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July 15 (Reuters) - Shaw Communications Inc's SJRb.TO quarterly profit more than tripled, boosted by the purchase of wireless company Wind Mobile and a gain from the sale of its media assets to Corus Entertainment Inc CJRb.TO .
The Calgary-based company has transformed itself into a pure-play telecommunications company, selling its media assets to Corus for C$2.65 billion in January to fund the purchase of Wind Mobile announced in December. however, lost 8,760 consumer internet accounts in the third quarter ended May 31, compared with a gain of 5,292 a year earlier. The company added satellite video subscribers in its consumer unit in the quarter.
The company's net income rose to C$ 704 million ($547 million), or C$1.44 per share, in the quarter, from C$209 million, or 42 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier. income before restructuring costs and amortization rose 5.3 percent to C$555 million.
Shaw's quarterly revenue rose about 13 percent to C$1.28 billion. ($1 = 1.2865 Canadian dollars)