Canadian TV production rises 21.3% to all-time high of $2.58 billion

OTTAWA - Canadian television production had a landmark year in 2011/12 with the volume of productions hitting an all-time high and several Canadian prime-time drama series surpassing the one million audience threshold. After a decade of relatively modest growth and some instances of year-over-year declines, the Canadian television sub-sector experienced broadly based gains in production in both of the major language markets. This according to the latest figures released today in “Profile 2012: An Economic Report on the Screen-based Production Industry in Canada,” published by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA). Canadian television production increased 21.3% in 2011/12, to a...