CORUS STUDIOS SELLS MORE THAN 300 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING WORLDWIDE

Corus Studios announced its recent content sales of over 300 hours worldwide and presents an ever-growing library of content of new and returning series for international distribution. The company has made its newly launched interactive content catalog of lifestyle, unscripted, and factual series. “This has been a break out year for Corus Studios. Strong ratings of our series airing internationally show our family-friendly, light-hearted series connect with audiences, and have become even more coveted in today’s climate as viewers look to sit back and relax with feel-good television,” said Colin Bohm, Executive Vice President of Content and Corporate Strategy.

The company has engaged in numerous sales for the past six months with global deals in the U.S., Asia, Australia, Israel, Poland, among other regions. Corus sold over 85 hours of home and food content to HGTV and Food Network in the U.S. gaining high ratings within the market. Season 1 and season 2 of “The Island of Bryan," now retitled "Renovation Island" has also accumulated ratings across the market and are now headed to Poland’s Canal + Polska. The 13 60-minute episodes of “Scott’s Vacation House Rules" is headed to Australia’s Nine Network. The 18 one-hour episodes of “The Big Bake” have reached the United Kingdom on ITVBe and fiery-bbq series “Fire Masters” will now be in Poland on Canal + Polska. “Most recently in the U.S., Island of Bryan, retitled "Renovation Island" is currently the #2 show year-to-date and has attracted more than 22 million viewers in its 11-week run in that market,"  "This example is a testament to the quality of our content, our storytelling, and our ability to generate compelling characters that appeal to audiences around the world.”

"Masters of Flip” has made its way into in Asia, with seasons 3 and 4 making a debut on Nat Geo People, in Belgium, the Netherlands, Discovery in Luxembourg, on Bravo in New Zealand, Bell Media in French Canada, and the US among others. Seasons 1 through 3 of the outdoor transformation series "Backyard Builds" was acquired by Australia’s Foxtel and Nine Network digs in for a pre-broadcast buy of "Farmhouse Facelift." The upcycling reno-series "$ave My Reno" and "History Erased" was sold t Bell Media in French Canada and unscripted demolition series "Salvage Kings" was acquired by Discovery in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Other new additions surrounding the lifestyle, unscripted, and scripted divisions include bakery overhaul series, "Project Bakeover," docu-series “Cheese: A Love Story," Backroad Truckers," “Rock Solid Builds” and heart-warming transformation series “Family Home Overhaul."  Renewed hit series include season three of "Island of Bryan," season 2 of "Scott’s Vacation House Rules," season 3 of "Rust Valley Restorers," season 2 of Great Chocolate Showdown, among several others.