Who owns CuriousCast?
CuriousCast is owned by Corus (Canada, TSX: CJR.B).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Corus Entertainment Inc. Annual Information Form, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, 30 October 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Corus Entertainment Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Podcast networks
- Parent ticker
- TSX: CJR.B
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About CuriousCast
CuriousCast is the podcast network of Corus Radio, described in Corus's annual information form as an award-winning network of podcasts for curious minds. It creates titles in news and politics, true crime, history and music, in audio and more recently video formats, and sells advertising options including dynamic ad insertion and branded podcasting.
Ownership timeline of CuriousCast
Where CuriousCast sits in Corus
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Corus
Corus controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in podcast networks, and who owns them
The 11 brands in podcast networks on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Acast, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Acast | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Lazy Audio | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
| Cumulus Podcast Network | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| iHeartPodcast Network | iHeartMedia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PodcastOne | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podme | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| LiSTNR | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Wake Word Studios | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
About the owner: Corus
Corus is a publicly listed company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: CJR.B.
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Toronto-based Canadian media company that owns the Global Television network, specialty channels, 36 radio stations, a podcast network and a children's book publisher. It was separated from Shaw Communications on 1 September 1999. Its fiscal 2025 annual information form says several channels it operates, such as Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Lifetime and History, are licensed marks, and that it ceased five kids' channels on 1 September 2025; only channels it describes as its own are listed here.
🇨🇦 CuriousCast and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; CuriousCast is not one of them.
- Canada's Wonderland — Six Flags 🇺🇸
- Cineplex — Cineplex 🇨🇦
- Degrassi — WildBrain 🇨🇦
- IMAX — IMAX 🇨🇦
- Landmark Cinemas — Kinepolis 🇧🇪
- Lionsgate Films — Lionsgate 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of CuriousCast?
The parent company of CuriousCast is Corus, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is CuriousCast Canadian?
Yes. CuriousCast originated in Canada and its owner, Corus, is also headquartered in Canada.
Is CuriousCast still owned by Corus?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, CuriousCast is still owned by Corus. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Corus Entertainment Inc. Annual Information Form, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025 — Corus Entertainment Inc., Annual report, published 30 October 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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