CRTC says VOD platforms continue to struggle with their revenues decreasing by 6.3%

Each year, the CRTC compiles financial data on the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications sectors to produce a series of reports. To increase Canadians’ access to relevant information related to the Canadian broadcasting system, this year’s publication on specialty, pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand platform services includes the amount they spent on animation and children’s programming.

The latest report says there were 228 specialty, pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand television services operating in Canada while Specialty, pay, PPV and VOD services employed a total of 5,899 people in 2015. It also mentioned pay-per-view and video-on-demand services continued to struggle, with their revenues decreasing by 6.3%, or $49.7 million, between 2014 and 2015.

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