VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 2, 2026 /CNW/ -- Network Media Group Inc. (TSXV: NTE) (OTC: NETWF) ("Network" or the "Company") today announced that Kevin Ma's tenure as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has concluded.
Darren Battersby has been appointed Interim CFO, effective immediately.
Mr. Battersby previously served as Network's CFO from October 2014 until May 2025. He joined Network's Board of Directors in June 2026 and has continued to work with the Company as a consultant.
"We are pleased to have Darren step back into the CFO role on an interim basis," said Paul Gertz, Network Media Group's COO and Corporate Secretary. "Darren has a deep understanding of Network and our business, having served as CFO for more than 10 years, and his experience will be a great asset to the Company."
Network thanks Kevin Ma for his service to the Company and wishes him well in his future endeavours.
About Network Entertainment
Network Media Group is the parent company of Network Entertainment Inc.
Network Entertainment is a creatively driven production company that creates, finances, and produces award-winning film, television and digital content for audiences around the world. For more than two decades, Network has built a reputation for telling the stories of extraordinary and iconic international figures.
Network has earned international recognition for productions including Facing Ali, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary; SIDNEY, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, was produced in partnership with Oprah Winfrey and was released globally on Apple TV+, earning a Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Biographical Documentary and a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature; and Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated feature documentary, directed by Academy Award winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. The film debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and premiered shortly after on Hulu/Disney+. Also, BRATS, a feature documentary directed by Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy in partnership with NEON and ABC News Studios, had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, went straight to #1 on Hulu upon its release, and won the 2025 ASCAP Award in the Top Streaming Film category; and recently, Man In Motion: The Rick Hansen Story, produced in partnership with Ryan Reynolds and his team at Maximum Effort, chronicling one man's extraordinary journey to break barriers and inspire global change. The film premiered at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honourable mention for Best Canadian Feature Film.
Upcoming productions include a feature documentary on Jimi Hendrix, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bao Nguyen in collaboration with Janie Hendrix and Experience Hendrix; and Bernie Taupin, directed by Matthew Miele.
For additional information on Network Entertainment Inc., visit www.networkentertainment.ca.
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Cautionary Statement on Forward-looking Information
Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are necessarily based upon management's perceptions, beliefs, assumptions and expectations, as well as a number of specific factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management of the Company as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that could result in the forward-looking information ultimately, perhaps materially, being incorrect. All forward-looking information in this news release involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond the control of the Company and may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Except as required pursuant to applicable securities laws, the Company will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
SOURCE Network Media Group Inc.
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