About Us
Entertainment Rights (ER) Plc was founded in 1999, when the company owned the rights to 50 hours of programming. The company has since grown into a successful global children’s and family entertainment specialist and is a fully listed company on the London Stock Exchange with offices in London, New York and Nashville.
Entertainment Rights Plc (ER) is a leading force in the global children's and family entertainment market with a combined portfolio of contemporary classic children's and family brands, which stands at over 3,600 hours. The digitised catalogue is fully exploited across television distribution, licensing and merchandising, live events, home entertainment, music, theatrical and digital media. Entertainment Rights has an enviable reputation as a distributor of content, both owned and on behalf of third parties.
In January 2007, ER acquired Classic Media and Big Idea and the acquisition has transformed the company making it a leading force in the global children’s and family entertainment market. It has also enabled the group to further diversify its portfolio of world famous characters and the library now stands at over 3,600 hours of content.
Over the past four years, the Group has expanded geographically from a wholly UK-based enterprise to a Group with operations in the world's two largest media markets, the UK and the US, as well as significant presence in the international media market.
ER's production process allows for the creation of both long form and short form content, creating numerous opportunities for traditional broadcasters and a multitude of digital platforms including Online, Gaming, VOD, IPTV and mobile.
World famous brands include Postman Pat®, Casper the Friendly GhostTM, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer®, 3-2-1 Penguins®, Rupert Bear®, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe®, Veggie Tales®, Basil Brush®, Jess The Cat®, Fat Albert® , Lassie®, She-Ra®, The Lone Ranger® and Jim Jam and SunnyTM. ER also has a number of agreements in negotiation with major picture studios to option its properties and characters for worldwide theatrical film production and distribution.