The parent company of
Overall revenues climbed 6.4 per cent to
BCE said it added 115,906 wireless mobile phone, retail internet and IPTV net additions, up 75 per cent from the year-ago period, including more wireless subscribers on device financing plans.
The company's Bell Media division saw a 30.4 per cent boost in revenue to
The segment could see a further boost as more people return to the office, said chief executive
"As businesses get back to the office, in some manner or shape or form in the months to come, that’s going to bode well for radio advertising and out of home advertising coming back.”
The company, however, will be looking to capitalize on its online assets and content to boost digital advertising revenues going forward, said Bibic.
“Our digital-first pivot is where the real growth is going to come, and it’s really exciting, the team is really executing on that as well, because grabbing a bigger share of digital advertising spend speaks to a lot of potential growth in the quarters and years ahead.”
On an adjusted basis, overall net income increased 31 per cent to
Analysts on average expected the telecom giant to report
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