A near-1,000 title comedy library for the Just for Laughs comedy festival has been picked up by Amuz Distribution as part of a court-directed bankruptcy process.

Amuz Distribution, the parent of Quebec City-based ComediHa!, said it acquired the comedy programming catalog after the parent company of Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival, Groupe Juste Pour Rire Inc., agreed to sell select assets as part of bankruptcy protection proceedings.

Amuz has hired Carlos Pacheco as director of monetization and Ott to distribute the comedy programming branded as Juste pour rire and Just for Laughs, the Gags. Pacheco most recently worked as director of Ott/Fast channel strategy and operations for Just for Laughs.

Alex Avon, chief revenue officer of Amuz, touted Pacheco as the head of its distribution efforts for the Just for Laughs branded comedy. “His experience in the global marketplace and especially as a leader in the Ott space...