Entertainment One Regulatory News (ETO)

1 Dec 2009 07:00



Entertainment One Ltd.

E1 wins two BAFTA awards 

Entertainment One Ltd. ("E1" or the "Company"), a leading international independent entertainment content owner and distributor, is pleased to announce that at the Children's BAFTA awards held on the 29th November 2009, the Company's Kids TV business won awards in two categories: Best Animation for its title Lost and Found and Best Pre-School Animation for its title Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. The business dominated the Pre-School Animation category, with its titles Peppa Pig and Humf also nominated.

E1 Television is the largest independent television production company in Canada and its UK-based Kids business has enjoyed significant success in co-production, distribution and merchandising and licensing activities. E1 Television productions have sold to over 500 broadcasters in 150 countries.

E1's latest UK film release Nativity also opened on Friday 27th November, performing strongly and placing 6th at the UK box office over the weekend. The Company's UK and Canadian release The Twilight Saga: New Moon remained at number one for the second consecutive weekend. 

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About Entertainment One Ltd. 

Entertainment One Ltd. (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1's extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution. E1's content library includes more than 4,000 feature films, 2,800 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks.