Business Television

What Business Television does

Business Television (BTV) is a privately held Canadian broadcasting and media production company founded in 1997 (or 1998 per company history) and headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia. The company produces and distributes investment-focused television and digital content on behalf of publicly traded and pre-IPO companies, with the core product being a half-hour weekly investment show featuring CEO interviews, company profiles, and market analysis. Its branded sub-product, CEO Clips™, packages short-form CEO interview segments for syndication across the same distribution footprint.

BTV's distribution architecture spans major financial media networks — BNN Bloomberg (Canada, Wednesday 7:30pm EST and Saturday 8:00pm EST), FOX Business News (U.S., Sunday 5:00pm ET), BIZTV (multiple weekly slots), and 120+ U.S. affiliate TV stations — collectively reaching 51+ million U.S. households. Digital syndication extends to Reuters, The Globe and Mail, YouTube, and StockTwits, with a weekly newsletter reaching 30,000+ investor subscribers. Over 28 years on air, BTV has produced 400+ episodes and conducted 1,000+ CEO interviews covering sectors from metals & mining and life sciences to ETFs and technology, and is positioned as Canada's longest-running independent business television series.

The business model is B2B professional services: public companies and financial sponsors pay BTV for content production and broadcast placement as part of investor awareness and capital markets visibility campaigns. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has 11–50 employees and operates without disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or a parent company, with leadership anchored by founder and CEO Taylor Thoen and host Jessica Katrichak.

Name

Business Television

Legal name

BTV - Business Television

Website

https://b-tv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Business Television (BTV) is a Canadian media production company that produces and distributes investment-focused television and digital content, including CEO interviews and company profiles, on behalf of publicly traded companies across BNN Bloomberg, FOX Business, BIZTV, and 120+ U.S. affiliate stations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Capital Markets Media Services

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

International News & Current Affairs Broadcasters (MPABAEAD)

Keywords

• Business television production
• Capital markets media
• Investor relations video
• CEO interview content
• Financial broadcast services

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Capital markets media services for public companies: BTV produces and distributes investment-focused television content on behalf of publicly traded companies, generating revenue by providing investor awareness and capital markets exposure. Companies featured on BTV pay for broadcast placement, CEO interview segments, and promotional content creation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Business Television (BTV) produces and distributes investment-focused business television programming on behalf of publicly traded companies, including a half-hour broadcast show (BTV Show), short-form CEO interview segments (CEO Clips™), and a B2B capital markets media agency service (The Agency) that creates and places branded video content across broadcast and digital financial media platforms such as BNN Bloomberg, FOX Business, BIZTV, Reuters, The Globe and Mail, and YouTube.

Product overview

BTV - Business Television operates as a media production and investor-focused content company with two primary offerings: (1) the core BTV Show platform featuring half-hour investment programming and branded CEO Clips segments, and (2) The Agency, a B2B capital markets marketing service. The platform provides investment content through multiple channels including articles, investor alerts, company profiles, and sector pages. BTV positions itself as a platform connecting investors with publicly traded companies through editorial content and broadcast distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CEO Clips: A segment featuring CEO interviews with publicly traded companies.

Products and services

• BTV Show Half-hour investment-focused business television program featuring CEO interviews, market analysis, and company profiles across multiple sectors including metals and mining, life sciences, ETFs, and finance; airs on BNN Bloomberg, FOX Business, and BIZTV.
• CEO Clips™ Branded short-form video segments featuring CEO interviews with publicly traded companies, distributed across financial media platforms including BNN Bloomberg, FOX Business, BIZTV, Reuters, The Globe and Mail, and YouTube.
• The Agency Capital markets-focused B2B TV production and digital marketing agency providing content creation and strategic distribution across top-tier financial networks for publicly traded companies seeking investor awareness.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• BNN Bloomberg / BNN Business News NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrimary Canadian broadcast partner for BTV's investor-focused programming. BTV airs weekly on BNN Bloomberg on Wednesday at 7:30pm EST and Saturday at 8:00pm EST, reaching Canadian retail and institutional investors through Canada's leading business news network.
• FOX Business NewscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational U.S. broadcast partner airing BTV's investment content on Sunday evenings. BTV's presence on FOX Business News provides access to 51+ million U.S. households and mainstream financial media audience.
• BIZTVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerU.S. broadcast partner providing extensive weekly airtime across multiple time slots, supporting BTV's reach into American retail investor audiences.
• 120+ U.S. Affiliate TV StationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 120 affiliate television stations across the United States broadcast BTV content regionally, extending reach into local markets beyond major network coverage and providing geographic diversification of the investor audience.
• ReutersmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital syndication partner distributing BTV content to Reuters' global financial media audience, extending reach beyond traditional broadcast into digital-first investor segments.
• The Globe and MailmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCanadian print and digital partner syndicating BTV content to The Globe and Mail's readership of Canadian business professionals and investors.
• YouTubemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOn-demand video distribution platform for BTV's investor content, enabling viewers to access CEO interviews and company profiles on-demand at any time, complementing linear broadcast schedules.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TheStreet: Long-established U.S. financial media brand producing news, analysis, and video content for retail investors. Comparable audience (retail and institutional investors) and editorial focus on public companies and capital markets themes.
• CNBC: Largest U.S. business news broadcaster and frequent BTV content syndication partner. While not a direct competitor for production services, CNBC defines the editorial bar and audience expectations for BTV's investor-focused content.
• FOX Business: U.S. national business news network and a key BTV distribution partner. Operates a much broader programming slate but provides BTV access to 51M+ U.S. households, making it both a partner and the dominant incumbent in the same audience.
• BNN Bloomberg: Canada's primary business news network and a core BTV broadcast partner. As an incumbent, it produces its own extensive business news programming but also serves as the distribution platform through which BTV reaches Canadian investors.

Emerging players

• Stockhouse Publishing: Canadian financial media platform publishing news, opinion, and investor content for junior and mid-cap public companies. Shares BTV's target audience of small-cap issuers and retail investors and is frequently cited alongside BTV in mining sector coverage.
• Benzinga: Digital-first financial news and education platform serving active retail traders and investors. Competes with BTV for investor attention and for sponsor revenue from public companies, but relies on web/app distribution rather than broadcast.
• Crux Investor: Digital-native investor media platform featuring CEO interviews and analyst content focused on mining and critical minerals. Competes for the same small-cap public-company marketing budgets but distributes exclusively online rather than via broadcast.

Direct peers

• Midas Letter: Canadian investor content platform producing video interviews and analysis on junior mining, cannabis, and small-cap public companies. Overlaps directly with BTV on target clients, content format (CEO interviews), and sector focus.
• Investing News Network (INN): Canadian investor-focused media outlet producing editorial content, videos, and CEO interviews covering mining, cannabis, and other resource sectors. Comparable audience (retail/institutional investors), editorial format, and capital markets niche.
• Market One Media Group: Canadian B2B media production company producing investor-focused TV programming and corporate videos for public companies. Closely mirrors BTV's agency model, target customer (junior and mid-cap public issuers), and broadcast-style distribution approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BTVCeoclips
• Facebookfacebook.com/BTVCEOClips
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/btv-business-television

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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