The transaction was disclosed in Boat Rocker’s Q2 financial results.
The No Conflict Clearance Company will provide a digital submission, review, and reporting process that uses AI technologies.
The new VFX studio will be led by EVP Samara Melanson and COO Bob Munroe.
The industry veteran was most recently the head of Canada ad sales at Spotify.
The telecom company reported an overall revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter.
The companies plan to announce their first projects together later this year.
Based in Toronto, Akman will support the live entertainment company as it expands its project roster to include film and television.
Corus Entertainment bought a majority stake in Aircraft Pictures in 2022.
The company also reported a 21% increase in Crave subscribers for Q2, which helped to offset losses in BDU subscribers.
The company announced that EVP and CFO Mark Segal will retire in 2025.
She assumes the role from outgoing CFO Joanne Heller effective Aug. 19.