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Getting Real 5 - Media Development Corporation

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Total Documentary Production Volume by Segment<br />

(NFB, In-house, Independent)<br />

This section examines documentary production broken down by the segments of NFB<br />

production, broadcaster in-house production or independently produced production.<br />

By segment, independent documentary production has declined since 2008/09. It has<br />

decreased by 11% in 2010/11 since the previous year. Broadcaster in-house production also<br />

declined in 2010/11, although it remained at volume levels higher than pre-2008/09. Only the<br />

NFB showed more production activity in 2010/11 than the previous two years.<br />

Exhibit 1-2: Total Documentary Production Volume by Segment<br />

(NFB, In-house, Independent)<br />

01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11<br />

Independent /Affiliate 290 310 350 380 357 375 413 436 379 336<br />

Broadcaster In-house 28 29 29 24 22 25 33 49 55 45<br />

NFB 16 13 16 13 13 8 11 9 8 10<br />

Total 333 351 395 417 393 407 456 495 443 390<br />

Source: CAVCO, CRTC and NFB<br />

Documentary Production’s Share of Total Canadian<br />

Content Production<br />

Documentary production volume contributed significantly to the total number of all<br />

Canadian content projects being produced, averaging 48% of all projects in the previous two<br />

years but declining to 44% of all Canadian content projects by 2010/11. The number of documentary<br />

projects dropped by 134 projects or 23% over the past two years. Furthermore,<br />

while total Canadian content hours reversed the trend and increased in 2010/11, documentary<br />

hours of all Canadian content continued to decline for a total loss of 555 hours or 28%<br />

since 2008/09.<br />

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GETTING REAL • VOLUME 5

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