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Since last summer there has been a recession in advertising for television and this has been a problem for Chorus. There are longer term headwinds since subscribers are moving more to streaming services. Chorus has STACK TV but it is an uphill battle against some of the big companies. It sold its animation studio to help reduce debt load but debt is still pretty high. The stock is too risky.
Owns TVs and radio stations and have to deal with the bundling and the CRTC decision of not having to take all channels. That negatively impacts them. They’ve spun in Shaw media which are good assets, but this company is still pretty expensive relative to what they earn. They are struggling with the business model that is in decay. Thinks the dividend is sustainable, but it is going to be tough over the next 2-3 years. 8.4% dividend yield.