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Table 1
Selected financial and employment indicators, television broadcasters (NAICS 51512 and 51521)1
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2006/2005 | 2007/2006 | 2008/2007 | 2009/2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | percentage change | ||||||||
| Total revenues by type of broadcaster | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 2,166,063 | 2,163,622 | 2,187,197 | 2,147,417 | 1,981,808 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.8 | -7.7 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 1,173,730 | 1,337,943 | 1,266,919 | 1,433,900 | 1,460,797 | 14.0 | -5.3 | 13.2 | 1.9 |
| Specialty television 2 | 1,812,312 | 2,016,708 | 2,181,736 | 2,332,976 | 2,409,333 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 3.3 |
| Pay television 2 | 409,795 | 482,325 | 547,553 | 596,427 | 695,562 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 16.6 |
| Total | 5,561,900 | 6,000,598 | 6,183,405 | 6,510,720 | 6,547,501 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| percent | percentage change | ||||||||
| Market share by type of broadcaster (revenue) | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 38.9 | 36.1 | 35.4 | 33.0 | 30.3 | -7.4 | -1.9 | -6.8 | -8.2 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 21.1 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 5.7 | -8.1 | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| Specialty television 2 | 32.6 | 33.6 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 36.8 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Pay television 2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 16.0 |
| thousands of dollars | percentage change | ||||||||
| Total revenues by source | |||||||||
| Air time | 3,029,770 | 3,260,505 | 3,318,691 | 3,412,819 | 3,127,724 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -8.4 |
| Subscription | 1,424,817 | 1,588,441 | 1,748,280 | 1,866,854 | 2,051,426 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 9.9 |
| Grants | 791,786 | 831,162 | 789,690 | 877,705 | 935,180 | 5.0 | -5.0 | 11.1 | 6.5 |
| Other | 315,526 | 320,490 | 326,744 | 353,341 | 433,170 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 22.6 |
| Total | 5,561,900 | 6,000,598 | 6,183,405 | 6,510,720 | 6,547,501 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| thousands of dollars | percentage change | ||||||||
| Total sales of airtime by type of broadcaster | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 2,017,798 | 2,027,072 | 2,047,993 | 2,006,796 | 1,816,382 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -9.5 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 243,389 | 351,066 | 322,329 | 379,555 | 311,340 | 44.2 | -8.2 | 17.8 | -18.0 |
| Specialty television 2 | 768,583 | 882,368 | 948,369 | 1,026,468 | 1,000,001 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | -2.6 |
| Pay television 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total | 3,029,770 | 3,260,505 | 3,318,691 | 3,412,819 | 3,127,724 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -8.4 |
| percent | percentage change | ||||||||
| Market share by type of broadcaster (air time) | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 66.6 | 62.2 | 61.7 | 58.8 | 58.1 | -6.6 | -0.7 | -4.7 | -1.2 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 8.0 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 34.0 | -9.8 | 14.5 | -10.5 |
| Specialty television 2 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 30.1 | 32.0 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| Pay television 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| percent | percentage change | ||||||||
| Profit margin (PBIT) by type of broadcaster (private) | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 11.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -5.7 | -62.5 | 26.2 | -95.7 | -2,636.1 |
| Specialty television 2 | 24.7 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 26.7 | -10.1 | 9.6 | -3.7 | 13.8 |
| Pay television 2 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 21.3 | 16.9 | 12.3 | -1.8 | -17.8 | -20.3 | -27.4 |
| Total | 18.2 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 12.1 | -21.8 | 9.1 | -17.2 | -6.0 |
| thousands of dollars | percentage change | ||||||||
| Salaries and benefits by type of broadcaster | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 569,915 | 598,454 | 598,626 | 581,421 | 530,781 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -2.9 | -8.7 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 640,890 | 664,147 | 665,259 | 691,954 | 687,693 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Specialty television 2 | 314,049 | 353,926 | 381,415 | 374,024 | 365,508 | 12.7 | 7.8 | -1.9 | -2.3 |
| Pay television 2 | 20,206 | 21,466 | 27,010 | 30,990 | 37,195 | 6.2 | 25.8 | 14.7 | 20.0 |
| Total | 1,545,059 | 1,637,993 | 1,672,309 | 1,678,389 | 1,621,177 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
| number | percentage change | ||||||||
| Average weekly number of employees by type of broadcaster | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 8,202 | 8,307 | 7,972 | 7,436 | 6,801 | 1.3 | -4.0 | -6.7 | -8.5 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 9,140 | 9,328 | 9,164 | 9,163 | 8,802 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -3.9 |
| Specialty television 2 | 4,624 | 4,972 | 5,120 | 5,082 | 4,871 | 7.5 | 3.0 | -0.7 | -4.2 |
| Pay television 2 | 294 | 327 | 382 | 432 | 435 | 11.2 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 0.7 |
| Total | 22,259 | 22,934 | 22,637 | 22,113 | 20,909 | 3.0 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -5.4 |
| thousands of dollars | percentage change | ||||||||
| Programming and production expenses | |||||||||
| Private conventional television | 1,282,810 | 1,411,796 | 1,422,274 | 1,476,458 | 1,517,317 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Public and non-commercial television | 853,110 | 975,649 | 912,067 | 1,068,451 | 910,148 | 14.4 | -6.5 | 17.1 | -14.8 |
| Specialty television 2 | 885,693 | 1,061,449 | 1,105,889 | 1,254,584 | 1,247,052 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 13.4 | -0.6 |
| Pay television 2 | 227,419 | 269,063 | 322,841 | 376,503 | 465,077 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 16.6 | 23.5 |
| Total | 3,249,032 | 3,717,957 | 3,763,071 | 4,175,996 | 4,139,593 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 11.0 | -0.9 |
North American Industry Classification System 2007 (51512 - Television Broadcasting and 51521 - Pay and Specialty Television).
Statistics collected and published by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Industry analysis group.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
