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Cable Networks
Our Cable Networks segment consists of a diversified portfolio of national cable networks that provide a variety of entertainment,
news and information, and sports content, our regional sports and news networks, various international channels, and our cable
television production operations. We also own various digital media properties, which primarily consist of brand-aligned websites.
The table below presents a summary of our national cable networks.
The regional sports and news networks in our Cable Networks segment serve more than 35 million subscribers across the United
States, including key markets such as Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento and
San Francisco.
We market and distribute our cable network programming in the United States and internationally to multichannel video providers,
as well as to digital distributors such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Apple. These distributors may exhibit our content on television,
including video on demand and pay-per-view, online and through mobile apps for smartphones and tablets.
Our cable networks produce their own programs or acquire programming rights from third parties. Our cable television production
operations identify, develop and produce 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 cable networks, broadcast networks and digital distributors.
Our Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming 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 networks and related digital media properties. We also generate
content licensing and other revenue primarily from the licensing of our owned programming on various distribution platforms in the
United States and internationally.
Cable Network
Approximate U.S.
Subscribers at
December 31, 2013
(in millions)
Description of Programming
USA Network
98
General entertainment
Syfy
97
Imagination-based entertainment
E!
96
Entertainment and pop culture
MSNBC
96
News and information
CNBC
95
Business and financial news
Bravo
94
Entertainment, culture and arts
Golf Channel
81
Golf competition and golf entertainment
Oxygen
78
Women’s interests
NBC Sports Network
77
Sports
Esquire Network
71
Men’s lifestyle and entertainment
Sprout
57
Children
’
s entertainment
Chiller
41
Horror and suspense
CNBC World
36
Global financial news
G4
31
Gamer lifestyle
Cloo
29
Crime, mystery and suspense
Universal HD
29
General entertainment HD programming
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Subscriber data is based on The Nielsen Company’
s January 2014 report, which is derived from information available during the period December 22, 2013 through
December 28, 2013, except for Universal HD, which is derived from information provided by multichannel video providers.
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