Entertainment One signs first-look deal with Canadaland

Entertainment One (eOne) has entered into an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with the widely renowned podcast network, Canadaland. “Partnering with a dynamic podcast network like Canadaland allows us access to an array of fascinating stories,” said Jocelyn Hamilton, President, Canada, eOne Television. “By leaning into the podcast to broadcast approach, we’re broadening our search in finding more incredible and thought-provoking content.” 

Under the terms of the multi-year deal, eOne will adapt Canadaland’s original podcasts into scripted and non-scripted television, limited series and documentaries. All projects will be co-produced by eOne and Canadaland with eOne serving as the studio and international distributor. “Working with Entertainment One on Thunder Bay has shown us that they are just as dedicated to telling incredible, true Canadian stories as we are,” Jesse Brown, Founder, Canadaland said. "We're thrilled to build on this partnership and take our past and future stories from sound to screen.”

With an interest in expanding its podcast development slate and creating new opportunities for its slate of Canadian storytellers, Canadaland recently added audio industry luminary Julie Shapiro to its team. The company also previously collaborated with Canadaland and Anishinaabe journalist and award-winning writer Ryan McMahon on Crave’s breakout docuseries "Thunder Bay." The series follows McMahon on his quest to reveal the truth behind the deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It also aired on CTV under the channel’s current affairs and documentary strand ‘W5’ ranking as the channel’s #1 documentary of the 2022/23 season-to-premiere in the commercial target A25-54.

Canadaland offers a broad slate of popular podcasts featuring top notch journalism renowned in Canada and internationally for telling compelling stories, giving voice to a variety of perspectives and points of view, and for sparking vital conversations about the past, present, and future of our planet. In addition to their flagship news and media criticism podcast Canadaland hosted by Jesse Brown, some of their most reputable podcasts include "Thunder Bay," "The White Saviors" which is a compelling deep dive and controversial report of the WE Charity scandal, "Cool Mules" about a cocaine-smuggling ring led by Vice Media editor ‘Slava P’, The Backbench featuring Jeopardy Super Champion Mattea Roach, Commons whose current season covers the dark side of Canada’s national pastime, and Ratfucker, the wildly true story of a political fixer and dirty tricks operative.