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broadcasters and other distributors for delivery to households, hotels and other viewers in various countries
around the world. As of December 31, 2012, Turner distributed its global entertainment and news brands (TNT,
Cartoon Network, TBS very funny, Turner Classic Movies, Boomerang, truTV, CNN International, CNN en
Español, CNN and HLN) and its regional entertainment brands in over 200 countries around the world. Turner
has been pursuing international expansion in select areas and in recent years has expanded its presence in
Southeast Asia, the Baltics, Germany, Japan, Korea, Latin America and Scandinavia.
In Latin America, Turner’s regional entertainment brands include Space, Infinito, I.Sat, Glitz*, HTV,
MuchMusic and Tooncast. These brands air motion pictures and series, documentaries, fashion and lifestyle
content, music videos and kids programming. Chilevisión, a leading free-to-air television broadcaster in Chile
that is owned and operated by Turner, airs local news and entertainment. In addition, Turner provides the
advertising sales and network operations services for the WB Channel in Latin America.
In Europe, Turner’s regional entertainment brands include Cartoonito (a preschool network), as well as Star!
(a Hollywood/celebrity/fashion network), Silver (an independent films network), Showtime (an action films
network) and Glitz* (a lifestyle network). In addition, Turner distributes Boing (a kids entertainment network) in
Italy, France and Spain on digital terrestrial television.
In India and certain other South Asian territories, Turner owns and operates POGO, Cartoonito and Toonami,
which are entertainment networks for children. Turner also distributes and sells advertising for HBO in India. In
Japan, Turner owns and operates MONDO TV, an entertainment network geared toward men, and TABI
CHANNEL, 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. Entertainment Inc. (“Warner Bros.”). In Korea, Turner operates through a joint venture Cartoon
Network Korea and QTV, a documentary network.
CNN International, an English language news network, was distributed in more than 200 countries and
territories as of December 31, 2012. CNN International has network feeds in five regions: Europe/Middle East/
Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia, Latin America and North America. CNN en Español, a separate Spanish
language news network, is distributed in Latin America and the U.S. HLN is distributed in Canada, the
Caribbean, parts of Latin America and the Asia Pacific region.
HBO. HBO, operated by Home Box Office, is the most widely distributed domestic multi-channel premium
pay television service. At December 31, 2012, Home Box Office had approximately 114 million worldwide
subscribers, which consisted of approximately 41 million domestic premium pay subscribers and approximately
73 million international premium pay and basic tier television service subscribers through a wholly-owned
subsidiary and unconsolidated international joint ventures. HBO- and Cinemax-branded premium pay and basic
tier television services are distributed in more than 60 countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Home Box Office also distributes HBO On Demand and Cinemax On Demand as well as the authenticated
HBO GO and MAX GO streaming services, products that enable Subscribers to view programs at the time they
choose. The domestic HBO GO and MAX GO streaming services are distributed on various online and mobile
platforms, and an authenticated HBO GO streaming service is available to international premium pay television
subscribers of HBO in a number of countries.
Domestically, a major portion of the programming on HBO and Cinemax consists of recently released, uncut
and uncensored feature films. Home Box Office enters into licensing agreements of varying duration with major
film studios and independent producers and distributors in order to ensure continued access to such feature films.
HBO is also defined by its award-winning original dramatic and comedy series, such as Game of Thrones,True
Blood,Boardwalk Empire,The Newsroom,Girls and VEEP, as well as motion pictures, mini-series, boxing
matches and sports programs, comedy specials, family programming and documentaries. In 2011, Cinemax
launched its first original primetime series, Strike Back, and has subsequently launched the original primetime
series, Hunted and Banshee.
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 programming to television networks in over
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