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4.0 Broadcasting

4.3 Television

This pie chart shows percentage of Television revenues as a proportion of all broadcasting revenues. In 2008, Television revenues were 39% of all broadcasting revenues which were $14.0 billion.

Overview

In 2008, there were approximately 707 television services offered in Canada with revenues of approximately $5.5 billion. Of these services, 24% were from conventional television services, and 29% were from Canadian speciality, PPV and VOD. The remaining 47% were community-related services and non-Canadian satellite services authorized for distribution.

Highlights

  • The television broadcasting industry had revenues of $5.5 billion in 2008, a 4% increase from $5.3 billion in 2007. Pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services represented the largest segment, increasing 8% or $207 million from $2.7 billion in 2007 to $2.9 billion in 2008.
  • As of 31 December 2008, there were 707 television services authorized to broadcast in Canada.

The industry

As of 31 December 2008, the television broadcasting industry was comprised of a number of large ownership groups which represent over 88% of the revenues in the specific service categories: private conventional television, pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services.

  • In the English-language private conventional television196 market, there were three major ownership groups: CTVglobemedia Inc. (CTVglobemedia) with the largest revenue share of 47%, Canwest Media Inc. (Canwest) with 33%, and Rogers Broadcasting Limited (Rogers) with 14%. In contrast, in the French-language private conventional television market, there were two major players: Quebecor Inc. (Quebecor) with the largest revenue share at 65%, and Remstar (TQS)197 at 23%.
  • In the English-language pay, PPV, VOD & specialty service market, there were five major ownership groups:198 CTVglobemedia with the largest revenue share of 33%, Corus Entertainment Inc. (Corus) with 17%, Canwest with 16%, Rogers with 13%, and Astral Media Inc. (Astral Media) with 10%. In the French-language pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty service market, there were three major players: Astral Media with the largest revenue share at 48%, CTVglobemedia at 27% and the CBC at 15%.

Analysis

The number and type of television services authorized to broadcast in Canada increased 3% from 686 licensed television services in 2007 to 707 in 2008. English-language television services decreased slightly from 456 stations in 2007 to 453 stations in 2008. French-language television services increased from 103 stations in 2007 to 125 stations in 2008. Third-language stations showed a slight increase from 127 stations in 2007 to 129 stations in 2008.

Viewing trends

National viewing trends

Overall viewing decreased 12 minutes for all persons, aged 2+ for the average weekly viewing hours. This decrease was most notable for ages 12-17 where the weekly hours decreased 66 minutes from 18.5 hours in 2007 to 17.4 hours in 2008.

Viewing trends by program origin and genre

English- and French-language services

Viewing of Canadian programs on Canadian English-language services represented 43.3% of total viewing in 2008 compared to 42.5% in 2007. In 2008, the viewing of English-language News as well as Analysis and Interpretation programming represented 15.1% of total viewing, of which 95.2% was Canadian. However, the Drama and Comedy genre was more popular than the other genres, representing approximately 43.3% of total viewing, of which only 20.4% was Canadian.

In contrast, viewing of Canadian programs on French-language Canadian television services represented 64.1% of total viewing in 2008 as compared to 65.2% in 2007. As in the English-language services, the Drama and Comedy genre was the most popular genre representing 41.7% of total viewing, of which 32.5% was Canadian.

Private conventional services

In 2008, overall viewing of Canadian programs on English-language private conventional services increased slightly to 34.6% of the total viewing. Drama and Comedy continued to have the largest viewing, representing 39.7%, of total viewing of which 11.0% was Canadian. News together with Analysis and Interpretation, however, represented 23.2% of total viewing, of which 97% was Canadian.

In 2008, for the French-language services in the Quebec Francophone market, Canadian programming increased slightly to 71.4% of total viewing. The News and the Analysis and Interpretation genre represented 37.9% of total viewing, of which 100% was Canadian. The Drama and Comedy genre had the second largest representation of total viewing at 34.5%, of which 27.9% was Canadian.

CBC conventional services

For the English-language CBC conventional services, Canadian programming represented 80.9% of the total viewing in 2008 compared to 74.7% in 2007. As a percent of total viewing, Drama and Comedy programming represented 29.2% in 2008 whereas the Sports genre represented 43.5%. The Sports genre, however, had a higher representation of Canadian programming at approximately 100% versus the Drama and Comedy genre at 39.7%.

For the French-language services, Canadian programming represented 87.6% of the total viewing. The Sports genre, however, represented 8.7% of total viewing all of which was Canadian and the Drama and Comedy genre represented 33.1%, of which 63% was Canadian.

Pay and specialty services

For the English-language pay and specialty services, Canadian programming represented 43.1% of the total viewing in 2008 compared to 45% in 2007. The Drama and Comedy genre in 2008 represented 47.5% of total viewing, of which 23.7% was Canadian. The News and Analysis and Interpretation genres represented 10.2% of total viewing, of which 91.3% was Canadian.

For the French-language pay and specialty services, Canadian programming represented 47.5% of total viewing in 2008 versus 52% in 2007. The Drama and Comedy genre represented 50.3%, of total viewing, of which 25% was Canadian.

Viewing trends by ownership group

On 15 January 2008, the Commission issued Diversity of Voices -Regulatory Policy, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-4, 15 January 2008, the result of a public proceeding held in September 2007. Several new policies were introduced, including one relating to the concentration of ownership within the television sector. Although the Commission decided not to introduce a common ownership policy relating to discretionary services, it was concerned that increased consolidation in the television sector as a whole could result in a reduction of diversity for Canadian viewers. Such consolidation could also result in increased difficulties for independent producers in negotiating reasonable terms of trade for their programming. The Commission introduced a policy intended to guide its decisions relating to changes in effective control of Canadian television services by setting thresholds based on the ownership group's total national viewing share.199 English- and French-language market audiences are measured separately using BBM/Nielsen data.

CTVglobemedia remained the English-language leader in 2008, garnering a 33.4% share of the Canadian English-language market, down from 34% in 2007. Canwest significantly increased its share of audience in the English-language market, increasing from a 15.3% share in 2006-2007 to 22.8% in 2007-2008. A decline of 1.7% in viewing to Canwest's conventional television stations was more than offset by a 9.3% increase in viewing to Canwest's discretionary television services - a result of the acquisition of the Alliance Atlantis group. Rogers' television services more than doubled their total audience share between 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, due almost exclusively to its acquisition of the Citytv stations.

Quebecor continued its dominance in the Canadian French-language market, capturing 29.7% of total audience, up slightly from the 28.9% share recorded in 2006-2007. Remstar's acquisition of the TQS stations came after they experienced a decline of 2.3 share points from 2006-2007 to 2007-2008, recording an audience share of 8.4% in 2007-2008. Astral held a significant position, essentially maintaining its share of audience with its discretionary services at 17.4%.

Revenue and profit before interest and tax (PBIT) trends

The television broadcasting industry reported revenues of $5.5 billion in 2008, a 4% increase from $5.3 billion in 2007. This increase was partially due to the growth in pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services which grew 8%, or $207 million, from $2.7 billion in 2007 to $2.9 billion in 2008. Since 2004, the revenues for pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services have increased 9% annually. This was partly due to the increase in the number of services reporting financial results as well as a proliferation of digital services from 61 in 2004 to 116 in 2008. In 2008, the total digital revenues were $406 million, or 14%, of total pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services.

In 2008, 94% of private conventional television revenues were from advertising. However, 98% of pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty service revenues were from advertising and subscription fees. Pay, PPV, and VOD services are mostly subscription based whereas specialty services generate both advertising revenues and subscription fees. In 2008, specialty service advertising revenues, which represented 44% of total specialty revenues, increased $77 million, or 8% to $1,025 million. PPV, VOD, and specialty service subscription revenues increased $120 million, or 7%, to $1,856 million.

The PBIT margins for private conventional television decreased from 5% in 2007 to 0% in 2008. Revenues for private conventional television decreased 2% from $2.2 billion in 2007 to $2.1 billion in 2008. The PBIT margin for pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services decreased from 24% in 2007 to 23% in 2008. The revenues increased by 8% from $2.7 billion in 2007 to $2.9 billion in 2008. The PBIT margin for digital Category 1 specialty services increased from 2% 2007 to 9% in 2008. Their revenues increased 13% from $79 million in 2007 to $89 million in 2008. Similarly, for Category 2 specialty services, the PBIT margins increased from 1% in 2007 to 8% in 2008 and the revenues increased 20% from $158 million in 2007 to $190 million in 2008.

CBC conventional television

For CBC conventional television, total revenues increased 16% from $356 million in 2007 to $412 million in 2008. Similarly, advertising revenues increased 18% from $310 million in 2007 to $366 million in 2008.

English-, French-, and ethnic or third-language services

Private conventional television

Advertising revenues are the primary source of revenues for conventional television operators. Advertising revenues represent over 90% of the revenues for English-language private conventional television operators. The total revenues decreased 2% from $1,790 million in 2007 to $1,754 million in 2008 and their PBIT margin decreased from 5% in 2007 to -2% in 2008.

Advertising revenues represent over 80% of the revenues for French-language private conventional television operators. Total revenues increased 1% from $381 million in 2007 to $384 million in 2008. Their PBIT margins, however, increased from 8% in 2007 to 10% in 2008.

Pay, pay-per-view (PPV), video-on-demand (VOD) and specialty services

With respect to English-language specialty services, advertising revenues, which represent approximately 45% of total specialty revenues, increased 8%, or $59 million, from $774 million in 2007 to $833 million in 2008. For pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services, subscription revenues, representing 63% of total pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services revenues, increased 8% or $106 million from $1,393 million in 2007 to $1,499 million in 2008. This resulted in total revenues for English-language pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services increasing approximately 8% or $175 million from $2,205 million in 2007 to $2,380 million in 2008. The PBIT margins, however, remained relatively unchanged at 23% in 2008.

With respect to French-language specialty services, advertising revenues, representing 38% of total specialty revenues, increased 13% from $139 million in 2007 to $156 million in 2008. For pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services, subscription revenues, representing 66% of total pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services revenues, increased 5% from $306 million to $320 million. This resulted in total revenues for French-language pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services increasing 7% from $450 million in 2007 to $481 million in 2008. However, PBIT margins decreased from 26% in 2007 to 24% in 2008.

With respect to Ethnic and third-language specialty services, advertising revenues, which represent 48% of total specialty services revenues, remained relatively unchanged at $35 million in 2008. Pay digital Category 2 and specialty services subscription revenues, representing 50% of total pay digital Category 2 and specialty services revenues, remained relatively unchanged at $37 million in 2008. Total revenues increased 1% from $74 million in 2007 to $75 million in 2008. PBIT margins, however, increased from 21% in 2007 to 23% in 2008.

Television programming expenditures

For conventional television and pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services, public and private broadcasters are required to spend a percentage of their revenues on Canadian programming. As set out in Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-53, the Commission noted that the French-language conventional broadcasters have provided sufficient Canadian content in relation to their expenditures whereas the English-language broadcasters have lagged in this regard, even though they have maintained their programming expenditures in relation to revenues.

Canadian programming expenditures by the CBC/SRC increased 35% from approximately $495 million in 2007 to $669 million in 2008. Conventional private television increased their programming expenditures slightly whereas their non-Canadian programming expenditures increased 7% to $775 million in 2008 from $722 million in 2007. Canadian programming expenditures for pay and specialty services increased 12% from $918 million in 2007 to $1,033 million in 2008 and non-Canadian expenditures increased 10% from $324 million in 2007 to $358 million in 2008. With respect to PPV and VOD there was a decrease of 10% from $24 million in 2007 to $21 million in 2008.

Television cultural diversity

Ethnic programming services

In 2008, the Commission licensed two ethnic conventional television stations for a total of six. There is one station in each of the Montréal, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary200 markets, and two stations in the Toronto market.

In addition to ethnic conventional services, the Commission has also licensed a number of Canadian ethnic speciality services such as analogue ethnic and Category 2 digital ethnic pay and specialty services. Between 1984 and 1996, the Commission approved five national analog Canadian ethnic specialty services offering in a variety of languages as follows:

  • Fairchild Television for Cantonese;
  • Telelatino for Italian and Spanish;
  • Asian Televison Network for South Asian communities in 15 South Asian languages, predominantly Hindi, and some English;
  • Talentvision for Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Korean; and
  • Odyssey for the Greek community.

For Category 2 digital ethnic pay and specialty services, as of 31 December 2008, the Commission approved over 194 Canadian ethnic Category 2 digital pay and specialty services. Of these, 28 specialty and 6 pay services were launched. In March 2007, the Commission announced that it will exempt certain television programming undertakings that provide programming services in third-languages to broadcasting distribution undertakings for distribution on a digital basis from the requirements of Part II of the Broadcasting Act and any regulations made thereunder, provided they fall under the terms of the new exemption order.201 As of 31 December 2008, there were 81 non-Canadian third-language programming services authorized for distribution.

Religious television services

In 2008, the Commission approved two religious202 television stations for a total of seven.

Native television services

As of 31 December 2008, there were five originating native television stations in operation including two native television network programming services: Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) which has mandatory national carriage under an order issued pursuant to subparagraph 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act; and Wawatay Native Communications.

Community-based television services

There were 12 community based television services licensed in Canada: ten English, one French, and one bilingual. The licensees of these services must be non-profit organizations with membership, management, and programming that is mainly from the community.

Specialty, pay, PPV and VOD services

a) Specialty services

In 2008 there were 49 Canadian analogue specialty services: 28 English-language, 14 French-language, 2 bilingual and 5 ethnic.

There were 18 Category 1 digital specialty services: 15 English-language203 which have been in service since the fall of 2001 and three French-language services204 which were launched in the Fall of 2004. These services were approved following a competitive hearing and were licensed on a one-per-genre basis in 2000.

Category 2 digital specialty services were approved on a more competitive, open-entry basis. The Commission continued to approve additional Category 2 services. As of 31 December 2008, there were approximately 351 approved Category 2 specialty services, including 141 English-language, 19 French-language, 6 bilingual and 185 ethnic or third-language. Of these services, 83 services have been launched: 51 English-language, 3 French-language, one bilingual and 28 ethnic.

b) Pay services

Five English-language and one French-language pay television services were licensed prior to 1995. In May 2006,205 the Commission approved a new national English-language general interest pay service. The Commission also approved 28 pay services of which 21 were digital Category 2 pay services. As of 31 December 2008, nine digital Category 2 pay services were launched: two English-language, one French-language, and six third-language.

c) PPV services

There were seven terrestrial PPV services: five English-language, one bilingual and one French-language. There were six DTH pay-per-view services: four English-language, one bilingual, and one French-language.

d) VOD services

As of 31 December 2008, there were 25 approved VOD services, 17 of which have been launched.

e) Conventional transitional digital television services

As of 31 December 2008, there were 22 originating stations and eight rebroadcasters held transitional digital conventional television licences.

National public broadcaster

The CBC is Canada's national public broadcaster. Pursuant to subparagraph 3(1)(l) of the Broadcasting Act, the CBC should provide radio and television services, both conventional and specialty services, incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains.

The CBC operates two national conventional television network services, one in English and the other in French. The CBC also provides a distinctive television service in northern Canada, broadcasting in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages. Privately-owned stations affiliated with the CBC allow it to reach more Canadians.

With regards to specialty services, the CBC owns and operates a number of services

  • CBC Newsworld, a national English-language news and information specialty service;
  • Le Réseau de l'information (RDI), a national French-language news and information specialty service;
  • Bold,206 a national English-language Category 1 digital specialty service;
  • Documentary,207 a national English-language Category 1 digital specialty service that broadcasts documentary programming on a 24-hour basis (82% owned); and
  • ARTV, a national French-language specialty service dedicated to the arts (60.7% owned).

Tangible benefits

As shown in Table 4.3.21 for 2008, tangible benefits were $17.6 million as a result of 11 transactions. The total amount of tangible benefits for the period 11 June 1999 to 31 December 2008 was $854.2 million.

Statistical Information - Television

Table 4.3.1 Number and type of television services authorized to broadcast in Canada

  English-language French-language Third-language All languages
  2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
Canadian conventional television 1                
National public broadcaster (CBC)                
Owned and operated 15 15 8 11 - - 23 26
Transitional digital7 4 4 3 3 - - 7 7
Private commercial 8 75 75 23 20 6 6 104 101
Religious 9 7 7 - - - - 7 7
Educational 4 4 3 3 - - 7 7
Aboriginal 7 5 - - - - 7 5
Transitional digital7 9 9 3 3 2 3 14 15
Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view (PPV) and                
video-on-demand (VOD)                
Analogue specialty services 30 30 14 14 5 5 49 49
Digital Category 1 specialty services 15 15 3 3 - - 18 18
Digital Category 2 specialty services2 51 52 2 3 28 28 81 83
Pay television services3 8 8 2 2 5 6 15 16
PPV services (direct-to-home (DTH) and terrestrial) 11 11 2 2 - - 13 13
VOD services4 17 23 1 2 - - 18 25
Other Canadian services                
Community channels5 101 91 30 48 -   131 139
Community program services 11 11 1 1 - - 12 12
House of Commons - Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) 1 1 1 1 - - 2 2
Non-Canadian services6                
Satellite services authorized for distribution in Canada 90 92 7 9 81 81 178 182
Total number of television services 456 453 103 125 127 129 686 707

Notes:     Excludes radiocommunication distribution undertakings (RDU), re-broadcasters, exempt television services and those specialty services where the authority has expired. Also, excludes some network licences. However, English-language includes bilingual (English and French) and native services.

  1. Includes satellite to cable services. 2007 data has been updated to reflect latest results. 
  2. Includes only digital Category 2 specialty services that have been launched as of 31 December 2008. As of 31 December 2008, the Commission approved 351 digital Category 2 specialty services. 
  3. Includes only pay services that have been launched as of 31 December 2008: 28 pay services have been approved by the Commission.
  4. Number of services approved but not necessarily in operation. 12 English-language, 2 French-language and 11 bilingual VOD services have been approved. Of these, it is estimated that 17 had been launched as of 31 December 2008.
  5. Number of BDU Class 1 licensees that reported community channel expenses as of 31 August.
  6. Carriage of authorized services is at the discretion of the BDU. Refer to Appendix 2 of Revised lists of eligible satellite services, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-50, 4 February 2009 for complete listing of eligible services approved to the end of 31 December 2008
  7. Number of conventional transitional digital television services approved, but not necessarily in operation. As of 31 December 2008, 22 stations were broadcasting. Refer to Table 4.3.2 for detailed listing.
  8. Excludes private commercial religious stations.
  9. Includes 5 private commercial conventional television stations.

Source:    CRTC APP1205 report dated 31 December 2008, CRTC decisions and CRTC data collection

Table 4.3.2 Conventional transitional digital television

Market Broadcasting station Language Source station Actual or planned launch date
Montréal   F CFJP TQS -
F CBFT SRC March 2005
F CIVM Télé-Québec (educational & cultural service) September 2007
F CFTM TVA August 2011
E CBMT CBC March 2005
Québec   F CBVT SRC January 2006
  R F CIVM* Télé-Québec (educational & cultural service)  
Ottawa   F CBOFT SRC September 2006
R E CKXT Quebecor September 2008
  E CBOT CBC September 2006
R O/E OMNI 1 Rogers (Toronto ethnic stations) May 2009
R O/E OMNI 2 May 2009
Toronto R F CBLFT Rebroad of CBOFT Ottawa station with regional news programming September 2005
  E CBLT CBC March 2005
  E CFTO CTVglobemedia July 2005
  E CIII Canwest November 2004
  E CITS Crossroads (religious programming) January 2008
  E CITY Rogers January 2003
  E CKXT Quebecor February 2004
  O/E OMNI 1 Rogers (ethnic station) June 2008
  O/E OMNI 2 Rogers (ethnic station) June 2008
London R E CKXT Quebecor September 2008
Hamilton   E CHCH Canwest April 2008
R E CKXT Quebecor (Toronto station) February 2004
Calgary   E CFCN CTVglobemedia January 2009
    E CICT** Canwest June 2009
Edmonton   E CITV** Canwest July 2009
Vancouver   E CBUT CBC January 2006
E CHAN Canwest April 2008
E CIVT CTVglobemedia July 2005
O/E CHNM Multivan (ethnic station) -
Victoria R O/E CHNM Multivan (Vancouver station) -

Notes:   

  1. Number of stations approved as of 31 December 2008 but not necessarily in operation.
  2. E: English; F: French; O/E: Multi-language/English; R: Rebroadcaster
  3. * Approved 25 September 2008
  4. ** Approved 5 March 2009.

Source:    CRTC APP 1205 (31 December 2008) and licensees

Table 4.3.3 National average weekly viewing hours, by age group (All persons 2+, Monday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

  2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
       
All persons 2+ 26.9 26.8 26.6
Annual growth 3.1% -0.4% -0.7%
Children 2-11 18.2 18.1 18.2
Annual growth 1.1% -0.5% 0.6%
Teens 12–17 18.8 18.5 17.4
Annual growth 0.5% -1.6% -5.9%
18+ 29.0 29.2 28.8
Annual growth 3.2% 0.7% -1.4%
18–34 21.2 21.2 21.1
Annual growth 0.0% 0.0% -0.5%
18–49 24.2 24.0 24.0
Annual growth 3.0% -0.8% 0.0%
25–54 27.0 26.5 26.5
Annual growth 3.8% -1.9% 0.0%

Source:    BBM Canada 2007-2008 TV Meter Databook.

Figure 4.3.1 National average weekly viewing hours by age group (All persons 2+, Monday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

This clustered column chart depicts the per viewer national average weekly viewing hours by age group. These results are based on BBM Canada 2007-2008 TV Meter Databook for the 2005-2006 to 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 television seasons for all persons 2 plus, Monday to Sunday, 6 am to 6 am. The average weekly viewing hours for: All persons 2 plus: 26.9, 26.8, 26.6; Children aged 2 to 11: 18.2, 18.1, 18.2; Teens aged 12 to 17: 18.8, 18.5, 17.4; Adults 18 plus: 29.0, 29.2,28.8; Adults 18 to 34: 21.2, 21.2, 21.1; Adults 18 to 49: 24.2, 24.0, 24.0; Adults 25 to 54: 27.0, 26.5,26.5.

Source: BBM Canada 2007-08 TV Meter Databook.

Table 4.3.4 Viewing share of Canadian and non-Canadian services, by language and type of service - All Canada, excluding the Quebec Francophone market - 2004/2005 - 2007/2008 television seasons1(Part 1 of 2)

Viewing share (%) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 Inc./(Dec.)
2004/2005-2007-2008
Canadian services          
English-language          
CBC 4.9 5.7 5.0 5.4 0.5
Private conventional 28.3 26.9 25.6 23.9 -4.4
Specialty 27.8 28.9 28.4 28.4 0.6
Pay 4.1 4.3 4.8 5.3 1.2
Digital pay and specialty 3.1 2.9 3.4 4.2 1.1
Other services2 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 0.1
Total English-language 70.6 71.3 69.6 69.8 -0.8
Percent growth   1% -2% 0%  
French-language          
SRC 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.1
Private conventional 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.2
Télé-Québec 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Other services3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Specialty 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 -0.4
Pay 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Digital pay and specialty 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Total French-language 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.0 0.6
Percent growth   21% 29% -9%  
Other languages          
Private conventional 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.1
Specialty 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1
Digital 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
APTN 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Total other languages 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.9 0.1
Percent Growth   -11% 6% 12%  
Community services 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0
VOD/PPV 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2
Total Canadian services 75.1 75.9 74.9 75.3 0.2
Percent Growth   1% -1% 1%  

Source: BBM Canada 2007-2008 TV Meter Databook.

Table 4.3.4 Viewing share of Canadian and non-Canadian services by language and type of service - All Canada, excluding the Quebec Francophone market - 2004/2005 - 2007/2008 television seasons1 (Part 2 of 2)

Viewing share (%) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 Inc./(Dec.)
2004/2005-2007-2008
Non-Canadian services          
U.S. conventional 14.5 13.7 12.8 11.8 -2.7
U.S. specialty 8.5 8.4 9.7 9.4 0.9
International 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0
Total non-Canadian services 23.2 22.2 22.6 21.4 -1.8
Percent growth   -4% 2% -5%  
Miscellaneous 1.8 2.0 2.7 3.5 1.7
Percent growth   11% 35% 30%  
Total viewing share 100 100 100 100  
Total hours (millions) 623.3 654.0 659.2 644.2 20.9
Percent growth   5% 1% -2%  

Notes:    

  1. Television seasons: 2004/05: 30 August 2004 to 28 August 2005; 2005/06: 29 August 2005 to 27 August 2006; 2006/07: 28 August 2006 to 26 August 2007; 27 August 2007 to 31 August 2008. All persons 2+, onday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.
  2. Includes Access, Knowledge, SCN, TVO, CTS, and CJIL
  3. Includes TFO
  4. Minor variances are due to rounding.

Source:  BBM Nielsen Media Research (InfoSys – run May 2009)

Table 4.3.5 Viewing share of Canadian and non-Canadian services, by language and type of service in the Quebec Francophone market 2004/2005 - 2007/2008 television seasons1

Viewing share (%) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 Inc./(Dec.)
2004/2005-2007-2008
Canadian services          
French-language          
CBC 14.7 14.5 12.8 13.8 -0.9
Private conventional 40.8 40.4 37.8 35.6 -5.2
Télé-Québec 4.1 3.2 3.1 3.5 -0.6
Other services2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
Specialty 27.7 29.7 34.0 34.4 0.0
Pay 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.5 -0.1
Digital pay and specialty 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.0 0.0
Total French-language 92.5 93.0 93.6 93.9 1.4
Percent growth   1% 1% 0%  
English-language          
CBC 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0
Private conventional 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 -0.5
Specialty 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9 0.0
Pay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Digital pay and specialty 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total English-language 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 -0.4
Percent growth   0% -9% 0%  
Other - languages          
Private conventional 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.2
Specialty 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Digital 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
APTN 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total other language 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.2
Community services 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1
VOD/PPV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Canadian services 97.8 98.2 98.5 98.5 0.7
Percent growth   0.4% 0% 0%  
Non-Canadian services          
US conventional 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.8 -0.6
US specialty 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 -0.2
International 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total non-Canadian services 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.4 -0.8
Percent growth   -14% -16% -13%  
Miscellaneous 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Total viewing share 100 100 100 100  
Total hours (millions) 184.8 189.0 191.2 202.6  
Percent growth   2% 1% 6%  

Notes:

  1. Television seasons: 2004/05: 30 August 2004 to 28 August 2005; 2005/06: 29 August 2005 to 27 August, 2006; 2006/07: 28 August 2006 to 26 August 2007; 27 August 2007 to 31 August 2008. All persons 2+, Monday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.
  2. Includes TFO
  3. Minor variances are due to rounding.

Source:  BBM Canada (InfoSys - run May 2009)

Table 4.3.6 Average weekly viewing hours of Canadian programs distributed by Canadian English- and French-language television services, by program origin, genre, and region (All persons 2+, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

  English-language services
All of Canada
(excluding Quebec Francophone market) 		French-language services Quebec Francophone market
 (millions) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
News and analysis and interpretation 59.1 59.4 61.8 59.8 40.0 41.6 38.7 38.7
Percent Canadian 95.5% 95.6% 95.7% 95.2% 98.0% 99.0% 99.0% 99.0%
Percent of total 16.5% 14.6% 15.3% 15.1% 24.3% 24.7% 22.9% 21.8%
Long-form documentary 19.1 20.6 21.9 22.8 8.2 9.3 9.3 9.9
Percent Canadian 60.6% 56.2% 53.9% 52.0% 58.0% 54.0% 53.2% 49.4%
Percent of total 5.3% 5.1% 5.4% 5.8% 5.0% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5%
Sports 31.3 52.1 40.8 43.9 6.0 11.6 10.4 14.8
Percent Canadian 57.2% 69.8% 68.5% 72.4% 90.0% 80.0% 78.3% 84.5%
Percent of total 8.7% 12.8% 10.1% 11.1% 3.6% 6.9% 6.1% 8.3%
Drama  and comedy 155.5 174.6 181.8 171.3 72.5 66.7 72.0 74.3
Percent Canadian 21.0% 21.7% 20.0% 20.4% 35.0% 35.0% 36.6% 32.5%
Percent of total 43.3% 42.9% 45.0% 43.3% 44.0% 39.7% 42.5% 41.7%
Music and dance and variety 15.3 16.5 10.8 10.2 4.7 6.0 5.1 4.1
Percent Canadian 79.3% 75.5% 53.6% 49.7% 100.0% 100.0% 91.7% 78.0%
Percent of total 4.3% 4.0% 2.7% 2.6% 2.9% 3.6% 3.0% 2.3%
Other 78.9 83.6 87.0 87.3 33.4 32.9 33.9 36.3
Percent Canadian 28.9% 33.8% 35.2% 34.8% 87.0% 83.0% 82.5% 85.3%
Percent of total 22.0% 20.6% 21.5% 22.1% 20.3% 19.6% 20.0% 20.4%
Total 359.2 406.7 404.1 395.3 164.8 168.1 169.4 178.1
Percent Canadian 42.7% 45.1% 42.5% 43.3% 65.0% 66.0% 65.2% 64.1%

Notes:
For English and French-language services:

1. Based on Canadian services with available program level data that incorporates country of origin and program genre.

For English-language services:

2. Includes viewing of ethnic stations
3. 2004 to 2007 figures have been revised to reflect  a change in methodology
Source:  BBM Nielsen Media Research  (InfoSys – run May  2009)

For French-language services:

Source: BBM Canada (InfoSys – run May  2009) 

Table 4.3.7 Average weekly viewing hours of Canadian programs distributed by Canadian English- and French-language private conventional services by program origin, genre, and region (All persons 2+, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

  English-language services
All of Canada
(excluding Quebec Francophone market) 		French-language services Quebec Francophone market
 (millions) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
News and analysis and interpretation 34.1 34.5 33.6 32.5 26.5 28.4 26.1 27.1
Percent Canadian 97.0% 97.5% 96.9% 97.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Percent of total 22.0% 22.1% 22.1% 23.2% 35.4% 37.6% 36.5% 37.9%
Long-form documentary 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.3 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.5
Percent Canadian 79.6% 80.9% 83.9% 65.9% 100.0% 100.0% 76.4% 86.5%
Percent of total 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.6% 1.2% 1.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Sports 3.5 3.5 2.6 2.5 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9
Percent Canadian 10.9% 6.5% 8.3% 2.8% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Percent of total 2.2% 2.2% 1.7% 1.8% 1.1% 1.2% 0.9% 1.3%
Drama and comedy 67.4 68.2 64.0 55.7 28.4 25.5 24.9 24.6
Percent Canadian 9.7% 7.3% 8.5% 11.0% 26.0% 25.0% 28.7% 27.9%
Percent of total 43.3% 43.6% 42.2% 39.7% 37.9% 33.7% 34.7% 34.5%
Music and dance and variety 3.4 4.6 4.9 4.4 0.9 2.4 1.4 1.0
Percent Canadian 34.1% 28.3% 20.6% 17.5% 100.0% 100.0% 97.9% 47.2%
Percent of total 2.2% 2.9% 3.2% 3.1% 1.2% 3.2% 2.0% 1.1%
Other 45.1 43.8 44.6 42.8 17.4 17.0 18.0 17.3
Percent Canadian 16.1% 19.9% 20.6% 19.9% 88.0% 85.0% 82.8% 88.0%
Percent of total 29.0% 28.0% 29.4% 30.6% 23.3% 22.5% 25.1% 24.2%
Total 155.4 156.4 151.9 140.0 74.9 75.6 71.6 71.4
Percent Canadian 32.2% 32.3% 33.1% 34.6% 69.0% 71.0% 70.7% 71.4%

Notes:
For English and French-language services:

1. Based on Canadian services with available program level data that incorporates country of origin and program genre.

For English-language services:

2. Includes viewing of ethnic stations.
3. 2004 to 2007 figures have been revised to reflect a change in methodology.
Source:  BBM Nielsen Media Research  (InfoSys – run May  2009)

For French-language services:

Source: BBM Canada (InfoSys – run May  2009) 

Table 4.3.8 Average weekly viewing hours of Canadian programs distributed by Canadian English- and French-language CBC conventional services by program origin, genre, and region (All persons 2+, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

  English-language services
All of Canada
(excluding Quebec Francophone market) 		French-language services Quebec Francophone market
 (millions) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
News and analysis and Interpretation 5.9 4.9 5.3 5.4 7.3 7.8 7.3 6.9
Percent Canadian 99.1% 98.5% 100.0% 100.0% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Percent of total 21.7% 14.7% 17.6% 15.5% 27.0% 28.8% 30.0% 24.8%
Long-form documentary 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4
Percent Canadian 87.8% 87.6% 85.6% 86.9% 100% 100% 87.5% 91.3%
Percent of total 5.0% 3.3% 4.2% 4.0% 1.9% 1.5% 1.9% 1.3%
Sports 4.4 15.3 10.8 15.2 1.0 1.6 0.2 2.4
Percent Canadian 100.0% 100.0% 99.9% 100.0% 100% 100% 100.0% 100%
Percent of total 16.2% 45.7% 35.9% 43.5% 3.7% 5.9% 0.8% 8.7%
Drama and comedy 13.8 10.6 10.7 10.2 9.3 8.7 8.8 9.2
Percent Canadian 33.5% 37.1% 31.3% 39.7% 58.0% 61.0% 62.7% 63.0%
Percent of total 50.9% 31.7% 35.3% 29.2% 34.4% 32.1% 36.1% 33.1%
Music and dance and variety 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.8
Percent Canadian 93.9% 95.2% 91.1% 89.3% 100% 100% 99.8% 99.7%
Percent of total 1.2% 1.0% 0.5% 0.7% 3.7% 2.6% 3.5% 2.8%
Other 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.5 7.9 7.9 6.8 8.2
Percent Canadian 80.3% 93.4% 94.9% 88.1% 99.9% 91.0% 99.6% 99.8%
Percent of total 5.0% 3.5% 6.6% 7.1% 29.3% 29.2% 27.8% 29.4%
Total 27.1 33.4 30.2 34.9 27.0 27.1 24.3 27.9
Percent Canadian 64.3% 79.1% 74.7% 80.9% 85.0% 85.0% 86.2% 87.6%

Notes:

For English and French-language services:
1. Based on Canadian services with available program level data that incorporates country of origin and program genre.

For English-language services:

Source:  BBM Nielsen Media Research (InfoSys – run May  2009)

For French-language services:

Source: BBM Canada (InfoSys – run May  2009) 

Table 4.3.9 Average weekly viewing hours of Canadian programs distributed by Canadian English- and French-language pay and specialty services by program origin, genre, and region (All persons 2+, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

  English-language services
All of Canada
(excluding Quebec Francophone market) 		French-language services Quebec Francophone market
 (millions) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
News and analysis and Interpretation 18.4 19.1 22.2 21.2 5.8 5.1 5.1 4.6
Percent Canadian 92.0% 91.7% 92.7% 91.3% 85.0% 88.0% 92.7% 92.0%
Percent of total 11.1% 9.4% 10.6% 10.2% 10.5% 8.6% 7.5% 6.4%
Long-form documentary 14.3 15.7 16.4 17.2 6.0 6.8 7.6 8.4
Percent Canadian 57.5% 53.4% 49.3% 48.5% 50.0% 47.0% 49.7% 45.7%
Percent of total 8.6% 7.7% 7.8% 8.3% 10.8% 11.4% 11.3% 11.7%
Sports 23.5 33.4 27.3 26.3 4.2 9.1 9.6 11.6
Percent Canadian 56.1% 62.6% 61.8% 63.0% 59.0% 75.0% 76.4% 79.5%
Percent of total 14.1% 16.3% 13.1% 12.6% 7.6% 15.3% 14.2% 16.1%
Drama and comedy 69.2 89.3 100.3 98.9 30.7 29.2 35.0 36.2
Percent Canadian 29.1% 30.9% 25.9% 23.7% 34.0% 35.0% 34.2% 25.0%
Percent of total 41.7% 43.7% 48.0% 47.5% 55.3% 49.2% 51.8% 50.3%
Music and dance and variety 11.5 11.4 5.7 5.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.1
Percent Canadian 92.5% 94.1% 80.6% 73.5% 83.0% 79.0% 85.0% 81.4%
Percent of total 6.9% 5.6% 2.7% 2.7% 4.5% 4.5% 3.9% 2.9%
Other 29.2 35.6 37.1 39.0 6.3 6.5 7.7 9.2
Percent Canadian 43.9% 47.5% 48.3% 46.1% 68.0% 69.0% 66.6% 68.0%
Percent of total 17.6% 17.4% 17.7% 18.7% 11.4% 10.9% 11.4% 12.7%
Total 166.2 204.6 209.1 208.2 55.5 59.4 67.5 72.0
Percent Canadian 49.3% 49.9% 45.0% 43.1% 49.0% 53.0% 52.0% 47.5%

Notes:
For English and French-language services:

1.     Based on Canadian services with available program level data that incorporates country of origin and program genre.

For English-language services:

2.     Includes viewing of ethnic stations and third-language services. The coding of MTV service began
1 May 2006. In 2006-07, Treehouse TV, Family, TMN and Mpix coded programs were included in the data.
3.     2004 to 2007 figures have been revised to reflect a change in methodology.

Source:  BBM Nielsen Media Research (InfoSys – run May 2009)

For French-language services:

4. Coding of SuperÉcran started in July 2004

Source: BBM Canada (InfoSys – run May 2009) 

Table 4.3.10 Viewing share of Canadian services by ownership group in the English- and French-language markets (Part 1 of 2)

Viewing share (%) 2006-2007 2007-2008
Conventional Discretionary Total Conventional Discretionary Total
Canadian English-language market
All of Canada, excluding the Quebec Francophone market
CTVglobemedia 9 18.5 15.6 34.0 17.7 15.7 33.4
English services 18.5 15.4   17.7 15.6  
French services   0.2     0.1  
Canwest 13, 14  13.1 2.2 15.3 11.4 11.5 22.8
English services 13.1 2.2   11.4 11.5  
French services - -   - -  
Corus 8,9, 14 0.4 9.7 10.1 0.3 9.6 10.0
English services 0.4 9.7   0.3 9.6  
French services - -   - -  
CBC7,11 7.2 1.7 8.8 7.7 1.9 9.5
English services 6.2 1.4   6.9 1.7  
French services 1.0 0.2   0.8 0.2  
Rogers 12 1.5 2.5 3.9 5.6 2.8 8.3
English services 1.5 2.5   5.6 2.8  
French services - -   - -  
Astral  14 - 5.8 5.8 - 6.2 6.2
English services - 5.4   - 5.9  
French services - 0.4   - 0.3  
Other 11, 14, 15 7.1 14.8 21.9 3.4 6.3 9.7
English services 6.3 14.5   2.5 6.0  
French services 0.9 0.3   1.0 0.3  
Total hours (millions) 225.8 246.6 472.5 213.8 249.5 463.4
Canadian French-language market
Quebec Francophone market
Quebecor 14 25.5 3.3 28.9 25.6 4.1 29.7
French services 25.5 3.3   25.6 4.1  
English services - -   - -  
SRC7,11 12.4 4.1 16.5 14.4 3.3 17.7
French services 11.9 4.1   13.9 3.2  
English services 0.5 0.0   0.5 0.0  
Astral 14 - 17.3 17.3 - 17.4 17.4
French services - 17.3   - 17.4  
English services - -   - -  
Remstar (TQS) 10 10.7 - 10.7 8.4 - 8.4
French services 10.7 -   8.4 -  
English services - -   - -  
CTVglobemedia 9 1.3 6.5 7.8 1.0 7.2 8.2
French services - 5.4   - 6.1  
English services 1.3 1.1   1.0 1.1  
Other 11, 14 7.7 11.1 18.9 6.8 11.8 18.5
French services 6.6 10.4   6.0 10.9  
English services 1.1 0.6   0.8 0.8  
Total hours (millions) 107.9 79.3 187.2 111.7 86.8 198.5

Source:  BBM Nielsen Media Research/BBM Canada (InfoSysTV - March 19/09)

Table 4.3.10 Viewing share of Canadian services by ownership group in the English- and French-language markets (Part 2 of 2)

  1. The 2006-2007 viewing share for CTVglobemedia, Canwest, Quebecor, Astral, and SRC set out in Broadcasting Public
    Notice 2008-4 have been restated in order to align the methodology with the one used in this report.
  2. Minor variances are due to rounding.
  3. Television seasons: 2006/2007: 28 August 2006 to 26 August 2007; 2007/2008: 27 August 2007 to 31 August 2008.
  4. Calculations are based on the total average weekly viewing hours to Canadian services, for all persons 2+, Monday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. Total viewing is based on viewing to all Canadian conventional stations (including ethnic stations) and Canadian discretionary services (specialty, pay, and the on-demand versions of same, excludes PPV services).
  5. Canadian French-language market refers to the BBM Canada Québec francophone market. Canadian English-language market refers to the BBM All Canada market minus the Québec Francophone market.
  6. Ownership is based on the date of the approval decision, not the official closing date of the transaction.  With the exception of the TQS stations in 2006-2007 (see note 10), viewing for the entire television season is attributed to the ownership group holding direct and indirect voting interests greater than 50% on 31 August of each year.
  7. Stations owned and operated by the CBC/SRC.
  8. Corus: excludes viewing to Telelatino.
  9. Viva (formerly Canadian Learning Television) is included with Corus’ total for 2007/08 following a change in effective control from CTVgm (Broadcasting Decision 2008-206, issued 22 August 2008).
  10. Remstar acquired effective control of TQS inc., licensee of the following stations: CFJP-TV Montréal (including CFJP-DT), CFAP-TV Québec, CFKM-TV Trois-Rivières, CFKS-TV Sherbrooke, CFRS-TV Saguenay and the TQS network (Broadcasting Decision 2008-129, issued 26 June 2008). The 2006/2007 viewing share for these stations has been provided for comparison purposes.
  11. SRC’s 2007/2008 viewing share includes the CKSH-TV Sherbrooke, CKTM-TV Trois-Rivières, and CKTV-TV Saguenay stations following an acquisition of assets (Broadcasting Decision 2008-130, issued 26 June 2008). These stations are included in “Other” for the 2006/2007 television season.
  12. Rogers’ total for 2007/2008 Includes: Outdoor Life Network following a change in control (Broadcasting Decision 2008-138, issued 7 July 2008); the Citytv stations (CHMI, CKAL, CITY, CKVU and CKEM) following a change in control (Broadcasting Decision 2007-360, issued 28 September 2007); Channel M (CHNM-TV), following an acquisition of assets (Broadcasting
    Decision  2008-72, issued 31 March 2008).  Excludes: CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg stations sold to Christian Channel Inc. (Broadcasting Decision 2008-71, issued 31 March 2008).
  13. Canwest’s total for 2007/2008 includes the Alliance Atlantis properties following a change in control (Broadcasting
    Decision 2007-429, issued 20 December 2007).
  14. Included in “Other” are the following discretionary services that are held equally between Canadian partners:

 

Viewing share (%) Canadian English-language market
All of Canada, excluding Quebec Francophone market 		Canadian French-language market
Quebec Francophone market
  2006-2007 2007-2008 2006-2007 2007-2008
Astral 50%/Canwest 50%
  • Historia [Fr.]
0.02 0.10 1.42 1.64
  • Séries + [Fr.]
0.02 0.02 3.32 3.69
Astral 50%/Corus 50%
  • Teletoon [Eng.]
2.18 1.83 0.07 0.09
  • Télétoon [Fr.]
0.03 0.04 3.51 3.18
  • Teletoon Retro [Eng.]
Nm 0.39 nm nm
  • Télétoon Rétro [Fr.]
As of 31 August 2008, this service had not been launched
Canwest 50%/Quebecor 50%
  • Mystery [Eng.]
0.32 0.49 nm nm

nm = not meaningful

15. Also included in “Other” for the English-language market in 2006/07 is the viewing to the Citytv stations and Alliance Atlantis discretionary services.

Figure 4.3.2 Television revenues: CBC and private conventional television, pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services

This stacked clustered column chart depicts the total revenues achieved by private conventional OTA television, pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services for each of the 2004 to 2008 broadcast years. Advertising and subscriber revenues are also set out by type of service. Commercial advertising revenues garnered by CBC conventional OTA television stations are also included in this chart. Revenues in millions of dollars from 2004 to 2008: Pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services: 2,065, 2,222, 2,499,2,729, 2,936; Private conventional OTA television: 2,066, 2,146, 2,143, 2,171, 2,138; CBC conventional OTA television: 375, 292, 392, 356, 412; Total revenues: 4,506, 4,660, 5,034, 5,256, 5,486. Total advertising revenues in millions of dollars from 2004 to 2008: Pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services: 708, 769, 882, 949,1,025; Private conventional OTA television: 1,940, 2,012, 2,020, 2,040, 2,001 . CBC conventional OTA television: 316, 233, 339, 310, 366; Total advertising revenues: 2,964, 3,014, 3,241,3,299, 3,392. Total subscriber revenues in millions of dollars from 2004 to 2008: Pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services: 1,331, 1,419, 1,580, and 1,736, 1,856.

Source: CRTC data collection

Notes:

  1. Advertising revenue includes infomercial sales. Includes CBC commercial revenues only – does not include parliamentary appropriations. Total revenue includes “other revenue.”
  2. 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.
  3. Minor variances are due to rounding.

Figure 4.3.3 Source of revenues for conventional television (2008)

This pie chart depicts the percentage breakdown of the various components that make up the revenue sources for private conventional television services: Syndicated Production 1%, Other 5%, Local Time Sales 18%, National Time Sales 69%, Network Payments 6%, Informercials 1%.

Source: CRTC data collection

Table 4.3.11 Advertising and other revenues: CBC conventional television stations (owned and operated)

            CAGR
Revenues ($ millions) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004-2008
CBC conventional television            
Advertising revenues            
English-language stations 223 133 224 203 253 3%
Annual growth 17% -41% 69% -10% 25%  
             
French-language stations 93 100 115 108 113 5%
Annual growth -8% 8% 14% -6% 5%  
             
Advertising total 316 233 339 310 366 4%
Annual growth 9% -26% 45% -8% 18%  
             
Other revenues 60 59 53 45 46 -6%
Annual growth -4% -1% -10% -15% 2%  
             
Total 375 292 392 356 412 2%
Annual growth 6% -22% 34% -9% 16%  

Notes:

1.“Other revenues” includes commercial revenues only - does not include parliamentary appropriations.
2. Minor variances are due to rounding.

Source:    CRTC data collection

Table 4.3.12 Advertising and other revenues: Private conventional television stations

            CAGR
 Revenues ($ millions) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004-2008
English-language stations*            
Advertising 1,614 1,683 1,693 1,717 1,679 1%
Annual growth 0% 4% 1% 1% -2%  
Percentage of subtotal 95% 95% 96% 96% 96%  
Other 79 81 63 73 75 -1%
Annual growth 8% 3% -22% 16% 3%  
Percentage of subtotal 5% 5% 4% 4% 4%  
Subtotal 1,693 1,764 1,756 1,790 1,754 1%
Annual growth 1% 4% 0% 2% -2%  
French-language stations            
Advertising 325 329 327 323 322 0%
Annual growth 2% 1% -1% -1% 0%  
Percentage of subtotal 87% 86% 84% 85% 84%  
Other 48 54 60 58 62 7%
Annual growth 0% 13% 11% -3% 7%  
Percentage of subtotal 13% 14% 16% 15% 16%  
Subtotal 373 383 387 381 384 1%
Annual growth 2% 3% 1% -2% 1%  
Total            
Advertising 1,940 2,012 2,020 2,040 2,001 1%
Annual growth 1% 4% 0% 1% -2%  
Percentage of total 94% 94% 94% 94% 94%  
Other 126 134 123 131 137 2%
Annual growth 5% 6% -9% 7% 5%  
Percentage of total 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%  
Total 2,066 2,146 2,143 2,171 2,138 1%
Annual Growth 1% 4% 0% 1% -2%  

Notes:

  1. * Includes revenues from ethnic conventional stations, as a significant portion of their revenues are derived from English-language programming.
  2. 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.
  3. Minor variances are due to rounding.

Source:    CRTC data collection

Table 4.3.13 Revenues: Pay, PPV, VOD and specialty analog and digital services

  Revenues ($ thousands) PBIT ($ thousands) PBIT margin
Services 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008
Specialty services
   English-language* 		                 
Analogue 1,416,583 1,505,592 1,582,809 361,405 406,865 409,870 25.5% 27.0% 25.9%
Digital category 1 63,429 67,726 74,756 458 1,120 5,967 0.7% 1.7% 8.0%
Digital category 2 117,108 147,337 177,409 -14,766 3,493 16,120 -12.6% 2.4% 9.1%
  Subtotal 1,597,120 1,720,654 1,834,974 347,097 411,479 431,957 21.7% 23.9% 23.5%
  French-language                  
Analogue 345,024 374,889 397,470 88,889 103,905 98,823 25.8% 27.7% 24.9%
Digital category 1 7,404 11,181 14,144 -2,640 186 2,177 -35.7% 1.7% 15.4%
Digital category 2 405 2,338 4,232 -1,636 -976 -1,523 -40.4% -42.0% -36%
Subtotal 352,834 388,408 415,847 84,614 103,115 99,476 24.0% 26.5% 23.9%
  Ethnic and third-language                  
Analogue 58,939 64,129 65,393 15,662 17,577 18,072 26.6% 27.4% 27.6%
Digital category 1                  
Digital category 2 7,816 8,545 8,090 701 -1,035 89 9.0% -12% 1.1%
Subtotal 66,755 72,674 73,483 16,363 16,542 18,161 24.5% 22.8% 24.7%
  Total specialty services                  
Analogue 1,820,547 1,944,609 2,045,672 465,956 528,348 526,766 25.6% 27.2% 25.8%
Digital category 1 70,833 78,907 88,900 -2,182 1,306 8,143 -3.1% 1.7% 9.2%
Digital category 2 125,329 158,220 189,732 -15,700 1,482 14,686 -12.5% 0.9% 7.7%
Subtotal 2,016,708 2,181,736 2,324,304 448,074 531,136 549,595 22.2% 24.3% 23.6%
Pay, PPV, and VOD services                  
  Pay services 325,078 349,797 360,103 96,171 93,882 96,557 29.6% 26.8% 26.8%
  PPV services-Terrestrial & DTH 103,618 118,951 129,277 22,841 16,850 18,280 22.0% 14.2% 14.1%
  VOD 53,629 78,805 122,649 5,795 5,732 21,702 10.8% 7.3% 17.7%
   Subtotal 482,325 547,553 612,028 124,807 116,465 136,539 25.9% 21.3% 22.3%
Total 2,499,033 2,729,289 2,936,333 572,881 647,600 686,135 22.9% 23.7% 23.4%

Notes:

  1. * Includes bilingual services
  2. 2006-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August 31 aggregate results.

Source:    CRTC data collection

Figure 4.3.4 Aggregrate PBIT margins for private commercial conventional television, pay, PPV & VOD services, analog, digital Category 1 and Category 2 specialty services

This clustered column chart depicts the aggregate PBIT margins achieved by Canadian private conventional OTA television services, pay, PPV and VOD services, analog specialty services, digital category 1 specialty services and digital category 2 specialty services for each of the 2004 to 2008 broadcast years: Canadian private conventional OTA television services: 11%, 11%, 4%, 5%, and 0%; Canadian pay, PPV and VOD services: 22%, 26%, 26%, 21%, and 22%; Canadian analog specialty services: 24%, 30%, 26%, 27%, and 26%; Canadian digital category 1 specialty services: -37%, -51%, -3%, 2%, and 9%; Canadian digital category 2 specialty services: -48%, -24%, -13%, 1%, and 8%.

Source: CRTC data collection

Note: 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.

Figure 4.3.5 Aggregate PBIT margins for private conventional television, pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services

This line column on 2 axes chart depicts the aggregate PBIT margins and number of reporting services (or units) achieved by Canadian private conventional OTA television services, pay, PPV , VOD, and specialty services for 2004 to 2008 years. For private OTA television services, PBIT margins: 11.3%, 11.3%, 4.2%,5.2%, and 0.4%, and reporting services: 96, 96, 97, 97, and 99. For pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services, PBIT margins: 20.1%, 25.0%, 22.9%, 23.7%, and 23.4% and reporting services: 124, 148, 166,178, and 182.

Source: CRTC data collection

Note: 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results

Figure 4.3.6 Revenues of English-language private conventional television, specialty, pay, PPV, and VOD services

In this line-column on 2 axes chart, the line part depicts the advertising as percent of total revenues for English-language private conventional OTA television and Specialty services for 2004 to 2008. The column part of the chart shows total revenues, in millions of dollars, of Canadian English-language private conventional television, specialty services and pay, PPV, VOD services from 2004 to 2008. The chart also contains a column for the 2004-2008 years for Digital revenues for Specialty services and Pay, PPV, and VOD. Private Conventional OTA Television: Total Revenue: 1,693, 1764, 1,756, 1,790, 1,754 and Advertising as percent of total: 95.3%, 95.4%, 96.4%, 95.9%, 95.7%. For specialty services, total revenues: 1,319, 1,440, 1,597, 1,721, 1,835 and advertising as percent of total: 43.5%, 43.9%, 45.4%, 44.9%, 45.4% and Digital revenues: 117, 147, 181, 215, 252. For Pay, PPV, and VOD services, total revenues: 331, 357, 424, 484, 545 and Digital revenues: 12, 32, 54, 80, and 123.

Source: CRTC data collection

Note: 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.

Figure 4.3.7 Aggregate PBIT margins English-language private conventional television, pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services

This line-column on 2 axes chart depicts the number and aggregate PBIT margins of Canadian English-language private conventional television and pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services from 2004 to 2008. Private conventional OTA television: PBIT Margin: 11%, 11%, 3%, 5%, -2%; Number of services or units reporting: 73, 73, 74, 74, 76; Pay, PPV, VOD and specialty services: PBIT Margin: 20%, 26%, 23%, 23%, and 23%; Number of services reporting: 97, 105, 112, and 120, 121.

Note:     2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.

Figure 4.3.8 Revenues of French-language private conventional television, specialty, pay, PPV, and VOD services

In this line-column on 2 axes chart, the line part depicts the advertising as percent of total revenues for French-language private conventional OTA television and Specialty services for 2004 to 2008. The column part of the chart shows total revenues, in millions of dollars, of Canadian French-language private conventional television, specialty services and pay, PPV, VOD services from 2004 to 2008. The chart also contains a column for the 2004-2008 years for Digital revenues for Specialty services and Pay, PPV, and VOD. Private Conventional OTA Television: Total Revenue: 373, 383, 387, 381, and 384 and Advertising as percent of total: 87.3%, 85.9%, 84.5%, 84.7%, 83.8%. For specialty services, total revenues: 310, 316, 353, 388, 416 and advertising as percent of total: 34.8%, 34.2%, 35.7%, 35.8%, 37.5% and Digital revenues for 2005 to 2008 years: 1, 8, 14,18. For Pay, PPV, and VOD services, total revenues: 53, 52, 57, 62, 65 and Digital revenues for 2007 to 2008 years: 2 and 3.

Source: CRTC data collection

Note: 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results

Figure 4.3.9 Aggregate PBIT of French-language private conventional television, pay, PPV, VOD, and specialty services

This line-column on 2 axes chart depicts the number and aggregate PBIT margins of Canadian French-language private conventional television and pay, PPV and specialty services from 2004 to 2008. Private conventional OTA television: PBIT Margin: 14%, 13%, 8%, 8%, 10%; Number of services or units reporting: 23, 23, 23, 23, 23; Pay, PPV, and specialty services: PBIT Margin: 21%, 23%, 24%, 26%, 24%; Number of services reporting: 17, 21, 23, 24, and 25.

Notes:   2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.

Figure 4.3.10 Revenues of ethnic and third-language specialty and digital Category 2 pay services

For 2004-2008,this line-column on 2 axes chart depicts in the columns the total revenues for specialty services and digital category 2 pay services, including digital revenues, and in the line portion of the chart, advertising as a percentage of revenues. Total revenues in millions of dollars: 52, 56, 67, 73,73; Advertising as a percentage of revenues: 50.7%, 48.6%, 48.3%, 48.5%, 48.1% and Digital revenues: 3, 6, 8, 9, and 8. For Digital Category 2 pay services which equal the Digital revenues for 2005 to 2008 years: 1.1, 0.7,1.4 and 1.4.

Source: CRTC Data Collection

Note: 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.

Figure 4.3.11 PBIT margins of ethnic and third-language specialty and digital Category 2 pay services

This line-column on 2 axes chart depicts the number and PBIT margins of ethnic and third-language specialty and digital category 2 pay services from 2004 to 2008. Specialty and digital category 2 pay services PBIT Margin: 24%, 20%, 24%, 21%, 23% and Number of services or units reporting: 10, 22, 31, 34, and 36.

Source: CRTC Data Collection

Note: 2004-2007 figures have been updated to reflect current 31 August aggregate results.

Figure 4.3.12 Revenues of large English-language private conventional television ownership groups

This line clustered-column on 2 axes chart depicts the total revenues, in millions of dollars, of Canadian large English-language private conventional OTA television station ownership groups from 2004 to 2008. CanWest Global: 622, 623, 594 ,610, and 585; CHUM: 191, 223, 227,156, n/a; Craig: 56, n/a, n/a, n/a,n/a; CTVglobemedia: 684, 761, 776, 858, and 830; Rogers: n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, and 242; Total English-language conventional television: 1,693, 1,764, 1,756, 1,790, and 1,754. Revenues of top 5: 1,553, 1,607, 1,597, 1,623,1,657. The line portion (using the second axis) shows Top5 as a percent of total: 91.7%, 91.1%, 91.0%, and 90.7%, and 94.5.

Notes:

  1. Based on conventional OTA stations owned or controlled by the ownership group on 31 August of each year. Ownership is based on the date of the approving Decision, not the official closing date of the transaction.
  2. The station’s entire annual revenue is attributed to the ownership group that was deemed to be its owner as of 31 August.
  3. CTVglobemedia and CHUM Limited’s results reflect the Transfer of effective control of CHUM Limited to CTVglobemedia Inc., Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-165, 8 June 2007.
  4. Pursuant to conditions of approval in Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-165, CHUM’s City-TV stations were held in trust pending their acquisition by a third party, which was approved in Transfer of effective control of 1708487 Ontario Inc., 1738700 Ontario Inc. and CHUM Television Vancouver Inc. to Rogers Media Inc., - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-360, 28 Sept 2007.

Figure 4.3.13 Revenues of large French-language private conventional television ownership groups

This line clustered-column on 2 axes chart depicts the total revenues (in millions of dollars) of Canadian large French-language private conventional television by group from 2004 to 2008. The second axes represents percent. Quebecor(TVA): 224, 239, 243, 236, and 248; Cogeco(TQS): 113, 107, 106,107,n/a; Remstar(TQS): n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, and 88. Total French-language conventional television: 373, 383, 387, 381, and 384.Revenues of top 3: 337, 346, 349, 343, and 336. The line portion (using second axis) shows Top3 as a percent of total: 90.3%, 90.3%, 90.2%, and 90.0%, 87.5%.

Source: CRTC Data Collection

Notes:

  1. Based on conventional stations owned or controlled by the ownership group on 31 August of each year. Ownership is based on the date of the approval decision, not the official closing date of the transaction. The station's entire annual revenue is attributed to the ownership group that was deemed to be its owner as of 31 August.
  2. .In Change in the effective control of TQS inc. and licence renewals of the television programming undertakings CFJP-TV Montréal, CFJP-DT Montréal, CFAP-TV Québec, CFKM-TV Trois-Rivières, CFKS-TV Sherbrooke, CFRS-TV Saguenay and of the TQS network, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-129, 26 June 2008, the Commission approved, subject to certain conditions, the acquisition by Remstar Diffusion inc. of TQS's network and television stations in Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, and Saguenay.
  3. In Acquisition of assets, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-130, 26 June 2008, the Commission approved the acquisition by CBC of the assets of the French-language television programming undertakings CKSH-TV Sherbrooke, CKTM-TV Trois-Rivières, and CKTV-TV Saguenay and its transmitter CKTV-TV-1 Saint-Fulgence, Quebec, from TQS inc.

Figure 4.3.14 Advertising revenues: CBC conventional television stations (owned & operated)

This line clustered-column on 2 axes chart depicts the total revenues (in millions of dollars), of CBC and SRC conventional television from 2004 to 2008 with the second axes representing percent. CBC English-language stations: 223, 133, 224, 203, 253; SRC French-language stations: 93, 100, 115,108, 113; CBC and SRC English and French-language station combined total: 316, 233, 339, 311, and 366. The percent of English-language stations of total: 71%, 57%, 66%, 65%, and 69%.

Table 4.3.14 Companies with significant ownership interest in specialty, pay, PPV, and VOD services as of 31 December 2008 (Part 1 of 6)

  Astral Media Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
√ Canal D Sp. A f 100% 2,486 34,259 17,366 50.70%
√ Canal Vie Sp. A f 100% 2,117 38,186 15,831 41.50%
  CINÉPOP Pay 2 f 100% 371 2,923 -2,187 -74.80%
√ Family Channel, The Pay e 100% 5,690 52,125 16,923 32.50%
√ Mpix (Moviepix!) Pay e 100% 1,532 22,694 12,200 53.80%
√ Super Écran Pay f 100% 578 57,464 18,075 31.50%
√ TMN (Movie Network, The) Pay e 100% 1,126 116,848 23,632 20.20%
√ VRAK-TV Sp. A f 100% 2,534 24,406 9,585 39.30%
√ Ztélé Sp. A f 100% 1,866 18,188 5,946 32.70%
  Viewers Choice Canada PPV** e 50.10% 1,889 17,938 5,385 30.02%
√ Historia Sp. A f 50% 1,870 15,456 5,603 36.30%
√ Musimax Sp. A f 100% 2,055 9,329 22 0.20%
√ MusiquePlus Sp. A f 100% 2,464 15,782 478 3.00%
√ Séries+ Sp. A f 50% 1,872 28,295 16,562 58.50%
√ Teletoon/Télétoon Sp. A b 50% 7,484 81,630 42,102 51.60%
  Teletoon retro English Sp. D2 e 50% 3,024 1,709 751 43.90%
  Télétoon rétro French * Sp. D2 f 50% n/a n/a n/a n/a

* Launched 4 September 2008

  BCE* Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
                 
  Bell ExpressVu PPV** b 100% 1,792 51,357 5,440 10.60%
  Câblevision du Nord de Québec inc** VOD f 100% 13 299 76 25.6%
  Vu! On Demand VOD b 100% nm nm nm nm

* BCE Inc. holds 15% voting interest in CTVglobemedia Inc.

**BCE has a direct and indirect interest of approximately 44%, but has the right to appoint the majority of the Directors of the ultimate parent of Câblevision du Nord de Québec Inc.
nm=non- meaningful

Table 4.3.14 Companies with significant ownership interest in specialty, pay, PPV, and VOD services as of 31 December 2008 (Part 2 of 6)

  Canwest1 Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
  Canwest Media Inc.1              
  Cool TV* Sp. D2 e 100% n/a 964 -369 -38.2%
  DejaView2 Sp. D2 e 100% 1,239 5,925 2,266 38.30%
  Fox Sports World Canada2 Sp. D2 e 100% 1,034 4,548 -367 -8.10%
  MovieTime**2 Sp. D2 e 100% 1,230 5,925 2,480 41.90%
  Xtreme Sports* Sp. D2 e 100% 915 3,470 893 25.70%
  TVtropolis (Prime TV)2 Sp. A e 66.67% 6,127 42,064 15,182 36.10%
  Mystery2 Sp. D1 e 50% 1,481 10,017 2,999 29.90%
  MenTV2 Sp. D1 e 49% 908 4,481 -155 -3.50%
  CW Media Inc.1
Canwest Media Inc. indirectly  holds 66.67% voting interest in CW Media Inc. 		             
√ History Television Sp. A e 100% 6,873 45,136 16,330 36.20%
  Independent Film Channel Canada Sp. D1 e 100% 2,398 7,340 -24 -0.30%
√ Showcase Sp. A e 100% 7,329 62,881 -19,778 -31.5%
  Showcase Action Sp. D2 e 100% 2,556 11,089 4,661 42.00%
  Showcase Diva Sp. D2 e 100% 2,479 10,480 3,712 35.40%
√ Slice (Life Network, The) Sp. A e 100% 6,209 39,310 1,290 3.30%
  Fine Living Sp. D2 e 80.24% 1,637 3,559 41 1.20%
√ HGTV Canada (Home and Garden) Sp. A e 80.24% 7,017 64,428 20,920 32.50%
  BBC Canada Sp. D2 e 80% 2,064 7,775 484 6.20%
  BBC Kids Sp. D2 e 80% 1,971 4,418 -1,015 -23.00%
  Discovery Health Network Sp. D1 e 80% 1,895 5,949 658 11.10%
√ National Geographic Channel Sp. D2 e 64% 3,448 8,973 862 9.60%
√ Food Network Canada Sp. A e 57.58% 5,555 36,274 13,797 38.00%
√ Historia Sp. A f 50% 1,870 15,456 5,603 36.30%
√ Séries+ Sp. A f 50% 1,872 28,295 16,562 58.50%
√ Scream Sp. D2 e 49% 1,276 6,442 1,896 29.40%
  One: The Body, Mind & Spirit Channel Sp. D1 e 37.77% 897 3,684 733 19.90%
√ The Score Sp. A e 21.96% 6,375 33,780 4,149 12.30%
  * Cool  TV ceased operations 22 July 2008, and Xtreme Sports ceased operations 9 Oct 2008
  ** Lonestar name changed to MovieTime, 6 October 2008
  CBC Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
 √ bold Sp. D1 e 100% 971 3,599 -257 -7.1%
√ CBC Newsworld Sp. A e 100% 10,405 79,222 13,541* 17.1%
  Galaxie (Pay audio) Audio b 100% n/a n/a n/a n/a
√ RDI – Réseau de l’information Sp. A f 100% 9,531 46,848 547 1.2%
√ ARTV Sp. A f 60.7% 2,029 14,914 -524 -3.5%
 √ Documentary Sp. D1 e 82% 1,132 4,562 -441 -9.7%
  * CBC Newsworld expenses  include repayment of capital of $4,445K    

Table 4.3.14 Companies with significant ownership interest in specialty, pay, PPV, and VOD services as of 31 December 2008 (Part 3 of 6)

  Cogeco Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
  Cogeco On Demand VOD b 100% n/a n/a n/a n/a
                 
  Corus7 Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
 √ Encore Avenue Pay e 100% 2,535 17,020 10,312 60.60%
√ MovieCentral Pay e 100% 891 88,956 18,893 21.20%
  TreeHouse TV Sp. A e 100% 7,917 13,457 5,434 40.40%
  W Network Sp. A e 100% 7,902 81,789 36,613 44.80%
  YTV Sp. A e 100% 10,541 85,315 27,282 32.00%
  CMT (Country Music Television) Sp. A e 90% 9,981 28,069 10,748 38.30%
  Discovery Kids Sp. D2 e 80% 1,089 3,744 407 10.90%
√ Scream Sp. D2 e 51% 1,276 6,442 1,896 29.4%
  Leonardo World Canada * Sp. D2 o 50.50% .001 4 -11 -247.70%
  Sky TG24 (Network Italia) (Italian) Sp. D2 o 50.50% 2 87 -13 -15.10%
  Telelatino (Italian & Hispanic/Spanish) Sp. A o 50.50% 4,534 21,008 9,843 46.90%
  Video Italia Canada (Italian)* Sp. D2 o 40.40% .001 4 -13 -316.90%
√ Teletoon/Télétoon** Sp. A b 50% 7,484 81,630 42,102 51.60%
  Teletoon retro English** Sp. D2 e 50% 3,024 1,709 751 43.90%
√ Food Network Canada Sp. A e 22.58% 5,555 36,274 13,797 38.00%
  MaxTrax (Pay audio service)*** Audio b 100% n/a n/a n/a n/a
  VIVA3 Sp. A e 100% 5,421 17,252 6,935 40.20%
  Cosmopolitan TV**** Sp. D2 e 67% 2,308 946 -2,751 -290.90%
  * Discontinued operations 18 Sept 2007              
  **20% of the 50% voting interest is held by Nelvana Limited, a company that produces and distributes children and family productions.
  Corus Entertainment Inc. holds 100% voting interest in Nelvana Limited.        
  *** Discontinued as of  March 2009        
  **** Launched 14 February 2008        

Table 4.3.14    Companies with significant ownership interest in specialty, pay, PPV, and VOD services as of 31 December 2008 (Part 4 of 6)

  CTV globemedia Type of service Language Direct / indirect voting interest 31 August 2008 financial results (Thousands)
  # of subscribers Revenues PBIT PBIT Margin
  ($) ($)
√ CTV Newsnet Sp. A e 100% 8,333 22,581 6,041 26.80%
√ MTV Canada Sp. A e 100% 6,254 19,975 -7,573 -37.90%
√ BNN Business News Network Sp. A e 100% 5,589 26,116 9,989 38.30%
√ TCN (Comedy Network, The) Sp. A e 100% 5,960 52,337 15,884 30.30%
√ travel + escape (CTV Travel) Sp. D1 e 100% 863 4,614 74 1.60%
  ESPN Classic Canada Sp. D2 e 80% 901 2,718 199 7.30%
√ RDS - Réseau des Sports Sp. A f 80% 2,740 105,267 18,342 17.40%
  RIS Réseau des Sports Sp. D1 f 80% 1,140 8,214 2,922 35.60%
√ TSN (Sports Network, The) Sp. A e 80% 8,726 211,271 51,788 24.50%
  Animal Planet Sp. D2 e 64% 1,300 5,312 1,229 23.10%
√ Discovery Channel, The Sp. A e 64% 7,849 87,591 32,905 37.60%
  Discovery Civilization Channel Sp. D2 e 64% 1,181 3,514 438 12.50%
√√ Discovery HD Sp. D2 e 64% 734 14,225 10,356 72.80%
  Viewers Choice Canada PPV** e 19.96% 1,889 17,938 5,385 30.02%
  NHL Network, The Sp. D2 e 17.14% 932 9,625 3,217 33.40%
√ Leafs TV Sp. D2 e 15.44% 974 9,738 -9,095 -93.40%
√ Raptors NBA-TV Sp. D2 e 15.44% 1,802 6,489 780 12.00%
√ BookTelevision: The Channel Sp. D1 e 100% 922 3,838 1,119 29.20%
√ Bravo! Sp. A e 100% 6,880 46,435 13,156 28.30%
√ CourtTV Canada Sp. D2 e 100% 1,129 4,880 1,619 33.20%
  Drive-In Classics Sp. D2 e 100% 1,256 4,293 1,986 46.30%
√ FashionTelevisionChannel Sp. D1 e 100% 866 4,451 -761 -17.10%
  MuchLoud Sp. D2 e 100% 183 487 16 3.30%
√ MuchMoreMusic Sp. A e 100% 6,034 19,355 5,269 27.20%
  MuchMoreRetro Sp. D2 e 100% 199 603 164 27.10%
√ MuchMusic Sp. A e 100% 8,162 47,278 9,412 19.90%
  MuchVibe Sp. D2 e 100% 573 1,002 542 54.10%
√ Pulse 24 (CP24) Sp. A e 100% 2,789 14,218 3,395 23.90%
  PunchMuch Sp. D2 e 100% 259 639 70 11.00%
√ MTV2* Sp. D1 e 100% 835 4,250 1,041 24.50%