Sphere Media has appointed Kelly Jenkins as SVP of business affairs for its English-language scripted operations.

Banijay Rights has closed its first international format deal on Let’s Play Ball, with Bell Media's Crave on board for a French-Canadian version.

This Summer Will Be Different, based on the novel by Carley Fortune, is being adapted into a series by Sphere Media for Netflix Canada.

With the union of Sphere Media and Zone3, Mélanie Ratté has been appointed head of sales for formats and French programming and content partnerships at Sphere Abacus.

Format developer and showrunner Moira Ross has entered into a creative alliance with Sphere Media.