CRTC releases Broadcasting Monitoring Report
The CRTC has just released its annual Broadcasting Monitoring Report in which it presents recent results for the Canadian broadcasting industry. Highlights:
Radio
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.
week, which is about the same as in 2004, when average listening time was
19.5 hours.
2005, coming in at $1.3 billion, while profits increased by 24% to $277 million.
Television
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.
hours while in 2003-2004, viewership was 24.7 hours.
audience in 2005, compared with 78.4% in 2004 and 76% in 2003.
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
74% between 2004 and 2005.
2004.
Blackberry, 7% used digital assistants, 12% an MP3 player, 4% iPod and 8%
a Web camera.
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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