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Upfront 2016: Corus fights “crazy programming inflation” and places a big bet on comedy


TORONTO – If top Canadian TV execs haven't watched A&E's Storage Wars, they may well after returning from the recent Los Angeles Screenings.It was a week when Canadian broadcasters in sunny California bid, and risked overpaying, for rookie U.S. shows from their Hollywood suppliers based on little more than a pilot episode (kind of like how the stars of that show get just a short look at items they may buy at auction…)Then, come fall when audiences sample their newly-launched shows and all hope is lost..."Wait a minute!!!!," a hit show or two may be revealed.Corus Entertainment president and CEO...