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Hindi general entertainment network. Turner also distributes and sells advertising for HBO in India and the
Maldives. In Japan, Turner owns and operates Mondo TV, an entertainment network geared toward men, and
Tabi, an entertainment network focused on travel. Turner also distributes WB, an English language entertainment
network in India that features movies and television programming that is primarily licensed from Warner Bros.
In Korea, Turner operates through a joint venture Cartoon Network Korea and Q-TV, a documentary network.
CNN International, an English language news network, was distributed in more than 200 countries and
territories as of December 31, 2011. CNN International has network feeds in five regions: Europe/Middle East/
Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia, Latin America and North America. HLN is distributed in Canada, the
Caribbean, parts of Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. CNN en Español, a separate Spanish language
news network, is distributed in Latin America and the U.S.
HBO, operated by Home Box Office, is the nation’s most widely distributed multi-channel premium pay
television service. At December 31, 2011, Home Box Office had approximately 93 million worldwide
subscribers, which consisted of approximately 39.5 million domestic premium pay subscribers and
approximately 53.4 million premium pay and basic tier television service subscribers in HBO Central Europe and
unconsolidated international joint ventures. Home Box Office also offers HBO On Demand and Cinemax On
Demand, products that enable Subscribers to view programs at the time they choose.
In 2010, Home Box Office launched authenticated online video offerings of HBO and Cinemax by rolling
out HBO GO and MAX GO for broadband connected computers. In 2011, Home Box Office made HBO GO and
MAX GO available on mobile devices, including the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android smart phones. HBO
GO and MAX GO were available to approximately 80% and 85%, respectively, of their domestic Subscriber
bases as of December 31, 2011.
A major portion of the programming on HBO and Cinemax consists of recently released, uncut and
uncensored theatrical motion pictures. Home Box Office’s practice has been to negotiate licensing agreements of
varying duration with major motion picture studios and independent producers and distributors in order to ensure
continued access to such films. HBO is also defined by its award-winning original dramatic and comedy series,
such as True Blood,Boardwalk Empire,Game of Thrones and Curb Your Enthusiasm, as well as movies, mini-
series, boxing matches and sports news programs, comedy specials, family programming and documentaries. In
2011, Cinemax launched its first original primetime series, Strike Back.
Home Box Office also generates revenues from the exploitation of its original programming through
multiple distribution outlets. HBO Home Entertainment markets a variety of HBO’s original programming on
DVD and Blu-ray Discs. Home Box Office licenses its original series to domestic television networks, and its
original programming is also licensed to television networks in over 150 countries. In addition, Home Box Office
content is distributed in the U.S. and various international regions by Apple, Amazon, Sony and Walmart’s Vudu
subsidiary through their respective online stores.
HBO- and Cinemax-branded premium pay and basic tier television services are distributed in more than 60
countries in Latin America, Asia and Central Europe. In the first quarter of 2011, Home Box Office acquired an
additional 8% equity interest in HBO Latin America Group, consisting of HBO Brasil, HBO Olé and HBO Latin
America Production Services (collectively, “HBO LAG”), bringing its interest in HBO LAG to 88%.
The CW broadcast network (“The CW”) is a 50-50 joint venture between Warner Bros. and
CBS Corporation. The CW’s 2011-2012 schedule includes, among other things, a 5-night, 10-hour primetime
lineup with advertising-supported programming such as 90210, America’s Next Top Model, Gossip Girl,Hart of
Dixie,One Tree Hill,Nikita,Ringer, The Secret Circle,Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries, as well as a five-
hour block of advertising-supported, animated children’s programming on Saturday mornings.
In October 2011, Warner Bros. and CBS Corporation entered into an agreement with Netflix, Inc. that allows
U.S. members of Netflix to stream previous seasons of the scripted series that aired on The CW beginning in Fall
2011, as well as previous seasons of new scripted series produced by Warner Bros. or CBS Corporation that
premiere on The CW through the 2014-2015 season. These rights extend for a period of four years after the end
of each series’ broadcast run on The CW. Also in October 2011, The CW Network, LLC entered into a five-year
agreement with Hulu, LLC (“Hulu”) granting Hulu the right to stream in-season episodes of The CW’s
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