Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 2.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.7bn in 2025.
Trends and Insights
TV ad revenues dip as marketers switch channels
- TV advertising is shifting from traditional TV broadcasting to digital channels and platforms. Online streaming and video-sharing platforms, like Netflix and YouTube, are drawing viewers away from traditional TV broadcasts and capturing more of the advertising spending.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
The digital age calls for a new broadcasting approach
- Online streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney+, alongside other cable alternatives, have hammered Canada’s traditional TV revenues, pushing ad income for conventional channels down nearly 40% since 2011. In response to increasing digital consumption trends, TV broadcasters will restructure their business models, focusing on serving a more digitally inclined audience and revamping advertising strategies.
Biggest companies in the TV Broadcasting in Canada
| Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 | Profit ($m)
2025 | Profit Margin (%)
2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell Media Inc. | 489.5 | -96.8 | -19.8 | |
Corus Entertainment Inc. | 263.1 | -98.7 | -37.5 | |
Rogers Media Inc. | 186.7 | -31.3 | -16.8 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Sales of local air time, Sales of national air time and Grant funding. Sales of local air time is the largest segment of the TV Broadcasting in Canada.
Trends and Insights
Sales of national air time in Canadian TV broadcasting drive the air waves
- National air time sales comprise a significant part of Canada's TV Broadcasting industry's revenue, primarily catering to large, nationwide corporations. Over recent years, these sales have seen varying trajectories, influenced by fluctuations in corporate profit.
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
This industry operates studios and facilities that program and deliver audiovisual content to the public via over-the-air transmission. This industry excludes cable and satellite TV and operators that solely provide content online.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada include Compiling audiovisual content to form a cohesive program and Digitally transmitting TV programming.Companies
Companies covered in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada include Bell Media Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc. and Rogers Media Inc.Purchase this report to view all 4 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
Related terms covered in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada include crtc, media fragmentation, bandwidth and high-definition tv (hdtv).Industry Code
NAICS 515120 - TV Broadcasting in Canada
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
The TV advertising landscape is shifting. Traditional TV broadcasts are losing ground to digital platforms, with advertisers opting for data-informed online campaigns due to ...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Canada's TV broadcasting relies heavily on ad sales. Regardless of market shifts, the local and national airtime sales segments have steadily maintained their revenue shares.
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Ontario boasts a rich multicultural landscape. This diversity galvanizes a higher demand for varied TV content, allowing broadcasters to extend their market reach.
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each province in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each province in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Top broadcasters dominate the market. The Canadian TV broadcasting industry is dominated by a few key players. These top broadcasters, including Bell Media and CBC, generate ...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
The CBC underpins Canada's public broadcasting service. Despite ongoing revenue challenges, it enhances its digital and multiplatform offerings to improve financial performan...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
- Overview of Bell Media Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Corus Entertainment Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Rogers Media Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Bell Media Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Corus Entertainment Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Rogers Media Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Government agencies bolster Canadian TV. The CRTC, CBC and the Department of Canadian Heritage work together to support and regulate the TV industry in Canada. They ensure fa...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
The TV broadcasting industry is facing a profitability crisis. With more Canadians shifting to streaming services, traditional TV broadcasters are seeing ad revenues plummet ...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
- Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
- Leverage Ratios (2018-2023)
- Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
- Assets (2018-2023)
- Liabilities (2018-2023)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada in 2025?
The market size of the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada is $2.7bn in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada in 2025?
There are 506 businesses in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.5 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada?
The TV Broadcasting industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada?
The TV Broadcasting industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 2.8 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada is expected to decline.
What are the biggest companies in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada?
The biggest companies operating in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada are Bell Media Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc. and Rogers Media Inc.
What does the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada include?
Compiling audiovisual content to form a cohesive program and Digitally transmitting TV programming are part of the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada.
Which companies have the highest market share in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada?
The company holding the most market share in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada is Bell Media Inc..
How competitive is the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada?
The level of competition is high and steady in the TV Broadcasting industry in Canada.
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