Entertainment One (eOne) has announced that Noel Hedges will join the company as executive vice president of acquisitions, eOne television. In this newly-created role, Hedges will focus on acquiring television product for distribution around the world across genres including drama, film, lifestyle, factual, series and formats. He will work with eOne's development and production teams to source premium scripted programming at the earliest stages, and will broaden eOne's network of international producer partnerships. He starts on September 4, 2017, will be based in eOne's London office and will oversee teams in both London and Toronto. Before joining eOne, Hedges served as executive vice president, content at DRG Ltd.