- 1. When did Corus announce a deal with its creditors led by Canso Investment Counsel?
A) September 2026
B) November 2025
C) October 2026
D) April 2026
- 2. What percentage of shares in the new parent company of Corus were allocated to previous shareholders like the Shaw family?
A) 1%
B) 50%
C) 99%
D) 10%
- 3. Who led the creditors in the Corus deal announced in November 2025?
A) Canso Investment Counsel
B) Rogers Communications
C) Shaw Communications
D) Bell Media
- 4. When did the CRTC approve the reorganization plan for Corus?
A) November 2025
B) October 8, 2026
C) September 17, 2026
D) April 30, 2026
- 5. When was the Corus corporate reorganization completed?
A) September 17, 2026
B) October 8, 2026
C) November 2025
D) October 13, 2026
- 6. What was the name of the new parent company of Corus formed during the reorganization?
A) Canso Entertainment Holdings
B) Shaw Media Inc.
C) Vivéo Broadcasting Inc.
D) Corus Entertainment Holdings Inc.
- 7. When were shares of Corus Entertainment Holdings Inc. set to begin trading?
A) November 2025
B) October 8, 2026
C) September 17, 2026
D) October 13, 2026
- 8. When did Corus launch the French-language streaming service Vivéo?
A) September 23, 2026
B) October 8, 2026
C) April 30, 2026
D) November 2025
- 9. On which platform was the Vivéo streaming service made available as a subscription?
A) Amazon Prime Video
B) Disney+
C) Netflix
D) Apple TV+
- 10. When did Corus announce that StackTV would expand into a mobile streaming app?
A) April 30, 2026
B) September 23, 2026
C) September 17, 2026
D) October 13, 2026
- 11. Which existing app was set to become the StackTV app according to the September 2026 announcement?
A) Vivéo app
B) CTV app
C) CBC app
D) Global app
- 12. Corus Entertainment was formed from media assets previously owned by which company?
A) Shaw Communications
B) Rogers Communications
C) Canwest
D) Bell Media
- 13. During which years did Shaw and Corus operate as independent, publicly traded companies?
A) 1990 to 2000
B) 2010 to 2018
C) 2002 to 2026
D) 1999 to early 2023
- 14. Who served as a common majority shareholder for both Shaw and Corus during their time as independent companies?
A) The Shaw family
B) The Rogers family
C) The Canso family
D) The Thomson family
- 15. Which former Corus Television president joined Shaw to head Shaw Media in 2010?
A) Gary Maavara
B) JR Shaw
C) Canwest Executives
D) Paul Robertson
- 16. Which broadcasting operations were acquired by Shaw in 2010 and later became Shaw Media?
A) CTV
B) Global
C) Canwest
D) CBC
- 17. Which channel later replaced Dusk following partnerships formed after Shaw's 2010 acquisition?
A) ABC Spark
B) Citytv
C) Food Network Canada
D) Global News
- 18. When were the partnerships for Dusk and the Canadian Food Network discontinued?
A) September 2016
B) August 2018
C) April 2013
D) early 2023
- 19. In what year did Corus-owned over-the-air stations agree to switch to Bell Media's CTV network?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2010
D) 2013
- 20. When did the Corus-operated CTV affiliates begin transitioning to Global programming?
A) early 2023
B) September 2016
C) April 2013
D) August 2018
- 21. What specific programming was discontinued first during the transition of Corus's CTV affiliates to Global?
A) CBC programming
B) Global News programming
C) CTV News programming
D) Local advertisements
- 22. When did Corus-operated affiliates completely switch to Global full-time after their affiliation expired?
A) April 30, 2026
B) September 23, 2026
C) August 27, 2018
D) September 17, 2026
- 23. How much money per year did Shaw continue to direct in CRTC-mandated local expression funding to Corus-owned Global stations?
A) Approximately $50 million per year
B) Approximately $1 million per year
C) Approximately $100 million per year
D) Approximately $13 million per year
- 24. Which individual's effective control caused the CRTC to consider Corus and Shaw as one entity under the Diversity of Voices policy?
A) Gary Maavara
B) Canso Executives
C) JR Shaw
D) Paul Robertson
- 25. Under the vertical integration rule applied due to co-control, television providers had to carry how many channels owned by unaffiliated parties for each co-owned channel?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Five
- 26. Which company acquired Shaw Communications in 2023?
A) Rogers
B) Canso Investment Counsel
C) Bell Media
D) Canwest
- 27. Where did Rogers move the community television expenditures that were previously allocated to Corus' Global stations?
A) CTV stations
B) Its own Citytv stations
C) CBC stations
D) Shaw cable systems
- 28. Corus is an industry sponsor of which university campus?
A) Rotman School of Management
B) University of Toronto
C) University of Waterloo Stratford Campus
D) Ivey Business School
- 29. Who is Corus' Corporate Secretary and sits on the advisory board of the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus?
A) Paul Robertson
B) Canso Representative
C) Gary Maavara
D) JR Shaw
- 30. Beginning in 2003, Corus funded an endowed chair position in Women in Management at which business school?
A) Canwest Business School
B) Rotman School of Management
C) Ivey Business School
D) University of Waterloo Stratford Campus
- 31. Beginning in 2002, Corus funded an endowed chair in Communications Strategy at which institution?
A) Ivey Business School
B) University of Waterloo Stratford Campus
C) Shaw Media University
D) Rotman School of Management
- 32. Which company revealed a carriage dispute with Corus on May 25, 2023?
A) Quebecor
B) Bell Media
C) Rogers
D) Eastlink
- 33. When did the carriage dispute between Eastlink and Corus end?
A) September 1, 2024
B) June 6, 2024
C) July 13, 2023
D) May 25, 2023
- 34. What animation software developer did Corus announce the sale of on July 13, 2023?
A) DreamWorks
B) Nelvana
C) Pixar
D) Toon Boom
- 35. Which college purchased Corus' headquarters, Corus Quay?
A) Centennial College
B) Seneca College
C) Humber College
D) George Brown College
- 36. When is Corus' lease as the primary tenant of Corus Quay set to expire?
A) March 22, 2033
B) May 31, 2030
C) December 31, 2025
D) January 1, 2040
- 37. Which regulatory body approved Corus' request to reduce its PNI expenditures?
A) Industry Canada
B) FCC
C) CRTC
D) CBC
- 38. To what percentage was Corus allowed to reduce its mandatory PNI expenditures?
A) 8.5%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 2.5%
- 39. Which media organization requested an appeal regarding Corus' PNI expenditures and independent producers?
A) Directors Guild of Canada
B) Canadian Media Producers Association
C) Canadian Association of Broadcasters
D) Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
- 40. What percentage of PNI expenditures was required to involve independent producers?
A) 25%
B) 90%
C) 75%
D) 50%
- 41. Which company declined to renew some brand licensing agreements with Corus in June 2024?
A) The Walt Disney Company
B) Paramount Global
C) Warner Bros. Discovery
D) NBCUniversal
- 42. Who was the CEO of Corus who announced his retirement amid uncertainties in June 2024?
A) John Gossling
B) Troy Reeb
C) Murphy
D) Heather Shaw
- 43. Who jointly succeeded Murphy as CEO of Corus?
A) Heather Shaw and Athena Georgaklis
B) Troy Reeb and John Gossling
C) Jefferies Group
D) Ben Mulroney and George Brown
- 44. Which brands were among those moving to Rogers platforms in 2025?
A) Slice and National Geographic
B) Food Network and HGTV
C) YTV and Treehouse
D) Disney Channel and Nickelodeon
- 45. Which network had previously licensed the Discovery Channel before it moved to Rogers?
A) Bell Media
B) Shaw Media
C) Corus Entertainment
D) Quebecor
- 46. Bravo original programming had largely been carried by which Corus channel before moving to Rogers?
A) Global
B) Treehouse
C) Slice
D) YTV
- 47. Which Edmonton and Vancouver radio stations did Corus shut down in June 2024?
A) CJOB and CISW
B) 630 CHED and 980 CKNW
C) CHML and CFPL
D) 880 CHQT and 730 CKGO
- 48. Which AM station in Hamilton did Corus close on August 14, 2024?
A) CHML
B) CHQT
C) CKGO
D) CKNW
- 49. Which specialty channel did Corus announce would close on September 1, 2024?
A) Slice
B) Treehouse
C) Oprah Winfrey Network
D) YTV
- 50. Following closures, what was Corus' specialty channel headcount after September 1, 2024?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 32
D) 40
- 51. Who departed Nelvana on July 17, 2024?
A) Athena Georgaklis
B) Troy Reeb
C) Heather Shaw
D) John Gossling
- 52. What streaming service did Corus accuse Rogers of giving undue preference to?
A) Paramount+
B) Disney+
C) Netflix
D) Amazon Prime Video
- 53. What platform's program guide and search tools were alleged to give greater prominence to Disney+?
A) Fibe TV
B) Ignite TV
C) BlueCurve TV
D) Global On Demand
- 54. Into what alternate programming sources did Corus begin transitioning Slice?
A) Children's animation
B) We TV and true crime programs
C) Financial news
D) Sports and reality TV
- 55. What would Food Network and HGTV be rebranded as on December 30, 2024?
A) Chef Network and House Network
B) Taste Network and Living Network
C) Cook Network and Estate Network
D) Flavour Network and Home Network
- 56. Which company was reported by The Globe and Mail on September 16, 2024, to have been pursuing an acquisition of Corus?
A) Telus
B) Rogers Communications
C) Quebecor
D) Bell Canada
- 57. How much debt did Quebecor reportedly ask Corus' lenders to write down in a restructuring offer?
A) At least 20%
B) 100%
C) At least 40%
D) At least 60%
- 58. What year-over-year decrease in revenue did Corus report in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024?
A) 10%
B) 16%
C) 30%
D) 21%
- 59. What year-over-year decrease in annual consolidated earnings did Corus report over 2023?
A) 16%
B) 21%
C) 5%
D) 35%
- 60. Which financial institutions did Corus use to renegotiate its credit agreements through March 2025?
A) Morgan Stanley and Bank of America
B) RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities
C) BMO Capital Markets and Scotiabank
D) CIBC World Markets and Goldman Sachs
- 61. Which firm was reported by Bloomberg News on November 1, 2024, to have been hired by Corus to explore a potential sale?
A) Blackstone
B) TPG Inc.
C) RBC Capital Markets
D) Jefferies Group
- 62. What new syndicated programme premiered across Corus radio's news/talk stations in late 2024?
A) The Oprah Winfrey Show
B) The Troy Reeb Hour
C) Global News Morning
D) The Ben Mulroney Show
- 63. What new role did Heather Shaw transition to after retiring as executive chair?
A) Non-executive chair
B) Senior Consultant
C) Chief Financial Officer
D) Chief Executive Officer
- 64. Which kids and family networks remained in operation after the September 1, 2025 closures?
A) Disney Channel, YTV, and Treehouse
B) Disney Jr. and Nickelodeon
C) Nickelodeon and La Chaîne Disney
D) Disney XD and ABC Spark
- 65. What action was announced for Nelvana on September 1, 2025?
A) It would merge with Toon Boom
B) Production would be halted for the time being until further notice
C) It would be sold to TPG Inc.
D) Athena Georgaklis would return as head
- 66. Total job cuts planned by the end of August (since September 2022) reached how many positions?
A) 1000
B) 800
C) 300
D) 500
- 67. How many job positions did John Gossling announce would be cut by the end of August during the third-quarter earnings report?
A) 800
B) 500
C) 300
D) 150
- 68. Which industry publication confirmed the Disney channel closures with a Corus spokesperson?
A) Bloomberg News
B) TD Analyst Report
C) Cartt
D) The Globe and Mail
- 69. Toward what purpose did Corus redirect its free cash flow after suspending its dividend?
A) Expanding Toon Boom operations
B) Producing new Hollywood films
C) Acquiring rival radio stations
D) Debt repayment
- 70. Where was Nelvana based?
A) Toronto
B) Red Deer
C) Quebec City
D) Sherbrooke
- 71. To which company did Corus sell CKDO and CKGE-FM?
A) Scholastic
B) Astral Media
C) Durham Radio
D) Newcap Radio
- 72. Which company bought Klutz from Corus?
A) Canwest
B) Scholastic
C) Hearst Corporation
D) Durham Radio
- 73. What percentage stake did Corus acquire in the Latin American channel Locomotion in May 2002?
A) 75%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%
- 74. Who owned the other 50% stake in Locomotion?
A) Canwest
B) Shaw
C) Hearst Corporation
D) Scholastic
- 75. In March 2004, Corus and Astral announced an acquisition and swap of radio stations in which region?
A) Quebec
B) Latin America
C) Ontario
D) Alberta
- 76. To which company did Corus sell its Red Deer, Alberta stations?
A) Astral Media
B) Shaw
C) Durham Radio
D) Newcap Radio
- 77. How many conventional stations does the national Global network have?
A) 15
B) 36
C) 25
D) 19
- 78. How many radio stations are part of Corus Radio?
A) 15
B) 12
C) 16
D) 36
- 79. How many specialty television services are in Corus's portfolio?
A) 19
B) 36
C) 25
D) 15
- 80. Which company does Corus operate brand licensing agreements with for History and Lifetime?
A) A&E Networks
B) Skydance Corporation
C) The Walt Disney Company
D) Paramount+
- 81. What children's publisher is owned by Corus?
A) Canwest
B) Scholastic
C) Kids Can Press
D) Nelvana
- 82. In what year did Shaw announce it would sell its shares in Corus for roughly $500 million?
A) 2016
B) 2019
C) 1999
D) 2025
- 83. Who took control of Corus from the Shaw family during the 2026 reorganization?
A) Rogers Communications
B) Power Corporation of Canada
C) Creditors
D) Canwest Global
- 84. In August 1987, Shaw Communications expanded into broadcasting by acquiring two radio stations in which city?
A) Barrie
B) Edmonton
C) Red Deer
D) Vancouver
- 85. Which radio station in Edmonton did Shaw acquire in 1988?
A) CKGY-FM
B) CKDK-FM
C) CKLG-AM
D) CISN-FM
- 86. Which acquired Power Corporation station was later re-sold to Télé Inter-Rives?
A) Global
B) CHAU-TV
C) YTV
D) CIZZ-FM
- 87. How many radio stations did Corus acquire from the split of WIC?
A) 34
B) 36
C) 12
D) 16
- 88. Which company sold Canadian Learning Television to Corus for $73 million in March 2008?
A) Hearst Corporation
B) Canwest
C) Shaw Communications
D) CTVglobemedia
- 89. To which company did Corus announce it would sell its Québec radio stations (with the exception of CKRS) on April 30, 2010?
A) Hearst Corporation
B) Bell Media
C) Radio Saguenay
D) Cogeco
- 90. Which single Québec radio station was initially excluded from the sale to Cogeco?
A) CKRS
B) CJEC-FM
C) CFEL-FM
D) CKOY-FM
- 91. By what deadline did the CRTC require the sale of CJEC-FM, CFEL-FM, and CKOY-FM to another party?
A) March 2012
B) January 2014
C) December 2010
D) December 2011
- 92. What was the previous address of Corus's broadcasting headquarters before moving to Corus Quay?
A) 200 Canwest Plaza
B) 50 Bell Media Way
C) 64 Jefferson Avenue
D) 100 Montreal Road
- 93. Which company signed an agreement with Corus on November 9, 2010, to broadcast their productions?
A) Cartoon Network
B) Hasbro Studios
C) Disney
D) Hearst Corporation
- 94. What percentage of ABC Spark did Shaw own upon its launch?
A) 50%
B) 49%
C) 51%
D) 100%
- 95. Which bureau approved Corus's acquisition of Astral's stakes on March 18, 2013, to quell CRTC concerns?
A) CRTC
B) Competition Bureau
C) Broadcasting Regulatory Board
D) Federal Trade Commission
- 96. What did Corus plan to open in Montreal following the sale involving Shaw Media?
A) A new broadcasting headquarters
B) A new office
C) A radio station
D) A production studio for Hasbro
- 97. Which brand was discontinued by Corus on September 1, 2015?
A) Action
B) Movie Central
C) Teletoon Retro
D) CosmoTV
- 98. What percentage of Corus stock did Shaw Communications take during the Shaw Media acquisition?
A) 100%
B) 50%
C) 39%
D) 10%
- 99. Which wireless carrier was Shaw Communications purchasing using funds from the Corus transaction?
A) Wind Mobile
B) Bell
C) Rogers
D) Freedom Mobile
- 100. Who became the new executive VP and COO of Corus after joining from Shaw Media?
A) Doug Murphy
B) An unnamed Shaw executive
C) The CRTC CEO
D) Barbara Williams
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