Corus Entertainment

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Corus Entertainment
TypePublic TSX: CJR.B NYSE: CJR
FoundedToronto, Ontario (1999)
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Key peopleJohn M. Cassaday
President / CEO
Heather Shaw
Executive Chair
IndustryMedia
ProductsBroadcasting, Advertising, Publishing, Television production
RevenueImage:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg$768.7 million CAD
Employees3,000 (2007)
Websitewww.corusent.com

Corus Entertainment Inc. TSX: CJR.B NYSE: CJR is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company.

Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising and digital audio services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. The company’s multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse TV, W Network, Movie Central, Encore Avenue, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. Corus Entertainment's voting majority is held by the company's founder JR Shaw and his family, which also owns Shaw Communications, from which Corus was spun off in 1999.

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[edit] Board of Directors

Current members of the board of directors of Corus Entertainment are: Pierre Béland, John Cassaday, Dennis Erker, Carolyn Hursh, Wendy Leaney, Ronald Rogers, Cathy Roozen, Terrance Royer, Julie Shaw, and Heather Shaw.

[edit] Key Executives

  • John Cassaday, President and CEO
  • Heather Shaw, Executive Chair

[edit] Assets

[edit] Television

[edit] Conventional television stations

[edit] Specialty television services

In addition, Corus also has an ownership interest in Qubo, a United States-based children's programming block and digital television network.

[edit] Premium television services

[edit] Radio stations

[edit] Production

  • Nelvana; a production and distribution company of children's animation programs
  • Corus Digital Post; a full service video, audio and graphics post-production facility

[edit] Publishing

  • Kids Can Press; a children's book publishing company

[edit] Advertising & marketing

  • Corus Custom Networks; a television advertising service
  • DeepSky; a marketing company

[edit] Other

  • Max Trax; a digital television music radio service

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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