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DIRECTV
Warner Bros. This content can be accessed on demand through its website Network has agreements with Embarq, Windstream, TDS, Frontier, and
and those of its partners-AOL, IMDb, MSN, TV Guide and Yahoo! Hulu ViaSat to bundle their individual DSL and telephony services with DISH
also provides a monthly streaming subscription service that offers current Network’s video service.
and past season shows from ABC, Comedy Central, FOX, NBC and MTV. •Local Broadcasters. Most areas of the United States can receive traditional
In addition, several companies, such as Netflix and Amazon, sell and rent digital television broadcasts of between three and ten channels. These
movies or other shows via Internet download or streaming media. For broadcasters are often low to medium power operators with a limited
example, Netflix has a library of thousands of movies and TV shows coverage area and provide local, network and syndicated programming
available for download to its over 25 million subscribers in the U.S., typically free of charge. There are over 3,000 TV broadcast stations in the
Canada, Latin America and the United Kingdom. Google has recently U.S. split among 210 TV markets.
announced that it intends to develop and offer new programming through
YouTube. There are also several similar initiatives by companies such as DIRECTV LATIN AMERICA
Intel, Microsoft and Sony to make it easier to view Internet-based video on
television and personal computer screens. Many television models, Blu-Ray DIRECTV Latin America is the leading provider of DTH digital television
Discplayers and gaming consoles like Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s PS3and services throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, which includes Puerto Rico.
Microsoft’s Xboxcan be directly connected to the Internet and have the DIRECTV Latin America provides a wide selection of local and international
capacity to stream video to a television. digital-quality video entertainment and CD-quality audio programming under the
DIRECTV and SKY brands to approximately 4.1 million subscribers in
•Mobile Video. Many companies are beginning to offer mobile video PanAmericana and approximately 3.8 million subscribers in Brazil. Our affiliate,
applications due to consumers’ increasing desire to view content outside of Sky Mexico, has approximately 4.0 million subscribers. Including Sky Mexico,
the home. For example, AT&T offers AT&T mobile TVwhich provides DIRECTV and SKY provide service to 11.9 million subscribers throughout the
users the ability to watch full length TV shows from ABC, CBS, ESPN and region.
other programmers on their cell phones. AT&T also introduced the AT&T
U-verse Mobile application providing iPhone customers the ability to We own 100% of PanAmericana, which operates principally in South America
download and watch authorized content from their DVRs on the go. and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, 93% of Sky Brazil, which operates in
Verizon Wireless offers V Castwhich allows subscribers to watch many of Brazil, and 41% of Sky Mexico, which operates in Mexico, certain countries in
the top TV shows including college football and basketball on their mobile Central America and the Dominican Republic. Globo Comunica¸c˜
oes e
phone for a modest fee. In addition, Verizon introduced FiOS Flex View Participa¸c˜
oes S.A., or Globo, owns the other 7% of Sky Brazil and Grupo
which provides FiOS customers access to download and stream OnDemand Televisa, S.A., or Televisa, owns the other 59% of Sky Mexico. The results of
and rented VOD titles for viewing inside and outside of the home. Comcast PanAmericana and Sky Brazil are consolidated in our results, and we account for
introduced the XFINITYTV Application which also allows customers to our interest in Sky Mexico under the equity method of accounting.
download and stream OnDemand video content to laptops, tablets and
We believe we provide one of the most extensive collections of programming
mobile devices. Other cable and satellite distributors are also focused on
available in the Latin America pay television market, including HD sports video
distributing their content to their customers mobile devices. For example,
content and the most innovative interactive technology across the region. In
Time Warner Cable, Cablevision and Cox allow streaming of live linear TV
addition, we have the unique ability to sell superior offerings of our differentiated
inside the home via iPad applications. Other mobile applications and
services are also becoming available. products and services on a continent-wide basis at a lower cost compared to our
competition. As of December 31, 2011, we provided service to 22% of pay
•Small and Rural Telephone Companies. Other telephone companies are also television households in PanAmericana, 30% of pay television households in Brazil
finding ways to deliver video programming services over their wireline and 32% of pay television households in Mexico.
facilities or in a bundle with other MVPD providers. For example, DISH
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