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Financial indicators: Television broadcasting industries1
  2006 2007 2006 to 2007
  $ millions % change
Total revenues by type of broadcaster      
Private conventional television 2,163.6 2,187.2 1.1
Public and non-commercial conventional television 1,337.9 1,267.1 -5.3
Specialty television2 2,016.7 2,177.8 8.0
Pay television2 482.3 547.4 13.5
Total 6,000.6 6,179.5 3.0
Total revenues by source      
Air time 3,260.5 3,318.7 1.8
Subscription 1,580.4 1,732.3 9.6
Grants 831.2 790.4 -4.9
Other 328.5 338.1 2.9
Total 6,000.6 6,179.5 3.0
Sale of airtime by type of broadcaster      
Private conventional television 2,027.1 2,048.0 1.0
Public and non-commercial conventional television 351.1 322.3 -8.2
Specialty television2 882.4 948.3 7.5
Pay television2 . . .
Total 3,260.5 3,318.7 1.8
.not available for any reference period
1.North American Industry Classification System 2007 (51512, Television Broadcasting and 51521, Pay and Specialty Television).
2.Statistics collected and published by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Industry Statistics and Analysis, Broadcast Analysis Branch.


Financial indicators: Television broadcasting industries1
  2006 2007
  %
Profit margin (before interest and taxes) by type of broadcaster (private)    
Private conventional television 4.2 5.3
Specialty television2 22.2 24.4
Pay television2 25.9 21.3
Total 14.2 15.5
1.North American Industry Classification System 2007 (51512, Television Broadcasting and 51521, Pay and Specialty Television).
2.Statistics collected and published by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Industry Statistics and Analysis, Broadcast Analysis Branch.
Date Modified: 2009-08-13

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