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Corus still feeling effects of advertising recession
Media | 01/13/2023 5:43 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. president and CEO Doug Murphy said an “advertising recession” is the cause for a decline in revenues seen this quarter.
“This is clearly visible in our revenue results for the quarter and evident across the entire media sector as reported by...
Broadcasters want policy direction on C-11; streamers want their algorithms left alone
Media | 09/15/2022 7:51 pm EDT
Canadian broadcasting executives, from companies both big and small, told Senators studying the government’s efforts to update the Broadcasting Act that they would like to...
Corus revenue up, profit down
Media | 06/29/2022 5:18 pm EDT
For the three months that ended on May 31, Corus Entertainment Inc.'s overall revenue was up to $433.5...
Corus profit margins lower, citing end of CEWS.
Media | 04/08/2022 5:01 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc.'s profits were hit by the loss of approximately $12 million in wage subsidies...
Corus sells over 400 episodes of different series to Hulu
Media | 04/07/2022 3:31 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Corus Studios announced Thursday it has sold...
Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP
Media | 03/02/2022 7:16 pm EST
Community-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that...
CRTC CPE deferral will mean revenue in 2023: Corus CEO
Media | 01/13/2022 5:07 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. CEO Doug Murphy reiterated a long-standing call Thursday for the CRTC to relax both its Canadian content and ownership concentration regulations in the age of the COVID–19 pandemic.
"We need to catch up [with the United States] as an industry,...
Corus revenues rebounding
telecom | 06/30/2021 4:54 pm EDT
Revenues across Corus Entertainment Inc.'s radio and television divisions were up significantly as the company reported its third quarter earnings results Tuesday.
RBC...
Corus bounces back
Media | 04/09/2021 4:52 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported Friday that it had begun to recover some of the losses of the earlier stages of the pandemic, with bleeding stopped in its television segment. The company posted second quarter television revenues of $338.5 million, a mere three per cent drop from the $347.8...
Canadian radio broadcasters ask CRTC for space to compete with streamers
Media | 03/30/2021 5:35 pm EDT
The CRTC needs to do away with restrictive regulations, argue multiple...
Corus revenues down 10 per cent
Media | 01/12/2021 6:58 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported Tuesday its first-quarter revenues were $420.3 million, down 10 per cent from the same period a year earlier. Profits, meanwhile, were down three per cent to $178.6 million in the three-month...
Broadcasters sign up to BIPOC hiring directory
telecom | 10/05/2020 6:41 pm EDT
Canada’s largest broadcasters have committed to making the use of a Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) hiring database a prerequisite to giving original productions the green light. The broadcasters are...
COVID has created a CanCon crisis, and Corus won’t waste it: CEO
Media | 09/15/2020 5:37 pm EDT
The production slowdown stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has created a crisis for Corus Entertainment Inc. in terms of meeting its CRTC-mandated Canadian programming expenditures (CPE),...
Corus allowed to expand CanCon underspend, provided it’s paid off next year
Media | 07/10/2020 2:45 pm EDT
The CRTC has allowed Corus Entertainment Inc. to reduce its mandated Canadian programming expenditures (CPE) in a single year, but declared any shortfall must be made up in the following year. In a...
Q3 ‘very tough’ for Corus as ad revenues plummet
Media | 06/26/2020 3:27 pm EDT
The financial impacts of COVID-19 induced lockdowns led to a “very tough quarter” for Corus...
Calm before the COVID storm in Corus Q2
Media | 04/01/2020 5:14 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. has deferred the declaration of its dividends in response to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 epidemic and its effect on the broadcasting industry, but the company has a “pretty good muscle memory on expense control,” according to Doug...
Corus TV revenues up, radio down
telecom | 01/10/2020 5:42 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. this morning reported television revenue either in line or slightly higher than...
Corus putting more focus on AVOD strategy
Media | 10/18/2019 5:46 pm EDT
High demand among advertisers for premium content to be siloed in ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD)...
Corus asks CRTC to defer CanCon obligations, citing volatility
Media | 10/03/2019 4:57 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. is asking the CRTC if the broadcaster can spend...
Corus separately lobbied gov’t on journalism tax credits
Media | 08/28/2019 3:31 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. registered to lobby the government to promote the eligibility of broadcasters for a new journalism tax initiative announced by the federal government late last year. The...
CRTC commissioning report about market impact of online BDUs
Media | 08/09/2019 6:40 pm EDT
The CRTC wants to know more about the potential for the Canadian broadcasting market to absorb virtual broadcasting distribution undertakings (vBDUs).
Those services sit in-between a traditional BDU and an over-the-top (OTT) service like Netflix Inc.: it’s...
Raptors finals run a ‘massive drain’ on viewership, Corus says
Media | 06/26/2019 6:56 pm EDT
Executives at Corus Entertainment Inc., historically proud of not being in...
CRTC allows Corus to close down 44 TV rebroadcasting towers
Media | 06/13/2019 4:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved a request from Corus Entertainment Inc. to shutter 44 of its television transmitting towers that serve rural customers. The original application from November said that the...
Corus asked BTLR to immediately change foreign ownership rules
Media | 05/30/2019 4:19 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc., the only major Canadian broadcaster refusing to...
CRTC sticks with OMNI for multi-ethnic must-carry spot
Media | 05/23/2019 6:12 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.'s OMNI will continue to benefit from the sole...
Shaw selling Corus shares worth $548M
Media | 05/15/2019 1:34 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. is getting rid of $548 million in shares in Corus Entertainment Inc.
The...
Corus’ turnaround partly propelled by ads returning to linear
Media | 04/05/2019 6:36 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. said it will see TV ad growth in the third quarter...
Bell asks to shut down 28 rebroadcasting transmitters
telecom | 03/26/2019 6:15 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s media division is asking the CRTC to allow it to shutter 28 of its rebroadcasting...
Press council warns BTLR of ‘gap’ in complaints process for broadcasters
Media | 02/15/2019 4:16 pm EST
The National NewsMedia Council wrote to the expert panel reviewing...
Corus sees TV ad rebound in Q1
telecom | 01/11/2019 5:14 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported quarterly results Friday that showed TV ad revenue increasing 3.6 per cent, which Canaccord Genuity analyst Aravinda Galappatthige said came as as a surprise.
He said it’s “especially encouraging given that this is the seasonally largest quarter. It appears that strength in Global [network] drove the beat.”
Corus’ overall revenues increased two per cent in the first quarter to $467.5 million, up from $457.4 million it reported at the same time last year. Overall net income...
Telus, Corus jockeying over PVR cloud storage rules
telecom | 12/19/2018 10:48 am EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. is taking issue with a request by Telus Corp. to have Parliament change the...
Corus lost $2.3M in unspent CMF money from failed French channels deal
Media | 12/10/2018 10:14 am EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. had $2.3 million in Canada Media Fund (CMF) money...
Corus wants to shutter 44 TV rebroadcasting transmitters
Media | 11/13/2018 6:17 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. is asking the CRTC for permission to shut down 44...
Artificial intelligence tests yielding promising results: Corus CEO
Media | 11/02/2018 12:09 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Corus Entertainment Inc. CEO Doug Murphy told an industry...
Barbara Williams retiring from Corus
Media | 10/24/2018 3:32 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s chief operating officer, Barbara Williams, will retire at the end of this month.
The company said in a press release Wednesday that it won’t be appointing anyone to replace her in the role, since Williams has “led and developed a strong...
Corus expecting TV ad revenue to stabilize in a ‘handful’ of years
Media | 10/19/2018 5:57 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s wild ride through the unpredictable TV ad...
Corus puts marketing team under one group in restructuring
Media | 07/27/2018 4:48 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. is consolidating its marketing and promotional...
Court nixing Que. site-blocking ‘helpful’ against FairPlay: advocates
Media | 07/24/2018 5:59 pm EDT
The Quebec Superior Court has ruled against a plan by the Quebec government...
Canadian broadcasters drawn by ‘ton of momentum’ in podcasting
Media | 07/06/2018 11:11 am EDT
In early May, the Liberal government faced questions in the House of...
Corus outlines strategic roadmap, CEO ‘optimistic’ about future
Media | 06/27/2018 4:10 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. executives delivered a mapped-out vision for the...
Growth of OTT doesn’t affect broadcast competition: Comp Bureau
Media | 06/01/2018 3:39 pm EDT
The growth of over-the-top (OTT) services did not change the mind of the Competition Bureau when it rejected a deal earlier this week involving two French-language channels. The bureau denied the...
Corus and Bell terminate Historia, Series+ deal
Media | 05/30/2018 8:22 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. said it has come to an agreement with BCE Inc. to officially terminate a previous arrangement that would’ve seen two of its French-language specialty channels sold to Bell, after the Competition Bureau...
FairPlay hits back, claims piracy cost TV providers as much as $761M
Media | 05/15/2018 3:00 pm EDT
The FairPlay coalition has responded to the laundry list of criticism...
Rogers, Bell add junk food bill concerns to lobby efforts
Media | 04/25/2018 2:54 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. have registered to lobby the government on proposed Senate legislation, now moving through the House, to quell the impact of junk food advertising on children, joining critics who lobbied heavily in March about the bill they say will...
CRTC asks for public input on Canada’s next multi-ethnic channel licensee
Media | 04/17/2018 4:43 pm EDT
The CRTC wants Canadians to weigh in as it considers the candidates competing for a licence for a multi-ethnic channel with mandatory carriage on basic TV packages. It said in a press release...
Corus plans TV ad tech test next month
Media | 04/05/2018 6:29 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. is “accelerating” its transformation into a more data-centric company, its...
CRTC consulting on Historia, Séries+ sale
Media | 03/21/2018 2:31 pm EDT
The CRTC is accepting comments on the sale of the Historia and Séries+ specialty channels from Corus Entertainment Inc. to BCE Inc. The regulator said in a Tuesday notice that Bell proposed to direct most of the $20 million in...
Corus cutting 80 news jobs, many in ‘traditional TV production’
Media | 02/16/2018 10:48 am EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. has confirmed it is eliminating close “to 80...
1% increase for PNI not enough, creative groups say
Media | 01/30/2018 5:33 pm EST
Creative groups are standing their ground on spending for programs of national interest (PNI), suggesting that a marginal increase in funding for those programs proposed by the large English-language broadcasters last month is not enough to support Canadian content. “About the only virtue of the proposed 6% level is that it is not 5%,” the Directors Guild of Canada said in its reply to the proposal, which were due last week. “DGC does not believe that the [governor-in-council] sent back these decisions assuming the result would be such a marginal improvement in PNI.” That one...
Bill on junk food ads for kids could do ‘significant damage’: Corus
Media | 01/24/2018 4:20 pm EST
Proposed legislation intended to combat the marketing of unhealthy food and...
Nelvana makes management changes
Media | 01/19/2018 4:03 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana is shaking up its core team, with a new appointment and promotions,...
As its TV ad revenue drops, Corus says ad tech is the future
Media | 01/10/2018 6:05 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. executives emphasized their optimism about future...
Corus focuses on content over broadcast with Historia, Séries+ sale
Media | 10/18/2017 6:16 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Tuesday it is selling two...
Telus leads in end-of-summer lobbying activity
Media | 09/25/2017 5:31 pm EDT
Telus Corp. was far and away the busiest industry stakeholder when it came to...
Changes ahead for ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ as terms of trade expires
Media | 08/25/2017 5:06 pm EDT
While online discussion forums are rife with debate — and more often, complaints — about why Canadians can’t access popular American television shows legally online, Canadian content producers...
New OTT offerings pose threat to BDUs, opportunity for producers
Media | 08/17/2017 4:47 pm EDT
A proliferation of new streaming TV competition in Canada is set to benefit...
CRTC licence decision sent back to drawing board
Media | 08/14/2017 5:55 pm EDT
A controversial CRTC decision that creative groups said would negatively affect the production of Canadian content will be sent back to the CRTC for reconsideration by the federal cabinet, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly...
Broadcasters need mandated contributions: CMPA
Media | 08/03/2017 12:51 pm EDT
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is disputing arguments made in an open letter published by three of Canada’s biggest private broadcasters that urged the CRTC not to reconsider its decision on Canadian program spending,
“The broadcasters…claim that...
John MacDonald and Susan Schaefer to leave Corus
Media | 07/12/2017 5:40 pm EDT
Two senior executives at Corus Entertainment Inc. are expected to leave the company by the end of...
Corus sees revenue, profit boost in Q3
Media | 06/27/2017 12:46 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported increases in both revenues and profit Tuesday, numbers that reflected its purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division last year. For the three months ended May 31, the...
Rogers’ OMNI gets temporary mandatory distribution
Media | 05/15/2017 5:13 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. will get a three-year window to run its new national ethnic channel before having to compete with other proposals for its mandatory carriage, the CRTC announced Monday. The regulator partially...
Shaw, Corus closing 3 community TV stations, shifting to Global
Media | 04/26/2017 6:06 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. and Corus Entertainment Inc. will close three Shaw local TV stations in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary, and redistribute the annual funding to Global News...
Ad pulls from YouTube show money shift to TV: Corus CEO
Media | 04/06/2017 8:05 pm EDT
The fallout from Alphabet Inc.’s placing of advertisements next to unfavourable content is in line with an ongoing trend of some advertisers shifting money from digital back to traditional television, broadcaster Corus Entertainment Inc.’s president and CEO Doug Murphy said Thursday. “I would characterize the news about the environmental risk with digital as very consistent with what we’ve been saying for a number of quarters now,” Murphy said in a conference call with analysts following the release of the company’s second-quarter earnings. He was...
Facebook beefs up lobbying squad
Media | 03/21/2017 3:04 pm EDT
Facebook Inc. is increasing its government relations presence in Ottawa, with three new registrations filed with the lobbying commissioner’s office last month. According to the federal lobbyists’...
Corus to sell cookie data to advertisers
Media | 03/06/2017 10:11 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. is now selling to advertisers users’ cookie data to better target audience members, the company announced Monday. In a press release, Corus said it’s the “first major Canadian...
Hub for Canadian radio launches
Media | 03/01/2017 5:31 pm EST
More than 400 Canadian radio stations across the country are now available on a newly launched app featuring both public and private broadcasters. The free Radioplayer app launched Wednesday “gives radio listeners...
Shaw media helps Corus increase revenue in another quarter
Media | 01/11/2017 6:39 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division again helped it post a revenue increase, this time a 105 per cent increase and a 100 per cent...
Avoid ISP tax, tweak CanCon rules, companies say in Heritage review
Media | 12/19/2016 6:10 pm EST
There isn’t much disagreement between some of the country’s biggest media and telecom service providers over whether foreign entities, such as over-the-top providers like Netflix...
Public consultation before closing TV stations unwarranted: Bell, Rogers
Media | 12/02/2016 12:53 am EST
GATINEAU, Que. — CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais floated the idea that the commission should require a public consultation before a broadcaster closes a TV station during the last day...
VI news stations need rules to ensure independence: Telus
Media | 12/01/2016 12:47 am EST
GATINEAU, Que. — The question of whether news stations owned by vertically-integrated (VI) companies need safeguards for journalistic independence came up at the CRTC’s...
Media companies looking to MCNs to reach younger audiences
Media | 11/11/2016 9:17 pm EST
Multi-channel networks (MCNs) have carved out a space in the online video ecosystem in recent years, leading traditional broadcasters to move into MCNs as a relatively low-risk way to reach younger...
Corus launches History OTT service
Media | 11/10/2016 8:36 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. has launched History Vault, a subscription over-the-top (OTT) service featuring programming from its History channel. The service, which costs $5.49 a month, “features hundreds of hours of content within the [History] library, including series, documentaries, and specials,” Corus said in a Thursday press release. The service, which it said is “designed for information junkies, history lovers” and fans of the channel, is available as an app for Apple Inc.’s products and will be available on Alphabet...
CRTC calls for radio licence applications for Hamilton-Niagara
Media | 11/10/2016 6:52 pm EST
Two communities in Ontario’s Hamilton-Niagara region can handle “at least” one radio station, the CRTC said as it issued a call for applications Thursday. The announcement...
Ronnie Stanton leaving Corus Radio VP position
Media | 11/01/2016 8:55 pm EDT
Ronnie Stanton will leave his current position as vice-president of radio programming for Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Corus Radio Network, though he will continue to consult for the company. Corus spokeswoman Samantha...
AT&T, Time Warner deal shows VI trending in opposite directions: analyst
Media | 10/24/2016 9:18 pm EDT
A potential merger between AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. highlights a move by United States-based companies toward vertical integration, just as developments in Canada...
Shaw Media carries Corus to 99% revenue increase in Q4
Media | 10/19/2016 8:55 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported Wednesday a 99 per cent increase in revenues for the fourth quarter, despite a decline in radio revenues. The three-month period, which...
Some Corus talk radio stations streaming on Apple Music
Media | 10/12/2016 7:23 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. is making seven of its news talk radio stations available for free internationally on Apple Inc.’s Apple Music streaming service. The company said in a Tuesday press release that it is “the first Canadian commercial radio company” available on Apple Music. Other Canadian broadcasters have also moved to make their stations available on streaming apps recently, including BCE Inc. on iHeartRadio and Rogers Communications Inc., among others, through the Radioplayer app....
iHeartRadio launches in Canada
Media | 10/07/2016 4:56 pm EDT
iHeartMedia Inc.'s free digital radio and music streaming service is now available in Canada, according to a press release from BCE Inc.’s media division. The free app, iHeartRadio, is available on a preview basis...
Data consumption, competitive pressures headline investor conference
Media | 09/21/2016 9:17 pm EDT
Canada’s biggest telcos told investors Wednesday that they are seeing growth in wireless data usage on the first of a two-day conference hosted by CIBC World Markets. BCE Inc....
Nelvana, Disney sign distribution deal
telecom | 08/29/2016 8:38 pm EDT
Canadian producer-distributor Nelvana, which is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., has inked a deal with a Walt Disney Co. subsidiary licensing international broadcast and on-demand rights for a new animated series...
Dan Beer named You.i TV COO
Media | 08/19/2016 7:13 pm EDT
Burgeoning Ottawa-based TV app maker You.i TV has hired its first chief operating officer, the company announced this week. In a Tuesday press release, the company said Dan Beer’s appointment was made “in order to fuel the company’s continued rapid growth and...
CRTC denies Durham Radio Toronto proposal
Media | 08/02/2016 8:42 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied an application by Durham Radio Inc. to change the transmitter of its FM tower to expand its service into Toronto. In a decision Monday, the commission said that the proposal to modify the CJKX-FM-2, a...
Sports, conventional TV tame Corus gains on Shaw deal
Media | 07/13/2016 9:35 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s first quarterly report since it bought Shaw Media showed the acquisition drove a significant increase in overall revenues, profits and expenses, despite a fall in the division’s revenue due...
Broadcast licence renewal hearing set for November
telecom | 06/16/2016 3:56 pm EDT
The CRTC said Wednesday it will hold a public hearing to renew broadcast licences held by large ownership groups, including Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., Corus Entertainment...
CRTC ‘rebalances’ TV system funds; up to $90M available for local news
Media | 06/15/2016 10:44 pm EDT
The CRTC has established new funding for local television news in a decision on its local and community TV hearing, though advocates expressed concern that the changes won’t happen quickly...
Heritage’s CanCon review could take a decade to play out, panel hears
Media | 05/05/2016 10:06 pm EDT
OTTAWA — The results of the sweeping review of Canadian content in a digital age announced by Heritage Canada last week could take 10 years to materialize, University of Ottawa law professor Jeremy deBeer said Thursday during a panel discussion at the New Developments in Communications Law and Policy conference. “I think [Heritage Minister Mélanie] Joly is on the right track when she says everything’s on the table, because you have to take that sort of...
Corus working on programmatic ads for linear TV
Media | 04/20/2016 8:09 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to launch programmatic, or automatic, ad-buying for traditional TV. “Corus will be the first Canadian broadcaster to commit to bringing programmatic TV advertising...
Corus radio, TV revenue up 3%: Q2
Media | 04/13/2016 5:50 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. reported Wednesday a three-per-cent rise in revenue in the second fiscal quarter of 2016 to $197.7 million, up from $191.5 million the same period a year earlier. In the three months...
Corus closes Shaw Media deal, announces new exec slate
Media | 04/01/2016 5:14 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. has closed its $2.65-billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.’s media division and appointed a team of executive vice-presidents for the combined company....
Deirdre Brennan joins Corus Kids as VP of content
Media | 03/24/2016 6:45 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Wednesday it has appointed Deirdre Brennan as the new vice-president of content for its Corus Kids division. It said in a press release that Brennan will “oversee all content aspects of...
Catalyst opposition unlikely to affect Shaw Media sale: analyst
telecom | 03/07/2016 10:24 pm EST
The pressure Catalyst Capital Group Inc. has been applying on Corus Entertainment Inc. shareholders to vote down a proposal to purchase the media division of Shaw Communications Inc. isn't likely to have an effect on the remaining steps in the acquisition process. "If the shareholders vote yes, it is what it is. The deal's going to be exactly as stipulated," Aravinda Galappatthige, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity, said in a phone interview Monday. For the past few weeks, Catalyst — a Corus shareholder — has been urging other minority shareholders to vote down...
CRTC denies request for public hearing on Shaw-Corus sale
Media | 02/12/2016 9:48 pm EST
The CRTC denied a request from the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), along with several other parties, to have a public hearing on Shaw Communications Inc.’s sale of...
Shaw to keep Wind’s current strategy in place: exec
telecom | 02/09/2016 9:51 pm EST
As it takes ownership of Wind Mobile, Shaw Communications Inc. will continue positioning Wind as a cheaper option compared to the big three national wireless carriers, according to the company’s chief operating officer....
CMT not required to play country music: CRTC
Media | 02/04/2016 10:10 pm EST
The CRTC has approved a request that releases Country Music Television Ltd. (CMT) from its obligation to broadcast country music videos. In a decision posted to its website on Thursday, the commission agreed with the majority of...
CRTC opens consultation on Shaw-Corus deal
Media | 01/21/2016 8:12 pm EST
The CRTC on Thursday acknowledged receipt of an application from Shaw Communications Inc. to sell its media division to Corus Entertainment Inc., and said interested parties have until Feb. 15 to file submissions on the matter....
Corus seeks cash for Shaw Media purchase
Media | 01/19/2016 9:33 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it intends to offer a round of "subscription receipts" as a way to raise money to partially fund its recently announced purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.'s media division....
Game of Thrones breaks viewership records: Bell
Media | 06/24/2015 5:52 pm EDT
BCE Inc.'s Bell Media division said Wednesday that the June 14 season finale of Game of Thrones on HBO Canada broke a record for the most-viewed pay- or specialty-TV broadcast of all time in this country. It said there were...
Corus gets CTV content for Ontario TV stations
Media | 05/21/2015 2:48 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday it has reached a deal with BCE Inc. to receive CTV programming for three TV stations in Ontario. It said in a press release CKWS-TV in Kingston, CHEX-TV in Peterborough and Channel 12 in...
Nadir Mohamed to lead venture-capital fund
Media | 04/27/2015 7:24 pm EDT
Former Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Nadir Mohamed will lead a new venture-capital fund created by the Ontario government, the office of Premier Kathleen Wynne said on Monday. Mohamed will lead a council of about 30 business...
Corus seeks more flexibility for OWN
Media | 04/24/2015 5:40 pm EDT
In the wake of the CRTC's recent changes to specialty-TV genres, Corus Entertainment Inc. has applied to change the licence conditions of the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), which it has the licensing rights for in Canada. In a letter sent to the CRTC, Corus noted the decision announced in March by the CRTC said it had "eliminated the genre exclusivity policy" and replaced it with requirement for licensees to "provide the Commission with the name and a brief description of the service and to update this name and description any time it changes.” As a result, Corus has...