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Dusk (formerly Scream), 3924181 Canada Inc.

Pay and Specialty Services
2005-2009 Financial Summaries

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Undertaking # Undertaking Name Licensee
305426505 Dusk (formerly Scream) 3924181 Canada Inc.
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 CAGR (%)
($) Reporting Units 1 1 1 1 1 5 yr
Revenue     Var %   Var %   Var %   Var %  
Res/bulk/smatv subscriber revenue 900,321 1,278,318 41.98 1,862,685 45.71 2,190,796 17.61 2,469,588 12.73 28.7
DTH subscriber revenue 2,028,254 2,517,374 24.12 2,663,076 5.79 2,687,102 0.90 2,528,345 -5.91 5.7
Local advertising revenue           0   0 n/a n/a
National advertising revenue 691,285 1,412,013 104.26 1,689,978 19.69 1,564,202 -7.44 1,517,981 -2.95 21.7
Other revenue           0   0 n/a  
Total Revenue 3,619,860 5,207,705 43.86 6,215,739 19.36 6,442,100 3.64 6,515,914 1.15 15.8
Expenses                    
Program 1,514,754 1,670,425 10.28 1,744,623 4.44 1,474,475 -15.48 1,519,749 3.07 0.1
Technical 1,139,781 1,270,926 11.51 1,329,375 4.60 1,271,653 -4.34 1,251,958 -1.55 2.4
Sales and Promotion 581,871 780,055 34.06 956,244 22.59 775,880 -18.86 1,176,228 51.60 19.2
Administration and General 733,398 891,201 21.52 977,568 9.69 1,024,253 4.78 910,842 -11.07 5.6
Total Expenses 3,969,804 4,612,607 16.19 5,007,810 8.57 4,546,261 -9.22 4,858,777 6.87 5.2
Operating Income -349,944 595,098   1,207,929   1,895,839   1,657,137    
Depreciation           0   0 n/a n/a
P.B.I.T. -349,944 595,098   1,207,929   1,895,839   1,657,137    
Canadian Programming                    
Acquisition of rights 393,310 361,228 -8.16 383,388 6.13 345,028 -10.01 231,315 -32.96 -12.4
Script & concept           0   0 n/a n/a
Filler Programming + Program Production 71,058 154,804 117.86 88,047 -43.12 153,587 74.44 166,647 8.50 23.8
Investment in Programming           0   0 n/a n/a
Total Canadian Programming 464,368 516,032 11.13 471,435 -8.64 498,615 5.77 397,962 -20.19 -3.8
Canadian Programming/Revenue (%) 12.83 9.91   7.58   7.74   6.11    
Total Salaries 1,034,615 1,196,122 15.61 1,309,802 9.50 1,213,711 -7.34 1,109,919 -8.55 1.8
Avg Staff Count 12.00 12.00 0.00 15.00 25.00 16.00 6.67 14.00 -12.50  
Avg Salary ($) 86,218 99,677 15.61 87,320 -12.40 75,857 -13.13 79,280 4.51 -2.1
Subscribers 1,069,906 1,193,755 11.58 1,227,682 2.84 1,275,878 3.93 1,435,252 12.49 7.6
Profitability (%)                    
Operating Margin -9.7 11.4   19.4   29.4   25.4    
P.B.I.T. Margin -9.7 11.4   19.4   29.4   25.4    
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate