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CBC - Radio & Television - Financial Summary
  2008   2007   2006
RADIO TELEVISION OTHERS TOTAL RADIO TELEVISION OTHERS TOTAL RADIO TELEVISION OTHERS TOTAL
$(000) $(000) $(000)
Local Time Sales     10,863   10,863   11,250   11,250   10,332   10,332
National Time Sales   90,995   90,995   83,122   83,122   86,670   86,670
Network Payments   263,910   263,910   216,114   216,114   241,852   241,852
Other 2,016 45,756 60,517 108,289 1,864 45,148 40,310 87,322 1,537 52,810 36,442 90,789
Total Revenue 2,016 411,524 60,517 474,057 1,864 355,634 40,310 397,808 1,537 391,664 36,442 429,643
               
Program 1,447,799 1,274,683 1,352,164
Technical 69,744 72,997 75,142
Sales and Promotion 65,845 80,266 78,285
Admininistration and General 14,407 16,172 16,450
Operating Expenses   1,597,795   1,444,118   1,522,041
               
Revenue less Expenses -1,123,738 -1,046,310 -1,092,398
       
Book Depreciation 113,515 91,166 126,172
       
Loss before government funding and other   -1,237,253   -1,137,476   -1,218,570
     
Adjustments:      
  Parliamentary Appropriation   1,033,585   956,536   1,023,902
Amortization of deferred capital funding 105,946 84,912 120,287
Income and large corporation taxes -48 26 -67
Other (1) 38,160 0 0
Total   1,177,643   1,041,474   1,144,122
     
Net results of operations for the year   -59,610   -96,002   -74,448
     
Staff:    
Total Salaries & Benefits   771,074   772,472   766,220
Average number of employees (2) 10,200 10,106 10,047
Remuneration/
employee
75,595 76,437 76,264

Notes:

(1) Represents proceeds generated from the sale of an unused portion of land in Vancouver ($34 million) and parliamentary appropriation for working capital ($4 million).

(2) Average number of employees (permanent, temporary, contract and casual) based on person-years as at August 31.

Includes 2006, 2007 and 2008 data for comparative purposes.