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Profitability rises despite revenue decline as Corus navigates advertising slump

| 04/10/2026 5:31 pm EDT

Profitability rises despite revenue decline as Corus navigates advertising slump

Corus Entertainment Inc. reported a significant jump in profit during this year’s second quarter, a win for the otherwise financially troubled broadcaster. While...

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Corus wins court approval of recapitalization transaction

| 03/25/2026 3:02 pm EDT

Corus wins court approval of recapitalization transaction

Corus Entertainment Inc. announced after market close on March 24 that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice had allowed its recapitalization plan to go ahead. The beleaguered company still has to jump through more hoops before final approval is granted. The firm needs...

Corus CRTC

Appeals court dismisses Rogers challenge of CRTC standstill ruling in Corus channel dispute

| 03/06/2026 5:21 pm EST

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobs

The Federal Court of Appeal has thrown out a...

Channel Distribution Court Television

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said the...

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Corus recapitalizes in order to strengthen financial position

| 11/03/2025 5:28 pm EST

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Corus Entertainment Inc. announced a recapitalization transaction on...

Corus CRTC

Corus revenues down as employee stabilization continues

| 10/31/2025 6:31 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

Corus Entertainment Inc. released its fourth quarter and fiscal year numbers on Thursday, Oct. 30. Once again the troubled broadcaster saw a decline in revenues across the board. Profits fell for television but were up for radio. Total revenues for the quarter were $232...

Quarterly Reports

WildBrain TV broadcast shutdown, Nelvana production pause worrying to children’s advocate

| 09/18/2025 5:43 pm EDT

WildBrain TV broadcast shutdown, Nelvana production pause worrying to children’s advocate

Children’s programming in this country faces an...

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UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business

| 08/25/2025 12:04 pm EDT

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business

Children’s and family entertainment company DHX Television Ltd. (WildBrain) is shutting down its...

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Corus dropping multiple kids’ channels come September

| 07/11/2025 4:10 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

Corus Entertainment Inc. is dropping from its lineup several of its...

Corus Television

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

| 07/04/2025 3:45 pm EDT

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

Amazon.com, Inc. is looking to draw a clear line between how it does...

CRTC Online streaming act Television

Corus posts another quarter of revenue, profit loss; employee costs down 7%

Media | 06/26/2025 6:14 pm EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Corus Entertainment Inc. reported losses in revenue and profit for the...

Broadcasting Corus Quarterly Reports

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Media | 06/23/2025 4:00 am EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

As the first week of the CRTC’s hearing on...

Broadcasting CRTC Online streaming act

CRTC finds Global channels eligible for Independent Local News Fund

Media | 06/09/2025 6:25 pm EDT

CRTC finds Global channels eligible for Independent Local News Fund

The CRTC issued a new framework for the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF)...

Corus CRTC Funding

John Gossling now solo CEO at Corus, Troy Reeb out

Media | 06/04/2025 6:33 pm EDT

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Corus Entertainment Inc. is reverting back to a single-CEO leadership structure, with now-former co-CEO...

Corus

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Media | 05/27/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Rogers Communications Inc. is urging the CRTC to dismiss a complaint filed by BCE Inc. regarding the packaging of certain Bell channels on its services, arguing the...

Bell CRTC Rogers

Bell accuses Rogers of undue preference over Shaw Direct channel placements

Media | 04/25/2025 6:52 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

BCE Inc. is joining the roster of companies which have filed undue...

CRTC Television Undue Preference

Heather Shaw retiring as Corus’ executive chair, will become non-executive chair

Media | 04/17/2025 12:53 pm EDT

Heather Shaw retiring as Corus' executive chair, will become non-executive chair

Heather Shaw is stepping down as executive chair...

Corus

Corus posts another dismal quarter, as revenues take a tumble

Media | 04/11/2025 5:17 pm EDT

Corus posts another dismal quarter, as revenues take a tumble

Corus Entertainment Inc. continued to see drops in television and radio...

Corus Quarterly Reports

Millions of Canadians live in news deserts, CCPA finds

Media | 03/24/2025 7:02 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

Two and a half million Canadians have virtually no access to local news, a...

Radio Television

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rules

Media | 03/20/2025 5:53 pm EDT

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rules

Rogers Communications Inc. and its fellow broadcasters in the Canadian market are at odds on how the CRTC could alter its dispute resolution framework for fights over things...

CRTC Online streaming act Television

CRTC dismisses WildBrain undue preference complaint against Bell; Rogers facing new complaint

Media | 03/14/2025 5:13 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC decided on Friday that BCE Inc. did not...

CRTC Television Undue Preference

After months of dispute, Rogers & Corus take fight over channel placements, repackaging to Federal Court of Appeal

Media | 03/14/2025 2:04 pm EDT

After months of dispute, Rogers & Corus take fight over channel placements, repackaging to Federal Court of Appeal

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal will hear...

Corus CRTC Federal Court

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobs

Media | 02/21/2025 4:09 pm EST

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobs

Rogers Communications Inc. is laying off a number...

Corus Radio Rogers

Independent Broadcast Group backs Corus in dispute with Rogers over channel placement

Media | 01/29/2025 5:56 pm EST

Independent Broadcast Group backs Corus in dispute with Rogers over channel placement

The Independent Broadcast Group has filed an...

CRTC Rogers

Political strife, production cuts challenge independent producers: CMPA head

Media | 01/23/2025 5:12 pm EST

Political strife, production cuts challenge independent producers: CMPA head

Political intrigue on both sides of the Canada/United States border could...

Broadcast Feature Streaming

CRTC hears mixed arguments on licence terms for radio broadcasters

Media | 01/21/2025 7:21 pm EST

CRTC hears mixed arguments on licence terms for radio broadcasters

Canada’s broadcasters have responded to the CRTC’s call for comments on...

CRTC Radio

WildBrain accuses Rogers of unfair treatment of its children’s programming

Media | 01/21/2025 5:51 pm EST

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which operates WildBrain Television, is...

Corus Rogers Television

Corus earnings lag in Q1 despite efforts to stop the bleeding

Media | 01/13/2025 5:44 pm EST

Corus earnings lag in Q1 despite efforts to stop the bleeding

Corus Entertainment Inc. experienced a challenging first quarter of fiscal...

Corus Quarterly Reports

Corus revenue, profit decrease for Q4 and fiscal 2024

Media | 10/25/2024 5:38 pm EDT

Corus revenue, profit decrease for Q4 and fiscal 2024

Corus Entertainment Inc. released its fourth quarter and end-of-year statements on Friday Oct. 25. Both revenues and profits declined in each period. Yearly revenues were $1.27 billion, a fall of 16 per cent from $1.51 billion the previous fiscal year. Quarterly revenues...

Corus Quarterly Reports

Replies flow to CRTC on Independent Local News Fund

Media | 09/27/2024 4:08 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The final replies to the CRTC’s review of the independent local news fund (ILNF) offer a wide range of...

CRTC

Rogers wants Corus’ undue preference allegations dismissed by CRTC

Media | 09/17/2024 4:37 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to dismiss allegations of...

Corus Rogers Television

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

Media | 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Telus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...

CRTC Rogers Telus

CRTC must protect existing recipients of local news fund money before adding more, commenters say

Media | 09/09/2024 4:18 pm EDT

CRTC funding

The CRTC needs to make sure money provided to...

CRTC Online news act Television

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

While providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard of hearing is a laudable goal, it is not achievable, several streaming companies have told the CRTC....

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CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...

Canadian Heritage Cbc Feature

Canadian Association of Broadcasters president sees warning signs on the horizon

Internet and Governance | 07/30/2024 4:31 pm EDT

The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024

Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost...

Broadcast CRTC Feature

Kingston politicians urge Corus to roll back layoffs

Media | 07/26/2024 11:52 am EDT

MP Mark Gerretsen speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 23, 2023.

A federal MP and a member of the Ontario legislature from Kingston, Ont. have sent a joint letter to...

Broadcast Radio Television

CTRC considering updating eligibility for Independent Local News Fund

Media | 07/24/2024 8:50 am EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviews

The CRTC said Tuesday it is “prepared” to reconsider the eligibility...

Cancon CRTC

Blue Ant joins broadcasters in call for CanCon relief

Media | 07/18/2024 5:30 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

Blue Ant Media Inc. is calling on the CRTC to lighten its CanCon spending obligations, blaming its...

Broadcast Cancon CRTC

Corus reports drops in revenue, profit during Q3 as layoffs continue

Media | 07/15/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Corus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time...

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Bell files for injunction over Rogers, Warner Bros. deal

Media | 06/28/2024 4:19 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

BCE Inc. has filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Discovery...

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CMPA accuses Corus of non-compliance, seeks appeal of regulatory relief

Media | 06/13/2024 9:31 pm EDT

CMPA accuses Corus of non-compliance, seeks appeal of regulatory relief

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is asking the Federal Court...

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UPDATED: Rogers snatches content from Corus and Bell

Media | 06/10/2024 11:37 am EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday that it had signed deals to bring programming from Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. and Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal to Canadian screens. Corus Entertainment Inc. issued a news release late Friday stating it had lost the contract with...

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Eastlink and Corus join forces to present content to customers

Media | 06/06/2024 2:18 pm EDT

Eastlink store on South Park St., Halifax, N.S.

Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Thursday it would offer...

Broadcast Television

CRTC grants Corus, TVA CanCon relief; other BDUs must wait

Media | 05/13/2024 1:46 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

The CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting...

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Corus still waiting for regulatory relief from CRTC as revenues continue to fall in Q2

Media | 04/15/2024 6:40 pm EDT

Corus still waiting for regulatory relief from CRTC as revenues continue to fall in Q2

As it reported further declines in revenue for the...

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Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts

Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...

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CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.

Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Calgary leads PSAP fight for N911 testing

The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing to obtain a radio licence to serve Calgary, Alta., having found that the market can sustain at least one additional radio station. “The market may best be served by proposals for ethnic and...

CRTC Indigenous Radio

Stingray, Corus, Pattison oppose Durham Radio’s expansion; Rogers wants CRTC to reconsider its plans

Media | 02/21/2024 4:20 pm EST

Stingray, Corus, Pattison oppose Durham Radio's expansion; Rogers wants CRTC to reconsider its plans

Corus Entertainment Inc., Stingray Radio Inc., and...

Broadcast CRTC Radio

CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures

Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST

CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell's profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures

BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...

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Corus restructures content leadership team

Media | 01/29/2024 3:40 pm EST

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Monday its plans to restructure its original content leadership team...

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Numbers down as Corus Entertainment release Q1 figures

Media | 01/12/2024 4:52 pm EST

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

The lingering effects of the pandemic and the labour disputes in Hollywood...

Quarterly Reports

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Those who stand to benefit from the Online...

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CRTC changes should help overcome disappointing FY, Corus says

Media | 10/31/2023 5:22 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

A host of problems led Corus Entertainment Inc. to post a difficult fourth quarter and year end results, the firm’s president and CEO told an analysts’ call. “I would use the term double...

CRTC considers regulatory relief for Corus as profits decline

Media | 10/20/2023 12:46 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

The CRTC is proposing to loosen some of Corus Entertainment Inc.’s...

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Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing

Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...

Broadcast Cancon Court

‘WildBrain can’t have their cake and eat it too,’ Bell tells CRTC in undue preference dispute

Media | 09/14/2023 6:10 pm EDT

WildBrain animators taking part in union drive

BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that WildBrain Ltd. is “flooding” the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market with its programming and “diluting” the value of its...

Broadcast CRTC Television

No financial justification to increase skinny basic rate from $25 to $28: CRTC

Media | 09/05/2023 3:40 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

The CRTC denied an application by BCE Inc., Bragg Communication Inc.’s...

Broadcast CRTC Television

CRTC changes ad rules for discretionary services

Media | 09/05/2023 3:34 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

The CRTC said Tuesday that it was altering the rules for commercials on discretionary services. The...

CRTC Streaming Television

CRTC denies request from Rogers-owned radio station to lower CanCon requirement

telecom | 08/10/2023 4:32 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...

Cancon CRTC Radio

WildBrain says Bell is giving one up to its competitor Corus

Media | 08/09/2023 5:33 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

WildBrain Ltd. is accusing BCE Inc. of breaching its regulatory obligations...

Bell CRTC Television

Rogers’s proposal to expand PNI categories requires larger public consultation: CMPA

Media | 07/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT

Rogers to expand CityNews nationally

Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposal to change its condition of licence (COL) by expanding the definition of programs of national interest (PNI) must be “dismissed...

CRTC Rogers Television

Applications to reduce CPE, PNI, requirements will lower the bar for streamers’ contributions: Friends

telecom | 07/18/2023 5:56 pm EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviews

The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends...

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Corus adds itself to Meta boycott

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 5:03 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

Corus Entertainment Inc. is adding itself to the list of industry players who are suspending advertising on Meta Platform Inc. after the tech giant announced it will block Canadian news content on Facebook and its other platforms...

FRPC, PIAC, demand CRTC handle consolidated broadcasting proceeding request as Part 1

Media | 07/11/2023 3:35 pm EDT

FRPC, PIAC, demand CRTC handle consolidated broadcasting proceeding request as Part 1

The Forum for Research and Policy in...

CRTC Television

CRTC entertaining idea of consolidating multiple broadcasting COL requests

Media | 07/10/2023 4:15 pm EDT

CRTC entertaining idea of consolidating multiple broadcasting COL requests

The CRTC is seeking comments on whether it should consolidate several...

Bell CRTC Television

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

Media | 06/29/2023 4:59 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

As the advertising recession maintains its grip on Corus Entertainment Inc.’s revenue stream, the company said it will continue leaning into its Canadian and unscripted...

ILNF recipients want Corus excluded from the pot until CRTC conducts wider policy review

Media | 06/29/2023 4:27 pm EDT

ILNF recipients want Corus excluded from the pot until CRTC conducts wider policy review

Local independent news stations want to exclude...

Corus CRTC Television

Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures

Internet and Governance | 06/23/2023 6:26 pm EDT

Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures

BCE Inc. says in order for it to be competitive the CRTC must amend its...

Broadcast Cancon CRTC

Quebecor and CRTC clash over “regulatory straitjacket”

Media | 06/19/2023 5:36 pm EDT

Quebecor and CRTC clash over "regulatory straitjacket"

Quebecor Media Inc. is asking the CRTC to remove some of the conditions of...

Broadcast Cancon CRTC

Unions opposed to broadcasters’ calls to lighten regulatory load until C-11 is fully implemented

Media | 06/16/2023 4:35 pm EDT

Unions opposed to broadcasters’ calls to lighten regulatory load until C-11 is fully implemented

Several trade unions representing Canadian media members, artists, and producers are opposed to Corus Entertainment Inc.’s and other Canadian broadcasters’ calls for the...

Cancon Corus CRTC

Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT

TikTok's logo on an iPhone.

Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of...

Bill C-11 CRTC Online streaming act

Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...

Bill C-11 CRTC Online streaming act

Corus wants in on local news fund post Rogers-Shaw

Media | 05/26/2023 3:58 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

Corus Entertainment Inc. has written to the CRTC asking whether or not that the company will be allowed...

Cable Cancon CRTC

Corus again blames ‘recession’ for revenue drop; looks ahead to C-11

Media | 04/13/2023 6:31 pm EDT

Corus again blames 'recession' for revenue drop; looks ahead to C-11

Fiscal 2023 will be an "especially challenging" year for Corus...

Broadcast Quarterly Reports

Champagne most lobbied minister in Canadian government, survey finds

Media | 03/22/2023 12:56 pm EDT

BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networks

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most-lobbied minister in cabinet last year, a survey has discovered. Reporters for the Wire Report’s affiliated...

Bell Rogers Television

Corus still feeling effects of advertising recession

Media | 01/13/2023 5:43 pm EST

Corus still feeling effects of advertising recession

Corus Entertainment Inc. president and CEO Doug Murphy said an “advertising recession” is the cause...

Corus CRTC Television

Corus partially blames advertising recession, CRTC required programming expenditures, for fourth-quarter losses

Media | 10/21/2022 7:18 pm EDT

Corus partially blames advertising recession, CRTC required programming expenditures, for fourth-quarter losses

Corus Entertainment Inc. revealed a $367.1 million...

Cancon CRTC Quarterly Reports

Broadcasters want policy direction on C-11; streamers want their algorithms left alone

Media | 09/15/2022 7:51 pm EDT

44.5% of under-30 households don’t have TV: report

Canadian broadcasting executives, from companies...

Cancon Copyright Corus

Corus revenue up, profit down

Media | 06/29/2022 5:18 pm EDT

Corus revenue up, profit down

For the three months that ended on May 31, Corus Entertainment Inc.'s overall revenue was up to $433.5...

Corus Quarterly Reports

Corus profit margins lower, citing end of CEWS.

Media | 04/08/2022 5:01 pm EDT

Corus profit margins lower, citing end of CEWS.

Corus Entertainment Inc.'s profits were hit by the loss of approximately $12 million in wage subsidies...

Corus Radio Television

Corus sells over 400 episodes of different series to Hulu

Media | 04/07/2022 3:31 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Corus Studios announced Thursday it has sold...

Corus Streaming

Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP

Media | 03/02/2022 7:16 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Community-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that...

Bell Corus Rogers

Don’t leave local news in the hands of megacorporations, Heritage committee hears

Media | 02/16/2022 8:45 pm EST

Don’t leave local news in the hands of megacorporations, Heritage committee hears

Not-for-profit community news associations are sounding the alarm over the Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. merger, with one stakeholder saying "democracy dies in the dark...

CRTC CPE deferral will mean revenue in 2023: Corus CEO

Media | 01/13/2022 5:07 pm EST

CRTC CPE deferral will mean revenue in 2023: Corus CEO

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 CRTC Radio

No evidence suggests foreign streamers will enter into exclusivity with Rogers, incumbent tells CRTC

Media | 11/26/2021 5:08 pm EST

No evidence suggests foreign streamers will enter into exclusivity with Rogers, incumbent tells CRTC

Rogers Communications Inc. executives told the...

Bell Cancon CRTC

Safeguards can’t justify Rogers-Shaw merger: Bell to CRTC

Media | 11/25/2021 6:35 pm EST

No amount of proposed remedies will undo the damage of Rogers...

Bell Cable Cancon

Corus says COVID-delayed CPE requirements will significantly increase production spending

Media | 10/22/2021 4:47 pm EDT

Corus says COVID-delayed CPE requirements will significantly increase production spending

Corus Entertainment Inc. expects to see a...

Cancon CRTC Television

Bell, Telus and PIAC want CRTC to deny Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw’s broadcasting interests

Media | 09/14/2021 7:50 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

BCE Inc. and Telus Corp., considered to be two of...

Cable Cancon CRTC

TekSavvy takes GoldTV site-blocking fight to Supreme Court

Media | 08/26/2021 6:11 pm EDT

Telecoms’ site-blocking court request ‘draconian,’ TekSavvy argues

After Canada's first-ever site-blocking court order survived an appeal from TekSavvy Solutions Inc. in May, the internet service provider (ISP) has decided to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). In an application for leave to appeal filed with the...

Bell Piracy Quebecor

Corus revenues rebounding

telecom | 06/30/2021 4:54 pm EDT

Corus revenues rebounding

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

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...

Corus

Canadian radio broadcasters ask CRTC for space to compete with streamers

Media | 03/30/2021 5:35 pm EDT

Canadian radio broadcasters ask CRTC for space to compete with streamers

The CRTC needs to do away with restrictive regulations, argue multiple...

Bell Cancon Corus

C-10 regulations ‘Kafkaesque’: Quebecor’s PKP

Media | 03/12/2021 5:42 pm EST

Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau told MPs at a Friday meeting of the House of Commons Heritage committee that the government initiative to overhaul the Broadcasting Act, known as Bill C-10, should focus more on deregulating existing traditional Canadian media. "For traditional broadcasters -- those that showcase...

Heritage committee to ask Guilbeault for draft policy directive for CRTC, summon Zuckerberg

Media | 02/26/2021 5:39 pm EST

Heritage committee to ask Guilbeault for draft policy directive for CRTC, summon Zuckerberg

MPs on the House of Commons Heritage Committee...

Cancon CRTC Netflix

Broadcast Act updates not comprehensive enough: NDP, Conservatives

Media | 11/03/2020 6:44 pm EST

Broadcaster pushes for new multilingual channel as COVID lobbying continues

The Liberal government’s proposed updates to the Broadcasting Act have...

Cancon CRTC Music streaming

TV advertising declines slow down for Corus in Q4

Media | 10/22/2020 5:32 pm EDT

TV advertising declines slow down for Corus in Q4

Corus Entertainment Inc. continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the rate of decline...

Cancon CRTC Television

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...

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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), and according to CEO Doug Murphy, it is a crisis the company "is not going to waste." Corus will use the crisis, Murphy said, to make the case to policy makers that the CPE requirements on broadcasters like Corus should be loosened. Speaking to this year's online installment of the BMO Media...

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TAGGED AS CORUS ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Profitability rises despite revenue decline as Corus navigates advertising slump

| 04/10/2026 5:31 pm EDT

Corus wins court approval of recapitalization transaction

| 03/25/2026 3:02 pm EDT

Appeals court dismisses Rogers challenge of CRTC standstill ruling in Corus channel dispute

| 03/06/2026 5:21 pm EST

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

| 12/29/2025 3:30 am EST

Corus recapitalizes in order to strengthen financial position

| 11/03/2025 5:28 pm EST

Corus revenues down as employee stabilization continues

| 10/31/2025 6:31 pm EDT

WildBrain TV broadcast shutdown, Nelvana production pause worrying to children’s advocate

| 09/18/2025 5:43 pm EDT

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business

| 08/25/2025 12:04 pm EDT

Corus dropping multiple kids’ channels come September

| 07/11/2025 4:10 pm EDT

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

| 07/04/2025 3:45 pm EDT

Corus posts another quarter of revenue, profit loss; employee costs down 7%

Media | 06/26/2025 6:14 pm EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Media | 06/23/2025 4:00 am EDT

CRTC finds Global channels eligible for Independent Local News Fund

Media | 06/09/2025 6:25 pm EDT

John Gossling now solo CEO at Corus, Troy Reeb out

Media | 06/04/2025 6:33 pm EDT

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Media | 05/27/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Bell accuses Rogers of undue preference over Shaw Direct channel placements

Media | 04/25/2025 6:52 pm EDT

Heather Shaw retiring as Corus’ executive chair, will become non-executive chair

Media | 04/17/2025 12:53 pm EDT

Corus posts another dismal quarter, as revenues take a tumble

Media | 04/11/2025 5:17 pm EDT

Millions of Canadians live in news deserts, CCPA finds

Media | 03/24/2025 7:02 pm EDT

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rules

Media | 03/20/2025 5:53 pm EDT

CRTC dismisses WildBrain undue preference complaint against Bell; Rogers facing new complaint

Media | 03/14/2025 5:13 pm EDT

After months of dispute, Rogers & Corus take fight over channel placements, repackaging to Federal Court of Appeal

Media | 03/14/2025 2:04 pm EDT

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobs

Media | 02/21/2025 4:09 pm EST

Independent Broadcast Group backs Corus in dispute with Rogers over channel placement

Media | 01/29/2025 5:56 pm EST

Political strife, production cuts challenge independent producers: CMPA head

Media | 01/23/2025 5:12 pm EST

CRTC hears mixed arguments on licence terms for radio broadcasters

Media | 01/21/2025 7:21 pm EST

WildBrain accuses Rogers of unfair treatment of its children’s programming

Media | 01/21/2025 5:51 pm EST

Corus earnings lag in Q1 despite efforts to stop the bleeding

Media | 01/13/2025 5:44 pm EST

Corus revenue, profit decrease for Q4 and fiscal 2024

Media | 10/25/2024 5:38 pm EDT

Replies flow to CRTC on Independent Local News Fund

Media | 09/27/2024 4:08 pm EDT

Rogers wants Corus’ undue preference allegations dismissed by CRTC

Media | 09/17/2024 4:37 pm EDT

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

Media | 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT

CRTC must protect existing recipients of local news fund money before adding more, commenters say

Media | 09/09/2024 4:18 pm EDT

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Canadian Association of Broadcasters president sees warning signs on the horizon

Internet and Governance | 07/30/2024 4:31 pm EDT

Kingston politicians urge Corus to roll back layoffs

Media | 07/26/2024 11:52 am EDT

CTRC considering updating eligibility for Independent Local News Fund

Media | 07/24/2024 8:50 am EDT

Blue Ant joins broadcasters in call for CanCon relief