Articles Tagged ‘Corus Entertainment’
W orders two new original series, more Property Brothers
In addition to new episodes of Property Brothers and Pressure Cooker, W Network has greenlit an eight-episode season of the renovation competition show Game of Homes.
Banff: BGM, Fresh One unveil first TV series
Pressure Cooker from Bristow Global Media and Fresh One has been picked up by Corus’s W, with a fall 2014 bow. (Julie Bristow pictured)
W Network gets social with #Rippleeffect
The Corus Entertainment channel is launching its first foray into original web programming with a reality show that can be influenced by social media.
Corus adds Lynn Chambers as VP
The former Totem and TC Media VP will be responsible for all aspects of client marketing in TV sales at the company.
Shaw Communications records higher Q2 earnings
The profit jump came as the cable and broadcast giant noted a $49 million gain after selling a 50% stake in the French-language Historia and Series+ channels to Corus Entertainment.
Corus Entertainment posts higher Q2 earnings
The broadcaster showed the benefits of acquiring the former Astral Media assets Historia, Series+ and Teletoon as it unveiled its latest financial results.
‘Spirit of Radio’ returns to 102.1 The Edge
A new Sunday program featuring CFNY-era music signals a strategy shift at the Corus-owned radio station.
Why Univision is coming to Canada in 2014
TLN Canada president Aldo Di Felice on his expectation to see an “awakening” of the potential for the Spanish market in Canada.
Corus to bring Hispanic TV giant Univision to Canada
Corus will rebrand TLN en Espanol as part of a licensing agreement with Univision Communications to launch Univision Canada.
Teletoon gain sees Corus Entertainment triple earnings
Higher TV revenues were offset by lower radio revenues as the broadcaster released its first quarter earnings on Tuesday.
Dean Blundell show cancelled
Corus-owned 102.1 the Edge drops the controversial host following a suspension over homophobic comments.
CRTC approves Corus purchase of Teletoon, Historia and Series+
While approving the takeover of the former Astral Media assets from Bell Media, the regulator imposed key anti-competitive measures given ownership ties between Corus and Shaw Communications.
Sunni’s shining career
As the media maven prepares to begin a new chapter, we look back at how she reshaped the industry.
Rogers, Shaw report quarterly revenue growth
Elsewhere, Corus Entertainment, which released its Q4 and fiscal year-end results Thursday, reported an increase in specialty advertising revenues.
Corus reveals fall slates for CosmoTV and OWN
New series for Cosmo include the dating game show Baggage (pictured), while the true-crime documentary series Addicted to the Life joins OWN’s lineup.
