Despite disappointing Q3, Corus is on ‘the right track’: CEO

Toronto-based company says it is focused on deepening audience engagement

The CEO of Corus Entertainment says the television and radio company had a disappointing third quarter, but made progress towards future growth.

The Toronto-based company’s overall revenue for the three-month period was down nearly $11 million or 5% from the same time last year, dropping to $203.1 million from $214.0 million in the the third quarter of 2014.

The Corus television business had $162 million of revenue from specialty cable channels such as YTV, Teletoon, and W Network, down nearly 5%. Its radio business had $40.3 million of revenue, down about 7%.

A writedown of the value of its assets contributed to an $8.1 million net loss attributable to shareholders for the quarter ended May 31.

Excluding the $51.8 million writedown and $2.7 million, Corus would have had a profit of $31.6 million.

A year earlier, Corus Entertainment’s net loss was $30.3 million and its adjusted profit was $41.6 million.

Corus chief executive Doug Murphy said the third quarter results were “disappointing,” but the company is “confident that we are on the right track” to deepen its engagement with audiences.

“Over the next 18 months, our focus will be to fortify our brands and competitive position by leveraging our strategic investments in premium content across platforms and delivery systems,” Murphy said.

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