Articles Tagged ‘Corus Entertainment’
Corus shuffles its deck, reorganizes
Who will staff key roles under the new, integrated sales structure at Corus.
Layoffs at Corus as merger takes effect
Sales, marketing and content are among the departments impacted as Shaw Media is integrated into Corus.
How HGTV set its ‘Home’ on a winning course
Corus executive John MacDonald on the email marketing-heavy pre-launch campaign that has led to big numbers for Home to Win.
Maripier Morin makes it happen for Motrin campaign
The painkiller brand launches its first integrated campaign in Canada featuring the Hockey Wives star through a Kin-Corus partnership.
Corus signs linear up for programmatic
The media co has partnered with Visible World to give advertisers the ability to programmatically plan, buy and manage campaigns for its linear channels.
Shaw Media posts advertising drops in Q2
Reduced advertising and syndication revenues were listed as reasons for the declines.
Corus sees revenue gains in Q2
Despite losses in advertising revenue, the company posted gains on account of M&L and revenue from its specialty TV business.
CRTC approves Corus acquisition of Shaw Media
The regulator has said no tangible benefits will be generated from the deal, nor will any new broadcast licences be issued for any of the services.
Corus shareholders vote to approve Shaw acquisition
The vote took place at Corus HQ yesterday and saw shareholders vote almost 80% in favour of the deal.
OSC shuts down Catalyst application
An Ontario Securities Commission hearing held on Friday and Monday aimed to determine if Catalyst Capital had the standing to pursue an application related to the Corus/Shaw deal.
Analysts push back on Catalyst claims
The private equity firm, which is a minority shareholder in Corus, held a conference call Friday to expand upon claims it has made in relation to the Corus-Shaw deal.
Catalyst continues campaign against Corus-Shaw
The private equity firm has increased the amount it says Corus is overpaying for Shaw, and is continuing to encourage minority shareholders to vote against the deal.
Rick Campanelli joins 102.1 the Edge
The ET Canada co-host will be part of the Toronto radio station’s morning show team.
Corus enters event business
The media co is launching the new division with CMT Music Fest this July.
CRTC calls for public comment on Shaw-Corus
The regulator has opened review of the deal to public interventions until Feb. 15.
