TORONTO — Corus Studios today announced content sales of more than 300 hours worldwide and introduced a refreshed library of new and returning lifestyle and unscripted series for international distribution.
Corus Studios’ newly launched interactive content catalogue can be found here. This is an area of the company which CEO Doug Murphy has said he wants to see grow into a far larger piece of the broadcaster and content maker.
Following the sale of more than 85 hours of home and food content to HGTV and Food Network in the U.S., Corus Studios has sold seasons 1 and 2 of Island of Bryan (Renovation Island) to Poland’s Canal + Polska, and Scott’s Vacation House Rules (13 episodes x 60 minutes) to Australia’s Nine Network. As food competition series begin their run in the U.S. market, The Big Bake (18×60) also arrives in the UK on ITVBe, and Fire Masters lands in Poland on Canal + Polska.
Other sales include: Masters of Flip in Asia (Nat Geo People, seasons 3 and 4, 16×60), Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Discovery, seasons 1 and 2, 26×60), New Zealand (Bravo New Zealand, season 1, 12×60), and French Canada (Bell Media, season 1); Making it Home (10×60) in the U.S. (HGTV), Asia (Nat Geo People), Australia (Nine Network) and Israel (Talit Communications); Backyard Builds in Australia (Foxtel, seasons 1-3, 33×60); Farmhouse Facelift in Australia (Nine Network, 10×60); $ave My Reno in French Canada (Bell Media, season 2, 14×60); History Erased in French Canada (Bell Media, seasons 1 and 2, 18×60); and Salvage Kings in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Discovery, season 1, 10×60).
“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 at Corus Entertainment, in a press release. “Most recently in the U.S., Island of Bryan (retitled Renovation Island for the market) is currently the #2 show year-to-date and has attracted more than 22 million viewers in its 11-week run in that market — it also continues to be HGTV Canada’s most-watched series in a decade. 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.”
New additions to Corus Studios’ content library include: bakery overhaul series Project Bakeover (10×60, pictured above); docu-series Cheese: A Love Story (6×60); hot-shotting unscripted show Backroad Truckers (8×60); Newfoundland builder/renovation series Rock Solid Builds (10×60); and heart-warming renovation series Family Home Overhaul (8×60).
Renewed hit series also joining the slate include Island of Bryan (season 3), Scott’s Vacation House Rules (season 2), Rust Valley Restorers (season 3) and Great Chocolate Showdown (season 2).
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