At this time of year, Canadian broadcasters have traditionally ramped up the ballyhoo with breathless releases about all the fabulous new shows they’re importing for the coming season. The phrases most often used to achieve this are “most talked-about acquisition,” and, wait for it, “buzzworthy.” On Wednesday in Toronto at Corus Entertainment’s first post-COVID in-person
Pluto TV is one of the newest, and most heavily promoted, of the free streaming services to arrive in Canada. Part of the Paramount entertainment colossus, it boasts 100 channels and thousands of movies, all free. Canadian content, especially newscasts and “How To” shows, is boosted through an alliance with Corus Entertainment. The service is
Part II in our series, “Battle of the Network Stars: Executives Division,” features Daniel Eves, Senior Vice President, Broadcast Networks, Corus Entertainment. Eves helped guide the network to a breakthrough last fall when Global became Canada’s No. 1 draw in Core Prime (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.). While CTV still won the full, Fall/Winter/Spring season,
Hey Canada –think you or somebody you know is Tough as Nails? With the fifth season of the reality competition series Tough as Nails heading into production this summer, Canadians, for the first time, have an opportunity to put their helmets on and prove that we’re stand on guard for thee ready. Co-creator/host Phil Keoghan
It always happens. You come down to LA for the TCA press tour and big TV news breaks back home. Word that Corus had pulled off a $2.65-billion acquisition of Shaw Media in cash and stock reached the floor of the TCA’s Langham hotel Wednesday morning. Now, the little I know about ownership at Corus and Shaw
The Disney Channel has been around for 32 years in the U.S., where it is available to 96.2 million households. On Tuesday, it finally launches in Canada. As Goofy would say, “Gawrsh!” What took so long? A great deal of Disney Channel programming has been available to Canadians since Family Channel launched in 1988. But
Ken Finkleman is back as boorish producer George Findlay in Good God This will not come as a shock to most industry observers, but Ken Finkleman is no fan of the Sun News Network. The producer of The Newsroom switched it on once out of curiosity and stumbled upon Sun News pundit Ezra Levant. “He
Which media company has the best work environment in North America? One to beat would have to be the stunning new headquarters of Corus Entertainment. Had a tour of their multi-million dollar Toronto edifice at the foot of Jarvis right on Lake Ontario and it is impressive inside and out.I was at the 500,000 sq.