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Media Beat: April 06, 2018

By David Farrell

Corus shares soar after it reports $40M Q2 profit, beats expectations

 Shares of Corus Entertainment Inc. soared in trading Thursday after the company beat expectations as it reported a second-quarter profit of $40 million.


The shares were up about 20 percent in early afternoon trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange after the television and radio broadcaster says the profit amounted to 19 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Feb. 28.

That compared with a profit of $24.9 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, a year ago. – The Canadian Press

Corus stock soars as profit beats expectations

Corus Entertainment Inc. shares jumped nearly 20 percent on Thursday as the radio-and-broadcast network beat profit expectations, but analysts warned investors to be cautious amid an unclear future for ad revenue. – Josh O’Kane, Globe & Mail

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Netflix will cost $500M structural imbalance to CanCon production

As long as the federal government and their provincial counterparts keep allowing Netflix to do business in Canada without at least collecting sales taxes, they are perpetuating a structural imbalance in favour of the big U.S. streamer (and others) over Canadian competitors.

That deduction is part of an enlightening new discussion paper called Netflix in Canada released Wednesday by Winnipeg’s Communications Management Inc., which takes a deep dive into the numbers. – Greg O’Brien, CARTT

Radio-Canada wants to unload its music library

The French-language broadcast network will be issuing a call for interest shortly to find a Canadian institution able to preserve the roughly 119,000 unique titles on vinyl records in its possession. Further requests for interest will be launched in the coming year for duplicate vinyl records and CDs, as well as books and periodicals.

An initial call for interest issued in January 2018 to preserve Radio-Canada’s entire collection of 113,000 commercial music scores comprising some 46,000 titles will be concluded soon. Radio-Canada is also in discussions with Library and Archives Canada regarding the preservation of the 4,000 handwritten scores in its possession.

The Infinite Dial Canada survey

The Infinite Dial Canada, by Edison Research and Triton Digital, is the newest study of consumer behaviour and media consumption in the Infinite Dial series and the first to be conducted in Canada. It is modelled after the original Infinite Dial report, which has been done yearly in the U.S. since 1998. Some highlights from the study include:

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  • Canadian smartphone ownership is at 76% (compared to 82% in the U.S.)

  • Smart speaker ownership is at 8% overall, with Google Home taking a larger share than Amazon in Canada

  • Nearly half of all Canadians 18+ (49%) are weekly listeners to online audio, with Spotify leading the pack in usage (16%)

  • As in the U.S., radio dominates in-car media consumption, with 64% of Canadians saying it is the audio source they use most in their cars

  • Monthly podcast listening is 28%, with 61% of Canadians 18+ being familiar with the term

  • Canadian podcast listeners listen to an average of five podcasts in the last week

Edison Senior VP Tom Webster presented the findings in a live webinar on April 4 that can be heard below.

Click here to download the full set of slides from Edison Research.

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EMPIRE's Tina Davis (left) and Girl Connected's Lola Plaku at Conversations with the Pros at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto on March 28, 2025.
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EMPIRE's Tina Davis (left) and Girl Connected's Lola Plaku at Conversations with the Pros at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto on March 28, 2025.

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EMPIRE President Tina Davis Gives Strategic Advice to Women in Music at Girl Connected's New Speaker Series

On Friday (March 28), the president of EMPIRE, the Bay Area-independent label and music company, came to Toronto for Conversation with the Pros offering tangible advice to the mentorship program's community. Davis also spoke to Billboard Canada about her impressive journey in the industry.

Girl Connected has launched a new series that connects the next generation of women in Canadian music with powerhouse executives for the global industry.

On Friday (March 28), Tina Davis, president of EMPIRE, sat down with Girl Connected founder and music industry veteran Lola Plaku at Toronto Metropolitan University for the first in-person Canadian edition of Conversations with the Pros (Billboard Canada was a supporting partner). The series brings in inspiring music industry figures from Girl Connected's international network to talk about their journeys and offer actionable information and advice to help the budding music professionals develop their skills and reach the next level of their careers.

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