TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) announced today the voting results from its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Calgary, Alberta on January 16, 2019.

A total of 3,267,760 Class A Participating Shares ("Class A Voting Shares"), representing 95.68% of the Company's issued and outstanding Class A Voting Shares, were voted in connection with the Meeting. All matters put forth at the Meeting, including the appointment of auditors and authorization of the directors to fix the remuneration of such auditors, the fixing of the number of directors at 11, the election of directors, the ratification of the adoption of a special resolution approving the reduction in the stated capital of the Class A  Voting Shares and Class B non-voting participating shares in the capital of the Company, and the ratification and approval of the Company's By-Law No. 1 were approved by a large majority of the voting shareholders as detailed in the Company's filing on www.sedar.com.

Each of the 11 director nominees proposed by the Company in its Management Information Circular dated December 10, 2018, was elected as a director of Corus Entertainment as follows:

About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that creates and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. The company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses 44 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a global content business, digital assets, live events, children's book publishing, animation software, technology and media services. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Canada, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, National Geographic, Q107, CKNW, Fresh Radio, Disney Channel Canada, YTV and Nickelodeon Canada. Visit Corus at www.corusent.com.

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