North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 - Labour Force Survey

• 8.2 - Service-Producing Industries
• 8.2.8 - Information, culture and recreation
• 51 - Information and Cultural Industries
• 515 - Broadcasting (except Internet)
• 5152 - Pay and Specialty Television
• 51521 - Pay and Specialty Television

515210 - Pay and Specialty Television

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting television programs, in a defined and limited format, such as family and youth-oriented, news, feature films, music, health, sports, religion, weather, travel and educational programming. These establishments may produce programs in their own broadcasting studios or they may acquire programming from external sources. The programming is delivered to subscribers by operators of cable or satellite distribution systems.

• Example Activities:

  • Cable broadcasting networks
  • Cable program broadcasting
  • Cable television network
  • Pay television
  • Satellite television networks
  • Specialty cable television (e.g., music, sports, news) networks
  • Subscription television, network