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Corus is still Nick’s best friend in Canada

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment will expand its representation – and airing – of Nickelodeon’s content in Canada, the two companies have announced. The new deal will mean Canadians will see more of the likes of SpongeBob SquarePants on Corus’ YTV.com, as well as YTV. The companies have decided to “extend their multi-year broadcast partnership for Nickelodeon content to encompass all digital rights for Nickelodeon and related brands, covering broadcast, broadband, mobile, video-on-demand, pay-per-view, electronic sell-through and gaming,” touts the release. Under one new multi-platform agreement, Corus will have Canadian rights across all media for Nickelodeon's award-winning TV properties including –...