15 May 2017 07:00
Date: 15 May 2017On behalf of: Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company')Embargoed until: 0700hrs
Entertainment One Ltd.
Director Notification
It is with great sadness that the Company confirms that it has been informed of the death of Ron Atkey, a Director of Entertainment One since November 2010.
The Company will separately announce an update on future Board composition.
Allan Leighton, Chairman, commented:
"The Board and employees of Entertainment One would like to extend their sincere condolences to Ron's family. Ron was a very diligent and supportive director of eOne and a real gentleman. We will miss him greatly."
Darren Throop, CEO, commented:
"I have counted on Ron's professional counsel and personal friendship for over fifteen years. Over that period, Ron has played a significant role both in developing eOne into the company that it is now and more widely in his stewardship of Canada's cultural industries. Ron was a great friend, mentor and inspiration to many at eOne and we will long remember his contribution to the Company and to the wider entertainment industry."
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Notes to Editors:
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.
The Company's rights library, valued at US$1.5 billion (as at 31 March 2016), is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.
www.entertainmentone.com