eOne Television was founded in 1980 as Barna-Alper Productions Inc. The company was headed by President and Chief Executive OfficerLaszlo Barna and Laura Alper, Barna's wife. eOne also distributed through Barna-Alper Releasing Inc. Tom Perlmutter was the company's founding head of documentaries.
eOne also owns a 1% interest in the Canadian digital cable channel, documentary.
eOne Television
In January 2008, after being acquired by Entertainment One, Barna-Alper Productions Inc. was folded into eOne Television along with Blueprint Entertainment, Oasis International/Pictures, Rubber Duck and Contender Entertainment Group, also owned by Entertainment One.