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Corus Entertainment
PNI policy generates over $1 billion annually of TV spending: report
The report, prepared by Nordicity, analyzed the likely impact of the CRTC programming policy on English-language television production between 2012 and 2017.
Production begins on Nelvana’s Trucktown
Nelvana Studio’s new animated children’s show Trucktown is based on the best-selling series of books of the same name.
KidsCo sends Syfy Kids to Asia
The channel will launch in Asia with around 120 hours of programing, including Matt Hatter Chronicles (pictured), dubbed in local languages like Mandarin, Cantonese, Malaysian and Indonesian.
Corus Entertainment’s Q2 profit down
Lower TV and radio station revenue reduced earnings at the Canadian broadcaster.
KidsCo takes Matt Hatter Chronicles for Syfy Kids
The property (pictured) will be among the programs carried on the new branded block as it rolls out internationally in 2013.
Nelvana and Michael Eisner pact on superhero cartoon
The partners will develop Mysticons, about four regular kids called into action to double as superheros.
W Network launches Shop the Show
The execution is kicking off with a “partnershop” between Love It or List It Vancouver host Jillian Harris and Canadian e-retailer eLuxe.
Competition Bureau OKs Teletoon, Historia and Series+ transactions
The sales, as part of the complex Bell-Astral deal, would make Corus the sole owner of these properties, contingent on approval by the CRTC.
Competition Bureau clears new Bell-Astral deal
The transaction will see Corus Entertainment acquire six of Astral TV’s joint ventures and other broadcast and radio stations if the deal is approved by the CRTC.
YTV finds Cache Craze
The series, produced by 9 Story Entertainment and which features competing family teams searching for virtual caches that are unlocked after completing various challenges, premieres on March 9 at 6 p.m.
Corus Entertainment’s KidsCo gets behind Syfy Kids block
The international kids’ channel has the Canadian broadcaster as a minority investor and a major program supplier.
9 Story distribution expands into acquired programming
For its first foray into managing completed programming, the Toronto-based kids prodco and distributor takes on Slap Happy Cartoon’s Nerds and Monsters (pictured).
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