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Corus wraps up rights to Nickelodeon content in Canada


TORONTO - Corus Entertainment said Tuesday that it has finalized a long-term agreement with Nickelodeon granting it exclusive rights to all of Nickelodeon's English and French-language content in Canada.Under the terms of the new licensing deal, Corus is the sole distributor and rights holder of Nickelodeon's catalogue of current content and library titles in Canada. The agreement allows Corus to exploit Nickelodeon's content across linear and non-linear platforms including OTT, SVoD, electronic sell-through, games and mobile apps, and includes rights to both English-language and French-language programming.Canadian audiences have seen Nickelodeon content on Corus' kids and family networks YTV and Treehouse...