What Corus Studios does

Corus Studios is the in-house production studio of Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian publicly traded media conglomerate listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under CRJ-B. Founded in 2015, the studio produces original unscripted and scripted television content across five content pillars: Factual & Unscripted, Scripted, Home & Design, Food, and Lifestyle. Since inception, it has built a catalog of more than 500 hours of content spanning reality series, food and baking competitions, home renovation and design shows, factual documentaries, and scripted romance drama. Its revenue model is content licensing to broadcast networks, with primary distribution routed to Corus-owned Canadian channels (HOME Network, FLAVOUR Network, HISTORY, W Network, ABC Spark Canada, OWN Canada, SLICE) and a growing international sales footprint through dedicated regional sales contacts.

The studio's competitive position rests on preferred distribution within the Corus channel portfolio, a deep bench of recognizable on-screen talent and recurring production partners (Insight Productions, Mayhem Entertainment, Si Entertainment, Scott Brothers Entertainment, Proper Television, Cineflix, Banger Films, among others), and a track record of series that consistently reach #1 on its flagship networks. Operational technology is conventional television-production craft - script development, shooting, and post-production for linear broadcast - with no public-facing software product, app, API, or AI-driven offering in the supplied data. Recent activity (2023-2025) emphasizes franchise extension on the Baeumler and McGillivray properties, scripted expansion through The Love Club franchise, and incremental international distribution appointments.

Commercially, Corus Studios functions as a B2B production supplier. Its go-to-market is the linear broadcast slot allocation process at its parent-owned networks plus third-party network sales, supported by a press-release and catalog-website channel strategy. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the unit economics are largely inter-company, with the studio producing programs that air on Corus channels under cross-divisional content-creation accounting rather than fully arm's-length license deals. From a growth perspective, the studio is in a steady-launch state rather than a scale-up state, and is structurally dependent on the broader linear-TV advertising cycle of its parent.

Name

Corus Studios

Legal name

Corus Entertainment Inc.

Website

https://corusstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Corus Studios is the in-house production arm of Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment, producing unscripted and scripted television since 2015 across Factual, Home & Design, Food, Lifestyle, and Scripted pillars, licensing a 500+ hour catalog primarily to its parent's Canadian channel portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Production & Distribution Partnerships (Pre-Sales, Output Deals) (MPABANAI)

Keywords

• Unscripted television production
• Content licensing
• Television production studio
• Home design programming
• Factual entertainment content

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Content Licensing to Broadcast Networks: Corus Studios produces unscripted television content that is licensed to broadcast networks including HOME Network, FLAVOUR Network, HISTORY, W Network, and ABC Spark Canada. The company operates as a production studio creating original series that are distributed to these television networks.

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Corus Studios is a Canadian television production studio that develops, produces, and licenses unscripted and scripted original series across five content pillars — Factual & Unscripted, Scripted, Home & Design, Food, and Lifestyle. The studio licenses completed programming to broadcast networks including HOME Network, FLAVOUR Network, HISTORY, W Network, ABC Spark Canada, and OWN Canada, building on a catalog of more than 500 hours of binge-worthy content produced since 2015.

Product overview

Corus Studios is a Canadian media production company that creates unscripted television content across five content pillars: Factual & Unscripted, Scripted, Home & Design, Food, and Lifestyle. Since 2015, the company has been producing hit series that consistently reach #1 on HOME Network, FLAVOUR Network, History, and other networks. Their catalog includes more than 500 hours of binge-worthy content. The company operates as a content studio producing shows for various Canadian networks (HOME Network, FLAVOUR Network, History, W Network, OWN, ABC Spark, SLICE) rather than as a traditional software product company. The portfolio includes flagship shows like Island of Bryan, Rust Valley Restorers, and The Big Bake across genres including home renovation, food competition, reality series, and scripted dramas.

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Products and services

• Island of Bryan Unscripted home and design series produced for HOME Network in which contractor Bryan Baeumler and his wife Sarah renovate a rundown Bahamas beachfront resort.
• Rust Valley Restorers Factual and unscripted series produced for HISTORY in which Mike Hall and his team restore, trade, and sell classic cars in the Rust Valley car community.
• The Big Bake Food competition series produced for FLAVOUR Network in which professional baking teams compete in themed Halloween, holiday, and spring bake-off challenges for a $10,000 prize.
• History Erased Factual documentary series produced in association with Cream Productions for HISTORY that examines counterfactual history scenarios by removing key inventions and creations.
• Salvage Kings Factual series produced in association with Media Headquarters for HISTORY that follows Priestly Demolition as they recover and repurpose valuable items from abandoned buildings.
• Big Timber Factual series produced in association with Big Timber Media for HISTORY that follows logger Kevin Wenstob and his crew as they work to keep a family sawmill alive on remote Vancouver Island.
• Cheese: A Love Story Food documentary series produced in association with Boat Rocker Media for FLAVOUR Network that follows world-renowned cheese expert Afrim Pristine on a global journey celebrating cheese.
• Stitched Lifestyle competition series produced in association with FORTÉ Entertainment for SLICE Canada in which fashion designers compete in dramatic themed challenges for a $10,000 prize.
• Wall of Chefs Food competition series produced in association with Insight Productions for FLAVOUR Network in which home cooks face crowd-pleasers, three-ingredient challenges, and chef signature dish recreations.
• Fire Masters Food competition series produced in association with Architect Films for FLAVOUR Network in which chefs compete in fiery culinary challenges, with one eliminated per round and a $10,000 final prize.
• Big Food Bucket List Food travel series produced in association with Lone Eagle Entertainment for FLAVOUR Network in which host John Catucci travels across North America visiting must-eat restaurants.
• Project Bakeover Food series in which pastry chef Steve Hodge rescues struggling bakery businesses using his baking skills while Tiffany Pratt reimagines the spaces.
• Great Chocolate Showdown Food competition series in which ten home bakers compete in indulgent chocolate-based challenges for a $50,000 grand prize.
• Junior Chef Showdown Food competition series produced in association with Proper Television for FLAVOUR Network that showcases young chefs aged 9 to 13 competing in skills tests and cooking challenges judged by celebrity chefs.
• Pamela's Cooking with Love Food series produced in association with Fireworks Media for FLAVOUR Network in which Pamela Anderson hosts sought-after chefs to prepare plant-based meals on her Vancouver Island property.
• Wall of Bakers Food competition spin-off of Wall of Chefs in which Canada's home bakers compete for a $10,000 prize under the shadow of the country's best chefs.
• The Baker Sisters Food series in which sisters Rachel Smith and Jean Parker tour bakeries across North America to showcase how sensational sweets are made.
• Building Baeumler Home and design series in which Bryan and Sarah Baeumler take on a Florida Keys hotel renovation, expand their Bahamas resort, and tackle personal Canadian projects.
• House of Ali Luxury home design series produced in association with Nikki Ray Media Agency in which designer Ali Budd and her all-female team create high-end spaces for clients around the globe.
• Bryan's All In Home and design series in which Bryan Baeumler mentors struggling entrepreneurs, helping them renovate and revive their businesses within tight timelines.
• Scott's Own Vacation House Rules Home and design series in which Scott McGillivray renovates four buildings on his own waterfront cottage property using design partners Debra Salmoni and Giselle Bullin.
• Making It Home with Kortney and Dave Home and design series produced in association with Scott Brothers Entertainment for HOME Network in which Kortney Wilson applies her flipping and real estate expertise to help homeowners make strategic moves.
• Hot Market Home and design series produced in association with Architect Films that follows five top-selling real estate agents navigating luxury home buying, selling, and renovation in an expensive housing market.
• Masters of Flip Home and design series produced in association with Rhino Content for HOME Network in which Kortney and Dave transform outdated properties into modern homes through renovation.
• Buying the View Home and design series in which realtors help clients find luxury homes with breathtaking views across major North American cities and resort markets.
• Worst to First Home and design series in which best friends Mickey and Sebastian, with designer Catherine, transform rundown neighborhood properties into renovated showcase homes.
• Save My Reno Home and design series in which contractor Sebastian Clovis and DIY designers help cash-conscious homeowners slash budgets by putting them to work and hunting for salvaged goods.
• Renovation Resort Home and design competition series in which four expert contractor and design duos compete to design and renovate waterfront cabins to transform a forgotten fishing resort into vacation rentals.
• Family Home Overhaul Home and design series produced in association with Boat Rocker Media for HOME Network that transforms the homes of deserving families known for putting others first.
• Home to Win Home and design series produced in association with McGillivray Entertainment for HOME Network in which a team of renowned builders, designers, and real estate experts transform an ordinary house into a dream home.
• Backyard Builds Home and design series in which contractor Brian and designer Sarah extend living areas outdoors by creating one-of-a-kind structures, including shipping-container offices and backyard treehouse villages.
• Trading Up with Mandy Rennehan Lifestyle series in which celebrated builder Mandy Rennehan renovates and resells properties in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, while mentoring apprentices for careers in the trades.
• Rock Solid Builds Home and design series produced in association with Cineflix for HOME Network that follows third-generation Newfoundland builder Randy Spracklin and his crew battling harsh weather and rugged terrain.
• Scott's Vacation House Rules Home and design series in which real estate expert and contractor Scott McGillivray transforms tired, dated spaces into unique, market-ready vacation properties.
• Farmhouse Facelift Home and design series produced in association with Sonar Entertainment for HOME Network in which siblings Billy Pearson and Carolyn Wilbrink restore rustic farmhouses into spectacular homes.
• Sarah's Mountain Escape Home and design series in which designer Sarah Richardson transforms a dilapidated Bavarian-inspired country inn in Whistler, BC into a four-season bed and breakfast.
• Hoarder House Flippers Home and design series in which three entrepreneurial real estate investor duos take on the full transformation of dilapidated hoarder houses, from clearing and demoing to renovation and resale.
• Gut Job Home and design series in which HGTV Canada's Sebastian Clovis guides homeowners through the design, demolition, rebuild, and beautification of their largest renovation projects.
• Making It Home with Kortney and Kenny Home and design series in which Kortney Wilson uses her flipping and real estate expertise alongside contractor Kenny Brain to turn fixer-uppers into dream homes.
• Styled Home and design series in which best friends Nicole Babb and Caffery Vanhorne stage and renovate spaces to add value or create forever homes.
• Pamela's Garden of Eden Home and design series produced in association with Fireworks Media in which Pamela Anderson transforms her grandmother's six-acre Vancouver Island property into a retreat, while helping her sons renovate their Los Angeles house.
• Yukon Rescue Factual documentary series about front-line Yukon rescue workers battling lethal temperatures, vast distances, and an unforgiving landscape to keep people safe in the Canadian North.
• Sex With Sue Factual documentary produced in association with Banger Films for W Network that explores the decades-long career of world-renowned sex educator Sue Johanson.
• Repossessed Factual paranormal series produced in association with BGM for HISTORY Canada in which investigator Moe Sargi and his team travel North America searching for the most haunted objects and helping their owners.
• BLK: An Origin Story Factual docuseries that elevates remarkable Black citizens previously unacknowledged in mainstream circles and explores their substantial contributions to nation building after slavery.
• Backroad Truckers Factual series following independent truckers in Canada's remote interior who haul anything, anywhere, at any time, with Big Donny Kleinfelder's crew competing against rival Dave Schwandt.
• Cheer Squad Factual series that follows two-time World Cheerleading Champions as they balance the challenges of life off the mat with their all-consuming battle to stay on top.
• My Baby's Having a Baby Factual multigenerational series told from the perspective of new grandmothers and teen moms following six families over six months as they deal with births, babies, relationships, finances, and graduation.
• Lost Car Rescue Factual series produced in association with Proper Television for HISTORY Canada that follows an ambitious team of classic car hunters scouring remote North America to recover rare vehicles.
• Deadman's Curse Factual series following former MMA fighter Kru Williams, Indigenous explorer Taylor Starr, and legend hunter Adam Palmer as they search for Slumach's lost gold mine in the Pacific Northwest.
• Crime Beat Most Wanted Factual series that tracks Canada's most wanted criminals and the detectives dedicated to bringing them to justice, using extensive archives and intimate interviews to highlight public assistance.
• Crime Beat Factual series that showcases investigative crime reporting using extensive archives and intimate family interviews to reveal details beyond headlines and explore lasting community impact.
• Big Rig Warriors Factual series following five dynamic truckers who earn a living on North America's highways but meet on tracks during downtime to race their big rigs at dangerously fast speeds.
• The Love Club - Moms Scripted romance series broadcast on W Network in which four strong, successful women juggle motherhood while searching for their happily ever after.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• HOME NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHOME Network is a primary broadcast partner for Corus Studios, airing home and design content including Island of Bryan, Building Baeumler, and other renovation-focused programming.
• FLAVOUR NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFLAVOUR Network is a primary broadcast partner airing food and cooking content including Wall of Chefs, Fire Masters, The Big Bake, and culinary competition series.
• HISTORYcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHISTORY channel is a key broadcast partner for Corus Studios, airing factual and unscripted content including Rust Valley Restorers, History Erased, and Yukon Rescue.
• W NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorW Network broadcasts Corus Studios scripted content including The Love Club franchise and other drama programming.
• Corus EntertainmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorus Studios is a division of Corus Entertainment Inc., which owns and operates multiple television networks including HOME Network, FLAVOUR Network, HISTORY, and W Network. The company leverages Corus Entertainment's broadcast infrastructure and distribution capabilities.
• Insight ProductionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInsight Productions produces Wall of Chefs in association with Corus Studios for FLAVOUR Network. The production company is a key creative partner for food competition programming.
• Mayhem EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMayhem Entertainment produces Rust Valley Restorers in association with Corus Studios for HISTORY Canada. The partnership has produced multiple successful seasons of the car restoration series.
• Si EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSi Entertainment produces Island of Bryan and Building Baeumler in association with Corus Studios for HOME Network, featuring the prominent Baeumler family.
• Scott Brothers EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerScott Brothers Entertainment produces Making It Home in association with Corus Studios for HOME Network, featuring Kortney Wilson and renovation expertise.
• Nikki Ray Media AgencycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNikki Ray Media Agency produces The Big Bake and House of Ali in association with Corus Studios, creating holiday baking competitions and luxury home design content.
• Fireworks MediacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFireworks Media produces Pamela's Cooking with Love and Pamela's Garden of Eden featuring Pamela Anderson, produced in association with Corus Studios for FLAVOUR Network and HOME Network.
• McGillivray EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMcGillivray Entertainment produces Scott's Vacation House Rules featuring Scott McGillivray in association with Corus Studios for HOME Network.
• Rhino ContentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRhino Content produces Masters of Flip featuring Kortney and Dave in association with Corus Studios for HOME Network.
• Proper TelevisioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProper Television produces Junior Chef Showdown and Lost Car Rescue in association with Corus Studios for FLAVOUR Network and HISTORY Canada.
• Architect FilmscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitect Films produces Fire Masters and Hot Market in association with Corus Studios, creating food competitions and real estate content.
• Lone Eagle EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLone Eagle Entertainment produces Big Food Bucket List hosted by John Catucci in association with Corus Studios for FLAVOUR Network.
• Boat Rocker MediacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBoat Rocker Media produces Cheese: A Love Story and Family Home Overhaul in association with Corus Studios for FLAVOUR Network and HOME Network.
• Media HeadquarterscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMedia Headquarters produces Salvage Kings in association with Corus Studios for HISTORY Canada.
• Cream ProductionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCream Productions produces History Erased in association with Corus Studios for HISTORY Canada.
• Big Timber MediacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBig Timber Media produces Big Timber following logger Kevin Wenstob in association with Corus Studios for HISTORY Canada.
• FORTÉ EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFORTÉ Entertainment produces Stitched fashion competition in association with Corus Studios for SLICE Canada.
• CineflixcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCineflix produces Rock Solid Builds in association with Corus Studios for HOME Network, following builder Randy Spracklin in Newfoundland.
• Sonar EntertainmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSonar Entertainment produced Farmhouse Facelift Season 1 in association with Corus Studios for HOME Network.
• Banger FilmscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBanger Films produces Sex With Sue documentary in association with Corus Studios for W Network Canada.
• BGMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBGM produces Repossessed paranormal series in association with Corus Studios for HISTORY Canada.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 9 Story Media Group: 9 Story Media Group is a Canadian content producer and distributor with strong kids', family, and factual programming. While heavier in kids' content, it produces adult factual programming and competes for the same North American broadcaster buyers as Corus Studios.
• Cineflix Media: Cineflix is a major Canadian independent content producer and distributor producing factual, unscripted, and scripted content for broadcasters and streamers worldwide. As a confirmed co-production partner of Corus Studios, Cineflix is a direct Canadian peer with overlapping formats and buyer relationships.
• Boat Rocker Media: Boat Rocker Media is a Canadian-owned entertainment company producing scripted and unscripted content for global broadcasters and streamers. As a co-production partner on multiple Corus Studios titles, it competes for similar Canadian broadcaster commissions and international format deals.
• Insight Productions: Insight Productions is one of Canada's largest independent producers, known for The Amazing Race Canada, Big Brother Canada, and various factual and lifestyle shows. It is a direct co-production partner on Wall of Chefs and competes for the same Canadian broadcaster slots as Corus Studios.

Broad incumbents

• All3Media: All3Media is a UK-headquartered independent television production group producing unscripted, factual, and scripted programming for global broadcasters and streamers. Its diverse production labels and format-licensing track record make it a structural peer in unscripted international distribution.
• ITV Studios: ITV Studios is the production arm of ITV plc, producing unscripted entertainment, factual, and drama programming globally. Its integrated broadcaster-plus-producer model and emphasis on format exports mirror Corus Studios' positioning within Corus Entertainment.
• Entertainment One (eOne / Hasbro): Entertainment One is a Canadian-founded entertainment company (now part of Hasbro) with scripted, unscripted, and family content production plus global distribution. Its diversified production slate and Canadian roots make it a relevant larger peer in unscripted and lifestyle programming.
• Banijay (Endemol Shine Group): Banijay is the world's largest international content producer and distributor, owning the Endemol Shine and Endemol Shine North America catalogs. It produces unscripted reality, factual, and scripted programming globally, making it a direct scale analog to Corus Studios' unscripted production model.
• Fremantle (RTL Group): Fremantle is a major global content producer behind formats like Got Talent, Idol, and The X Factor, with a strong unscripted factual and lifestyle portfolio. Its scale, format-licensing expertise, and global broadcaster relationships closely parallel Corus Studios' production and distribution business.
• Lionsgate Studios: Lionsgate operates a sizable television production business spanning scripted, unscripted, and reality programming alongside its film studio. Its unscripted reality/factual slate positions it as a broader incumbent competitor for talent, format rights, and broadcaster commissions.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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