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Corus
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US boom has led to ‘dying’ Canadian industry says WGC, with earnings down 22% over five years
The US industry’s production push into Canada over the past decade has left the Canuck…
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Paramount partners with Corus for Canadian Pluto TV launch
Paramount has announced the expansion of FAST service Pluto TV to Canada. Via a partnership…
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Deals round-up: BBC, RTL buy ‘The Investigation’; S4C welcomes Walter Presents; Pantaya pounces on ‘Ana’
BBC, RTL look into The Investigation The UK’s BBC and RTL in Germany have struck…
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Nickelodeon buys ToonMarty
Nickelodeon has bought global rights to ToonMarty, the upcoming Canada-produced toon series from Sean Scott,…
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Channel 4, Corus Hunting Nazi Treasure
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Corus Entertainment’s Canadian History channel have ordered Hunting Nazi Treasure,…
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Netflix buys Nick content from Corus
Netflix has acquired a raft of Nickelodeon’s kids series for its Canadian service after striking…
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Major restructure at Australia’s ABC
The ABC is implementing a wide-ranging restructure that will see all programming responsibility come under…
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Corus pushes distribution, inks US sales
The content sales arm of Canadian media giant Corus has shopped two shows into the…
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Nelvana, Sony making Hotel Transylvania series
Nelvana is making a series based on the animated feature film franchise Hotel Transylvania. The…
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Country singers flipping houses for W Network
Corus-owned specialty channel W Network has greenlit Masters of Flip, a new series in which…
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Corus launching Disney Channel in Canada
Canadian media giant Corus has struck a deal with Disney and will launch Disney Channel…
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Battle of the Planets cartoon gets a reboot
Classic animated action-adventure series Battle of the Planets is the latest kids series to get…
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News brief: CBBC buys Canadian Sidekick
CBBC has acquired Canadian animated series Sidekick. The UK kids broadcaster has bought two seasons…
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Corus shuffles executive pack at Nelvana
Canadian media firm Corus has reorganised its kids division with new distribution and licensing bosses…
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Canada’s turn to shine
Canada is a top originator of English-language scripted and factual content. Ever savvier of the…
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Canada’s W Network buys The Audience
Canadian specialty channel W Network has ordered a local version of Channel 4 format The…
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Corus hires former OWN executive John MacDonald
Canadian broadcaster Corus has hired former OWN executive John MacDonald to become head of programming…