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Uber creating cabbie riots. Facebook and Google redefining the advertising market. Over-the-top services that turn every device into a TV. And apps that turn every home into a hotel. The pace of disruption is accelerating at breakneck speed, and the only way to stay on top of it is to know what’s next before it hits. Airing Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. ET beginning Oct. 8, THE DISRUPTORS returns to BNN for its second season, charting the latest emerging technology trends and tracking game-changing innovations like no other television program in Canada. BNN Anchor and Reporter Amber Kanwar, along with digital pioneer and entrepreneur Bruce Croxon, return to helm the weekly, half-hour program.

Each week, the duo reviews pitches from Canadian start-ups, providing expert advice, insight, and analysis. In addition to identifying the big tech trends rocking the worlds of information, transportation, finance, and workplace, THE DISRUPTORS introduces an exciting new interactive component, allowing viewers to vote for Top Disruptor. The start-up that is chosen will get a chance to be spotlighted on the program and given the opportunity to pitch Croxon’s investment company, Round 13.

Each week, THE DISRUPTORS speaks with CEOs of Canadian and international technology companies who share their own success stories, along with their thoughts on the risks faced by start-ups fighting for traction.

Long before social networking became an underpinning of modern society, Croxon was making his mark as a digital pioneer, co-founding the dating website Lavalife in 1987, consequently revolutionizing how people connect. Under his direction, Croxon grew this early tech start-up from four to 600 employees, creating a marquee brand of online dating with more than 200 million users and nearly $100 million in revenue. Since then, Croxon has earned success as an investor and advisor in early-stage companies in the technology and hospital sectors. A familiar face to Canadian viewers, Croxon was a judge on the hit television program DRAGONS’ DEN from 2011 to 2014. His latest endeavor is as Principal in Round 13 Capital, a firm investing in the Canadian high-tech field looking to find and create the next wave of disruptors.

BNN’s Kanwar specializes in equity markets and is constantly digging for stocks flying under the radar, recognizing trends that are about to emerge, and curating research to make it accessible to viewers. Kanwar has interviewed CEOs from across the continent, from BlackBerry’s John Chen to Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, and brings the day’s biggest business stories to viewers on BNN, CP24, and CTV News Channel. She’s an expert at finding the big deals before they are announced and bringing those scoops to viewers.

THE DISRUPTORS is produced by BNN, with additional research provided by BetaKit, the nation’s foremost source for Canadian start-up news and tech innovation.

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Following Corus Entertainment’s announcement on expanding its distribution presence with original content at MIPCOM this year, the company has secured two premarket U.S. deals that include the sale of Cheer Stars (working title) to ABC Family and the U.S. broadcast rights of the renovation series Masters of Flip to Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Both series are part of a growing slate of properties for international distribution from Corus Entertainment, which includes both titles as well as the real estate series Buying the View.

Corus is building on its relationship with Disney | ABC Television Group on the Canadian original production of Cheer Stars (10 x 60). Produced by Good Human Productions, Cheer Stars follows members of reigning World Champion competitive cheerleading team, The Great White Sharks as they sweat, fight and sparkle their way through a make-or-break cheer season and strive to defend their world championship title. Set to premiere Summer 2016 in Canada on ABC Spark and in the U.S. on ABC Family, the creative collaboration between the two networks further aligns Corus’ portfolio of Women and Family brands with ABC Family, which has been ranked as the  #1 network for Women 18 to 34 for the past three consecutive summers. Corus holds license agreements with Disney | ABC Television Group for ABC Spark as well as the newly launched Disney Channel in Canada.

Additionally, Corus has sold the first season of Masters of Flip (12 x 60) to Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. in the U.S., where it is slated to premiere in December 2015. The series, which is the #1 rated new reality series on Corus’ W Network in Canada, follows husband-and-wife house-flipping experts, Kortney and Dave Wilson (CMT Canada’s Meet the Wilsons, Kortney & Dave: By Request) as they breathe new life into old, rundown homes in the thrilling world of high stakes house flipping. Each one-hour episode opens with Kortney and Dave house-hunting for properties that have seen better days and gambling on which one to flip to make the most profit. With limited timelines and tight budgets, they take on the challenge of transforming each real estate disaster into a stunning family dream home. Masters of Flip was produced by Rhino Content and developed in association with W Network.

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Corus Entertainment Inc. and Bento Box Entertainment, LLC today announced the creation of Bento Box Canada, an animation production company based in Toronto. The joint venture follows last year’s announcement of the multi-year, co-development deal between the two companies. As part of the agreement, Bento Box Entertainment and Corus will work side-by-side to develop and produce a slate of original, primetime animated series for Corus networks, to be distributed internationally by Bento Box Entertainment.

The partnership will draw on Bento Box Entertainment’s award-winning experience and relationships with acclaimed primetime comedy writers, showrunners and animators as well as the expertise of Corus’ animation studio, Nelvana, to produce animated series targeted to the 18 to 34 demographic. Bento Box Canada will operate from Corus Quay, the state-of-the-art technical facility that is home to Corus and Nelvana, and will utilize creative, technical, and back office services from both companies.

This fall, production will begin on the first  Bento Box Canada series, The Pandas.  From creators Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler, The Pandas is an irreverent, animated family comedy full of hard jokes, whimsical wonder, biting satire and just the right amount of heart.

Bento Box Canada’s board of directors will include Scott Greenberg, CEO of Bento Box Entertainment, Colin Bohm, Executive Vice President, Head of Corus Kids and Scott Dyer, President of Nelvana. Along with other executives from Corus, Nelvana and Bento Box Entertainment, the board will provide strategic leadership and assist in growing the production slate.

Bento Box Entertainment is known for producing the Emmy^® award-winning series, Bob’s Burgers, as well as Brickleberry, The Awesomes, Allen Gregory, and Out There. Founded by Scott Greenberg, Mark McJimsey and Joel Kuwahara, the company brings years of experience in producing and creating audience-favorite primetime animation hits on multiple platforms. Prior to Bento Box Entertainment, their collective production credits include The Simpsons and The Simpsons Movie, King of the Hill and The Goode Family among many others.