eOne Television Enters First-Look Deal with IDW Entertainment

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) Television and IDW Entertainment have entered into an agreement to co-develop, co-fund and co-produce TV series based on IDW's library of more than 300 original properties.

The two companies will fully fund the development of each project with the intent of securing direct-to-series commitments for network and cable TV. Circle of Confusion is attached to drive the creative development and production on all projects. Circle of Confusion formed a partnership with IDW Entertainment in October 2013 to assist in the development and executive produce the projects of the newly launched entertainment division of IDW Publishing.

IDW Entertainment and eOne will jointly represent the U.S. network sales, and eOne will be responsible for the international distribution of programming.

“eOne has a proven track record of developing, producing and distributing premier television programming, and they are the perfect co-development, production and distribution partner for IDW Entertainment as we grow our television business,” commented David Ozer, the president of IDW Entertainment. “We look forward to collaborating with eOne and Circle of Confusion to bring our properties to life and anticipate announcing very shortly our first project under the deal.”
 
“The IDW team brings with them not only an expansive catalogue of captivating titles, but the creative sensibility and instinct for developing their properties into successful franchises,” added John Morayniss, the CEO of eOne Television. “Working with Circle of Confusion further cements this collaborative powerhouse and we look forward to the impressive slate of projects to come.”