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UPDATED: Corus, Hollywood Suite, Outtv, others, sign on for Canadian launch of Amazon’s video service

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s biggest TV brands will be part of Amazon’s Prime Video Channels lineup when the streaming service launches in Canada this year.The broadcaster said Monday that its television package, called StackTV, will allow viewers to stream live and on-demand content from Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, History, Adult Swim, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Teletoon, Treehouse and YTV.Corus is also packaging up popular kids series like Henry Danger; Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn; and Shimmer and Shine with new series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in a new Nickelodeon subscription video on-demand (SVoD) channel that...