As one of Canada’s leading specialty and pay TV broadcasters,
Corus Entertainment’s success with niche-focused television brands is built on
strong partnerships, compelling content and an expertise in consumer
insights-based research.
Corus’ television assets include the kids services YTV, Treehouse,
Nickelodeon (Canada), TELETOON (50%) and TELETOON
Retro (50%); the women’s services W Network, Cosmopolitan
TV, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) and W
Movies, CMT (Canada), Sundance Channel
(Canada), DUSK and Telelatino; Movie
Central, western Canada’s pay TV service, with nine multiplex channels
including HBO Canada and three local over-the-air television
stations. Committed to providing viewers with unprecedented multi-platform
access to its programming, Corus’ content is also available in high definition,
on-demand, on hand-held devices and online.
Corus plays a major role in the creation of Canadian content that
succeeds both domestically and internationally. Through funding initiatives
such as the Corus Made with Pay Fund, Corus invests in acclaimed feature films
such as the Oscar-nominated movies Away From Her and Eastern
Promises, and television dramas including Durham County and Bloodletting
& Miraculous Cures. Overall, Corus has triggered over $1.2 billion in
original, independent Canadian production.
The Company’s production arm, Nelvana Studio, produces a stable of
award-winning and globally renowned brands – from literary classics Babar and
Franklin to new shows such as The Backyardigans, Bakugan and Di-Gata
Defenders – that air on our kids’ services in Canada and in over 150
countries around the world. Nelvana’s library now has well over 3,200 half-hour
animated episodes of programming and has received over 70 major international
program awards including Emmys and Geminis.
The power and reach of Corus’ broadcasting assets also work to
assist local organizations, charities and people in need through millions of
dollars worth of donated air-time and services, fundraising and cash support
each year.
Through the acquisition, licensing, development and production of
Canadian television projects and millions of dollars of direct investment in
Canadian film production, Corus Entertainment showcases content that resonates
with our audiences and contributes to a sustainable and vibrant entertainment
industry that is truly Canadian and globally competitive.