Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOWATCHMar 28, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 04, 2026. Market Open.
Since last summer there has been a recession in advertising for television and this has been a problem for Chorus. There are longer term headwinds since subscribers are moving more to streaming services. Chorus has STACK TV but it is an uphill battle against some of the big companies. It sold its animation studio to help reduce debt load but debt is still pretty high. The stock is too risky.
There was a great deal of controversy with respect to the acquisition of Shaw. The question is did they pay a fair price for those assets. At the end of the day the transaction has come through and now they are more of a content company. He has begun to look at it, but has not come to any conclusion.