Entertainment One enlarges significantly

TORONTO - Content owner and distributor Entertainment One said today the company will acquire three leading television content suppliers: Blueprint, Barna-Alper and Oasis International. Concurrently, an agreement has been reached to acquire Maximum Films' Canadian and International Distribution operations and combine it with E1's Seville Pictures. “These agreements mark a major milestone in the company's aggressive strategy to become a leading global distributor of entertainment content,” says the press release. "Combining these three television companies creates an unrivalled cross-border force in television in North America supplying programs to most major broadcasters on both sides of the border," said Darren Throop,...