NAICS Canada 516212—Media streaming distribution services

Where 516212 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. 516212 Media streaming distribution services

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily providing media streaming distribution services over the Internet. These establishments distribute textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest.

What 516212 excludes

• Delivering programs to subscribers by cable or satellite systems (see 517310 wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) (can))
• Formatting content, provided by a customer, for streaming and providing infrastructure support on behalf of the content owner, generally on a contract or fee basis (see 51821 computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services)
• 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)
• Operating websites that use search engines to allow for searching information on the internet (see 51929 web search portals and all other information services)
• 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)
• 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

• entertainment broadcasting sites, internet
• internet sports broadcasting sites
• media (e.g., audio, video, etc.) streaming distribution services
• stand-alone streaming services
• video on demand (vod) streaming distribution services
• virtual multichannel video programming distributors (vmvpds)
• web broadcasting
• internet broadcasting (e.g., video)
• video on demand (vod), distribution on the internet
• subscription video on demand (svod) services

516212 in other systems