List of assets owned by Corus Entertainment explained
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 33 specialty television services, 39 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)[1]
- 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
Lifestyle
Entertainment
Kids and family
- Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
- Teletoon Canada, Inc. (licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery)
- YTV Canada, Inc.
French-language channels
Corus Radio
Other assets
- B5media (minority stake) — online publisher
- Corus Airtime Sales[3]
Marketing and advertising
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.
- Aircraft Pictures Ltd. (majority stake)[5] — film and television entertainment.[6] [7]
Streaming
Former assets
Corus Radio
- 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
Publishing
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: CIII-DT . Broadcasting History . Canadian Communications Foundation . August 14, 2024.
- Web site: Our Brands. 2021-11-28. Corus Entertainment. en.
- News: Ng-See-Quan. Danielle. July 16, 2013. Changes to Corus leadership, including Corus Kids. KidScreen. Brunico Communications Ltd.. Playback Online. August 16, 2015.
- Web site: Cynch Canada. 2021-11-28. Cynch Canada. en-CA.
- Web site: Corus Entertainment Acquires Majority Stake in Aircraft Pictures. 2022-02-03. Animation World Network. en.
- Web site: Ravindran. Manori. 2022-02-01. Canadian Media Giant Corus Entertainment Buys ‘The Breadwinner’ Producer Aircraft Pictures (EXCLUSIVE). 2022-02-03. Variety. en-US.
- Web site: Entertainment. Aircraft Pictures; Corus. CORUS ENTERTAINMENT MAKES MILESTONE INVESTMENT IN AIRCRAFT PICTURES. 2022-02-03. www.prnewswire.com. en.
- Web site: Corus launches STACKTV, a multi-channel TV package for Canadian Amazon Prime members - National | Globalnews.ca.
