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DIRECTV
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)
The following table summarizes sales and purchase transactions with related Note 18: Segment Reporting
parties: Our three reportable segments, which are differentiated by their products and
services as well as geographic location, are DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin
2010 2009 2008
America, which acquire, promote, sell and distribute digital entertainment
(Dollars in Millions)
programming via satellite to residential and commercial subscribers, and the Sports
Sales:
Networks, Eliminations and Other segment which includes our three regional sports
Liberty Media and affiliates ................... $ 26 $ 56 $ 36
networks that provide programming devoted to local professional sports teams and
Discovery Communications, Liberty Global and
college sporting events and locally produces its own local programming. Sports
affiliates .............................. 5 11 10
Networks, Eliminations and Other also includes the corporate office, eliminations
News Corporation and affiliates ................ — 2
and other entities.
Globo and Other .......................... 13 10 9
Total ................................ $ 44 $ 77 $ 57 Selected information for our operating segments is reported as follows:
Purchases: Sports
DIRECTV Networks,
Liberty Media and affiliates ................... $143 $ 358 $ 269 DIRECTV Latin Eliminations
Discovery Communications, Liberty Global and U.S. America and Other Total
affiliates .............................. 128 255 186 (Dollars in millions)
News Corporation and affiliates ................ — 167 2010
Globo and Other .......................... 622 504 384 External revenues ................ $20,261 $3,597 $ 244 $24,102
Intersegment revenues ............. 7 — (7)
Total ................................ $893 $1,117 $1,006
Revenues ...................... $20,268 $3,597 $ 237 $24,102
The following table sets forth the amount of accounts receivable from and Operating profit (loss) ............. $ 3,290 $ 623 $ (17) $ 3,896
accounts payable to related parties as of December 31: Add: Depreciation and amortization
2010 2009 expense ..................... 1,926 541 15 2,482
(Dollars in Millions) Operating profit (loss) before
Accounts receivable ............................ $ 2 $ 26 depreciation and amortization (1) .... $ 5,216 $1,164 $ (2) $ 6,378
Accounts payable ............................. 80 184
Segment assets .................. $11,400 $4,696 $1,813 $17,909
The accounts receivable and accounts payable balances as of December 31, Capital expenditures .............. 1,557 857 2 2,416
2010 are primarily related to Globo and equity method investments we hold. The
accounts receivable and accounts payable balances as of December 31, 2009 are
primarily related to affiliates of Liberty Media.
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