Corus restructures content leadership team

Rachel Nelson and Mellany Welsh promoted; Lisa Godfrey, Pam Westman and Jeff Norton departing Corus Entertainment on Monday announced the restructuring of its Original Content leadership team, which sees Rachel Nelson appointed as vice president of original programming and head of Corus Studios and Mellany Welsh appointed as vice-president and head of Nelvana, effective Feb. 1. Nelson previously held the position of vice-president of original programming at Corus. In her new expanded role, she “will lead all commissions with the independent production community and work to build out Corus’ slate of original drama, lifestyle, factual and reality programs,” a Corus press...