The Cultural Industries in Canada: Problems, Policies and ProspectsMichael Dorland This book examines the state of Canada's cultural industries--book, periodical and newspaper publishing, radio and television broadcasting, sound recording, filmmaking and video production--in the final years of the twentieth century. Fourteen authors describe the history, structure, markets, technologies and policy framework of each industry. Many of their essays also examine the role that the industries play in delivering Canadian cultural products to Canadian audiences, tracing the profound influence they exercise in the life of the nation. Offering detailed analysis and statistical profiles, The Cultural Industries in Canada presents a unique portrait of this key sector of the economy. |
Contents
Rowland Lorimer | 3 |
Tables | 12 |
CanadianControlled Publishers | 18 |
Lon Dubinsky | 35 |
Revenue Circulation and Number of Periodicals | 39 |
Concentration Ratio 198990 to 199394 | 45 |
Newspaper Publishing | 60 |
Revenues and Expenses of Periodicals 199394 50 | 65 |
8 | 186 |
CBC 199394 | 191 |
Where Your Television Dollar Goes | 197 |
Private Television and Cable | 203 |
Penetration of Household Equipment as a Percentage | 205 |
NonCanadian Satellite Services | 213 |
Share of Hours of TV Viewing by Station Group | 220 |
Viewing of Canadian Programs on English TV | 226 |
35 | 66 |
Number of Daily Papers by Province and Language | 72 |
Average Annual Growth | 82 |
4 | 95 |
Revenue from the Sale of Recordings by Musical Category | 99 |
Ownership and Market Shares of Multinational Record | 110 |
5 | 116 |
Share of Hours Listeners Aged 12 and Over | 123 |
Profitability of English and French Radio Stations | 129 |
1992 Market Share of Feature Films | 147 |
Domestic and Foreign Share of Distribution Revenues | 153 |
Financial Participation Broadcast Program Development Fund | 169 |
Public Television | 178 |
Canadian Television Economy | 181 |
Cable Television Revenues | 232 |
Net Advertising Volume for Canada | 240 |
Expenditure by Private Canadian TV Broadcasters | 246 |
VCR Penetration of TV Households | 261 |
U S Video SellThrough 198791 | 267 |
Convergence and the New Technologies | 283 |
Characteristics of the Classic ThreeSector | 288 |
Copyright and Trade Regimes Governing Print | 308 |
Internet and Copyright Issues | 318 |
Figures | 324 |
The Cultural Industries Policy Apparatus | 325 |
Contributors | 366 |
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