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Cable and other program distribution industry, financial and operating statistics
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ thousands | |||||
| Total operating revenues | 6,832,982 | 7,861,805 | 9,030,580 | 10,320,489 | 11,411,862 |
| Operating revenues for cable television | 5,362,591 | 6,202,881 | 7,179,718 | 8,268,718 | 9,203,355 |
| Operating revenues for satellite and other wireless1 television | 1,470,391 | 1,658,925 | 1,850,861 | 2,051,771 | 2,208,507 |
| Total operating expenses | 5,518,250 | 6,405,772 | 7,418,344 | 8,115,974 | 8,813,955 |
| Operating expenses for cable television | 4,028,240 | 4,714,810 | 5,584,414 | 6,147,492 | 6,675,675 |
| Operating expenses for satellite and other wireless1 television | 1,490,009 | 1,690,962 | 1,833,931 | 1,968,482 | 2,138,280 |
| Total salaries and other staff benefits | 869,502 | 1,075,425 | 1,276,791 | 1,525,878 | 1,809,067 |
| Salaries and benefits for cable television | 732,065 | 937,209 | 1,085,056 | 1,331,875 | 1,588,661 |
| Salaries and benefits for satellite and other wireless1 television | 137,438 | 138,216 | 191,736 | 194,003 | 220,405 |
| number | |||||
| Number of employees (weekly average) | 17,025 | 19,911 | 21,270 | 24,427 | 25,568 |
| Number of employees for cable television | 14,146 | 17,097 | 18,368 | 21,435 | 22,572 |
| Number of employees for satellite and other wireless1 television | 2,879 | 2,814 | 2,902 | 2,992 | 2,996 |
| thousands | |||||
| Number of subscribers to television programming services | 10,121.2 | 10,427.7 | 10,594.0 | 10,752.8 | 10,914.7 |
| Number of subscribers to cable television | 7,629.7 | 7,799.0 | 7,929.6 | 8,048.0 | 8,141.4 |
| Number of subscribers to satellite and other wireless1 television | 2,491.5 | 2,628.8 | 2,664.4 | 2,704.9 | 2,773.4 |
| thousands | |||||
| Number of subscribers to digital cable television services2 | 2,283.4 | 2,776.8 | 3,336.6 | 3,940.7 | 4,743.8 |
| Number of subscribers to Internet by cable | 3,382.1 | 3,962.5 | 4,533.4 | 5,029.9 | 5,327.3 |
| Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007 - 517112. 1. Paid services similar to cable services but provided with wireless technologies. Does not include free television. 2. These subscribers are included in the count of subscribers to cable television programming services shown above. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 353-0003 and Catalogue no. 56-209-X. Last modified: 2011-02-09. | |||||
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