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Cable Networks
Our Cable Networks segment operates a diversified portfolio of 15 national cable networks, 13 regional
sports and news networks, more than 60 international channels, and digital media properties consisting
primarily of brand-aligned and other websites, including DailyCandy, Fandango and iVillage. The table below
presents a summary of our national cable networks.
Cable Network
Approximate U.S.
Subscribers at
December 31, 2011
(in millions)(a) Description of Programming
USA Network 99 General entertainment
Syfy 98 Imagination-based entertainment
E! 98 Entertainment and pop culture
CNBC 97 Business and financial news
MSNBC 95 24 hour news
Bravo 95 Entertainment, culture and arts
Golf Channel 85 Golf competition and golf entertainment
Oxygen 78 Women’s interests
NBC Sports Network (formerly VERSUS) 76 Sports
Style 76 Lifestyle
G4 61 Gamer lifestyle
Chiller 42 Horror and suspense
CNBC World 40 Global financial news
Cloo (formerly Sleuth) 39 Crime, mystery and suspense
Universal HD 25 HD, general entertainment programming
(a) Subscriber data is based on The Nielsen Company’s January 2012 report, which covers the period from December 14, 2011 through
December 20, 2011, except for Universal HD, which was derived from information provided by multichannel video providers.
Our 13 regional sports and news networks are Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet
Mid-Atlantic (Baltimore/Washington), Cable Sports Southeast, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, MountainWest
Sports Network, Comcast SportsNet California (Sacramento), Comcast SportsNet New England (Boston),
Comcast SportsNet Northwest (Portland), Comcast Sports Southwest (Houston), Comcast SportsNet Bay
Area (San Francisco), New England Cable News (Boston), Comcast Network Philadelphia and Comcast
Network Mid-Atlantic (Baltimore/Washington).
We market and distribute our cable network programming in the United States and internationally to multi-
channel video providers, as well as to Internet and wireless distributors. These distributors may exhibit our
content on television, online and through mobile applications, and in a range of consumer experiences that
may include video on demand, electronic sell-through and pay-per-view.
Our cable networks develop their own programs or acquire programming rights from third parties. Our Cable
Networks segment includes our production studio, Universal Cable Production, that identifies, develops and
produces original content for cable television and other distribution platforms both for our cable networks and
for those of third parties. We license this content to all forms of television, including broadcast and cable
networks, and through home video and various digital media platforms, both in the United States and interna-
tionally.
Our Cable Networks segment primarily generates revenue from the distribution of our cable network program-
ming and from the sale of advertising. Distribution revenue is generated from distribution agreements with
multichannel video providers. Advertising revenue is generated from the sale of advertising time on our cable
7Comcast 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K