Canadian television production and distribution company
Portfolio Entertainment Inc.
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Entertainment
Founded
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Founder
Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen
Headquarters
23 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada[1]
Key people
Lisa Olfman (CEO) Sonya Roberts (director)
Parent
9 Story Media Group (2024-present)[2]
Divisions
Portfolio Animation
Website
portfolioentertainment.com
Portfolio Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian television production and film distribution company owned by 9 Story Media Group.[3] It was founded in 1991 by Lisa Olfman and Joy Rosen with a focus on children's programming, later expanding into primetime and movie production.[4] The company distributes television programming internationally to more than 90 countries,[5][6] with about four-fifths of its catalogue being in-house productions.[7]
Since February 5, 2024, 9 Story has owned Portfolio Entertainment. Portfolio CEO Lisa Olfman became an executive producer at 9 Story, where she will report to Vince Commisso (CEO and president of 9 Story).[8]
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