Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Murphy is president of Corus; Robertson to Shaw

Corus Entertainment Inc. said Monday it has appointed Doug Murphy as president of Corus Television, effective immediately. Mr, Murphy replaces Paul Robertson, who has been hired by Shaw Communications Corp. to head up Canwest Global Communications Corp.'s broadcast assets, once they come under control of Shaw. Shaw announced Monday it had agreed to purchase 100% of Canwest's broadcast properties for $2-billion, including assuming more than $800-million in Canwest debt. Mr. Murphy joined Corus in 2002 and was most recently in charge of Corus Kids and Nelvana. He also worked for more than 10 years in senior positions at the Walt Disney Co.

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