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Federation Entertainment has hit the M&A trail once again by taking a majority stake in Britannia, Bronson and Bulletproof producer Vertigo Films, its first British acquisition.

A woman has hit out at her energy provider for sending her a "joke" cheque - for just ONE PENCE. Sharon Patrick, 47, says she was given the cash by E.ON as a 'reward' for being a prepayment customer.

EXCLUSIVE: eOne has upped non-scripted exec Ben Megargel.

EXCLUSIVE: Here is a fun project coming together. Deadline is hearing that Captain Marvel writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have come on to write, direct and produce the drama Freaky Tales for eOne and Macro. eOne had no comment on the project. Insiders say Jelani eOne, Johnson and Poppy Hanks will produce on behalf of Macro.

BreAnna Bell eOne has selected Kris Henigman as its new senior vice president of scripted television, where he will focus on the development and packaging of television projects, Variety has learned exclusively.“I am very excited to join the amazing team at eOne. In addition to eOne’s fantastic original series slate, Hasbro has a deep well of beloved IP that I have been a massive fan of since childhood.

It's been a tough few months keeping up with our gas and electricity bills and unfortunately it's only going to get harder for us and many others.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEntertainment One (eOne) president and CEO Darren Throop will be exiting the company when his contract expires at the end of 2022.“Darren built a team with deep passion, creativity and talent and, on behalf of all of us at Hasbro, I thank him for his steadfast leadership,” said Chris Cocks, Hasbro’s CEO. “Entertainment continues to be a cornerstone of our strategy.

Darren Throop will step down from his role as president and CEO of eOne at the end of the year.

K.J. Yossman A Russian court has failed to save “Peppa Pig’s” bacon.Entertainment One (eOne), who own the “Peppa Pig” franchise, sued Vietnamese media company Sconnect in both Russia and the U.K.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterEntertainment One is expanding its partnership with unscripted production company Creature Films by signing the “Siesta Key” producer to a multiyear overall deal, Variety has learned exclusively.The pact, which is the latest extension of a first-look deal originally signed between eOne and Mark Ford’s Creature Films in 2015, evolves the relationship into exclusive development territory and is good through 2024.Throughout their six-year partnership, Creature Films, which Variety has confirmed recently appointed Pat Lambert as head of development, and eOne have produced MTV’s “Siesta Key,” which was recently renewed for a fifth season, “Behind the Music” for Paramount+, the upcoming Paramount+ doc “The Lady and the Legend” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Amazon’s “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” BET’s “Chronicles,” A&E’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biography: Bobby Brown.” Lambert joins Creature Films as head of development from 44 Blue Productions, where he had worked since 2015.

The ever-expanding Blink49 Studios is moving into the non-scripted game.

eOne Hires Universal International Studios’ Christopher Kennedy For Development Post

EXCLUSIVE: Lea Thomson (Back to the Future) and Stacey Farber (Virgin River, Degrassi: The Next Generation) will play mother and daughter in CTV and eOne’s lighthearted Canadian procedural series The Spencer Sisters.

J. Kim Murphy On the evening ahead of its official unveiling at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is offering a first look to those already wandering the San Diego Convention Center, displaying footage of characters played by Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and more cast members.Variety has filmed a video from the Comic-Con floor depicting the character designs for the film’s cast, showcasing looks for Pine, Rodriguez, Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Hugh Grant.Pine’s character seems to be a bard, shredding on a lute before shredding the air with a sword.

Entertainment One has promoted veteran television executives Jacqueline Sacerio and Gabriel Marano to Co-Heads, Development, Scripted Television, U.S. The two will work together to oversee the Company’s scripted television development in the U.S. and will continue to report to Pancho Mansfield, President of Global Scripted Television, eOne.

The Gina Prince-Bythewood directed TriStar Pictures and eOne title, The Woman King, will be making its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Fans will have to wait a little longer for an update on which actor will replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who have overseen the James Bond franchise for the past three decades, have been honored with BFI Fellowships, the highest bestowed by the film institute.

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Klein (The Thing About Pam) has signed an overall deal for television content with independent studio Entertainment One. Under the two-year pact, Klein will develop genre and drama-based television content and will serve as showrunner on eOne’s Power Rangers series that is currently in development at Netflix. She’ll collaborate on the series with Jonathan Entwistle who is overseeing the Power Rangers universe under a deal he signed with eOne in 2020 to develop the franchise across film and television.

Roku has commissioned a second season of animated comedy Doomlands and ordered a duo of non-scripted projects.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOn Pluto TV, there’s now more than meets the eye. The free streaming service from Paramount has launched a dedicated channel for animated series based on the iconic Transformers toy franchise, available 24 hours a day.Transformers TV initially hosts more than 200 hours of content, spanning iconic moments from more than 30 years of the franchise’s history.