eOne Enters First-Look Deal with Landscape Entertainment

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) Television has sealed a first-look agreement with Bob Cooper’s production company, Landscape Entertainment, which has projects in development at A&E, TNT, USA Network and HBO.

Landscape will develop new scripted projects for the U.S. and international markets. The projects developed and produced as part of the pact will see eOne serving as the studio and debt financier, along with handling the worldwide distribution. Landscape will be based out of the eOne offices in Los Angeles, where Cooper will relocate to. Cooper’s team will include a new TV development executive as well as current head of feature films, Tyler Mitchell.

“Bob is an exceptionally talented executive with superb taste and instincts and extraordinary salesmanship and packaging skills,” commented John Morayniss, the CEO of eOne Television. “We’re very excited about partnering with Bob and his team at Landscape to bring compelling television programming to a global marketplace.”

"I have known John for many years and have great respect for how he has successfully built his company. I am looking forward to collaborating with him and his team at eOne,” added Cooper.