A Pamela Anderson cooking show and a new docuseries from Bryan and Sarah Baeumler are among the homegrown highlights of Corus Entertainment91裸聊视频檚 TV plans, with the broadcaster91裸聊视频檚 content boss touting a focus on unscripted 91裸聊视频淐anadian content that can compete with the rest of the world and isn91裸聊视频檛 hamstrung by regulations.91裸聊视频�
Corus revealed a fall/winter lineup for its specialty properties and flagship Global that add 91裸聊视频淧amela91裸聊视频檚 Cookin91裸聊视频� With Love91裸聊视频� to Food Network Canada and 91裸聊视频淏uilding Baeumler91裸聊视频� to HGTV Canada.
Also heading to HGTV Canada is Kristen Coutts91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏eer Budget Reno,91裸聊视频� the fall luxury reno show 91裸聊视频淗ouse of Ali91裸聊视频� with Ali Budd, and a second season of Anderson91裸聊视频檚 reno show 91裸聊视频淧amela91裸聊视频檚 Garden of Eden,91裸聊视频� set for winter.
Troy Reeb, executive vice president of networks and content, said the media giant is leaning into lifestyles and reality fare after the CRTC eased rules around its obligations to produce homegrown scripted drama and comedy.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 not that we don91裸聊视频檛 love our Canadian dramas, it91裸聊视频檚 just that to make those big, scripted shows requires you to have budgets that compete with Hollywood, and that91裸聊视频檚 very difficult for Canadian companies,91裸聊视频� Reeb said Wednesday.
91裸聊视频淲hen it comes to the unscripted space, we know we can make competitive shows that sell around the world, that can compete with the best of the world.91裸聊视频�
The CRTC said last month it had granted Corus91裸聊视频檚 request to reduce the amount it spends on so-called 91裸聊视频減rograms of national interest91裸聊视频� to five per cent of its revenue, down from 8.5 per cent.
Reeb pointed to the success of the Baeumlers91裸聊视频� HGTV Canada tropical restoration show 91裸聊视频淚sland of Bryan91裸聊视频� as an example of an unscripted series that was competitive globally and which Corus could make 91裸聊视频渁t a price point that works.91裸聊视频�
Reeb said 91裸聊视频淏uilding Baeumler,91裸聊视频� which follows Bryan and Sarah and they grow their individual and family ventures, will showcase more of the 91裸聊视频減ersonality dynamic91裸聊视频� between the couple that has made their shows resonate with audiences.
Greg McLelland, Corus91裸聊视频� executive vice president and chief revenue officer, said unscripted series are a 91裸聊视频渉uge91裸聊视频� part of the broadcaster91裸聊视频檚 strategy from a 91裸聊视频減ure revenue standpoint91裸聊视频� in part because it91裸聊视频檚 easier to work sponsorships into those shows.
91裸聊视频淲hen we have those unscripted Canadian shows, our sales teams get extremely excited because we can now put brands right into the show, and we can extend the brand with those hosts because we91裸聊视频檝e had such a long relationship with them and they91裸聊视频檙e great people to work with,91裸聊视频� he said.
Other unscripted shows include History Channel91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淵ukon Rescue,91裸聊视频� a new docuseries following an emergency response team, and 91裸聊视频淪ounds Black,91裸聊视频� a four-part documentary about the origins of Black music in Canada featuring Kardinal Offishall, Maestro Fresh Wes, Deborah Cox and more.
Global91裸聊视频檚 homegrown scripted fare includes the B.C.-shot crime drama 91裸聊视频淢urder in a Small Town91裸聊视频� with Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk, set for fall, and the mid-season return of the Victor Garber legal drama 91裸聊视频淔amily Law.91裸聊视频�
The channel91裸聊视频檚 hip-hop drama 91裸聊视频淩obyn Hood,91裸聊视频� a reimagining of the Robin Hood tale by Director X that premiered last September, is not returning due to poor ratings, said Reeb.
Global91裸聊视频檚 fall lineup includes U.S. imports delayed by last year91裸聊视频檚 Hollywood actors and writers strikes, including CBS91裸聊视频� gender-swapped 91裸聊视频淢atlock91裸聊视频� starring Kathy Bates and the Damon Wayans comedy 91裸聊视频淧oppa91裸聊视频檚 House,91裸聊视频� in which he plays a divorced radio host navigating his love life while parenting his adult son, played by Damon Wayans Jr.
Groups representing Canadian actors, writers and producers have said eased spending rules for Corus will hurt local creators and result in fewer original homegrown stories, but Reeb said Corus is 91裸聊视频渄oing more than our part to support the Canadian ecosystem.91裸聊视频�
He said more of the onus for CanCon should fall on streaming giants like Netflix and Disney Plus.
91裸聊视频淲e are a small part of the massive media ecosystem that is increasingly occupied by foreign streaming giants and foreign tech giants that are coming into Canada and gobbling up parts of the market and parts of the revenue streams. It91裸聊视频檚 incumbent on everybody to play their part,91裸聊视频� he said.
Reeb added that Corus 91裸聊视频渨ill air more Canadian content across our networks this year than all of the streaming services combined,91裸聊视频� including its news programs and unscripted series.
On Tuesday, the CRTC said online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute five per cent of their revenues to support local news and the production of Canadian content.
Corus must contribute 30 per cent of its revenues to Canadian content.
Reeb said the move is 91裸聊视频渁 very nice start.91裸聊视频�
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