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
LAUNCH
YEAR
US
HOUSEHOLD
COVERAGE
(MILLIONS)
GROUP OWNERSHIP
AND NOTES
Major Networks With
Ownership
Shared By More Than One Network Group Owner
Court TV
1991
40.0
Liberty Media / AOL TW
Animal Planet
Discovery Channel
Discovery Health Channel
Learning Channel
Travel Channel
1996
1985
1998
1980
1987
67.8
81.7
25.0
78.0
52.3
Liberty
Liberty
Liberty
Liberty
Liberty
Telemundo
1987
22.1
Liberty / Sony /3
Comedy Central
1991
69.0
AOL TW / Viacom /4
Rainbow Media
American Movie Classics
Bravo
Independent Film Channel
Much Music USA
WE: Women's Entertainment
1984
1980
1994
1994
1997
75.0
49.4
30.0
22.0
25.0
Cablevision / NBC / MGM/5
Cablevision / NBC/ MGM
Cablevision / NBC / MGM
Cablevision / NBC
Cablevision / NBC / MGM
A&E Networks
A&E Network
History Channel
1984
1995
80.4
70.0
Disney / NBC /6
Disney / NBC
/
/
/
/
/
Cox /2
Cox
Cox
Cox
Cox
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NETWORK
LAUNCH
YEAR
US
HOUSEHOLD
COVERAGE
(MILLIONS)
GROUP OWNERSHIP
AND NOTES
Major Networks Owned By Network Group Owners
BET: Black Entertainment
Television
The Box Music Network
CBS Television Network
CMT: Country Music
Television
Flix
The Movie Channel
MTV
Nickelodeon
Showtime
Showtime Too
Showtime Showcase
Showtime Extreme
Showtime Beyond
TNN: The National Network
TV Land
UPN Network
VH-1
1980
58.5
Viacom /7
1985
19.0
105.5
47.2
Viacom /8
Viacom
Viacom
25.5
25.5
73.2
87.3
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1
80.1
35.0
105.5
74.2
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
Viacom
ActionMax
Cartoon Network
Cinemax
CNN
CNN Headline News
HBO
HBO Comedy
HBO Family
HBO Plus
HBO Signature
HBO Zone
MoreMax
TBS Superstation
ThrillerMax
TNT Network
Turner Classic Movies
WB Network
1998
1992
1980
1980
1982
1972
1999
1998
1998
1998
1999
1998
1976
1998
1988
1994
37.0
60.0
37.0
79.7
76.2
37.0
37.0
37.0
37.0
37.0
37.0
37.0
82.0
37.0
81.6
45.0
105.5
AOL Time Warner /9
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner
1983
1992
1979
1981
1979
1976
1998
1998
1998
1998
1983
1996
1985
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NETWORK
LAUNCH
YEAR
US
HOUSEHOLD
COVERAGE
(MILLIONS)
GROUP OWNERSHIP
AND NOTES
Encore
Encore Love Stories
Encore Western
Encore Mystery
Encore Action
Encore True Stories
Hallmark Channel
WAM! Kidz Network
1991
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1988
1994
16.0
24.5
24.5
24.5
24.5
24.5
36.0
17.0
Liberty Media /10
Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media /11
Liberty Media
ABC Family Channel
ABC Television Network
Disney Channel
ESPN
ESPN Classic
ESPN 2
ESPNews
Lifetime Television
1977
1983
1979
1995
1993
1996
1984
85.5
105.5
67.0
81.0
30.0
72.7
20.0
79.0
Disney
Disney
Disney
Disney
Disney
Disney
Disney
Disney
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox News Channel
Fox Sports
FX Network
Speedvision
1986
1996
1996
1994
1996
105.5
54.0
86.0
57.0
60.0
News
News
News
News
News
CNBC
MSNBC
NBC Television Network
PAX Television Network
1989
1996
76.0
39.6
105.5
73.0
NBC
NBC
NBC
NBC /18
E! Entertainment Television 1990
Golf Channel
1995
Outdoor Life
1995
65.0
29.5
26.0
Comcast /19
Comcast
Comcast
Sci-Fi Network
USA Network
66.0
81.0
USA Networks /20
USA Networks
1998
1992
1980
/12
/13
/13
/13
/13
/14
Corporation /15
Corporation
Corporation /16
Corporation
Corporation /17
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NETWORK
LAUNCH
YEAR
US
HOUSEHOLD
COVERAGE
(MILLIONS)
GROUP OWNERSHIP
AND NOTES
Major Networks Owned by Owners with Two or Fewer Networks
C-SPAN
C-SPAN 2
1979
1986
79:4
59.9
C-SPAN
C-SPAN
Galavision
Univision
1979
1976
22.5
29.2
Univision
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 US
networks; Non-US or Regional US Network are not included. Broadcast Networks are added and listed with
complete coverage of the 105.5 million households that Nielsen estimates as the US 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.
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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.Comthat Liberty Media owns a 21% stake in USA Networks. Due to this
significant stake we treat USA Networks as an owner with more than two networks.
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