Corus gets Clearance to acquire Teletoon, Historia and Series+

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment Inc. has received clearance from the Competition Bureau to proceed with its acquisition of the remaining ownership interest of Teletoon, as well as French-language specialty Historia and Séries+. Corus will acquire the 50% remaining ownership interest in Teletoon, which includes Télétoon (French), Teletoon and Télétoon Retro and Cartoon Network, as well as the 50% ownership interests in the French-language specialty channels, Historia and Séries+, that Bell will acquire as part of the acquisition of Astral Media Inc., which was also recently approved by the Competition Bureau. Corus has also entered into an agreement with Bell to...