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FAQ – Annual Return for Discretionary and On-Demand Programming Services

What forms do I need to complete?

For licensed Discretionary services:

  • REP-B – Reporting Entity Profile – Broadcasting
  • 1230 – Television - Direct Operating Expenses – Programming and Production
  • 1235 – Tangible Benefit – TV (If applicable)
  • 1310 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services - Program Expenditure Reconciliation
  • 1340 – Alcohol Advertising
  • 1350 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services - Financial Summary
  • 1351 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services - Hybrid Video-on-demand – Financial Summary (If applicable)
  • 1360 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services – Programming and Operating Expenditures
  • 1370 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services – Subscribers

For licensed Video-on-demand services:

  • REP-B – Reporting Entity Profile – Broadcasting
  • 1171 – Financial contributions to the Creation and Production of Canadian Programming – PPV & VOD (If applicable)
  • 1235 – Tangible Benefit – TV (If applicable)
  • 1310 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services - Program Expenditure Reconciliation
  • 1340 – Alcohol Advertising
  • 1350 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services - Financial Summary
  • 1351 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services - Hybrid Video-on-demand – Financial Summary (If applicable)
  • 1360 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services – Programming and Operating Expenditures
  • 1370 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services – Subscribers
  • 1380 – Video-on-demand – Aggregate Statistical Data (If applicable)
  • 1385 – Pay-per-View – Statistical Data (If applicable)

For each exempt service:

  • REP-B – Reporting Entity Profile – Broadcasting
  • 1230 – Television - Direct Operating Expenses – Programming and Production
  • 1340 – Alcohol Advertising
  • 1350 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services Financial Summary
  • 1360 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services – Programming and Operating Expenses
  • 1370 – Discretionary and On-Demand Services – Subscribers

How do we calculate the contribution to Canadian programming of video-on-demand (VOD) television undertaking?

VOD undertakings are currently required to contribute 5% of their gross annual revenues to an existing Canadian program production fund administered independently of its undertaking. However, for BDU-affiliated VOD undertakings, the VOD undertaking’s gross annual revenues are deemed to be 50% of the total retail revenues received by the BDU from customers. For instance, if a BDU collects $10 from a subscriber for a VOD program, then $5 would be considered VOD revenues for the purpose of calculating the related VOD undertaking’s 5% contribution.

I have not received the usual forms assigned to my entity in DCS. What should I do?

If you believe to have receive certain forms in error or believe to have missing forms in our online Data Collection System (DCS), please contact the DCS via :

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