Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media and television production company. The company was founded in 1987 as Shaw Radio Ltd. as a subsidiary of Shaw Communications and was spun-off from Shaw in 1999. It has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. Corus is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Ontario. Corus has a large presence in Canadian broadcasting as owner of the national Global network, 36 radio stations, and a portfolio of 25 specialty television services, the company's domestic specialty brands includes Flavour Network, Home Network, Showcase, SériesPlus, Slice, Télétoon, Treehouse, W Network, and YTV. It also operates services under brand licensing agreements with A&E Networks, Paramount Skydance, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Discovery. It previously held rights to WBD lifestyle brands such as Food Network and HGTV and Nickelodeon. Corus also owns the animation studio Nelvana, and children's publisher Kids Can Press. The second incarnation of Shaw's media division was subsumed by Corus on April 1, 2016, giving it control of the over-the-air Global network and 19 additional specialty channels. Wikipedia