New University Television (NUTV)

Name

New University Television (NUTV)

Legal name

New University Television

Website

https://nutv.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Television Production

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support) (EDAEAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD), Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms (BPAMAJAL), Research & Science Fair Competitions (Science Fairs, Research Symposiums) (EDAMAGAL)

Keywords

• Campus television station
• Student media production
• Media arts workshops
• Campus advertising screens
• Student film festival

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees paid by students provide access to workshops and hands-on production experience with weekly productions, weekly events, and networking/member appreciation nights.
2. Campus Advertising (The Reel): Digital advertising on NUTV's 47'' HD screens in MacEwan Student Centre. Screens operate 17 hours/day, 7 days/week with closed captioning. Campus businesses receive discounts. Student clubs receive two free ads per semester.
3. Student Levy Funding: NUTV receives funding through a student levy, which provides foundational financial support as a non-profit organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NUTV operates the University of Calgary's campus television station, producing weekly video content distributed via YouTube and a closed-circuit HD screen network in MacEwan Student Centre. The organization offers semester-based media arts workshops taught by industry professionals covering sound, camera, editing, writing, producing, and social media. It runs the annual NUTV Student Film Festival showcasing Alberta student filmmakers and sells advertising space on its on-campus HD screens through "The Reel."

Product overview

NUTV is a non-profit campus television station at the University of Calgary offering a unified media arts program. The core offering consists of Weekly Productions (student-created video content distributed via YouTube), Media Arts Workshops (semester-based training in production skills), the NUTV Student Film Festival (annual showcase), The Reel (campus advertising network with HD screens), and a Campus Television Network with a historical archive. These components work together to provide experiential learning in media arts while serving the campus community with original content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual NUTV Membership
• The Reel (Campus Advertising) Digital advertising service on NUTV's closed-circuit HD screen network in MacEwan Student Centre. Screens are strategically placed in high traffic areas, run 17 hours a day, 7 days a week, with closed captioning capability. Campus businesses receive discounts; student clubs receive two free ads per semester.
• Media Arts Workshops Semester-based training programs covering basic sound, camera, and editing skills, plus advanced workshops in writing, producing, and social media, taught by industry professionals. Included with NUTV membership.
• Weekly Productions Student-led television productions released every Friday on NUTV's YouTube channel. Members gain hands-on experience progressing from Production Assistant to Camera Operator or Director roles.
• NUTV Student Film Festival Annual film festival held by NUTV showcasing Alberta's best student films, including short films created by students during the NUTV Summer Film School Program. Encourages and promotes young filmmakers from around Alberta.
• Campus Television Network and Archive Closed-circuit television network in MacEwan Student Centre displaying original NUTV content and useful campus information, with a digitized historical archive of campus life footage dating back to 1984 that provides a searchable window into decades of campus history.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of CalgarycoreOthersNUTV operates as the University of Calgary's campus-based television station, funded by student levy and embedded in MacEwan Student Centre. The university provides the institutional framework and student population for NUTV's operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CJAM 99.1 FM: University of Windsor's campus community radio station, operating as a volunteer-driven, student-society-funded broadcaster with similar training and community programming mandates. A structural peer in the Canadian campus broadcasting ecosystem alongside NUTV.
• University of Toronto Television (UTTV): Student-run television production society at the University of Toronto. Comparable to NUTV in operating as a campus-based, student-volunteer-driven TV outlet producing original content and providing hands-on media production experience to undergraduate members.
• CJSW 90.9 FM: University of Calgary's campus community radio station and a sister student-society organization funded by the same student levy as NUTV. Operates the same volunteer-driven, levy-funded, non-profit broadcasting model with parallel training and community engagement programs.
• CITR 101.9 FM: UBC's campus community radio station in Vancouver and one of Canada's oldest campus broadcasting societies. Comparable to NUTV as a non-profit, student-society-funded broadcaster providing hands-on training and serving as the campus media outlet for its university.
• Concordia University Television (CUTV): Student-run campus television station at Concordia University in Montreal, operating under the same model as NUTV: student-produced content, workshops, and a broadcast presence. CUTV is the closest structural analog — a non-profit, student-society-funded campus TV operation with similar production and training mandates.
• McGill Student Television (MSTV): Student television society at McGill University producing content through student volunteers and offering production training. Operates under a virtually identical mandate to NUTV — experiential media arts education delivered through a campus TV society.

Broad incumbents

• Rogers TV: Rogers' community television channel network operating across Canada, offering community programming, local content production training, and access to broadcast infrastructure. Comparable to NUTV as a community/campus broadcasting entity, though at significantly larger scale with professional staff and broader geographic reach.
• TELUS Optik Local: TELUS' community television programming service in Western Canada providing local content channels and community-produced programming. Operates in the same Western Canadian market as NUTV and shares the community-broadcasting mandate, though at much larger scale and as a professionally-run incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NUTV/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/nutv.ca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nutvucalgary

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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