Private company

Lionsgate Canada

Logo: eOne - Steven Preisman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian entertainment company

Lionsgate Canada (formerly Records On Wheels Limited, ROW Entertainment, Entertainment One and E1 Entertainment) is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in the Entertainment District in the city of Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1
  • Tickeron London Stock Exchange1
  • Industryentertainment1
  • HeadquartersToronto1
  • Founded inToronto1
  • Websitewww.lionsgate.com/canada
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Lionsgate Canada (formerly Records On Wheels Limited, ROW Entertainment, Entertainment One and E1 Entertainment) is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in the Entertainment District in the city of Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series.2

The story

Founded by Darren Throop in 1973, in Toronto.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Allspark Pictures
  • Christal Films
  • Death Row Records
  • Entertainment One Films
  • Equity Music Group
  • Les Films Séville
  • Momentum Pictures
  • Phase 4 Films

Divisions

  • Koch Records

Also owns

  • Amblin Partners
  • Secret Location since 2016

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2016Acquired Secret Location1

Timeline

  1. 2024Acquired Acquired by Lionsgate Studios1
  2. 2023Acquired Acquired by Starz Entertainment1
  3. 2019Acquired Acquired by Hasbro1
  4. 1973Founded Founded in Toronto1

Sources

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