Online film hub Jaman has acquired library movie and TV series titles from E1 Entertainment for its expanding video-on-demand service.

Toronto-based E1 will supply around 3,000 films, documentaries and episodic TV series, mostly from its eclectic U.S. catalogue, to Jaman.com, which specializes in indie fare.

The E1 titles on offer include classic films from French directors Jacques Demy, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette and Eric Rohmer, U.S. indie titles like Jessica Yu’s Sundance award winner The Protagonist, and live concert content from James Brown, Jewel, Duke Ellington and Johnny Cash. E1 is also supplying episodes of classic American TV series.

Unlike rival online film hubs like Netflix, Amazon and iTunes, Jaman first established itself with indie and international films from Bollywood, Hong Kong and Mexico before it went mainstream with studio product from Paramount and, now, E1.

‘The caliber of films that E1 Entertainment delivers is synonymous with our mission to bring high-quality entertainment to audiences around the world,’ said Gaurav Dhillon, Jaman founder and CEO.

‘Jaman has always delivered unique cinematic content to our community, and now with the addition of these incredible titles from the E1 Entertainment library, we are able to further build upon our diverse collection of cinema,’ he added.

E1 in the last year has expanded its library of art-house, crossover and mainstream film product through acquisitions for release theatrically and through emerging digital platforms.

E1 president of filmed entertainment Patrice Théroux says the Jaman deal will help lay the groundwork for expanded delivery of digital film product in the years to come, much as digital music downloads are now ubiquitous online, while it enables the Canadian distributor to extend its global reach.

The film and TV episodes will be available for download to own or rent, or for ad-supported free viewing. E1 movies will be available from $1.99 to $3.99, depending on the rental title.

In separate news Thursday, E1 said Nickelodeon’s Noggin channel has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the preschool cartoon series Peppa Pig. Noggin picked up 52 episodes of the animated series about a family of pigs and retained an option on all future series and one-off specials.