April 18 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO :
* ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
* REITERATING FINANCIAL GUIDANCE FOR FULL-YEAR 2019
* QTRLY ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.78
* QTRLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.76
* REITERATING STRONG FINANCIAL GUIDANCE FOR FULL-YEAR 2019
* QTRLY TOTAL REVENUE $3,587 MILLION VERSUS $3,633 MILLION
* INCREASED BLENDED ARPU BY 1% IN QUARTER
* QTRLY CABLE TELEVISION SUBSCRIBER NET LOSSES 28,000 VERSUS 12,000 NET LOSSES
* QTRLY CABLE INTERNET SUBSCRIBER NET ADDITIONS 14,000 VERSUS 26,000 ADDITIONS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.94, REVENUE VIEW C$3.72 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* WIRELESS POSTPAID SUBSCRIBER NET ADDITIONS OF 23,000 IN QUARTER
* WIRELESS POSTPAID CHURN OF 0.99% IN QUARTER
* QTRLY WIRELESS SUBSCRIBER BLENDED MONTHLY ARPU $54.13 VERSUS $53.68
* REVENUE DECREASED IN QUARTER LARGELY DRIVEN BY 12% DECREASES IN BOTH WIRELESS EQUIPMENT REVENUE AND MEDIA REVENUE
* ALL FIGURES REPORTED IN C$
* FY2019 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$4.64, REVENUE VIEW C$15.62 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA