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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.corusent.com
Employees:
1,972
Employee growth: (3.2%)
Corus Entertainment sings its siren song to Canadian TV viewers and radio listeners. The company is one of the country's leading diversified media companies, with operations spanning broadcast and cable TV, radio, and animated content. It operates a number of popular cable channels, including kids network Treehouse, W Network targeting women, and youth-oriented YTV, as well as premium pay-TV service Movie Central. Corus also operates more than 50 radio stations across the country that program a variety of music and news formats. Its subsidiary Nelvana produces and distributes animated programming for kids. The Shaw family, which controls cable giant Shaw Communications, controls about 85% of Corus.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending August, 2008:
Sales: $739.5M
One year growth: 2.0%
Net income: $122.0M
Income growth: 101.6%
Officers:
Executive Chair: Heather A. Shaw
President, CEO, and Director; Interim President, Corus Radio: John M. Cassaday
SVP and CFO: Thomas C. Peddie
Competitors:
Astral Media
CanWest Global Communications
CTVglobemedia
