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Fox International Channels (“FIC”). FIC operates, develops and distributes primarily factual, sports,
lifestyle and general entertainment channels in various countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia,
including the Fox Channel, Fox Life, FX, Utilisima (which is also distributed in the United States), Fox Crime,
FOX Traveller, the Voyage Channel, Fox Sports, STAR World, STAR Movies (also known as Fox Movies
Premium in certain countries) and Chinese language television programming targeted at Chinese-speaking
audiences in Asia. These channels are distributed either in HD or in standard definition (“SD”) or in certain
cases, in both HD and SD.
FIC owns a 52.2% interest in NGC Network International LLC and NGC Network Latin America LLC
(collectively “NGC International”), with NGT, LLC holding a 26.8% interest and a subsidiary of BSkyB holding
a 21% interest. NGC International produces and distributes the National Geographic Channel in various
international markets. NGC International also produces and distributes the National Geographic Channel HD, the
Nat Geo Adventure channel (in both HD and SD), the Nat Geo Wild channel (in both HD and SD) and the Nat
Geo Music channel in international markets. The National Geographic Channel is currently shown in 48
languages and in approximately 171 countries internationally, including the United States.
FIC owns a 77.5% equity interest in LAPTV, a partnership that distributes 10 premium pay television
channels (Moviecity Premieres HD, Moviecity Premieres, Moviecity Action HD, Moviecity Action, Moviecity
Family HD, Moviecity Family, Moviecity Hollywood HD, Moviecity Hollywood, Moviecity Classics and
Moviecity Mundo) and four basic television channels (The Film Zone HD, The Film Zone, Cinecanal and
Cinecanal HD) in Latin America (excluding Brazil). Such channels primarily feature theatrical motion pictures of
Twentieth Century Fox and three other studio partners dubbed in Spanish and/or in the English language with
Spanish subtitles.
FIC owns a 50.1% equity interest in Elite Sports Limited, a company that owns and distributes Baby TV, a
24-hour channel dedicated to infants and toddlers under three years old. The Baby TV channel is currently shown
in more than 100 countries, including the United States.
In November 2012, FIC acquired a controlling 51% ownership stake in Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV
(“EMM”), a media company that holds the collective media and sponsorship rights of the Dutch Premier League.
The remaining 49% of EMM is owned by the Dutch Premier League and the global TV production company
Endemol.
FIC owns Fox Pan American Sports LLC, doing business as Fox Sports Latin America (“FSLA”), an
international sports programming and production entity. FSLA owns and operates the Fox Sports networks in
Latin America which are comprised of Spanish-language sports networks that are distributed to subscribers in
Mexico and certain Caribbean and Central and South American countries, as well as Fox Sports Brazil, a
Portuguese-language sports network specifically geared to the Brazilian audience. FSLA also owns 100% of Fox
Deportes, a Spanish-language sports programming service distributed in the United States. Fox Deportes
(formerly known as Fox Sports en Español), has more than 2,100 hours of live and exclusive programming,
including exclusive coverage of premiere soccer matches (such as Copa Santander Libertadores and Copa
Bridgestone Sudamericana) and MLB, including All-Star, NLCS and World Series games. Fox Deportes reaches
more than 20 million cable and satellite households in the United States, of which almost 6 million are Hispanic.
FIC owns a 50% interest in Mundofox Broadcasting, LLC, a joint venture with RCN MF Holdings, Inc., a
Latin American television network and production company. In August 2012, the joint venture launched
Mundofox, a Spanish-language broadcast television network targeted at the U.S. Hispanic market. Mundofox
features original news, original and syndicated entertainment programming and access to sporting events and
programming.
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