Speaker Kathleen Meek

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Kathleen Meek

Manager, Original Content, Scripted & Factual

Corus Entertainment Inc

Kathleen Meek is Manager, Original Content, Drama and Factual for Corus Entertainment. In this capacity, she is responsible for a portfolio of original scripted and factual series for Global Television, History® Canada, Showcase and W. She is also Production Executive on Global’s event drama Departure, History’s hit show Vikings, YTV’s upcoming drama Hardy Boys and factual series Salvage Kings and The Wild Ones.

Kathleen joined Corus in 2018 from Bell Media where she was Production Executive, Drama and Feature Film. She worked on various original series including CTV’s Motive, Saving Hope and The Detail; Space drama Killjoys; and HBO Canada’s Hip Hop Evolution and Sensitive Skin. She also managed the pre-licensing of Canadian feature film for Bell Media's pay TV services, The Movie Network and HBO Canada.

Prior to Bell Media, she worked for Astral where she was responsible for licensing of Canadian film and worked on original series like Call Me Fitz, Funny as Hell, Less Than Kind and Transporter as well as various feature documentaries and comedy specials. Kathleen started her career at CTV in the drama department.

Speaking on: Speed Meetings with Buyers: Corus Kids, APTN, Corus Entertainment; Chatroom: Commissioning FAQ; Speed Meetings with Buyers: Corus Entertainment, CBC, BET

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