Sphere Media has appointed industry veteran Kelly Jenkins as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, English Scripted, operating out of the company’s Toronto studio.
This key leadership addition signals Sphere Media’s strategic push to expand its scripted content footprint across Canada and international markets. Bringing a wealth of expertise in television financing, production, and rights management, Jenkins will oversee all business affairs for the division. Working in close collaboration with creative, production, and corporate teams, he will play a pivotal role in driving the development and execution of the company’s premium scripted slate.
“I’m really excited to work with everyone at Sphere to make great scripted content together” said Kelly.
“We are thrilled to welcome Kelly to our fantastic English Scripted team as we continue to grow our capacity to produce memorable, premium content for Canadian and international audiences,” said Elise Cousineau, Executive Vice President & Executive Producer, Content, English Scripted.
Sphere Media continues to build on its position as one of Canada’s leading independent content creators and distributors, producing and delivering compelling scripted, unscripted, documentary, and feature film content for audiences in Canada and around the world. Upcoming productions include limited series Cold Country, a co-production with Katawak Productions and Inferno Pictures for CBC/CBC Gem and romance This Summer Will Be Different, an adaptation of Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel with Netflix Canada.
Recently announced are CBC commissions Blessed Sacrament, from creator/showrunner Kathleen Robertson, produced with Debut Content, as well as a half-hour espionage comedy from creator/showrunner Aubrey Nealon. Past Sphere English Scripted productions include thriller Wayward (Netflix), with Objective Fiction; menopause comedy Small Achievable Goals (CBC/Gem); Peabody Award-winning dramedy Sort Of (CBC/HBO Max); medical drama Transplant (Bell/NBCU) and Primetime Emmy and Independent Spirit Award-nominated period drama The Porter (CBC/BET+).
