eOne Bolsters Factual Team

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has hired Michael Kot as its new senior VP of factual entertainment within its television division, joining from a role as VP of original factual content for Canwest channels.

Kot will report to Laszlo Barna, the president of eOne Television. He is responsible for all original factual programming for the company. Some of eOne’s most recent productions include Outlaw Bikers (History); Party Mamas (Slice); Underworld Gangs (History in Canada; National Geographic in the U.S.) and Revamped (Slice).

“eOne is committed to growing our factual business and we are confident that Michael is the best person to lead this growth,” said Barna. “Michael’s experience and reputation in the Canadian and international non-fiction market will ensure that we are attracting creative partners for ongoing productions while also leveraging his extensive network worldwide to secure broadcast partners for our premium factual programming.”

“eOne is a tremendous company with a worldwide reach and a huge potential for growth in factual programming,” added Kot. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a talented and successful entertainment team.”