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69-526: Miss You Already is a 2015 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Morwenna Banks , based on Banks' 2013 radio drama Goodbye . The film stars Toni Collette , Drew Barrymore , Dominic Cooper , Paddy Considine , Tyson Ritter , Frances de la Tour , and Jacqueline Bisset . It was screened in the Gala Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . The film opened theatrically in

138-672: 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

207-563: A 59 out of 100 rating, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Miss You Already was released on region 1 DVD and Blu-ray on 1 March 2016. Romance film Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight , young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love , forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love . Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if

276-496: A Geisha , Slumdog Millionaire , Up in the Air , The Artist , Gloria Bell , and Malcolm & Marie . Director Richard Linklater helmed the prominent Before trilogy, consisting of Before Sunrise , Before Sunset , and Before Midnight . Kasautii Zindagii Kay is a popular Indian romantic drama television series of the 2000s. Same-sex romantic dramas that tackle LGBT issues include Brokeback Mountain , Blue

345-531: A Thief , Vertigo , The Crying Game , The Bodyguard , Unfaithful , Wicker Park , The Phantom of the Opera , The Tourist , and The Adjustment Bureau . The screenwriters taxonomy creates additional categories beyond "subgenre" when discussing films, making the argument that all narrative Hollywood films can be delineated into comedies or dramas (identified as a "film type"). The taxonomy also identifies fifty "macro genres", which can be paired with

414-734: 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,

483-449: A filmmaker's "voice" because the artistic choice to have the characters sing does not affect the story or the characters – it simply alters how the story and characters are conveyed. Therefore, a romance film like Grease would be categorized as a dramatic (type), romance (super genre), high school / coming of age (macro genres), musical (voice) – rather than simply as a "musical romance". Entertainment One Lionsgate Canada

552-509: A long-delayed check-up. She finds herself unable to tell Kit and, after a week, finally confides in Jess. Once she tells Kit and their children, Scarlett and Ben, Milly tasks Jess with helping her get through chemotherapy and the two women joke around as Milly receives her treatments. During this time period, Jess, who has been unable to conceive naturally, puts off IVF treatments with Jago, feeling that she cannot keep trying to have children while Milly

621-465: 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

690-540: 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

759-419: 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

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828-500: 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

897-655: A while, Milly and Jess are estranged. During this period, Jess learns that she is having a high-risk pregnancy caused by her fall at the moors while Milly learns that while her breast cancer is in remission she also has fatal malignant tumours in her brain. Milly tracks down Jess and the women reconcile, Jess shares about her pregnancy complications and what happened at the moors to cause it. She also confesses her affair to Kit and although he feels betrayed, he decides to make love to Milly knowing that her days are numbered. Milly eventually tells her children that she will die and must go into hospice care. While there, she tells Jess she

966-546: 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

1035-611: 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,

1104-687: Is a romantic story with a historical period setting, normally with a turbulent backdrop of war, revolution, or tragedy. This includes films such as Gone with the Wind , Doctor Zhivago , Reds , Titanic , A Very Long Engagement , Atonement , Portrait of a Lady on Fire , and Cold War . Paranormal romance is a popular genre of film which features romantic relationships between humans and supernatural creatures. Popular tropes include vampirism , time travel , ghosts and psychic or telekinetic abilities – i.e. things that cannot be explained by science. The genre originated in literature and moved on to

1173-815: Is a term associated with romance films mostly targeted to a female audience. Although many romance films may be targeted at women, it is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a ' chick flick ' does not necessarily have a romance as a central theme, revolve around the romantic involvement of characters or even include a romantic relationship. As such, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Films of this genre include Gilda , The Red Shoes , Sense and Sensibility , Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Dirty Dancing , The Notebook , Dear John , A Walk to Remember , Thelma & Louise , Fifty Shades of Grey , Sleepless in Seattle , You've Got Mail and Romeo + Juliet . Also known as epic romance, this

1242-457: Is able to surmount most obstacles. Humour in such films tends to be of a verbal, low-key variety or situational, as opposed to slapstick. Films within this genre include City Lights , A Night at the Opera , It Happened One Night , His Girl Friday , My Wife's Goblin , The Philadelphia Story , Intolerable Cruelty , Roman Holiday , Good Morning, My Dear Wife , The Big Sick , Enough Said , Lost In Translation , To All

1311-512: 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

1380-403: Is holding on for the birth of Jess's first child. Jess goes into labour early while Jago is still on the oil rig. While Kit does not want Milly to attend the labour, her mother, Miranda, helps her sneak out of the hospice so she is able to be there when Jess gives birth. Some days after, Milly dies at the hospice with Jess by her side. A few years later, Jess is pregnant with her second child, and

1449-464: Is often employed to indicate the emotional mood, creating an atmosphere of greater insulation for the couple. The conclusion of a romantic drama typically does not indicate whether a final romantic union between the two main characters will occur. Some examples of romantic drama films and shows before 2000 are Man's Way with Women , Casablanca , María Candelaria , Pride & Prejudice , Appointment with Happiness , Wakeful Eyes , Among

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1518-506: Is sick. After Jago grows exasperated, Jess finally decides to give it a shot and the couple manage to conceive a baby shortly after. The night Jess learns that she is pregnant, Milly learns that though she has responded to the chemotherapy, she still needs a double mastectomy . She goes to a bar and gets drunk and, when Jess retrieves her, confesses that she has a big ego and does not want to appear unattractive. Jess reassures her that she will always want her in her life. Milly goes through with

1587-503: Is the Warmest Colour , Carol , Moonlight , and Call Me by Your Name . Romantic fantasies describe fantasy stories using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. Some examples include The Lady Eve , Top Hat , The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) , Singin' in the Rain , Groundhog Day , Enchanted , Cinderella , Beauty and

1656-601: 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

1725-581: 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

1794-677: The Rodgers and Hammerstein productions. Some examples include South Pacific , West Side Story and its 2021 remake , Grease , High School Musical , Across the Universe , Moulin Rouge! , the Mamma Mia! franchise, Sunshine on Leith , and La La Land . Romantic thriller is a genre of film which has a storyline combining elements of the romance film and the thriller genre . Some examples of romantic thriller films are Desire , To Catch

1863-535: 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;

1932-419: The romance super genre. Using this approach, films like Gone with the Wind (noted above) would be classified as a dramatic (type) historical/family (macro genres) romance (genre) rather than simply a historical romance; while The Notebook would be identified at dramatic (type) disease (macro genre) romance (genre) rather than simply a romantic drama. Similarly, musicals are categorized as one option for

2001-513: 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

2070-567: The Beast , Knowing , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Midnight in Paris , Her , and The Shape of Water . Romantic musical (alternatively musical romance ) is a genre of film which features romantic relationships and whose story is partially explained through song and/or dance numbers. This genre originated on Broadway and moved to the silver screen thanks in part to the popularity of

2139-456: The Boys I've Loved Before , Four Weddings and a Funeral , Dave , Say Anything... , Moonstruck , In Summer We Must Love , As Good as It Gets , Something's Gotta Give , When Harry Met Sally... , Annie Hall , Manhattan , The Apartment and Pablo and Carolina . Romantic dramas usually revolve around an obstacle that prevents deep and true love between two people. Music

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2208-594: The Ruins , The River of Love , Dearer than my Life , Love Story , Paris and Love , Featureless Men , Coming Home , Daughters of the Dust , Like Water for Chocolate , Sommersby , The Bridges of Madison County , The English Patient , Shakespeare in Love , An Officer and a Gentleman , Saptapadi and Cinema Paradiso . 21st century examples include Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , Sideways , Memoirs of

2277-492: 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

2346-597: 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

2415-510: The UK, Canada, and Australian rights to the film. On 13 February 2012, It was announced that Jennifer Aniston would star in the film. On 22 April 2014, it was announced that Catherine Hardwicke was set to direct the film, in which Rachel Weisz , who replaced Aniston and Toni Collette would star as lead actresses. The two leads would play childhood best friends whose relationship becomes troubled when one contracts breast cancer. Hardwicke said about

2484-494: The United Kingdom on 25 September 2015 and in the United States on 6 November 2015 with positive critical reviews. Childhood best friends Milly and Jess do everything together. As they grow older, however, Milly settles down and marries her rocker boyfriend Kit while Jess becomes an environmentalist and marries her longtime boyfriend Jago. Milly, busy with her career and her young family, learns that she has breast cancer after

2553-552: 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

2622-672: 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

2691-403: 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

2760-437: 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

2829-471: 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

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2898-449: 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

2967-804: 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

3036-406: The double mastectomy but Jess finds herself unable to tell Milly she is pregnant as she feels as though her good news would cause Milly grief. Meanwhile, Jess learns Jago must go away to work on an oil rig to pay for their IVF treatments. Milly finds herself growing increasingly distant from Kit after the surgery. After he arranges a surprise birthday dinner, Milly walks out, taking Jess with her and

3105-688: The lead female actresses. Principal photography began on 7 September 2014 in London and later shooting also took place in West Yorkshire , England . The hospital that features in the film is the UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre . The film was sold to several territories, including Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The film features the song " There's a Place " from star Tyson Ritter 's band The All-American Rejects . It reached number 33 of Billboard's Digital Rock Songs chart, and

3174-417: 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

3243-497: 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

3312-642: 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

3381-550: 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

3450-437: The pre-2005 Dimension Films library from 2013 until 2024. On May 8, 2015, eOne consolidated its film production and international sales units into 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

3519-598: 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

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3588-442: 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

3657-516: 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

3726-582: The screen in the early 2000s, following the success of the Twilight Saga adaptations from Stephenie Meyer 's books. By 2007–08, film studios were producing various paranormal romance films, many adapted from novels. Examples of paranormal romance films include The Exterminating Angel , The Twilight Saga , Warm Bodies , Vampire Academy , I Am Dragon , and The Shape of Water . Romantic comedies are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love

3795-406: The script, But on 5 September, Drew Barrymore was added to the cast and replaced Weisz to portray her part along with Collette, Dominic Cooper , Paddy Considine , and Jacqueline Bisset . Cooper and Considine to play husbands of Barrymore and Collette, while Bisset would play Collette's character's mother. On 3 October Tyson Ritter joined the cast of the film to play the love interest of one of

3864-405: 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

3933-459: The two families have lunch together. Jess muses on how her friend was irreplaceable but then recognises a trait of hers in Scarlett. The film is based on Morwenna Banks ' radio play Goodbye , which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . The project was first announced on 11 February 2012, when Paul Andrew Williams was set to direct and co-wrote the script with Morwenna Banks, Entertainment One had

4002-492: The two go all the way to West Yorkshire ostensibly to see the moors where the Brontë sisters grew up, though, in reality, Milly is chasing down a barman, Ace, that she had sex with post-surgery. When Jess discovers the deception, she and Milly argue and Jess leaves the area as quick as possible after showing Milly her bump. She falls in her exit and then bounces around on a bus for hours. This causes complications in her pregnancy. For

4071-738: The two leads finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience their "happily ever after", often implied by a reunion and final kiss. In romantic television series, the development of such romantic relationships may play out over many episodes or different characters may become intertwined in different romantic arcs. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies Romance Films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy , claiming that all feature length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action , crime , fantasy , horror , science fiction , comedy , sports , thriller , war and western . ' Chick flick '

4140-710: 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

4209-476: 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

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4278-632: 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

4347-673: 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

4416-673: 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

4485-674: Was met with widely positive reception from critics and fans alike. Miss You Already opened theatrically in the United States on 6 November 2015 in 384 venues and earned $ 552,506 in its opening weekend. The film ended its run 17 days later on 22 November, with a gross of $ 1,162,653. The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a 71% rating based on 117 reviews, with an average rating of 6.04/10. The site's consensus states: " Miss You Already isn't shy about going for filmgoers' tear ducts, but its solid script and talented cast are often powerful enough to make up for its more manipulative moments." Metacritic reports

4554-501: 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

4623-420: 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

4692-500: 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

4761-510: 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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