Articles Tagged ‘Doug Murphy’

TV spending drives growth for Corus in Q2
A continued uptick in TV ad revenue drove Corus to overall revenues of $353.5 million.

TV earnings steady for Corus this quarter
Profits for TV also saw a year-over-year increase.

Takeaways from Corus’ talk at BMO’s telecom conference
Doug Murphy says broadcasters need to embrace the age of streaming and get what’s theirs.

TV and radio ad revenues down for Corus in Q4
Development of the company’s VOD and audience segmentation efforts will be key priorities in 2018.

Bell Media to acquire Historia and Series+ from Corus
The total cost of the transaction, which is still subject to approval from the CRTC and the Competition Bureau, is pegged at around $200 million.

Corus releases first combined quarterly
The broadcaster’s first quarterly post its Shaw Media acquisition shows losses of $15.8 million.

Tom Peddie hangs up his boots
The Corus Entertainment CFO will be replaced by John Gossling.

Corus hires a Zoomer to lead radio sales
Byron Garby is moving from ZoomerMedia to Corus as its GM of national sales for Corus Radio.

Corus Entertainment realigns executive ranks
The company’s new executive leadership team is focusing on strengthening its financial portfolio and building deeper engagement with its audiences.

Corus Entertainment posts Q3 loss
President and CEO Doug Murphy says the next 18 months will be a period of increased focus, following what he calls “disappointing” third quarter results.

John Cassaday to step down as Corus Entertainment head
The long-time head of the Canadian media group is to retire at the end of March 2015, to be replaced by Doug Murphy.

Corus overhauls leadership team
As the company looks to more closely align its TV and radio business units, current Corus Television EVP and president Doug Murphy will become EVP and COO, effective Sept. 1.

Corus names VP of sales
Gordon Lee has been promoted to the role, reporting to Doug Murphy.