El Rey, eOne Form Internatonal Distribution Pact
El Rey Network and studio Entertainment One announced Monday they have signed an international distribution agreement through which the studio will handle original programming for the new cable network, which was launched in December.
The first series to fall under the deal will be the previously announced Matador, from Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman’s K/O Paper Products. Entertainment One, also called eOne, will also will also handle U.S. And Canadian DVD and electronic sell-through rights for “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series,” the network’s first original series, from creator Robert Rodriguez.
In September eOne signed an agreement with AMC Networks to oversee international distribution for all AMC and Sundance Channel original series.
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