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UPDATE: New pay TV player contributes to Corus restructuring

TORONTO – Saying that the hearings and subsequent licensing of a new pay TV player boosted its expenses, Corus Entertainment eliminated 83 positions on Tuesday as part of an overhaul of its content and television division. The restructuring will see producer Nelvana folded into the television division and a new lifestyle, drama and movies group created. Most of the job cuts are in Edmonton, as Move Central's base is moving to Toronto. Corus' Calgary offices will remain. Having come out of a strategic planning session in May with the theme "Core and Explore," the company has decided to focus on...