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This is a list of assets owned by Corus Entertainment, a Canadian multimedia broadcasting company. Approximately 80% of the voting control in Corus is held by the family of JR Shaw. The same family also owned about 80% of the voting rights in Shaw Communications, for a list of former Shaw assets, see list of assets owned by Shaw Communications.

The company's portfolio of multimedia encompasses 30 specialty television services, 37 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a global content business, digital assets, live events, children's book publishing, animation software, broadcasting and media services.

Television

Conventional television

• Global Television Network
  • Global News
  • CIII - Toronto, Ontario (First aired 1974 with intentions of starting national network, came under partial Canwest ownership in 1977. Acquired from Shaw Media in 2016)
  • CKND - Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canwest owned in 1985, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CFRE - Regina, Saskatchewan (Canwest owned in 1987, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CFSK - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canwest owned in 1987, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CIHF - Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canwest owned in 1994, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CHNB - Saint John, New Brunswick (Canwest owned in 1994, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CKMI - Montreal, Quebec (Canwest owned and Global Network launched in 1997, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CICT - Calgary, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CISA - Lethbridge, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CITV - Edmonton, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CHAN - Vancouver, British Columbia (O&O since 2001, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CHBC - Kelowna, British Columbia (O&O since 2009, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CKWS - Kingston, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
  • CHEX - Peterborough, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
  • CHEX-2 - Oshawa, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)

Specialty channels

News

• Global News: BC 1

Lifestyle

• DTOUR
• Slice
• Flavour Network
• Home Network

Entertainment

• DejaView
• MovieTime
• Showcase
• W Network
• Licensed by Paramount Global
  • CMT (90%)
• Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
  • ABC Spark
  • National Geographic (64%)
  • National Geographic Wild (64%)
• Licensed by A&E Networks
  • Crime & Investigation
  • History
  • History2
  • Lifetime
• Licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Adult Swim

Kids and family

• Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
  • Disney Channel
  • Disney Jr.
  • Disney XD
• Teletoon Canada, Inc. (licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery)
  • Boomerang
  • Cartoon Network
• YTV Canada, Inc.
  • Nickelodeon (licensed by Paramount Global)
  • Treehouse
  • YTV

French-language channels

• La Chaîne Disney
• Historia
• SériesPlus
• Télétoon
  • Télétoon la nuit

Corus Radio

Other assets

• B5media (minority stake) — online publisher
• Corus Airtime Sales

Marketing and advertising

• Corus Tempo — a full-service marketing and creative team within the Corus National Sales group.
• Cynch — a self-serve platform for buying TV campaigns online.
• Kin Community Canada — an influencer marketing platform.
• so.da — a full-service digital media agency.

Original content

• Corus Studios — Corus Entertainment's "premium content studio."
• Kids Can Press — the largest Canadian-owned children’s book publishing company.
• Nelvana — a production and distribution company of children's animation programs.
  • Redknot — a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery
• Aircraft Pictures Ltd. (majority stake) — film and television entertainment.

Streaming

• Curiouscast — podcast network
• Global TV App — a TV Everywhere for Global TV Network subscribers.
• Teletoon+ — streaming service for Cartoon Network content (formerly Nick+, a streaming service for Nickelodeon content)
• STACKTV — a subscription video streaming package offered by Corus through Amazon Prime Video Channels

Former assets

Corus Radio

• CHQT - Edmonton, Alberta - closed, frequency assumed by CHED
• CIZZ - Red Deer, Alberta — acquired by Newcap Radio
• CKGY - Red Deer, Alberta — acquired by Newcap Radio
• CKDO - Oshawa, Ontario — acquired by Durham Radio Inc
• CKGE - Oshawa, Ontario — acquired by Durham Radio Inc
• Corus Québec — acquired by Cogeco
  • CFVM - Amqui, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CJDM - Drummondville, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CJRC - Gatineau, Quebec
  • CFEL - Lévis, Quebec — acquired by Leclerc Communication
  • CFQR - Montreal, Quebec
  • CKOI - Montreal, Quebec
  • CINF - Montreal, Quebec
  • CINW - Montreal, Quebec
  • CKAC - Montreal, Quebec
  • CHRC - Quebec City, Quebec
  • CFOM - Quebec City, Quebec
  • CJEC - Quebec City, Quebec — acquired by Leclerc Communication
  • CIKI - Rimouski, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CJOI - Rimouski, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CKRS - Saguenay, Quebec — acquired by Attraction Radio
  • CIME - Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
  • CFZZ - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CHLT - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • CKOY - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • CKTS - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • CHLN - Trois Rivières, Quebec

TV

• Action — replaced by Adult Swim
• CH / E!
  • CHCH - Hamilton, Ontario — acquired by Channel Zero
  • CJNT - Montreal, Quebec — acquired by Channel Zero - now owned by Rogers Media as Citytv O&O
  • CHEK - Victoria, British Columbia — acquired by CHEK Media Group
  • CHCA - Red Deer, Alberta — ceased as of August 31, 2009 following shutdown of CH / E!
• BBC Canada (80%) — shut down
• BBC Kids (80%) — acquired by BC's Knowledge Network and shut down
• Cartoon Network (Canada) (original incarnation) — replaced by Boomerang (Canada)
• Cooking Channel (Canada) - shut down in December 31
• Discovery Kids — replaced by Nickelodeon (Canada) (on most providers)
• Dusk — replaced by ABC Spark
• Family Channel (50%) — acquired by Astral Media in 2001; now owned by WildBrain
• Score Media (25.93%) — shares sold in 1999
  • The Score Television Network — renamed to Sportsnet 360, currently owned by Rogers Media
• Fine Living — replaced by DIY Network (Canada) (on most providers)
• Movie Central — replaced by west feed of Bell Media's The Movie Network
• Encore Avenue — replaced by west feed of Bell Media's The Movie Network Encore
• HBO Canada (west feed) — acquired by Bell Media
• IFC (Canada) — shut down
• CoolTV — shut down
• Edge TV — shut down
• Fox Sports World Canada — shut down
• X-Treme Sports — shut down
• Country Canada — acquired by CBC in 2002; now owned by Blue Ant Media as Cottage Life
• Documentary Channel — acquired by CBC
• KidsCo (43.8%)
• Leonardo World — shut down
• Video Italia — shut down
• Qubo — acquired by Ion Media Networks
• Locomotion — acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment and replaced by Animax.
• Magnolia Network (Canada) - acquired by Rogers Sports & Media starting January 1
• Max Trax — now Stingray Music
• Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) — shut down
• Sundance Channel (Canada) — shut down
• Teletoon — replaced by the current incarnation of Cartoon Network (Canada)
• Teletoon Retro — replaced by Disney Channel (Canada) and Cartoon Network (Canada)
• Télétoon Rétro — replaced by La Chaîne Disney
• Cosmopolitan TV (Canada) — shut down
• FYI (Canada) — shut down
• TLN Media Group — acquired by TLN Media Group
  • EuroWorld Sport (50.5%)
  • Mediaset Italia (50.5%)
  • Mediaset TG24 (50.5%)
  • Telebimbi (50.5%)
  • Telelatino (50.5%)
  • TeleNiños (50.5%)
  • Univision Canada (50.5%)

Original content

• Toon Boom - acquired by International Media Company

Publishing

• Klutz — now owned by Scholastic

See also

• List of assets owned by Shaw Communications

References

1. "CIII-DT". Broadcasting History. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
2. ^ "Our Brands". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
3. Ng-See-Quan, Danielle (July 16, 2013). "Changes to Corus leadership, including Corus Kids". KidScreen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Playback Online. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
4. "Cynch Canada". Cynch Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
5. "Corus Entertainment Acquires Majority Stake in Aircraft Pictures". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
6. Ravindran, Manori (2022-02-01). "Canadian Media Giant Corus Entertainment Buys 'The Breadwinner' Producer Aircraft Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
7. Entertainment, Aircraft Pictures; Corus. "CORUS ENTERTAINMENT MAKES MILESTONE INVESTMENT IN AIRCRAFT PICTURES". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
8. "Corus launches STACKTV, a multi-channel TV package for Canadian Amazon Prime members - National | Globalnews.ca".

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