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Table 5-1
Pay and specialty television, revenue and expense
statement — Pay and specialty television
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | |||||
| Revenue | |||||
| Cable television subscriber revenue | 897,118 | 957,766 | 1,053,889 | 1,159,418 | 1,259,567 |
| Satellite television subscriber revenue | 433,640 | 461,021 | 526,510 | 576,929 | 596,539 |
| Sales of air time | |||||
| Local | 16,918 | 17,021 | 19,060 | 19,699 | 20,199 |
| National and network | 691,498 | 751,562 | 863,308 | 928,669 | 1,004,759 |
| Sales of air time, total | 708,416 | 768,583 | 882,368 | 948,369 | 1,024,958 |
| Total production and other | 26,027 | 34,737 | 36,266 | 44,573 | 55,269 |
| Operating revenue, total | 2,065,201 | 2,222,107 | 2,499,033 | 2,729,289 | 2,936,333 |
| Expenses | |||||
| Program cost | 1,132,888 | 1,113,112 | 1,330,512 | 1,428,730 | 1,600,939 |
| Technical services | 112,113 | 105,425 | 109,309 | 117,975 | 127,306 |
| Sales and promotion | 170,701 | 175,167 | 197,592 | 217,439 | 201,084 |
| Administration and general | 196,485 | 228,963 | 234,634 | 261,882 | 267,975 |
| Depreciation | 38,918 | 43,669 | 54,106 | 55,662 | 52,894 |
| Operating expenses, total | 1,651,105 | 1,666,336 | 1,926,152 | 2,081,688 | 2,250,198 |
| Profit before interest and taxes | 414,095 | 555,771 | 572,881 | 647,600 | 686,135 |
| Interest expense | 83,991 | 87,707 | 74,234 | 58,276 | 110,662 |
| Expenses, total | 1,735,097 | 1,754,043 | 2,000,387 | 2,139,965 | 2,360,859 |
| Net operating income | 330,104 | 468,064 | 498,647 | 589,324 | 575,473 |
| Other adjustments-income (expense) | 29,838 | 54,883 | 62,409 | 82,330 | 58,301 |
| Net profit (loss) before income taxes | 359,942 | 522,947 | 561,056 | 671,654 | 633,774 |
| Salaries and other staff benefits | 318,876 | 334,255 | 375,392 | 408,424 | 406,748 |
| number | |||||
| Number of employees (weekly average) | 4,854 | 4,918 | 5,299 | 5,501 | 5,495 |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage of revenue | |||||
| Revenue | |||||
| Cable television subscriber revenue | 43.4 | 43.1 | 42.2 | 42.5 | 42.9 |
| Satellite television subscriber revenue | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 20.3 |
| Sales of air time | |||||
| Local | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| National and network | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 34.2 |
| Sales of air time, total | 34.3 | 34.6 | 35.3 | 34.7 | 34.9 |
| Total production and other | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Operating revenue, total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Expenses | |||||
| Program cost | 54.9 | 50.1 | 53.2 | 52.3 | 54.5 |
| Technical services | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Sales and promotion | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
| Administration and general | 9.5 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
| Depreciation | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Operating expenses, total | 79.9 | 75.0 | 77.1 | 76.3 | 76.6 |
| Profit before interest and taxes | 20.1 | 25.0 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 23.4 |
| Interest expense | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| Expenses, total | 84.0 | 78.9 | 80.0 | 78.4 | 80.4 |
| Net operating income | 16.0 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 19.6 |
| Other adjustments-income (expense) | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Net profit (loss) before income taxes | 17.4 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 24.6 | 21.6 |
| Salaries and other staff benefits | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.9 |
Source(s):
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC),
Industry Analysis, Policy development and research sector.
