TORONTO – So this is why Corus Entertainment paid $73 million for Canadian Learning Television. CLT, licensed by the CRTC in 1996 and launched as one of the final few Canadian analog cable channels back in 1999 by former majority owner CHUM Ltd., wasn’t valued so much for its programming or brand. Its value lay in its analog slot on most cable systems in the country as well as pre-existing satellite carriage – and that Corus knew it could take advantage of that. CLT was part-owned by CHUM and Alberta educational channel Access and never did find ratings success –...
