Appendix A Prepared by the Writers Guild of America Group Ownership of Major National Television Networks (Networks Available In More Than 16 million Homes) [See Note 11] NETWORK HOEHOLD Major Networks With Ownership Shared By More Than One Network Group Owner Court TV 1991 40.0 Liberty Media / AOL TW Animal Planet 1996 67.8 Liberty / Cox /2 Discovery Channel 1985 81.7 Liberty / Cox Discovery Health Channel 1998 25.0 Liberty / Cox Learning Channel 1980 78.0 Liberty / Cox Travel Channel 1987 52.3 Liberty / Cox Telemundo 1987 22.1 Liberty / Sony /3 Comedy Central 1991 69.0 AOL TW / Viacom /4 Rainbow Media American Movie Classics 1984 75.0 Cablevision / NBC / MGM/5 Bravo 1980 49.4 Cablevision / NBC/ MGM Independent Film Channel 1994 30.0 Cablevision / NBC / MGM Much Music A 1994 22.0 Cablevision / NBC WE: Women's Entertainment 1997 25.0 Cablevision / NBC / MGM A&E Networks A&E Network 1984 80.4 Disney / NBC /6 History Channel 1995 70.0 Disney / NBC APPENDIX A PAGE 1 OF 5
Major Networks Owned By Network Group Owners HOEHOLD BET: Black Entertainment 1980 58.5 Viacom /7 Television The Box Music Network 1985 19.0 Viacom /8 CBS Television Network 105.5 Viacom CMT: Country Music 1983 47.2 Viacom Television Flix 1992 25.5 Viacom The Movie Channel 1979 25.5 Viacom MTV 1981 73.2 Viacom Nickelodeon 1979 87.3 Viacom Showtime 1976 28.1 Viacom Showtime Too 1998 28.1 Viacom Showtime Showcase 1998 28.1 Viacom Showtime Extreme 1998 28.1 Viacom Showtime Beyond 1998 28.1 Viacom TNN: The National Network 1983 80.1 Viacom TV Land 1996 35.0 Viacom UPN Network 105.5 Viacom VH-1 1985 74.2 Viacom ActionMax 1998 37.0 AOL Time Warner /9 Cartoon Network 1992 60.0 AOL Time Warner Cinemax 1980 37.0 AOL Time Warner CNN 1980 79.7 AOL Time Warner CNN Headline News 1982 76.2 AOL Time Warner HBO 1972 37.0 AOL Time Warner HBO Comedy 1999 37.0 AOL Time Warner HBO Family 1998 37.0 AOL Time Warner HBO Plus 1998 37.0 AOL Time Warner HBO Signature 1998 37.0 AOL Time Warner HBO Zone 1999 37.0 AOL Time Warner MoreMax 1998 37.0 AOL Time Warner TBS Superstation 1976 82.0 AOL Time Warner ThrillerMax 1998 37.0 AOL Time Warner TNT Network 1988 81.6 AOL Time Warner Turner Classic Movies 1994 45.0 AOL Time Warner WB Network 105.5 AOL Time Warner APPENDIX A PAGE 2 OF 5
HOEHOLD Encore 1991 16.0 Liberty Media /10 Encore Love Stories 1994 24.5 Liberty Media Encore Western 1994 24.5 Liberty Media Encore Mystery 1994 24.5 Liberty Media Encore Action 1994 24.5 Liberty Media Encore True Stories 1994 24.5 Liberty Media Hallmark Channel 1988 36.0 Liberty Media /11 WAM! Kidz Network 1994 17.0 Liberty Media ABC Family Channel 1977 85.5 Disney /12 ABC Television Network 105.5 Disney Disney Channel 1983 67.0 Disney ESPN 1979 81.0 Disney /13 ESPN Classic 1995 30.0 Disney /13 ESPN 2 1993 72.7 Disney /13 ESPNews 1996 20.0 Disney /13 Lifetime Television 1984 79.0 Disney /14 Fox Broadcasting Company 1986 105.5 News Corporation /15 Fox News Channel 1996 54.0 News Corporation Fox Sports 1996 86.0 News Corporation /16 FX Network 1994 57.0 News Corporation Speedvision 1996 60.0 News Corporation /17 CNBC 1989 76.0 NBC MSNBC 1996 39.6 NBC NBC Television Network 105.5 NBC PAX Television Network 1998 73.0 NBC /18 E! Entertainment Television 1990 65.0 Comcast /19 Golf Channel 1995 29.5 Comcast Outdoor Life 1995 26.0 Comcast Sci-Fi Network 1992 66.0 A Networks /20 A Network 1980 81.0 A Networks APPENDIX A PAGE 3 OF 5
HOEHOLD Major Networks Owned by Owners with Two or Fewer Networks C-SPAN 1979 79:4 C-SPAN C-SPAN 2 1986 59.9 C-SPAN Galavision 1979 22.5 Univision Univision 1976 29.2 Univision Game Show Network 1994 30.0 Sony Home & Garden 1994 65.0 Scripps Tech TV 1998 20.1 Vulcan (Charter Cable) WGN Superstation 1978 50.0 Tribune Broadcasting Weather Channel 1982 78.0 Landmark Communications Eternal Word Television Network 1981 47.8 Trinity Broadcast Network 1973 36.0 PBS 105.5 1/ The list is taken from the NCTA Directory of Cable Networks, in Cable Television Developments 2001. National Cable Networks are listed if they are indicated to have more than 16 million subscribers. Corporate ownership is identified from these listings unless otherwise indicated. The list includes only national networks; Non- or Regional Network are not included. Broadcast Networks are added and listed with complete coverage of the 105.5 million households that Nielsen estimates as the TVHH universe for the 2001-2002 season. Home shopping channels are not included. Pay-Per-View and Video-On-Demand services are not included. 2/ According to information at www.libertv.com, Liberty Media owns 50'0 of Discovery Communications. According to information at www.discovery.com, Cox Communications is a major shareholder, as well. 3/ NBC has announced that it has agreed to buy Telemundo from Liberty Media and Sony, see "NBC To Acquire Te!emundo Communications Group," 10/11/2001, Dow Jones News Service. 4/ Ownership from www.comedycentral.com. 5/ See www.rainbow-media.com. APPENDIX A PAGE 4 OF 5
6/ According to www.aande.com, Disney owns 37.5% of A&E Networks and NBC owns 25%. Hearst Corporation owns the remaining 37.5%. 7/ BET sold its networks to Viacom in Nevember 2000. See "Can a Black Media Concern Owned by a White Media Behemoth Stay True to Its Roots" by Sally Beatty, Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2000, page 84. Also, we note from www.libertvmedia.com that Liberty Media owns 15.2 million shares of Viacom stock. 8/ The Box Music Network was purchased by Viacom in July 1999, see www.viacom.com 9/ The HBO and Cinemax and related networks report the same subscriber count for all networks. We note from www.libertvmedia.com that Liberty Media owns the equivalent of 171.2 million shares of AOL Time Warner. 10/ Encore digital theme channels were not listed with individual subscription counts. Ownership by Liberty Media is from www.libertvmedia.com. 11/ Household Coverage figure taken from Kagan Economics of Basic Cable Networks 2001. Hallmark Channel ownership by Liberty Media is 15% according to information at www.libertymedia.com. 12/ Widely reported, See for example, "Walt Disney to Acquire Fox Family Television," by Sallie Hofmeister, Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2001 13/ Ownership from Walt Disney Company Fact Book 2001. 14/ Ownership by Disney (with Hearst Corporation) from www.lifetimetv.com. 15/ We note that Liberty Media owns more than 20% of News Corp according to www.libertvmedia.com. 16/ Household Coverage figure taken from Kagan Economics of Basic Cable Networks 2001 17/ Ownership from Press Release at www.comcast.com regarding Comcast/News Corp transactions. 18/ NBC Minority Ownership of Paxson and option to acquire full ownership is widely reported. See, for example, "Paxson CEO Sagansky Says NBC Disrupting Takeover," By Dwight Oestricher, Dow Jones News Service, December 5, 2001. 19/ Ownership from www.comcast.com. 20/ We note from www.liberty.com that Liberty Media owns a 21% stake in A Networks. Due to this significant stake we treat A Networks as an owner with more than two networks. APPENDIX A PAGE 5 OF 5