Prime Time 2009: Canadian TV production shrinking

By Susan Tolusso

OTTAWA – Before the “economic downturn,” before the impressive decline in advertising revenues and even before the 2008 upfront ad sales began in earnest, the volume of Canadian television production was sliding, according to figures released today at the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) annual conference. 09 Profile, the CFTPA’s annual economic report on the Canadian TV and film industry, says between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008, production volume totaled $2.3 billion, a 7% decline compared with 2006-07. It adds that although the drop can be linked to lower production volumes in both TV and film,...