Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate company headquartered at the Corus Quay in Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries.
1999–2016[]
Designer:
Dan Wheaton, Sharon Pele, and Shirley Riordon of The Riordon Design Group Inc.
Typography:
Radiant Extra Condensed (C) Herman (O) FF Blur (R) Helvetica (U) VAG Rounded (S)
Launched:
September 1, 1999
Corus Entertainment started operations on September 1, 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications.
On April 1, 2016, Corus acquired Shaw Media (formerly known as CanWest Global) and the company changed its logo for the first time in 17 years, stylized as "corus.".
1Non-voting interest; the voting shares of both Shaw and Corus are controlled by the Shaw family. 2Joint-venture with Rogers Communications. 3Community channels owned by Shaw Cablesystems. 4Co-owned with NBCUniversal and Rogers Communications.