Sphere Media has announced the appointment of Kelly Jenkins as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, English Scripted, based out of the company’s Toronto studio. This appointment reflects Sphere Media’s continued growth and commitment to strengthening its leadership team as the company expands its scripted content activities in Canada and internationally. With extensive experience in business affairs, production, financing, and rights management across the television industry, Kelly … [Read more...] about Sphere Media Appoints Kelly Jenkins as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, English Scripted
Sphere Media
Sphere Media and Zone 3 unite to lead Canadian content and become a major Global force
Sphere Media, one of Canada's leading television content creators and producers, and major Quebec-based producer Zone 3, have announced their merger, becoming a global leader in the television industry in both Canada and internationally. Sphere Media’s highly successful programming includes Cardinal (Bell Media), 19-2 (Bell Media, SRC), Transplant (Bell Media, NBC), Sort of (CBC, HBO Max), Small Achievable Goals (CBC) and Wayward (Netflix). The company is also a co-shareholder with Bell Media … [Read more...] about Sphere Media and Zone 3 unite to lead Canadian content and become a major Global force
Bell Media Acquires Majority Stake of Global Content Distributor Sphere Abacus
Bell Media has announced that it has bolstered its existing partnership with Montréal-based Sphere Media by acquiring a majority stake in leading global content distributor Sphere Abacus, through parent company Sphere Media International. The acquisition serves as a launchpad for Bell Media’s content distribution expansion, combining the strength of the two companies to accelerate growth and capitalize on new opportunities. Through Sphere Abacus, Bell Media is set to enhance the reach of … [Read more...] about Bell Media Acquires Majority Stake of Global Content Distributor Sphere Abacus
Sphere Abacus acquires explosive true crime docu-series Making Manson
Sphere Abacus (SA) has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the true crime documentary series Making Manson, produced by award-winning Renowned Films. SA has already agreed a sale to Channel 5 / Paramount+ in the UK and Bell Media, Canada (French and English speaking) for the series which aired on Peacock in the US in November 2024. Executive produced by Max Welch, Kate Maddigan, Tim Withers and Duane Jones for Renowned, Making Manson (3 x 1 hour) is a high-end, high-budget, explosive … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus acquires explosive true crime docu-series Making Manson
Sphere Abacus sells Scrublands: Silver to AMC Networks’ Sundance Now
Sphere Abacus (SA) has sold Stan Original drama series Scrublands: Silver, an Easy Tiger production in association with Third Act Stories, to popular streamer Sundance Now for the US and Canada to air in 2025. Scrublands: Silver (4 x 1 hour), the sequel to Scrublands and based on the best-selling novel ‘Silver’ by Chris Hammer, sees the return of award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold – Black Sails) and his partner Mandy Bond (Bella Heathcote – Pieces of … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus sells Scrublands: Silver to AMC Networks’ Sundance Now
Sphere Abacus sells true crime feature documentary Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy to Prime Video
Sphere Abacus (SA) has sold Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy (1 x 98) a feature-length documentary produced by Sphere Media to Prime Video, which is set to launch in January 2025. Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy, from award-winning director Jason Lapeyre (I Declare War), is an exposé of the criminal activity that took place in the Hare Krishna movement in America in the 1970s and ‘80s, adapted from the New York Times bestselling book by John Hubner and Lindsey … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus sells true crime feature documentary Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy to Prime Video
