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DIRECTV
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)
The following table summarizes sales and purchase transactions with related parties:
2009 2008 2007
(Dollars in Millions)
Sales:
Liberty Media and affiliates ............................. $ 56 $ 36 $ —
Discovery Communications, Liberty Global and affiliates ........ 11 10 —
News Corporation and affiliates .......................... — 2 24
Other ............................................. 10 9 —
Total ............................................ $ 77 $ 57 $ 24
Purchases:
Liberty Media and affiliates ............................. $ 358 $ 269 $ —
Discovery Communications, Liberty Global and affiliates ........ 255 186 —
News Corporation and affiliates .......................... — 167 901
Other ............................................. 504 384 223
Total ............................................ $1,117 $1,006 $1,124
The following table sets forth the amount of accounts receivable from and accounts payable to
related parties as of December 31:
2009 2008
(Dollars in Millions)
Accounts receivable ........................................ $ 26 $ 29
Accounts payable .......................................... 184 165
The accounts receivable and accounts payable balances as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 are
primarily related to affiliates of Liberty Media.
Note 18: Segment Reporting
Our three reportable segments, which are differentiated by their products and services as well as
geographic location, are DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America, which acquire, promote, sell
and distribute digital entertainment programming via satellite to residential and commercial subscribers,
and the Sports Networks, Eliminations and Other segment which includes our three regional sports
networks that provide programming devoted to local professional sports teams and college sporting
events and locally produces its own local programming. Sports Networks, Eliminations and Other also
includes the corporate office, eliminations and other entities.
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