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Rogers to axe 200 jobs to cut costs

Canadian media giant Rogers Communications is to cut 200 jobs across its TV, radio and publishing units as it looks to reduce costs. The figure represents about 4% of the company’s entire workforce, and comes as concern over the future of Canada’s media sector abounds. The cuts will begin next month, according to The Wall […]

Shomi scores ‘comprehensive’ Nick content deal

Canadian on-demand service Shomi has completed a “comprehensive” deal for more than 700 half-hours of Nickelodeon programming. The deal for 21 series includes four new SVOD exclusives – Penguins of Madagascar; Rabbids Invasion; Ricky, Nicky, Dicky & Dawn; and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and exclusive rights to two shows already available, Avatar: the Last Airbender […]

Corus in ‘game-changing’ C$2.7bn Shaw deal

Toronto-listed Corus Entertainment is to pay C$2.65 billion (US$1.86 billion) to buy rival Shaw Media. This marks the latest round of top-level consolidation in the Canadian television and telecommunications market, coming under three years after Corus rival Bell Media bought Astral Media for C$3.4billion and during the emergence of DHX Media as a new major […]

Bell secures HBO content as Corus rejigs

Bell Media has secured an “unprecedented” agreement with HBO that means just one operator will offer all HBO programming for the first time in Canadian television history. Bell’s rival Corus Entertainment will stepping back from the pay TV movies business, transferring over its HBO content licensing rights as the deal kicks in. Subsequently, Bell will […]

Bento Box, Nelvana launch Canuck studio

Bob’s Burgers and Bordertown prodco Bento Box Entertainment is expanding out of LA after striking an agreement to launch a studio in Canada in collaboration with Corus Entertainment-owned Nelvana. Bento Box Canada will look to make primetime animation for the Canadian 18-34 demographic, representing Bento Box’s first international move and Nelvana’s maiden voyage into adult-skewing animation. […]

Canuck net takes Burnett’s Detour

Canadian channel W Network is developing a travel reality series with Mark Burnett and his United Artist Media Group. The Voice producer Burnett (pictured) is working up a one-hour pilot for Destination Detour (WT) alongside UAMG, Omnicom Media-backed funding firm Highway Entertainment and Insight Productions. The format is being developed for the Canadian and international […]

State of the industry: Canadian kids TV

Digital disruption and an end to regulatory protection has some in the Canadian kids business worried, but while content providers have one less broadcaster to pitch following the sell-off of Astral Media’s assets, they are optimistic that the same new platforms threatening traditional TV will provide them with greater global reach. Mark Dillon reports. The […]

DHX to drop Disney brand for channels

Canada’s DHX Media is rebranding three of its children’s channels to bring them under the Family Channel umbrella. DHX Television-operated Disney XD, which targets kids aged 6-12, is becoming Family XTRM, while its 2-6-skewed nets Disney Junior (English- and French-language feeds) will be known as Family Junior and Famille Junior. The changes come into place […]

Super RTL pits at Trucktown

German family channel Super RTL has acquired Canadian animated series Trucktown. The channel has bought the show from Nelvana Enterprises, and will debut it later this year. It first launched on Nelvana’s Corus Entertainment stablemate preschool net Treehouse is September last year. Trucktown follows a group of playful but rough-and-tumble trucks that roar around the […]

Corus secures all Nick rights in Canada

Corus Entertainment has scored a coup, securing rights to all Nickelodeon programming and content in Canada. This means Nick’s programming will run on English- and French-language Corus channels in the territory, as well digital platforms. In total, the rights package comprises linear, non-linear, OTT, SVOD, electronic sell-through, games and apps. Corus has run Nick programming […]