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Table 2
Total television industry, revenue and expense statement, Canada

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Total television industry, revenue and expense statement, Canada : Part 1
  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 402,415 396,474 412,634 426,772 429,215
National and network 2,555,691 2,612,438 2,823,870 2,866,498 2,959,376
Infomercials 18,485 20,858 24,002 25,420 22,718
Sales of air time, total 2,976,591 3,029,770 3,260,505 3,318,691 3,411,309
Government and corporate grants 775,988 791,786 831,162 789,690 877,687
Total production and other 302,958 321,556 328,532 338,677 372,530
Operating revenue, total 5,386,295 5,561,900 6,000,598 6,183,405 6,517,631
Expenses  
Program cost 3,325,508 3,249,032 3,717,957 3,763,071 4,145,848
Technical services 254,701 255,465 266,052 273,142 281,878
Sales and promotion 477,289 487,881 539,993 548,357 515,137
Administration and general 645,163 679,279 700,809 727,977 790,383
Depreciation 228,276 227,546 243,531 213,183 230,974
Operating expenses, total 4,930,936 4,899,203 5,468,343 5,525,730 5,964,220
Profit before interest and taxes 455,359 662,696 532,255 657,675 553,411
Interest expense 135,908 137,134 128,510 115,417 160,268
Expenses, total 5,066,844 5,036,337 5,596,853 5,641,147 6,124,489
Net operating income 319,451 525,562 403,745 542,258 393,143
Other adjustments-income (expense) 154,786 85,386 133,791 137,157 135,959
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 474,237 610,948 537,536 679,415 529,102
Salaries and other staff benefits 1,522,049 1,545,059 1,637,993 1,672,309 1,680,112
  number
Number of employees (weekly average) 22,428 22,259 22,934 22,637 22,093
Total television industry, revenue and expense statement, Canada : Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenue
Revenue  
Cable television subscriber revenue 16.7 17.2 17.6 18.8 19.3
Satellite television subscriber revenue 8.1 8.3 8.8 9.3 9.2
Sales of air time  
Local 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.6
National and network 47.4 47.0 47.1 46.4 45.4
Infomercials 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Sales of air time, total 55.3 54.5 54.3 53.7 52.3
Government and corporate grants 14.4 14.2 13.9 12.8 13.5
Total production and other 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program cost 61.7 58.4 62.0 60.9 63.6
Technical services 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.3
Sales and promotion 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 7.9
Administration and general 12.0 12.2 11.7 11.8 12.1
Depreciation 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.5
Operating expenses, total 91.5 88.1 91.1 89.4 91.5
Profit before interest and taxes 8.5 11.9 8.9 10.6 8.5
Interest expense 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.5
Expenses, total 94.1 90.6 93.3 91.2 94.0
Net operating income 5.9 9.4 6.7 8.8 6.0
Other adjustments-income (expense) 2.9 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.1
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 8.8 11.0 9.0 11.0 8.1
Salaries and other staff benefits 28.3 27.8 27.3 27.0 25.8
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.