NATIONAL

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

P.O. Box 500, Station A,
Toronto, ON M5W 1E6
Tel. (416) 205-3311
Website: www.cbc.ca
Launched: 1952
Ownership: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Audience performance: N/A

Key programming contacts: Deborah Bernstein, executive director, arts and entertainment; Marcela Kadanka, senior director, arts and entertainment; Cheryl Hassen, creative head, children’s and youth programming; Anton Leo, executive in charge of TV comedy; Susan Morgan, creative head, drama; Robert Sherrin, executive producer of arts programming; Michael Adler, executive producer, The Nature of Things; Fred Nicolaidis, creative head, TV variety; Catherine Olsen, producer, The Passionate Eye; Charlotte Odele, producer, The Passionate Eye; Diane Rotteau, producer, The Passionate Eye; Marie Natanson, executive producer, Life and Times; Linda Laughlin, producer, Life and Times

Programming: As Canada’s national English-language broadcaster, CBC exists to connect Canadians and reflect Canada through broadcast programming produced by, for and about Canadians. Programming genres include arts specials, documentaries, news and current affairs, children’s, youth and family shows, magazine/lifestyle, sports, comedy, drama series, movies and miniseries

CTV

9 Channel Nine Court,
Scarborough, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-5000
Website: www.ctv.ca
Launched: N/A
Ownership: 100% Bell Globemedia
Demo skew: A18+
Audience performance –
viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
(September 2003 – August 2004)
Nielsen: 465,000

Key programming contact: Susanne Boyce, CTV president of programming and chair of the CTV Media Group

Programming: Leading national net covers 99% of English-speaking households, offering comedy and drama series, performance, news and current affairs, movies and specials, documentaries and sports

Global Television Network

81 Barber Greene Road,
Don Mills, ON M3C 2A2
Tel. (416) 446-5311
Website: www.canada.com/globaltv
Launched: 1977 (with CanWest as 40% owner)
Ownership: 100% CanWest Global Communications
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance –
viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
(Jan. 6 – May 31, 2004)
BBM: 323,000
BBM share: 6.7%

Key programming contacts: Doug Hoover, senior VP, programming and promotions; Adam Ivers, VP, programming; Loren Mawhinney, VP, Canadian production; Don Gaudet, VP, programming, specialty

Programming: National net broadcasts over-the-air via 11 television stations, licensed in eight provinces, and reaches 94% of English-speaking Canada. Genres include reality, comedy, drama series, news, magazine/lifestyle and performance.

Radio-Canada

1400 Rene-Levesque Blvd. East,
Montreal, QC H2L 2M2
Tel. (514) 597-6000
Website: www.radio-canada.ca
Launched: 1952
Ownership: 100% Radio-Canada
Audience performance: N/A

Key programming contacts: Daniel Gourd, executive VP, French television; Mario Clement, GM programs general TV; Cecile Bellemare, director, youth and family programs; Louis Lalande, GM information programs; Daniel Asselin, director sport programs service; Louise Lantagne, director TV programs, dramas; Dominique Chaloult, director culture and variety programs

Programming: As Canada’s national French-language broadcaster, Radio-Canada exists to connect Canadians and reflect Canada through broadcast programming produced by, for and about Canadians. Programming genres include arts specials, documentaries, news and current affairs, children’s, youth and family shows, magazine/lifestyle, sports, comedy, drama series, movies and miniseries

REGIONAL

Citytv
Citytv Toronto
299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-5757
Website: www.citytv.com
Launched: 1972
Citytv Vancouver
180 West 2nd Avenue,
Vancouver, BC V5Y 3T9
Tel. (604) 876-1344
Website: www.citytv.com
Launched: 2001
Ownership: 100% CHUM Ltd.
Demo skew: A25-54
Audience performance: N/A
Key programming contact: Ellen Baine, VP programming CHUM Ltd. for Citytvs (416) 591-5757

Programming: The stations offer a combination of original locally focused programming, high-energy news and stylized method of presenting acquisitions. Citytv is known for its groundbreaking style and uniquely branded programs.

TQS

612 St. Jacques,
Suite 100,
Montreal, QC H3C 5R1
Tel. (514) 271-3535
Website: www.tqs.ca
Launched: 1986
Ownership: 60% Cogeco, 40% Bell Globemedia
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance –
viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
(Sept. 1 – Dec. 21, 2003)
BBM: 173,300
Nielsen: 188,000

Key programming contacts: Luc Doyon, VP programming and operations; Louis Trepanier, director, programming

Programming: Conventional French-language network serving all of Quebec, specializing in news, entertainment and movies

The TVA Network

1600 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East,
Montreal, QC H2L 4P2
Tel. (514) 526-9251
Website: www.tva.canoe.com
Launched: 1961
Ownership: 100% Quebecor Media
Demo skew: N/A
Audience performance: N/A

Key programming contacts: Pierre Dion, executive VP and COO; Philippe Lapointe, executive VP, programming, news and production; France Lauziere, general director, programming

Programming: Operates six French-language stations in the province of Quebec, and its signal is distributed at no additional cost to basic cable subscribers across Canada. Programming includes fiction, entertainment, news, public affairs and sports. Significant investment is devoted to Canadian shows, with an emphasis on fiction.