by Lionsgate in 2016, which includes

2106-539: The Toronto Stock Exchange as an income trust , meaning that its taxes were paid by its shareholders, rather than the company itself. On June 1, 2005, it acquired the U.S. independent music distributor and home entertainment publisher Koch Entertainment . Afterwards, it was re-incorporated as Entertainment One Income Fund . On March 29, 2007, the company accepted a $ 188 million public equity takeover by Marwyn Investment Management to fund its expansion;

2187-610: The United States and other countries, and had also served the United Kingdom and Spain . After Entertainment One acquired Alliance Films on January 9, 2013, the latter brand was dissolved; with Alliance Vivafilm folding into Les Films Séville in 2014. The company made its origins in 1972 when Robert Lantos formed Vivafilm. Two years later, Lantos teamed up with Stephen J. Roth to start out RSL Films (later RSL Entertainment Corporation) in 1975. Another company,

2268-517: The "eOne Family & Brands" division. E1 would revert back to the Entertainment One branding on July 16, 2010; dropping "Income Fund" from its title, and adopting the abbreviation of eOne . On April 12, 2011, eOne acquired Australian distribution company Hopscotch for £12.9 million. On May 28, 2012, eOne placed a bid to purchase the Canadian film distributor Alliance Films from Goldman Sachs Group and Investissement Québec . The deal

2349-540: The 15-acre former Seth Boyden housing projects site at 101 Center Terrace in the Dayton section of the city near Evergreen Cemetery . Lionsgate Newark will partner on public relations and community affairs with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center . Alliance Films Founded in 1984, Alliance was one of the major motion picture companies to distribute independent films outside

2430-588: The International Cinema Corporation was originally formed in 1971 by three National Film Board of Canada executives John Kemeny, as well as Don Duprey, Joe Koenig and George Kaczender to develop documentaries, and it became International Cinema Corporation in 1979 when Kemeny teamed up with Denis Heroux to produce feature films. The company was formed in 1984 by Stephen Roth, Denis Héroux , John Kemeny , Robert Lantos , Andras Hamori and Susan Cavan as Alliance Entertainment, from

2511-469: The MPD era, all materials relating to Alliance Atlantis–distributed films contained a disclaimer stating that Alliance Atlantis was "an indirect limited partner of Motion Picture Distribution LP, not a general partner". However, in fact, the company controlled the general partner of the partnership, and hence effectively controlled the distribution unit itself. Formerly known as Motion Picture Distribution LP, it

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2592-614: The TV-on-DVD market. It began releasing various television series on DVD, the majority are Canadian productions or Canadian co-productions. To date they have released over 20 series and continue to release more. On June 24, 2011, Alliance Films bought Maple Pictures from Lionsgate for a total of $ 38.5 million before Alliance was folded into Entertainment One in early 2013. Since early 2010, Alliance Films has been partnering with Jason Blum and his BlumHouse Productions to produce low budget horror films. This began with Insidious which

2673-498: The U.S. On September 9, 2015, eOne revived the Momentum Pictures brand (which was previously used by Alliance UK) and announced that it had entered into a multi-picture deal with Orion Pictures to jointly acquire films for "specialized theatrical releases" in the U.S., and targeted international releases, focusing on ancillary and digital distribution. Marwyn Investment Management sold its 18% stake in Entertainment One to

2754-593: The U.S., and the United Kingdom. In 2019, eOne acquired England-based unscripted programme company Daisybeck Studios, and U.S. unscripted programme company Blackfin, hiring its founder and CEO Geno McDermott as president of U.S. alternative programming. Also in 2019, eOne Music acquired Audio Network, a British company involved in the production of music for film and television, for $ 215 million. On August 22, 2019, American toy and media company Hasbro announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Entertainment One for US$ 4 billion. Throop cited that its goals to "unlock

2835-561: The US after its contract with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment expired, which ended in 2014 and got transferred to Universal Pictures Home Entertainment . On August 4, 2008, Lionsgate announced a deal with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights to several Touchstone Television/ABC Studios (now ABC Signature ) shows including According to Jim , Reaper , Hope & Faith , 8 Simple Rules and Boy Meets World . In 2009, American Greetings struck

2916-550: The United Kingdom on June 29, 2022 and July 17, 2023. The cutbacks were part of a planned sale of entertainment assets not strongly tied to eOne's children's entertainment brands, such as Peppa Pig , which would be folded into Hasbro's intellectual property and merchandising business following the acquisition. On August 3, 2023, Hasbro announced that it would sell eOne's assets to Lionsgate (another Canadian-founded business) for $ 500 million. The deal closed on December 27, 2023. The company's assets would then be restructured, with

2997-676: The Walking Dead . Entertainment One's television assets were folded into Lionsgate Television on January 9, 2024, and were succeeded by Lionsgate Canada and Lionsgate Alternative Television for production of television shows, respectively, within and outside Canada. eOne's Family & Brands division dealt primarily in family-oriented intellectual property , including development, distribution, licensing, and marketing. The division seen growth credited to retail sales, licensing deals, and programming sales to broadcasters, accounting for US$ 202 million in revenue on May 21, 2018. It represented

3078-401: The acquisition by Entertainment One, and subsequent acquisition by Lionsgate ten years later, after which Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment took over these home media distribution rights. Alliance Films also operates the following international subsidiaries: The following is a list of TV series that have been released on DVD by Alliance Films: Alliance Films

3159-593: The acquisition of a 49% stake in Miramax by PHE's parent company Paramount Global (at the time known as ViacomCBS ). With Lionsgate acquiring Summit Entertainment in 2012, its home entertainment division took over its home video releasing rights. On December 8, 2016, Lionsgate acquired Starz Inc. , which includes the North American branches of Manga Entertainment and the first incarnation of Anchor Bay Entertainment . Shortly after acquisition, Anchor Bay

3240-402: The acquisition, eOne began to take on development and international distribution roles for content based upon Hasbro properties, such as My Little Pony: Pony Life . Head of family brands Olivier Dumont stated that this was a "very straightforward division of responsibilities in the sense that eOne is the content arm of the group, and Hasbro is the consumer products arm." On February 10, 2021, it

3321-434: The acquisition, eOne was rebranded to eOne Canada (a name previously used while under Hasbro ownership), eOne Films became part of Lionsgate Films , and eOne Television merged into Lionsgate Alternative Television . On June 7, 2024, it was exclusively revealed to Playback that eOne Canada was rebranded as Lionsgate Canada . In an interview, president of television Jocelyn Hamilton said "It just makes sense. Lionsgate

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3402-553: The company entered the broadcasting business, by first launching Showcase , then launching History Television . In 1997, the company had bought out several assets of Norstar Entertainment, including its title library for $ 5-10 million. In 1998, it merged with Atlantis Communications , forming Alliance Atlantis Communications . In partnership with Cineplex Entertainment , Alliance Films (operating as Motion Picture Distribution LP under Alliance Atlantis ) also operated Alliance Cinemas , owner of two Toronto -area theatres. During

3483-471: The company launched a distribution division, Barna-Alper Releasing. Entertainment One acquired Barna-Alper Productions Inc., Blueprint Entertainment, and distributor Oasis International on July 4, 2008 to expand its television production and distribution capabilities. As part of a company-wide rebrand, the three companies were folded into E1 Television on January 22, 2009. Notable television series distributed or produced by eOne and its subsidiaries have included

3564-444: The company was listed on London's Alternative Investment Market as Entertainment One Ltd. On June 14, 2007, Entertainment One acquired Montreal-based film distributor Seville Pictures and British 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. Acquisitions continued on January 9, 2008 with

3645-757: The company—now known as Entertainment One —had begun to acquire other production companies and film distributors including Canadian distributors Les Films Séville and Alliance Films . By 2015, eOne had begun to expand its U.S. operations, including investing in Amblin Partners , and acquiring a stake in The Mark Gordon Company . On December 30, 2019, eOne was acquired by U.S. toy and entertainment company Hasbro for US$ 4 billion. The company saw cutbacks under Hasbro, which sold eOne's original music distribution business (now MNRK Music Group ) to Blackstone on April 26, 2021, and closed its theatrical distribution operations in Australia, Canada, Spain, and

3726-423: The completion of acquisition of Entertainment One from Hasbro on December 27, 2023, Lionsgate revealed its intention to split its film and television assets into its own company, whose Studios division would merge with a special-purpose acquisition company named Screaming Eagle Corporation to form a separate publicly traded company called Lionsgate Studios Corporation . The deal was closed on May 7, 2024, with

3807-595: The days of Alliance Atlantis respectively, they were responsible for co-producing the 2008 teen slasher Prom Night with Screen Gems and Original Film . They also produced and distributed the war drama Passchendaele , and co-produced the comedy Stone of Destiny with Infinity Features Entertainment and The Mob Film Company . They are also responsible for co-producing the 2011 horror film Insidious with FilmDistrict and Wanderlust with Universal Pictures and Apatow Productions. In 2010, Alliance Films expanded its home video operations with an aggressive push into

3888-599: The eOne's Kids and Family brands in 2019, while Lionsgate would acquire the studio's remaining entertainment assets (also including Maple Pictures' trademarks) on December 27, 2023. Alliance Films has distributed all or some of the following companies' films before the eOne acquisition and eOne's subsequent purchase by Lionsgate. All listings are from the start of their deal with Alliance up to their current state with eOne: For more, see Entertainment One . And also, Alliance Films' video releases from 2007 to 2013 were distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment , until

3969-462: The exception of Meet the Browns , which was rather co-distributed by Turner Television/ Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and Disney–ABC Domestic Television rather handling its ad-sales). In March 2013, Lionsgate signed with Mars One, a Dutch nonprofit with space agency and aerospace backers intent on colonizing Mars, to produce a reality TV show. On August 6, 2018, Lionsgate signed

4050-546: The folding of Republic, Lionsgate's function was transferred to Olive Films (and later Kino Lorber ). On February 11, 2011, Lionsgate and StudioCanal made an agreement to release 550 films from Miramax globally, replacing long time partner Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment at the time when Miramax was owned by the Walt Disney Company. It was transferred to Paramount Home Entertainment in April 2020 after

4131-470: The following year. With a library of more than 8,000 films and although founded to distribute in-house productions, LGHE also previously distributed productions featuring Barbie from Mattel and Clifford the Big Red Dog from Scholastic Corporation , Stickin' Around videos from Nelvana and MGA Entertainment productions. Lionsgate Home Entertainment also previously distributed videos from

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4212-700: The home entertainment division of the Jim Henson Company until 2012 when Henson signed a deal with Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment . With the acquisition of Artisan, LGHE also released the back catalog of ITC Entertainment until 2013, when ITC's successor-in-interest ITV Studios Global Entertainment signed a deal with Shout! Factory (now Shout! Studios ). In 2001, in Quebec it was renamed Crystal Films, and in Ontario and other provinces, Maple Pictures . In August 2001, Lions Gate Home Entertainment signed

4293-845: The libraries of Anchor Bay Entertainment , Overture Films , the pre-2015 Film Roman library and in-house content by Starz and it's predecessor IDT Entertainment), the library of Hearst 's entertainment division, Tribune Entertainment (through Debmar-Mercury ), American Zoetrope (distribution deal in 2010, with certain exceptions), Modern Entertainment (library acquired in 2005), the assets of The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films (post-2005 titles only; through its 18.9% stake in Spyglass Media Group ). Lionsgate Studios' complete ownership depends on various and/or specific global licensing. Lionsgate's movies have been released on DVD , Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray , as well as on

4374-414: The main division initially becoming eOne Canada before adapting its current name. eOne Films was placed under Lionsgate Films , while eOne Television merged with other assets into Lionsgate Television , with eOne's unscripted production assets being transferred to the newly formed Lionsgate Alternative Television . The company has its origins in the music distributor Records on Wheels Limited (which

4455-500: The majority of its films would be distributed by Universal Pictures . On January 7, 2016, eOne made a strategic investment in Sierra Pictures and on January 20, 2016, the company acquired Dualtone Music Group. On March 8, 2016, eOne the acquired music recording, publishing and artist management company Last Gang , and announced that its founder Chris Taylor would join the company as president of music. In 2016, eOne acquired

4536-634: The offer to be "fundamentally undervalued". On August 17, 2016, eOne announced that it would acquire Secret Location outright for an undisclosed amount. On September 12, 2016, eOne announced its acquisition of UK-based music management company Hardlivings. That same year, eOne acquired music management company Nerve. On September 9, 2016, eOne reached a first-look co-financing and international distribution deal with Tucker Tooley 's Tooley Productions. In 2016, eOne entered into an agreement with Ole (now as Anthem Entertainment) to administer its music catalogue. eOne consolidated its film and television studios into

4617-403: The physical distribution of titles from Sony Pictures ( Columbia Pictures , TriStar Pictures , Screen Gems , Crunchyroll, LLC , etc.) as well as Lionsgate, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment ( Walt Disney Pictures , Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm Ltd. , 20th Century Studios , etc.) and The Criterion Collection through their existing distribution deals with SPHE. Lionsgate Television

4698-559: The power and value of creativity" were "aligned with Hasbro's corporate objectives", and would be enhanced by access to Hasbro's properties and merchandising capabilities. eOne's Canadian operations will be structured in such a way as to maintain eligibility for Canadian content classification. The deal was approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice . On November 21, 2019, the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it would investigate

4779-575: The purchase of Maple Pictures a year prior. The acquisition was completed on January 9, 2013; upon the closure of the deal, Victor Loewy stepped down as CEO of the company. eOne also announced that it would phase out the Alliance brand entirely, in favour of solely operating under the eOne banner ( Les Films Séville banner in Quebec). In the years since its dissolution, Alliance Films' library (via eOne) would be split between Hasbro and Lionsgate (another Canadian-founded studio). Hasbro would acquire

4860-608: The purchase of the Benelux distributor RCV Entertainment. The same year, Entertainment One acquired the television studios Blueprint and Barna-Alper, and international television distributor Oasis International. Also on July 4, 2008, the company listed itself on the London Stock Exchange . On January 22, 2009, Entertainment One Income Fund briefly rebranded as E1 Entertainment . During this period, E1 folded Rubber Duck Entertainment into E1 Kids; which would later become

4941-435: The purchase under British competition law , to determine if it would result in a lessening of competition. The sale was completed on December 30, 2019; with eOne becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Hasbro, and Throop remaining as CEO of eOne, reporting to Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner . The UK CMA cleared the acquisition the following month. On April 30, 2020, it was reported that E1 had a Transformers One in development. After

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5022-653: The remainder of the company. Alliance Films was headquartered in Montreal , Quebec , in the Quartier International . In the mid-2000s, Alliance Films began to produce films in moderation. In addition to producing films as The Rocket (Maurice Richard) with Cinémaginaire (as well as other movies), National Lampoon's Senior Trip with New Line Cinema and Munich with Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG and Amblin Entertainment of and before

5103-520: The remaining 49% of The Mark Gordon Company, and Gordon was named eOne's new president and chief content officer of film, television and digital. On April 9, 2018, eOne acquired UK non-scripted production company Whizz Kid Entertainment. Later that year, eOne joined a round of investment in Jeffrey Katzenberg 's short-form digital content venture "NewTV" (later renamed Quibi until 2020). On January 8, 2019, eOne's Australia division announced

5184-450: The studio complex. On April 8, 2020, it was announced that the developers locked down $ 60 million in financing while the rest of the $ 40 million in the second phase of the project will be anchored by entertainment firm Lionsgate. In 2022, the city of Newark, New Jersey announced that a major new film and television production studio overlooking Weequahic Park and Weequahic Golf Course , Lionsgate Newark Studios would open in 2024 on

5265-399: The three Ilana Frank -produced series Burden of Truth , Rookie Blue and Saving Hope , Bitten , The Book of Negroes , Border Security: Canada's Front Line , Call Me Fitz , Cardinal , Criminal Minds , Designated Survivor , Haven , Klondike , Mary Kills People , Naked and Afraid , Private Eyes , The Rookie , Siesta Key , The Walking Dead , and

5346-411: The transaction setting a $ 4.6-billion value on Lionsgate Studios. The company launched a week later on May 14, and began trading on Nasdaq via the stock symbol LION. Lionsgate remains its controlling shareholder, owning around 87% of it following the split. Lionsgate Studios operates through its filming division, Lionsgate Films ; which consists of its own in-house productions, as well as films under

5427-754: Was a frontrunner to acquire Entertainment One, with Legendary Entertainment and GoDigital still among the potential buyers, and Throop attempting to launch another bid for the company after his previous attempt with CVC failed. In July 2023, it was reported that Entertainment One was closing down distribution operations in the UK, with British staff layoffs also taking place as part of budget cuts and layoffs by Hasbro. On August 3, 2023, Hasbro announced that it had reached an agreement to sell eOne's entertainment assets to Lionsgate for $ 500 million: Lionsgate would pay $ 375 million in cash and assume $ 125 million in production financing loans. The deal closed on December 27, 2023. Following

5508-632: Was announced that eOne would be laying off 10% of its film and television staff. On April 26, 2021, eOne announced that it would sell its music division to The Blackstone Group for $ 385 million. The acquisition was closed in June 2021, after which it was renamed MNRK Music Group . On June 29, 2022, it was reported that Entertainment One was closing its theatrical distribution operations in Canada and Spain, with minor layoffs taking place in Canada; Entertainment One continues to acquire films in these territories for non-theatrical distribution. On August 22, 2022, it

5589-621: Was completed on January 9, 2013, giving eOne Canadian distribution rights for titles from The Weinstein Company , Lionsgate (which would acquire eOne a decade later), CBS Films , FilmDistrict and Focus Features . On May 28, 2014, eOne announced a strategic investment in interactive agency Secret Location; the firm would continue to operate independently under the leadership of James Milward (President, Executive Producer and Founder), and partners Pietro Gagliano (Creative Director and SVP) and Ryan Andal (Technical Director and SVP). On June 2, 2014, eOne acquired Phase 4 Films ; its CEO Berry Meyerowitz

5670-729: Was designed by Toronto-based firm Parcel Design. On September 8, 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival Entertainment One announced its logo had been refreshed. Lord Miller Productions Lionsgate Studios Lionsgate Studios Corp. , simply known as Lionsgate Studios , is a Canadian-American film and television production and distribution conglomerate owned by Lionsgate , domiciled in Vancouver , British Columbia , and primarily based in Santa Monica, California . It

5751-684: Was established on June 1, 1970 by brothers Vito and Don Ierullo), 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 on June 11, 2001. Its vice president of operations, Darren Throop , had joined the company after CD Plus acquired his Nova Scotia-based record store chain Urban Sound Exchange. The combined company later became known as ROW Entertainment , with Throop as president and CEO. The company listed itself on

5832-472: Was folded into Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Manga is planned to be relaunched in the near future. Anchor Bay Entertainment would be revived by co-founders of Umbrelic Entertainment, Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz, on February 15, 2024, as a production company for "genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics and remastered catalog releases". On June 30, 2021, Lionsgate's North American distribution deal with 20th Century Home Entertainment expired and

5913-450: Was formed on May 14, 2024, after Lionsgate spun out its film and television businesses. Lionsgate Studios' portfolio includes Lionsgate Canada (formerly known as Entertainment One), 3 Arts Entertainment , Pilgrim Media Group , and a stake of joint venture Amblin Partners . Through the namesake Lionsgate Films studio, the company's filming division also releases films under the Summit Entertainment and eOne Films labels. Following

5994-495: Was formerly an in-house lawyer to serve as the studio's president, who succeeded Stephen Roth, who was one of the Alliance co-founders, which was ankled to become an industry consultant of the studio. It acquired a Montreal-based Francophone distribution company, Vivafilm, in 1990, after Lantos bought out the company back from Loewy, renaming it to Alliance-Vivafilm in the process. In 1993, the company expanded its operations to launch its sales arm, Le Monde Entertainment. In 1995,

6075-503: Was named as head of eOne's U.S. film distribution business and North American family entertainment business. On July 17, the company acquired Paperny Entertainment . On August 28, 2014, eOne acquired Force Four Entertainment . On January 5, 2015, eOne acquired a 51% stake in Mark Gordon 's self-named studio , with an option to acquire the remainder at a later date. The purchase was part of an effort by eOne to bolster its presence in

6156-407: Was rebranded and relaunched in 2007 due to the collapse of its preceding company, Alliance Atlantis , which was sold off piece by piece to CanWest Global , GS Capital Partners , along with several other smaller companies. Société générale de financement du Québec , an investment agency of the provincial government, owns 51% of the voting shares of the company and 38.5% of the equity. GS Capital owns

6237-546: Was released in 2011. The next to be released was Sinister in 2012 and Dark Skies in 2013. Since the 2013 acquisition and absorption, it is unclear if eOne will be a partner on subsequent BlumHouse films and their sequels. On January 3, 2012, it was announced that Goldman Sachs Group is looking to sell its majority stake in Alliance Films. On May 28, 2012, Entertainment One (eOne) confirmed their bid to purchase Alliance Films from Goldman Sachs Group, similar to

6318-418: Was reported that Fremantle had dropped out of contention after the selling price escalated beyond what the company was willing to pay, but that CVC Capital Partners and GoDigital Media Group had also entered the running. On April 20, 2023, it was reported that Hasbro was in talks with Throop, who made a bid backed by CVC Capital Partners to buy the company back. In July 2023, Deadline reported that Lionsgate

6399-499: Was reported that Hasbro was seeking to sell or restructure its media assets, and it was announced that CEO Darren Throop would step down at the end of the year. On November 17, 2022, Hasbro announced that it planned to sell most of eOne's film and television assets, as part of a plan to "focus on strategic investment in key franchise brands". The sale excludes the assets of eOne's Family & Brands division, which had been folded into Hasbro's merchandising and licensing business to create

6480-432: Was taken over Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as of July 1, 2021. After Lionsgate completed its acquisition of Entertainment One (eOne), now Lionsgate Canada , on December 27, 2023, its home entertainment division started distributing its physical releases worldwide. On June 24, 2024, it was reported that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment had entered into a distribution deal with Studio Distribution Services to handle

6561-515: Was the top distributor in the UK with about 15.3% of the total market. Below is a list of Secret Location VR games: Since listing on the London Stock Exchange's AIM submarket, eOne has made a series of acquisitions, but added with a timeline. eOne Television (formerly Barna-Alper Productions ) was a television production company founded in 1980 by Laszlo Barna and Laura Alper and based in Toronto, Ontario . In April 2005,

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