Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment, Inc.
FormerlyShaw Radio Ltd. (1987–1999)
Company typePublic
IndustryMass media
Broadcasting
PredecessorsAlliance Atlantis (broadcasting assets)
Canwest
Shaw Media
Western International Communications
FoundedAugust 27, 1987 (1987-08-27) (Shaw Radio)
September 1, 1999 (1999-09-01) (Corus Entertainment)
HeadquartersCorus Quay
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
RevenueIncrease$1.647 billion CAD (2018)
Number of employees
3,500 (2021)[1]
SubsidiariesCorus Sales Inc.
Corus Media Inc.
Nelvana
Kids Can Press
Corus Studios
Teletoon Canada Inc.
YTV Canada, Inc.
HGTV Canada Inc. (80.24%)
Websitewww.corusent.com Edit this at Wikidata

Corus Entertainment, Inc. (often simply known as Corus, stylized as corus. since April 1, 2016) is a Canadian mass media and television production company. The company was founded in 1987 as Shaw Radio, Ltd. as a subsidiary of Shaw Communications and was spun-off from Shaw in 1999. It has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. Corus is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Ontario.

Corus has a large presence in Canadian broadcasting as owner of the national Global network (15 conventional stations), 37 radio stations, and a portfolio of 32 specialty television services; the company's domestic specialty brands include Showcase, SériesPlus, Slice, Télétoon, W Network, and YTV. It also operates services under brand licensing agreements with A&E Networks (History and Lifetime), Paramount Global (CMT and Nickelodeon), The Walt Disney Company (Freeform via ABC Spark, and National Geographic units), and Warner Bros. Discovery (Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, and until late 2024, lifestyle and factual networks).

Corus owns the animation studio Nelvana, and children's publisher Kids Can Press. The second incarnation of Shaw's media division—formed from the properties of the bankrupt Canwest Global—was subsumed by Corus on April 1, 2016, giving it control of the over-the-air Global network and 19 additional specialty channels. In May 2019, Shaw announced that it would sell its shares in Corus for roughly $500 million.

  1. ^ "FAQ – Corus Entertainment". Retrieved December 16, 2021.

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