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Table 3-5
Private conventional television, revenue and expense statement — Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia

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Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia: Part 1
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  thousands of dollars
Revenue  
Sales of air time  
Local 141,923 142,156 151,043 158,915 166,245
National and network 456,981 500,529 494,098 494,530 497,627
Infomercials 4,100 5,287 7,187 7,424 5,181
Sales of air time, total 603,004 647,973 652,328 660,869 669,052
Total production and other 28,092 28,498 30,488 34,188 34,097
Operating revenue, total 631,097 676,471 682,816 695,057 703,149
Expenses  
Program cost 385,635 409,326 453,267 445,784 475,562
Technical services 17,973 18,470 19,570 19,736 22,366
Sales and promotion 74,136 73,557 84,256 79,781 78,951
Administration and general 64,828 76,293 75,149 76,374 90,990
Depreciation 23,097 21,093 20,715 21,880 18,970
Operating expenses, total 565,669 598,740 652,957 643,555 686,839
Profit before interest and taxes 65,428 77,731 29,859 51,501 16,310
Interest expense 9,856 6,990 17,090 19,476 13,950
Expenses, total 575,525 605,730 670,047 663,032 700,789
Net operating income 55,572 70,741 12,769 32,025 2,360
Other adjustments-income (expense) -18,684 -2,034 -19,409 -27,604 -16,316
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 36,887 68,707 -6,640 4,421 -13,955
Provision for income taxes -4,159 -2,538 -6,310 -779 1,417
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 41,046 71,246 -330 5,200 -15,373
Salaries and other staff benefits 177,838 179,903 190,936 182,400 188,042
  number
Number of employees (weekly average) 2,709 2,741 2,706 2,538 2,478
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia: Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenue
Revenue  
Sales of air time  
Local 22.5 21.0 22.1 22.9 23.6
National and network 72.4 74.0 72.4 71.1 70.8
Infomercials 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.7
Sales of air time, total 95.5 95.8 95.5 95.1 95.2
Total production and other 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.8
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program cost 61.1 60.5 66.4 64.1 67.6
Technical services 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.2
Sales and promotion 11.7 10.9 12.3 11.5 11.2
Administration and general 10.3 11.3 11.0 11.0 12.9
Depreciation 3.7 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.7
Operating expenses, total 89.6 88.5 95.6 92.6 97.7
Profit before interest and taxes 10.4 11.5 4.4 7.4 2.3
Interest expense 1.6 1.0 2.5 2.8 2.0
Expenses, total 91.2 89.5 98.1 95.4 99.7
Net operating income 8.8 10.5 1.9 4.6 0.3
Other adjustments-income (expense) -3.0 -0.3 -2.8 -4.0 -2.3
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 5.8 10.2 -1.0 0.6 -2.0
Provision for income taxes -0.7 -0.4 -0.9 -0.1 0.2
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 6.5 10.5 0.0 0.7 -2.2
Salaries and other staff benefits 28.2 26.6 28.0 26.2 26.7
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.