Entertainment One was admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 29 March 2007. Since then the company has announced four acquisitions. On 14 May 2007, the Group acquired Navarre Entertainment Media Inc, a distributor of independent music labels in the United States. On 14 June 2007, the Group acquired Contender Entertainment Group, the leading independent distributor of filmed entertainment on DVD in the UK. On 20 August 2007, the Group announced the acquisition of Seville Entertainment Inc., a leading Canadian film distribution company and entertainment rights owner. On 20 September 2007, the Group announced it had signed a multi-territory all rights deal with film studio, Summit, for the UK and Canadian rights. On 9th January 2008, the Group completed the acquisition of RCV Entertainment BV, a leading film distributor in the Dutch and Belgium markets.
These deals support the strategy to build the Group into a leading international independent content owner and distributor.
History
Entertainment One Ltd started in 1973 in Ontario, Canada, as Records on Wheels Limited (‘ROW’). During the 1980s and 1990s distribution became the primary focus of the business and the product mix expanded to include video as well as music. Entertainment One was admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 29 March 2007.Vision & Strategy
Entertainment One Ltd.'s strategy is to build the leading international independent entertainment content ownership and distribution business which acquires films, television programs and music content and exploits these rights in all media throughout the world.Our Market
Based on the attractive long-term dynamics in the filmed entertainment distribution market, we anticipate strong market growth with global revenues in Video Entertainment and TV Broadcast increasing from $210bn in 2006 to $319bn by 2011 (+8.8%CAGR)*.* Source: Global Entertainment & Media Outlook; 2007 – 2011, PriceWaterhouseCoopers