Table 1
Financial indicators: Television broadcasting industries1
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 to 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | |
| Total operating revenues by type of broadcaster | 7,485.2 | 7,123.4 | -4.8 |
| Conventional television | 3,139.4 | 2,837.0 | -9.6 |
| Private conventional television | 1,784.7 | 1,716.3 | -3.8 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 1,354.7 | 1,120.7 | -17.3 |
| Pay and specialty television | 4,345.8 | 4,286.4 | -1.4 |
| Specialty television | 3,600.7 | 3,601.5 | 0.0 |
| Pay television | 745.1 | 684.9 | -8.1 |
| Total operating revenues by source | 7,485.2 | 7,123.4 | -4.8 |
| Air time sales | 3,192.5 | 3,036.8 | -4.9 |
| Subscriptions | 2,995.9 | 2,957.2 | -1.3 |
| Grants | 944.8 | 810.9 | -14.2 |
| Local programming improvement fund | .. | 0.0 | .. |
| Other revenues | 352.0 | 318.5 | -9.5 |
| Sale of air time by type of broadcaster | 3,192.5 | 3,036.8 | -4.9 |
| Conventional television | 1,939.1 | 1,803.9 | -7.0 |
| Private conventional television | 1,659.7 | 1,603.4 | -3.4 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 279.4 | 200.5 | -28.2 |
| Pay and specialty television | 1,253.4 | 1,233.0 | -1.6 |
| Specialty television | 1,253.3 | 1,232.0 | -1.7 |
| Pay television | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
Table note 1
North American Industry Classification System 2012: Television broadcasting (51512) and pay and specialty television (51521).