Aggregate Information - Application of Basic and Discretionary Service Revenues
On 6 October 2009, Commission staff wrote to the following broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) requesting that they provide certain information relevant to the proceeding initiated by Notice of Consultation 2009-614: Bell TV (i.e., Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership), Shaw Direct (i.e., Star Choice Television Network Incorporated), Cogeco Cable Canada LP/Cogeco Cable Québec General Partnership (Cogeco) , Eastlink, Rogers Cable Communications Inc. (Rogers), Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI, on behalf of Vidéotron Ltd and CF Cable TV Inc.) and Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw) on behalf of Shaw Cable systems Limited and Videon Cable systems Inc. Bell TV, Shaw Direct, Eastlink, Rogers and Shaw Cable claimed confidentiality for some of the information provided. These companies provided abridged versions for the public record. Cogeco and Vidéotron elected not to claim confidentiality for any of the information, and provided their responses in their entirety for the public record.
In their responses, six of the BDUs provided information as to the application of revenues from basic and discretionary rates. The tables below aggregate information provided in confidence by Shaw Direct and Shaw Cable, and on the public record by Bell, Cogeco, Rogers and Vidéotron.
The companies’ responses, abridged or unabridged as the case may be, are also available under Related documents. Cogeco and Vidéotron also appended their responses to their 2 November 2009 submissions in this proceeding.
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Percentage of Basic Service Revenue - Year ended August 31, 2009*
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Average - % of Basic Service Revenue** |
Difference between lowest and highest value (in percentage points)
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Depreciation & Amortization |
19.1 |
16.2 |
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Fees to programmers |
19.6 |
26.0 |
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including 9(1)(h) Services |
1.6 |
3.5 |
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Direct Operating Expenses |
31.1 |
37.8 |
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Indirect Operating Expenses |
11.0 |
24.1 |
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Debt Recovery/Servicing |
7.0 |
10.7 |
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Profit before taxes |
12.1 |
39.0 |
*Rogers and Bell TV provided 2008 data. Averages are calculated using data submitted by Rogers, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Quebecor, Bell and Cogeco.
** Bell TV did not provide a breakdown between basic services and discretionary services. The percentages provided by Bell have been included in the averages for both the basic service and the discretionary service.
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Percentage of Discretionary Service Revenue - Year ended August 31, 2009*
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Average - % of Discretionary Service Revenue** |
Difference between lowest and highest value (in percentage points)
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Depreciation & Amortization |
19.0 |
32.8 |
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Fees to programmers |
47.7 |
18.4 |
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Canadian specialty & pay services |
39.8*** |
13.6 |
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Other services and costs |
7.9 |
16.7 |
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Direct Operating Expenses |
25.9 |
37.9 |
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Indirect Operating Expenses |
10.0 |
24.1 |
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Debt Recovery/Servicing |
5.4 |
8.6 |
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Profit before taxes |
-6.4 |
37.8 |
*Rogers and Bell TV provided 2008 data. Averages are calculated using data submitted by Rogers, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Quebecor, Bell and Cogeco.
** Bell TV did not provide a breakdown between basic services and discretionary services. The percentages provided by Bell have been included in the averages for both the basic service and the discretionary service.
*** Includes dual status services if itemized. Quebecor did not break out Canadian and non-Canadian services.
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