Japan
Jupiter Telecommunications Co.,Ltd. (J:COM)
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KEY FACTS - as of March 31, 2008
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J:COM Company division: |
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Provides video, broadband internet and digital telephony services |
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Revenue: $679.3 million for the 3 months ended March 31, 2008, $2.2 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2007
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9.9 million homes passed |
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2.2 million video subscribers, of which 1.6 million are digital cable subscribers |
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1.2 million broadband internet subscribers |
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1.4 million telephony subscribers |
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As of March 31, 2008 Liberty Global owns an indirect 37.8% interest in J:COM, the largest broadband cable operator in Japan |
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Jupiter TV Company division: |
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Innovative provider of content across various platforms in Japan |
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Content: movies, sports, home shopping, thematic programming, portal content
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Ownership in and manages subscribers for 17 channels |
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J:COM, through its J:COM Company division, provides bundled entertainment, data and communications services to over 2.7 million customers in communities throughout the Sapporo, Kanto, Kansai and Kyushu regions of the country. J:COM provides customers with multiple offerings, including multi-channel cable television (J:COM TV Digital), high-speed internet (J:COM NET), telephony and mobile phone services (J:COM PHONE; J:COM MOBILE). Cable TV, high-speed internet and telephony services are provided through J:COM’s broadband fiber and cable network. J:COM serves its customers through multiple managed franchises operating at the local level, all under the unified company brand “J:COM”. J:COM is listed on the JASDAQ stock exchange (JASDAQ: 4817).
J:COM, through its Jupiter TV Company division, develops, manages and distributes television content across established and emerging platforms in Japan, including cable, satellite, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), Internet Protocol (IP) and mobile distribution platforms. Jupiter TV operates or invests in 17 channels in Japan, including movie channels (Movie Plus), sports channels (Golf Network, J-sports), women’s and children’s entertainment channels (LaLa TV, Kids Station), innovative new services (Jupiter VOD) and video game information channels, just to name a few.
Information above is presented as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated.
Mediatti Communications, Inc. (Mediatti)
Liberty Global indirectly owns approximately 43.3% of Mediatti, a cable television and highspeed internet services provider in Japan that served approximately 166,000 video subscribers and 100,000 internet subscribers as of December 31, 2007.
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