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Four year output agreement with DreamWorks Studios

17th Sep 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 3635M
Entertainment One Ltd
17 September 2012
 



Date:

17 September 2012

On behalf of:

Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company', or 'the Group')

Embargoed until 0700hrs

 

 

Entertainment One Ltd.

Four year output agreement with DreamWorks Studios

 

Entertainment One Ltd., the international entertainment group, is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive four-year output agreement with DreamWorks Studios ("DreamWorks") to distribute the Company's films in all media across the UK and Benelux.

 

DreamWorks Studios was formed in 2009 and is a partnership between Steven Spielberg, Stacey Snider and The Reliance ADA Group. The Company's recent releases include "Real Steel," starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy, Steven Spielberg's "War Horse," which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, and "The Help," which earned over $200 million at the box office and received four Academy Award nominations.

 

The first film under the agreement will be the remake of Starbuck, starring Vince Vaughn, for release in 2013.

 

Darren Throop, President & CEO, Entertainment One said:

"We're thrilled to join forces with Steven Spielberg, Stacey Snider, Jeff Small and the entire team at DreamWorks. It's a privilege to collaborate with innovative industry leaders in two of eOne's core territories. This is an extraordinary opportunity to secure premium highly-commercial titles for years to come and build on our robust international network of esteemed partners."

 

Jeff Small, DreamWorks' President and COO said:

"On behalf of Steven and Stacey, we are so excited to be in business with the amazing team at eOne. They are an industry leader in the UK and Benelux and we know our films will be handled with the utmost skill and creativity by the eOne marketing and distribution teams."

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Redleaf Polhill

 

 

 

Emma Kane

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett

 

 

 

+44(0)207 566 6720 

eOne@redleafpolhill.com

Entertainment One Ltd.

Giles Willits

 

+44(0)207 907 3773

 

Cenkos Securities plc

Stephen Keys

Adrian Hargrave

 

+44(0)207 397 8926

Singer Capital Markets Limited

 

James Maxwell

Nick Donovan

 

+44(0)203 205 7500

 

 

 

Notes to Editors:

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 24,000 film and television titles, 2,700 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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