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'''Entertainment One''' (also spelled as "'''eOne'''" and formerly Koch Entertainment and E1 Entertainment) began operations in 1973 as the music distributor ROW (Records on Wheels) in Canada. It was renamed to Entertainment One Fund in 2005. That June, it acquired Koch Entertainment, thus expanding their distribution network in Canada and the United States. | '''Entertainment One''' (also spelled as "'''eOne'''" and formerly Koch Entertainment and E1 Entertainment) began operations in 1973 as the music distributor ROW (Records on Wheels) in Canada. It was renamed to Entertainment One Fund in 2005. That June, it acquired Koch Entertainment, thus expanding their distribution network in Canada and the United States. | ||
Throughout the years, eOne built regional home entertainment divisions in the United Kingdom (based on [[Contender Entertainment]] and [[Maximum Entertainment (UK)|Maximum Entertainment]]), Benelux (based on [[RCV Entertainment]]) and Canada (formerly [[Seville Pictures]]). In 2008, eOne also purchased the minor television companies [[Oasis International]], [[Blueprint Entertainment]] and [[Barna-Alper Productions]]. Since 2007, eOne has been distributing films for cinemas. They later acquired [[Hopscotch Films]] and [[Alliance Films]] in 2013, and [[Phase 4 Films]] and Force Four in 2014. | Throughout the years, eOne built regional home entertainment divisions in the United Kingdom (based on [[Contender Entertainment Group]] and [[Maximum Entertainment (UK)|Maximum Entertainment]]), Benelux (based on [[RCV Entertainment (Netherlands)|RCV Entertainment]]) and Canada (formerly [[Seville Pictures]]). In 2008, eOne also purchased the minor television companies [[Oasis International]], [[Blueprint Entertainment]] and [[Barna-Alper Productions]]. Since 2007, eOne has been distributing films for cinemas. They later acquired [[Hopscotch Films]] and [[Alliance Films]] in 2013, and [[Phase 4 Films]] and Force Four in 2014. | ||
From 2014 until 2016, eOne has distributed and released additional kids content made under the [[Kaboom! Entertainment]] label in Canada and the United States. On December 30, 2019, after American toy company [[Hasbro]] acquired the company, their future film and television projects began using the eOne name, absorbing the [[Allspark Pictures|Allspark]] name with it a year later. | From 2014 until 2016, eOne has distributed and released additional kids content made under the [[Kaboom! Entertainment]] label in Canada and the United States. On December 30, 2019, after American toy company [[Hasbro]] acquired the company, their future film and television projects began using the eOne name, absorbing the [[Allspark Pictures|Allspark]] name with it a year later. | ||