release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . june 2016 entertainment one ltd. type public traded as lse eto industry conglomerate predecessor koch entertainment founded 1973 as records on wheels founder darren throop headquarters toronto ontario canada key people allan leighton non executive director & chairman darren throop ceo products music film television distribution music publishing revenue 785.8 million 2015 1 operating income 60.2 million 2015 1 net income 41.3 million 2015 1 owner cpp investment board 19.71 % capital research & management 10.59 % m & g investment management 7.07 % standard life investments 6.41 % 2 remaining 56.22 % publicly traded divisions divisions eone distribution eone family eone films eone music eone television subsidiaries subsidiaries force four entertainment les films christal les films s ville paperny entertainment phase 4 films the mark gordon company 51 % amblin partners 25 % astley baker davies 3 sierra pictures renegade83 65 % 4 dualtone music group website entertainmentone.com entertainment one also known as simply eone is a canadian multinational media distribution company . based in toronto ontario the company is primarily involved in the acquisition distribution and production of entertainment content including films television series and music . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . founded in 1973 as the music distributor records on wheels by 2003 the company had begun to expand into home entertainment distribution and international film and television acquisition and production through the acquisition of alliance films along with other distributors and studios . contents 1 history 2 eone films 3 eone television 4 eone music 5 eone family & licensing 6 eone distribution 7 partners 7.1 film 7.2 television 7.3 music 7.4 sport 8 recent upcoming releases 8.1 films 8.2 tv series 8.3 kids family 9 acquisitions and targets 10 former names and logos 11 references 12 external links history edit eone began operations in 1973 in ontario canada as records on wheels row limited founded and operated by vito ierullo and don ierullo focusing on retail sales of recorded music . in the late 1970s row began to distribute recorded music for third party retailers in canada . for more than 20 years entertainment content distribution became the company s primary focus as the company expanded into video purchasing one of canada s largest home entertainment distributors video one canada ltd. from its then parent standard broadcasting corporation . in november 2003 the company was listed on the toronto stock exchange as row entertainment income fund . 5 in june 2005 row entertainment income fund acquired the american independent music distributor and home entertainment publisher koch entertainment . in 2007 the company now known as the entertainment one income fund accepted a 188 million public equity takeover by marwyn investment management to fund its expansion ; the company was listed on london s alternative investment market as entertainment one ltd. 6 7 in 2007 entertainment one acquired montreal based film distributor seville pictures and uk distributor contender entertainment . 8 the same year the company secured its first film output agreement with summit entertainment handling distribution in canada and the united kingdom . 9 acquisitions continued in 2008 with the purchase of the benelux distributor rcv entertainment . the same year eone acquired the television studios blueprint and barna alper and international television distributor oasis international . 10 acquisitions continued in 2008 with the purchase of the benelux distributor rcv entertainment . the same year eone acquired the television studios blueprint and barna alper and international television distributor oasis international . 11 on may 28 2012 eone placed a bid to purchase the canadian film distributor alliance films from goldman sachs group and investissement quebec . 12 the deal was completed on january 9 2013 giving eone canadian distribution rights for titles from sony pictures entertainment the weinstein company lionsgate films and focus features . 13 also that same year eone had its first appearance on the lse s ftse 250 as well as completing an exclusive multi year distribution agreement with amc and sundancetv to handle international distribution for all original scripted series . 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 . 14 on june 2 2014 eone acquired phase 4 films ; its ceo berry meyerowitz was named as head of eone s u.s. film distribution business and north american family entertainment business . 15 on july 17 the company acquired paperny entertainment . 16 17 on august 28 2014 eone acquired force four entertainment . 18 on january 5 2015 eone acquired a 51 % stake in the mark gordon co. ; gordon was named ceo of the studio which planned to produce and finance future film and television projects by gordon and others in an effort by eone to increase its prominence in the united states . eone will have an option to acquire the remainder of the studio beginning in 2022 . 19 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 . 20 on september 30 2015 eone acquired a 70 % stake in british animation studio astley baker davies producers of the animated children s series peppa pig . 21 on january 7 2016 eone made a strategic investment in sierra pictures 22 and on january 20 2016 the company acquired dualtone music group . 23 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 the offer to be fundamentally undervalued . 24 eone films edit main article entertainment one films eone films acquires film content rights and distributes these across multiple territories including canada the united kingdom spain the benelux austalia new zealand and the united states . distribution channels include theatrical distribution home entertainment through dvd blu ray rental and retail television and digital downloading service . eone s global film group is led by president steve bertram who is based in los angeles . in may 2015 entertainment one consolidated its feature film creative development production and international sales activities under the new banner entertainment one features eone features . the division aims to produce and fully finance six to eight films annually in addition to its existing territorial acquisitions . the division also includes a boutique sales outfit seville international which is based in montreal . eone features is led by president xavier marchand who reports to steve bertram . eone television edit main article entertainment one television notable entertainment one television productions include hung for hbo 25 mary mary on wetv call me fitz on directv the bridge on ctv 26 rookie blue on abc and global 27 haven on syfy 28 and hell on wheels on amc david spade s fameless on trutv nellyville on bet rogue on directv the book of negroes miniseries on cbc and bet saving hope on ctv and ion television and bitten on space and syfy . entertainment one s sales catalogue includes such series as david attenborough s great barrier reef ; sky living s the enfield haunting ; and amc s halt and catch fire the walking dead and fear the walking dead due to a 2013 multi year international output deal agreement between the firm and amc networks and sundance channel . 29 eone s television division is led by chief executive officer john morayniss based in los angeles . eone music edit main article eone music with staff in new york la toronto and nashville eone music us formerly e1 music koch records is generally regarded as the largest independent music label in north america . 30 since its inception as koch records eone music us has charted over 100 albums on billboard s independent chart surpassing the number of titles charted by all other u.s. independent label and was the number one independent label according to billboard for four consecutive years . the music division covers all musical genres from rap adult contemporary rock urban country children s and classical . eone owns the catalog for seminal rap label death row as well as indie rock label dualtone lumineers shakey graves . 31 the music business has recently expanded into management and music publishing . 32 eone music canada is a full service record label and distribution company with its own in house marketing and publicity team and a sales staff across the country . artist roster includes emilie claire barlow jason blaine dan talevski die mannequin matt dusk diemonds the standstills rival sons devin townsend jesse cook and 2015 polaris music prize winner buffy sainte marie . director of media relations for canada eric alper is also a ctv music correspondent and host of the music based interview program thatericalper on siriusxm . on march 8 2016 entertainment one announced the appointment of leading music industry attorney and music industry entrepreneur chris taylor to the role of president entertainment one music . the company also shared that taylor will bring his independent recording publishing and artist management company last gang to eone whose impressive roster includes record label clients death from above 1979 chromeo and ryan hemsworth and management clients lights and arkells . the announcement was made by darren throop president & chief executive officer entertainment one . eone family & licensing edit main article entertainment one family based in the united kingdom and canada eone family formerly e1 kids creates produces and distributes children s entertainment with partners including nick jr and channel 5 in 190 territories including the united states scandinavia france and germany . eone family s peppa pig franchise is one of the most popular pre school brands in the uk surpassing over 100 million in retail sales in the 2009 financial period . 33 on september 18 2015 eone family s newest preschool series pj masks premiered on disney channel and disney junior in the u.s. 34 eone s licensing division based in the united kingdom and los angeles and extending to new york and hong kong promotes brands across multiple platforms reaching all demographics . eone licensing manages a full spectrum of branded opportunities at every stage from product development to launch through continual brand innovation . eone s family and licensing divisions are led by managing director olivier dumont based in london . eone distribution edit main article entertainment one distribution eone s distribution division delivers through both physical and digital channels eone s own and third party content to over 3 000 retail partners through its networks across canada and the united states . 35 the division provides distribution services to a wide range of content producers including some major hollywood studios . the division manufactures and distributes home media releases in the united states canada and quebec operating as eone distribution us eone distribution canada and videoglobe1 respectively . partners edit through various deals and terms eone has a distribution deal with the following companies whether in full or in part film edit automatik cbs films dreamworks pictures dreamworks animation exclusive media all titles except end of watch released by vvs films hammer films filmnation entertainment most titles limited released by vvs films universal pictures some releases focus features filmdistrict now known as focus world im global most titles limited released by