CRTC releases Broadcasting Monitoring Report

herefirst.png The CRTC has just released its annual Broadcasting Monitoring Report in which it presents recent results for the Canadian broadcasting industry. Highlights:

Radio

  • Canadians have access to 1,223 radio services, of which 913 are
    English-language services, 275 are French-language services and 35 are
    third-language services. Over the course of 2005, the CRTC approved 44 new
    AM and FM stations.
  • In 2005, Canadians listened to radio an average of 19.1 hours per
    week, which is about the same as in 2004, when average listening time was
    19.5 hours.
  • Revenues for Canadian commercial radio stations increased by 9% in
    2005, coming in at $1.3 billion, while profits increased by 24% to $277 million.

    • Television

  • There are 659 television services in Canada, of which 467 are
    English-language services, 106 are French-language services, and 86 are
    third-language services. As well, the number of Canadian and non-Canadian
    third-language television services has increased in the past year from 53
    to 86.
  • In 2004-2005, the average weekly viewing hours per capita were 25.1
    hours while in 2003-2004, viewership was 24.7 hours.
  • Canadian television services garnered 79.9% of total television
    audience in 2005, compared with 78.4% in 2004 and 76% in 2003.
  • Dramas and comedies remain the most popular shows on Canadian
    television. For English-language Canadian television services,
    Canadian dramas and comedies capture, on average, 23% of audiences for
    this type of programming. This breaks down to 10% for private conventional
    services, 35% for CBC conventional services, and 31% for pay and specialty
    services. As for French-language television, Canadian dramas and comedies
    capture an average of 35% of audiences for such programming. This breaks
    down to 26% for private conventional stations, 58% for SRC conventional
    stations, and 34% for pay and specialty services.

    • New media

  • The percentage of Canadian households with a computer rose from 71 to
    74% between 2004 and 2005.
  • 78% of Canadians accessed the Internet in 2005, compared with 76% in
    2004.
  • In December 2005, 59% of Canadians used cellular telephones, 3% used a
    Blackberry, 7% used digital assistants, 12% an MP3 player, 4% iPod and 8%
    a Web camera.
  • 2% of cell phone, Blackberry and PDA owners used these devices for
    watching television, 3% for taking pictures or making videos, 7% to obtain
    news or weather, and 4% to get sports scores.


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