Ms. Lisa Godfrey reports

CORUS STUDIOS MOVES INTO THE PARANORMAL GENRE WITH THE ADDITION OF REPOSSESSED AND EXPANDS OFFERINGS WITH NEW SEASONS OF DEADMAN'S CURSE, THE BIG BAKE AND STYLED

Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Corus Studios has added new paranormal investigation series Repossessed (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode) to its catalogue of premium content for international distribution. Corus Studios' library continues to expand with new seasons across a variety of genres, including the gold-hunting adventures of Deadman's Curse, season 2 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode), larger-than-life holiday-themed baking competition series The Big Bake, season 4 (14 episodes; 60 minutes per episode), and trendy home renovation series Styled, season 2 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode), which will be added to Corus Studios' portfolio of worldwide offerings.

"The addition of riveting new series Repossessed underscores our ongoing commitment to creating compelling content, showcasing real-life stories and bringing those stories to viewers globally," said Lisa Godfrey, senior vice-president of original content and Corus Studios. "As our library of diverse and intriguing content continues to expand, we are focused on meeting the demand in multiple popular genres such as crime, paranormal and investigation for platforms around the world."

The new Corus Studios original series Repossessed is led by popular paranormal investigator Moe Sargi, psychic medium Leitreanna Brown and researcher Marika Simon as they travel across North America in search of the most haunted objects and the desperate owners who need their help. The series will air on the History Channel and joins the new season of Crime Beat, season 4, as part of the paranormal and crime offerings available at Mipcom.

Corus Studios sales highlights

As a lead up to Mipcom, new deals include multiple international sales for the highly anticipated series Pamela's Garden of Eden (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode) starring pop culture icon Pamela Anderson, ahead of its Canadian premiere, debuting Nov. 3, 2022, on HGTV Canada. In addition to the previously announced first presale of Pamela's Garden of Eden to Hulu in the United States, sales are also confirmed to Foxtel in Australia, M6 Group (Paris Premiere and 6ter channels) in France, Italy's Sky Italia, Talpa TV in the Netherlands, Portugal's SIC, Poland's Zoom TV from Kino Polska Group and Talit in Israel.

Additional seasons of Great Chocolate Showdown returned to The CW Network in the United States, which aired season 3 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode) and premiered season 2 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode) on The CW app and the CWTV website. The indulgent dessert competition series was a top 10 program on Food Network Canada this spring and is set to return for its fourth season on Food Network Canada in 2023.

As part of the expanded output deal with U.S. streaming platform Hulu, new titles heading to the platform include Repossessed (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode) and Sarah's Mountain Escape (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode), season 1.

Overseas, Corus Studios content continues to garner attention, with Germany's Seven.One picking up Styled, season 1 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode), and Deadman's Curse, season 1 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode). Portugal's SIC acquires Farmhouse Facelift (seasons 1 and 2 -- 18 episodes; 60 minutes per episode) and Hoarder House Flippers, season 1 (six episodes; 60 minutes per episode). Talpa TV in the Netherlands acquired the second season of Project Bakeover (10 episodes; 60 minutes per episode) and all four seasons of Masters of Flip (42 episodes; 60 minutes per episode). Israel's Talit picked up Scott's Vacation House Rules, season 2 (13 episodes; 60 minutes per episode), for its schedule.

The United Kingdom's ITV continues to dive into the food genre, acquiring another season of The Big Bake, season 3 (14 episodes; 60 minutes per episode), and Great Chocolate showdown (seasons 1 to 3 -- 24 episodes; 60 minutes per episode).

In Asia, Corus Studios expands to new markets, including TrueVisions in Thailand, securing food travelogue series Big Food Bucket List (seasons 2 and 3 -- 40 episodes; 60 minutes per episode) and grilling competition series Fire Masters, season 3, set A (10 episodes; 60 minutes per episode), while Box TV in Vietnam has picked up Deadman's Curse, season 1 (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode).

In addition, French-language rights expand with Quebecor Content picking up Pamela's Garden of Eden (eight episodes; 60 minutes per episode), The Big Bake, season 2 (18 episodes; 60 minutes per episode), Hoarder House Flippers, season 1 (six episodes; 60 minutes per episode), and Farmhouse Facelift, season 1 (10 episodes; 60 minutes per episode), for its linear and SVOD (subscription video-on-demand) platforms.

Corus Studios sales were brokered by Rita Carbone Fleury, worldwide sales lead, for Corus Studios, Leyla Formoso, representing sales for Latin American and select European territories, and Pooja Nirmal Kant, overseeing sales in Asia and central-eastern Europe.

Corus Studios' original content team driving its slate of lifestyle and factual series is helmed by industry executives Colin Bohm, executive vice-president of content and corporate strategy, Lisa Godfrey, senior vice-president of original content and Corus Studios, long-time TV veterans Krista Look, vice-president, original content, lifestyle, and Rachel Nelson, vice-president, original content, scripted, factual and kids. Repossessed is produced by Sphere Media with executive producers Andrea Griffith, Corinna Lehr and Marlo Miazga and Jesse Barkley as the executive-in-charge of production for the History Channel. The Big Bake is produced by Nikki Ray Media Agency, with Debbie Brown as executive-in-charge of production for Food Network Canada. Styled is produced by Great Pacific Media, with Dora Fong and Lynne Carter as the HGTV Canada executives-in-charge of production. Deadman's Curse is produced by Great Pacific Media, with Maria Knight as the executive-in-charge of production. Pamela's Garden of Eden is produced by Fireworks Media Group, with Marni Goldman as executive-in-charge of production for HGTV Canada. Ms. Anderson is represented by APA.

About Corus Studios

Established in 2015, Corus Studios, a division of Corus Entertainment, is a premium content studio that develops, produces and distributes a wide array of original lifestyle, unscripted and factual content globally. Offering dynamic programming that entertains, informs and drives audiences across platforms, Corus Studios content is featured across Corus's suite of channels, including HGTV Canada, the History Channel, Food Network Canada and Slice. To date, Corus Studios content has been sold in over 150 territories around the world.

About Corus Entertainment Inc.

Corus Entertainment is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high-quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, and technology and media services. Corus is an internationally renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world-class animation studio expert in all formats, and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2-D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house Kids Can Press. Corus's roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, the History Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105 and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms StackTV, Teletoon+, the Global TV app and Curiouscast.