Corus Studios achieves 15% YoY increase in content sales
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John Moulding
| 12 October 2023
2 Corus Studios achieves 15 YoY increase in content sales

Corus Studios closed its fiscal year with more than 2,300 hours of premium content sold, representing a 15% increase year-over-year. This included an international sale for its first scripted content. MIPCOM attendees get a first look at Pamela Anderson’s new series.

The Canadian distributer (a division of Corus Entertainment) represents 50 titles across the lifestyle, factual, and now scripted space, selling to markets across the globe, including to new Corus Studios licensee Box TV in India and Tivilife in Turkey.

At this month’s MIPCOM, Corus Studios will be offering buyers a first look at Pamela’s Cooking With Love (8x60), the food-focused show with Pamela Anderson, and Bryan’s All In (10x60) from home renovation star Bryan Baeumler.

Corus Studios’ first foray into scripted content finds an international home with ReelOne, who have acquired the remaining worldwide rights to the The Love Club (4x120), featuring four scripted made-for-TV movies. The next chapter of the franchise, The Love Club Moms (4x120), recently started production and will be distributed by Corus Studios in 2025.

“Corus Studios is thrilled to have sold the remaining worldwide rights of The Love Club to ReelOne following the sale to the Hallmark Channel in the U.S. last year,” declares Lisa Godfrey, Senior Vice President of Original Content and Corus Studios. “ReelOne is the ideal partner to expand those sales around the world and their acquisition further solidifies the confidence in the quality of our scripted movies.

“As we expand into more markets with new partners, we look forward to offering captivating content to prospective buyers that will appeal to audiences globally.”

Q3 and Q4 sales highlights include:

Corus Studios expands sales with Box TV to include India, confirming 188 hours to the territory including Season 1 of Home to Win (10x60).
New licensee in Turkey, Tivilife, brings premium home renovation programming to their viewers, including Backyard Builds, Season 3-4 (19x30).
As part of Hulu’s continued partnership with Corus Studios, the U.S. streaming service confirms 85 additional hours of content, including Crime Beat, Season 4 (15x60) and Season 2 of Deadman’s Curse (8x60).
Corus Studios sells more than 110 hours of original series and documentaries to Australia, including Season 1 of House of Ali (8x60) and Styled (8x60) to Foxtel. On Nine Network, Rock Solid Builds, Season 2 (10x60) and Scott’s Vacation House Rules, Season 3 (16x60) are set to air. Other sales went to SBS Viceland, SBS On Demand and NITV.
Viaplay Group introduces 122 new hours to viewers of its TV channels in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, including Season 1 of Backroad Truckers (8x60).
French Canada partner, Quebecor Content, purchases over 100 hours of Corus Studios content, including Worst to First, Season 2 (10x60).