NAICS Canada 516211—Pay and specialty television

Where 516211 sits

1. 51 Information and cultural industries
2. 516 Broadcasting and content providers
3. 5162 Media streaming distribution services and other media networks and content providers
4. 51621 Media streaming distribution services and other media networks and content providers
5. 516211 Pay and specialty television

Description

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.

What 516211 excludes

• Independent performing, writing, and journalism, including photojournalists (see 71151 independent artists, writers and performers)
• Operating radio and television broadcasting stations over the airwaves (see 5161 radio and television broadcasting stations)
• Over the air transmission to the public (see 516120 television broadcasting stations)
• Producing radio program recordings (see 51229 other sound recording industries)
• Producing television programs (see 51211 motion picture and video production)
• Producing television programs without broadcasting (see 512110 motion picture and video production (us))
• Providing cable and satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate (see 51731 wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) (can))
• Publishing and distributing own-account content created or owned, including gaming site publishers (see 513 publishing industries)
• Theatrical distribution of motion pictures and videos (see 51212 motion picture and video distribution)

Example activities

• cable and other subscription programming
• specialty television (e.g., music, sports, news) channels
• cable and other subscription programming
• cable program broadcasting
• cable television network
• pay television
• satellite television networks
• specialty television (e.g., music, sports, news) channels
• subscription television, network
• video on demand (vod) channels
• video on demand (vod) programming

516211 in other systems