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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
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  thousands of dollars
Revenue  
Sales of air time  
Local 142,156 151,043 158,915 166,245 151,003
National and network 500,529 494,098 494,530 497,627 458,067
Infomercials 5,287 7,187 7,424 5,181 4,169
Sales of air time, total 647,973 652,328 660,869 669,052 613,239
Total production and other 28,498 30,488 34,188 34,097 45,180
Operating revenue, total 676,471 682,816 695,057 703,149 658,420
Expenses  
Program cost 409,326 453,267 445,784 475,562 507,244
Technical services 18,470 19,570 19,736 22,366 23,005
Sales and promotion 73,557 84,256 79,781 78,951 77,961
Administration and general 76,293 75,149 76,374 90,990 60,496
Depreciation 21,093 20,715 21,880 18,970 23,414
Operating expenses, total 598,740 652,957 643,555 686,839 692,120
Profit before interest and taxes 77,731 29,859 51,501 16,310 -33,700
Interest expense 6,990 17,090 19,476 13,950 8,827
Expenses, total 605,730 670,047 663,032 700,789 700,947
Net operating income 70,741 12,769 32,025 2,360 -42,528
Other adjustments-income (expense) -2,034 -19,409 -27,604 -16,316 -46,050
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 68,707 -6,640 4,421 -13,955 -88,578
Provision for income taxes -2,538 -6,310 -779 1,417 16
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 71,246 -330 5,200 -15,373 -88,594
Salaries and other staff benefits 179,903 190,936 182,400 188,042 178,664
  number
Number of employees (weekly average) 2,741 2,706 2,538 2,478 2,399
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia: Part 2
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  percentage of revenue
Revenue  
Sales of air time  
Local 21.0 22.1 22.9 23.6 22.9
National and network 74.0 72.4 71.1 70.8 69.6
Infomercials 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.6
Sales of air time, total 95.8 95.5 95.1 95.2 93.1
Total production and other 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 6.9
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program cost 60.5 66.4 64.1 67.6 77.0
Technical services 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.5
Sales and promotion 10.9 12.3 11.5 11.2 11.8
Administration and general 11.3 11.0 11.0 12.9 9.2
Depreciation 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.6
Operating expenses, total 88.5 95.6 92.6 97.7 105.1
Profit before interest and taxes 11.5 4.4 7.4 2.3 -5.1
Interest expense 1.0 2.5 2.8 2.0 1.3
Expenses, total 89.5 98.1 95.4 99.7 106.5
Net operating income 10.5 1.9 4.6 0.3 -6.5
Other adjustments-income (expense) -0.3 -2.8 -4.0 -2.3 -7.0
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 10.2 -1.0 0.6 -2.0 -13.5
Provision for income taxes -0.4 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.0
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 10.5 0.0 0.7 -2.2 -13.5
Salaries and other staff benefits 26.6 28.0 26.2 26.7 27.1
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.