eOne Sets Up Australian TV Development & Production Unit

SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) is expanding its TV business with the launch of a dedicated production and development arm in Sydney.

Jude Troy, currently the managing director of home entertainment, has been tapped to serve as executive VP of television development and acquisitions for Australia and New Zealand. The post will see Troy working closely with Stuart Baxter, the president of eOne Television International, and Carrie Stein, the executive VP of global production, to source content and production opportunities for eOne Television.

“Australian TV drama is in its prime right now and there is a real appetite for pedigree scripted drama globally,” said Troy Lum, the managing director of eOne Films Australia. “Jude brings excellent relationships with producers and sales agents and has a great understanding of the local broadcast environment and the evolving landscape worldwide. With her many years of experience, she is well-suited to lead our Australian business into this new domain and join forces with our colleagues from eOne Television to bring more opportunity to our talented creative community.”

John Morayniss, the CEO of eOne Television, added, “eOne Television continues to be aggressive in its growth strategy with a steadfast commitment to production of scripted content in English-speaking markets. This move is a natural extension of our global content objectives as we build on our strong film platform to connect more directly to the talented television community in that part of the world.”

Troy remarked, “With distribution in virtually every market as well as home entertainment divisions to support this, we are in an ideal place to attract the finest talent and premium projects from Australia and New Zealand, growing the company locally and feeding into the international eOne pipeline. TV content is something I am very passionate about and I am incredibly excited to be taking up this fantastic new challenge in a growth area for both the company and the local industry.”