{"id":11097,"date":"2018-04-09T03:54:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T07:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/eone-buys-majority-stake-whizz-kid\/"},"modified":"2018-04-09T10:39:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T14:39:18","slug":"eone-buys-majority-stake-in-whizz-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/eone-buys-majority-stake-in-whizz-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"eOne Buys Majority Stake in Whizz Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired a majority stake in the British factual producer Whizz Kid Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by Malcolm Gerrie and Lisa Chapman, Whizz Kid is behind the show\u00a0<em>Ex on the Beach<\/em>, which is currently being adapted by eOne for MTV in the U.S. The deal marks eOne\u2019s first U.K.-based TV production company acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhizz Kid gives us a strong footing in one of the most creative markets in the world and is a great first step in our ambitious non-scripted global expansion strategy,\u201d said eOne\u2019s Tara Long, executive VP of alternative television. \u201cMalcolm is a highly-respected industry executive with broad experience in the international market. We couldn\u2019t be more excited to hit the ground running together with new series on both sides of the Atlantic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerrie, CEO of Whizz Kid Entertainment, commented, \u201cFrom the first moment we met Tara and the eOne non-scripted team we knew there was a real chemistry. eOne is a major player on the world stage and I\u2019m thrilled to partner with them on this next chapter of the Whizz Kid story. Our former partners Ingenious have been terrific from the very beginning and we thank them and Patrick McKenna for all their unwavering support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019The team at Whizz Kid always set the bar high creatively,\u2019\u2019 added Chapman, managing director of Whizz Kid Entertainment. &#8220;Having already collaborated on <em>Ex on the Beach<\/em> with eOne in the U.S., we are now looking forward to creating even more ambitious and daring global entertainment formats.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired a majority stake in the British factual producer Whizz Kid Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[202,329],"class_list":["post-11097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-entertainment-one","tag-whizz-kid-entertainment","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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