Nicholas Sokic

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Toby McCathie joins Sphere Abacus as finance director

McCathie will join the team on Dec. 3, reporting to Denis Rozon, Sphere Media’s EVP and CFO.

Roku acquires Crave’s Made for TV With Boman Martinez-Reid

The 6 x 30-minute series from Alibi Entertainment originally streamed on Crave in July.

Six screenwriters selected for PSP’s 2025 Scripted Series Lab

The seventh iteration of the Scripted Series Lab is run by showrunner-in-residence Nelu Handa.

Family Law, Re: Uniting lead UBCP/ACTRA Awards winners

The awards were handed out at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on Nov. 23.

SODEC invested $142.6M in cultural sector in 2023-24

SODEC supported 345 projects in the audiovisual sector with a total $88.3 million.

Just For Entertainment reorgs team after JFL acquisition

Quebec City’s ComediHa! Group consolidated and rebranded to Just For Entertainment in October.

In Brief: Tonya Williams to join Canada’s Walk of Fame

Plus: A French Youth wins twice at Cinemania and the CMPA hires a new government relations director.

New Metric expands into standup comedy and podcasts

SiriusXM exec Ben Miner will join New Metric as VP, standup and podcasts.

Jackie Shane doc among IDA award nominees

The 40th IDA Documentary Awards will be handed out in L.A. on Dec. 5.

Inside Out names Elie Chivi as executive director

Chivi steps into the role following the departure of co-head Andrew Murphy.

Pancho Mansfield named Blink49’s president of scripted

Mansfield was previously the president of global scripted television for Entertainment One.

Quebec TV sector calls on feds to double Canada Media Fund budget

More than a dozen Quebec prodcos issued an open letter calling for the federal government to double its annual CMF contribution ahead of the Fall Economic Statement.