CORUS Discretionary Services
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UPDATE
CRTC 2018-107 – revoked the licence issued to 7202342 Canada Inc. for the national discretionary service Sundance Channel.
Amalgamation – 2018-03-01 – of 7202342 Canada Inc., Corus Digital Inc., Corus Audio & Advertising Services Ltd., W. Network Inc. and 9657720 Canada Inc. (formerly 624723 B.C. Ltd.) to continue as W Network Inc.
Update – 2019-02-11 – Telebimbi and TeleNiños are now operated as exempt services. Spanish Sports & Entertainment 1 service did not implement within the prescribed timeframe.
Administrative Decision – approved a change in ownership and effective control of Telelatino Network Inc. through the transfer of all of the shares (50.5%) held by Corus Entertainment Inc. to a corporation to be incorporated (AcquisitionCo). (2018-0800-0)
Update – 2019-05-30 – of 7202377 Canada Inc.’s shareholding as per information supplied in the Data Collection System.
CRTC 2019-367 – revoked the licence issued Cosmopolitan Television Canada Company for the national discretionary service Cosmopolitan TV.
SEE ALSO
SHAW – 32 and 32A
CORUS – 32C, 32D, 32H and 32i
NOTICE The CRTC ownership charts reflect the transactions approved by the Commission and are based on information supplied by licensees. The CRTC does not assume any responsibility for discrepancies between its charts and data from outside sources or for errors or omissions which they may contain.
#32b Ownership – Broadcasting - CRTC 2019-11-06 APPENDIX
Notes: The percentages in this chart refer to voting rights only.
For the ownership of Corus Entertainment Inc., see chart 32C.
CMT (Country Music Television) Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 4383494 Canada Inc., which holds 51% in 591804 B.C. Ltd. Corus Entertainment Inc. holds directly 39% in 591804 B.C. Ltd. The other 10% is held by N.V. Broadcasting (Canada) Inc., a non-Canadian corporation 100% held by the non-Canadian corporation Country Music Television Inc. 591804 B.C. Ltd. holds 100% of Country Music Television Ltd.
- Country Music Television Ltd. is licensee of CMT, a national discretionary service.
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of OWN Inc.
- OWN Inc. is licensee of OWN, a national discretionary service.
TreeHouse TV and YTV Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 1421711 Ontario Inc. (see chart 32D), which holds 100% of 3470644 Canada Inc. 3470644 Canada Inc. holds 100% of YTV Canada, Inc.
- YTV Canada, Inc. is licensee of TreeHouse TV and YTV, two national discretionary services.
YTV Canada, Inc. holds 100% of YTV Productions Inc.
Cooking Channel Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 83.47% in 7202377 Canada Inc. The remaining 16.53% is held by Scripps Network, LLC, a non-Canadian corporation.
- 7202377 Canada Inc. is licensee of Cooking Channel, a national discretionary service.
Nickelodeon Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 4537459 Canada Inc.
- 4537459 Canada Inc. is licensee of Nickelodeon (Nick), a national discretionary service.
Disney Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 9329994 Canada Inc.
- 9329994 Canada Inc. is licensee of the following national discretionary services:
• Disney Channel • Disney Junior • Disney XD
ABC Spark Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 3924181 Canada Inc.
- 3924181 Canada Inc. is licensee of ABC Spark, a national discretionary service .
W Network Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of W Network Inc.
- W Network Inc. is licensee of W Network, a national discretionary service.
Historia Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 8504644 Canada Inc.
- 8504644 Canada Inc. is licensee of Historia, a national discretionary service
Séries+ Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of 8504652 Canada Inc.
- 8504652 Canada Inc. is licensee of Séries+, a national discretionary service
#32b Ownership – Broadcasting - CRTC 2019-11-06 TELETOON Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% of TELETOON Canada Inc.
- TELETOON Canada Inc. is licensee of the following national discretionary services:
• Cartoon Network • Disney la Chaîne • TELETOON / TÉLÉTOON (English and French)
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