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Corus Entertainment Inc.
NYSE: CJR
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 PROFILE
Corus Entertainment sings out to radio listeners and TV viewers. Its 49 radio stations broadcast a variety of music, news, and talk radio programming in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec. On the small screen, it owns several cable TV networks, such as kid-oriented channels YTV and Treehouse TV and an 80% stake in the Canadian operations of Country Music Television. It also owns animation production studio Nelvana, 80% of DMX Canada (digital music services), and four broadcast TV stations. The company was spun off from Canadian cable provider Shaw Communications in 1999. Shaw chairman J. R. Shaw and his family own more than 75% of Corus. US media giant Liberty Media has a 20% stake.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Corus Buys Nelvana
Date Announced: 09.18.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 362
Description: Canadian media company buys youth entertainment site.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: August
2000 Sales (mil.): 155.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 43.2%
Employees: 2,350
Revenue per employee: $66,297.87

 KEY PEOPLE
• John M. Cassaday
    CEO
• Thomas C. Peddie
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
BCE Place, Bay-Wellington Tower
Toronto Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada
Phone: 1-416-642-3770
Fax: 1-416-642-3779
Online: Web Site

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