ENTERTAINMENT ONES PRESIDENT & CEO DARREN ROOP TO KEYNOTE AT MIPTV

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ENTERTAINMENT ONES PRESIDENT & CEO

DARREN THROOP TO KEYNOTE AT MIPTV

ACTRESS THANDIE NEWTON TO PRESENT

ENTERTAINMENT ONES SERIES ROGUE

Paris, Monday 11 February 2013 MIPTV today announces that Entertainment Ones (eOne) President & CEO, Darren Throop, will give a keynote address on Monday 8 April, as part of MIPTVs Media Mastermind keynotes series. Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPTV will take place in Cannes from 8-11 April, 2013.

Following eOnes recent acquisition of Alliance Entertainment, Darren Throop will discuss the future of his groups expanding multi-territory, multi-platform business and express his vision of actively acquiring ownership of content rights for exploitation across all media platforms around the world.

Under Darren Throops leadership, eOne has become a leading global independent entertainment content owner, producer and distributor. Through corporate acquisitions and partnerships, Throop has expanded the groups global footprint and eOnes catalog today includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,700 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

eOne is bringing its highly-anticipated series Rogue to MIPTV. The new Canada/UK co-production stars celebrated BAFTA Award-winning British actress Thandie Newton, who will fly down to the French Riviera to present Rogue to international buyers and press. Newton accompanies the series creator, writer and supervising producer Matthew Parkhill (The Caller, Dot the I), its executive producer and co-director Nick Hamm (Killing Bono, The Hole), eOnes Television International President, Peter Emerson, and DIRECTVs Entertainment VP, Patricia Ishimoto.

Thandie Newton was praised for her work in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture of 2006, Crash, for which she won a BAFTA. She received rave reviews for her performance in Jonathan Demmes 1998 adaptation of Toni Morrisons novel, Beloved, co-starring Oprah Winfrey. She also starred in John Woos Mission: Impossible II, Oliver Stones W, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and in Michael Crichtons hit series ER.

Thandie Newton spoke at the Ted Global Conference in 2011, on the topic of Embracing Otherness, and her address has been viewed on the web over 750,000 times.

A smart, complex, character-led thriller exploring loss, grief, identity, family bonds, second chances and redemption, Rogue revolves around Grace Travis (Thandie Newton), a morally and emotionally-conflicted undercover detective who is tormented by the possibility that her own actions contributed to her sons death. Shot in Vancouver in 2012, the series is a co-production from Entertainment One and Greenroom Entertainment, produced in participation with The Movie Network, Movie Central and DIRECTV.

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About MIPTV Founded in 1963, MIPTV is the annual international market and creative forum for content on every screen. It brings professionals from the global TV and online content industry to Cannes, France, for four days of exhibition, conferences, screenings and networking. It is a key market for buying and selling content and early-stage content development. MIPCube constitutes a special programme exploring tech and creative approaches with the community re-inventing the content experience within MIPTV. The weekend prior to MIPTV, MIPDoc and MIPFormats constitute a two-day showcase for non-fiction and unscripted programming. In 2013, MIPTV celebrates its 50th anniversary. www.miptv.com

REED MIDEM PRESS CONTACTS

Jane GARTON , Entertainment Press Director: +33 1 41 90 44 39 > jane.garton@reedmidem.com

Philippe LE GALL, Press Events Manager: +33 1 41 90 46 48 > philippe.legall@reedmidem.com

Joanna KIRK, Press Manager: +33 1 41 90 45 82 > joanna.kirk@reedmidem.com

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