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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 20-F
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[ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number _______________
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Tevecap S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
TEVECAP INC. THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
(Translation of Registrant's (Jurisdiction of incorporation
name into English) or organization)
Rua do Rocio, 313
Sao Paulo, SP Brazil
04552-904
(Telephone: 55-11-821-8550)
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Act:
12-5/8% Senior Notes due 2004 of Tevecap S.A. and guarantees thereof by
each of TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A., Galaxy Brasil S.A., TVA Sul Participacoes
S.A., Comercial Cabo TV Sao Paulo Ltda., TVA Parana Ltda., TV Alfa Cabo Ltda.,
CCS Camboriu Cable System de Telecomunicacoes Ltda., TCC TV a Cabo Ltda., TVA
Sul Santa Catarina Ltda., and TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda.
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes
of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual
report:
196,712,855 Common Shares
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days:
YES [ X ] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark which financial statements item the registrant has
elected to follow:
ITEM 17 [ ] ITEM 18 [ X ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.............................................1
ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY............................................26
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS..................................................26
ITEM 4. CONTROL OF REGISTRANT..............................................27
ITEM 5. NATURE OF TRADING MARKET...........................................29
ITEM 6. EXCHANGE CONTROLS AND OTHER LIMITATIONS AFFECTING
SECURITY HOLDERS...................................................29
ITEM 7. TAXATION...........................................................31
ITEM 8. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA............................................34
ITEM 9. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS................................37
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT...........................50
ITEM 11. COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS............................51
ITEM 12. OPTIONS TO PURCHASE SECURITIES.....................................52
ITEM 13. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.....................52
PART II
ITEM 14. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.........................55
PART III
ITEM 15. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES....................................55
ITEM 16. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND CHANGES IN SECURITY FOR
REGISTERED SECURITIES..............................................55
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...............................................55
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...............................................55
ITEM 19. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS..................................56
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ..................................F-1
GLOSSARY ....................................................................A-1
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Presentation of Certain Information
Tevecap S.A. ("Tevecap") and, together with its subsidiaries, "TVA" or the
"Company") is a corporation (sociedade anonima) organized under the laws of the
Federative Republic of Brazil. The accounts of the Company, which are maintained
in Brazilian reais, were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America and translated into United
States dollars on the basis set forth in Note 2.3 of the consolidated Financial
Statements of Tevecap and Subsidiaries (the "Tevecap Financial Statements" and
together with the Financial Statements of TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A. and TVA
Sul Participacoes S.A., and the Financial Information of TV Alfa Cabo Ltda., TCC
TV a Cabo Ltda., CCS Camboriu Cable System de Telecomunicacoes Ltda., TVA Sul
Parana Ltda., TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda. and TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda.
included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year ended
December 31, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), the "Financial Statements") of the
Company. Certain amounts stated herein in U.S. dollars (other than as set forth
in the Financial Statements and financial information derived therefrom) have
been translated, for the convenience of the reader, from reais at the rate in
effect on December 31, 1996 of R$1.0394 = US$1.000. Such translations should not
be construed as a representation that reais could have been converted at such
rate on such date or at any other date. See "Item 6: Exchange Controls and Other
Limitations Affecting Security Holders." All references in this Annual Report to
(i) "US Dollars," "$" or "US$" are to United States dollars and (ii) "reais,"
"real" or "R$" are to Brazilian reais. Capitalized terms used in this Annual
Report are defined, unless the context otherwise requires, in the Glossary
attached hereto. Unless otherwise specified, data regarding population or homes
in a licensed area are projections based on 1991 population census figures
compiled by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica ("IBGE"). There
can be no assurance that the number of people or the number of households in a
specified area has not increased or decreased by a higher or lower rate than
those estimated by the IBGE since the 1991 census. Unless otherwise indicated,
references to the number of the Company's subscribers are based on Company data
as of December 31, 1996. The term DIRECTV(R) ("DIRECTV") (DIRECTV(R) is a
registered trademark of Hughes Electronics Corporation ("Hughes Electronics"))
refers to the Ku-Band service provided by Galaxy Brasil in conjunction with
Galaxy Latin America. Data concerning total MMDS, Cable, C-Band or Ku-Band
subscribers and penetration rates represent estimates made by the Company based
on the January 1996 data of Kagan World Media, Inc., IBGE data, the Company's
knowledge of the pay television systems of the Company and the Operating
Ventures, and public statements of other Brazilian pay television providers.
Although the Company believes such estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be
made as to their accuracy.
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PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
General
TVA is a leading pay television operator in Brazil and is one of the
country's largest pay television programming distributors. In 1989, TVA was the
first to provide pay television services in Brazil and, in July 1996, the
Company launched DIRECTV, Brazil's first digital Ku-Band service. With
approximately 380,000 subscribers, TVA is the only operator in Brazil to offer
pay television services utilizing five distribution technologies: MMDS, Cable,
digital Ku-Band, digital C-Band and UHF. TVA believes that its ability to
strategically deploy alternative technologies provides it with significant
competitive advantages, including the ability to rapidly enter new markets,
maximize penetration of existing markets and deliver service in the most cost
effective manner. Additionally, TVA has interests in HBO Brasil Partners and
ESPN Brasil Ltda., two programming joint ventures (the "Programming Ventures").
Through owned, affiliated and independent pay television operators, TVA
programming reaches approximately one million pay television households. TVA is
a majority owned subsidiary of Abril, S.A. ("Abril"), Latin America's leading
magazine publishing, printing and distribution company. TVA's other shareholders
are Falcon International Communications (Bermuda) L.P. ("Falcon International"),
The Hearst Corporation ("Hearst"), ABC, Inc. ("ABC") and Chase Manhattan
International Finance Ltd. ("CMIF").
The Company conducts its pay television operations through three owned
operating systems (the "Owned Systems"): TVA Sistema, TVA Sul and Galaxy Brasil.
Through the MMDS and Cable systems of TVA Sistema and TVA Sul, the Company
serves six cities with a combined population of approximately 18 million,
including three of the seven largest cities in Brazil: Sao Paulo (population of
10.2 million), Rio de Janeiro (population of 5.7 million) and Curitiba
(population of 1.5 million). The Company also holds minority interests in
Canbras TVA and TV Filme (the "Operating Ventures"), which together provide pay
television services to an additional seven cities with a total population of 6.5
million. In addition, the Company sells programming to, and receives a per
subscriber fee from, unaffiliated pay television operators ("Independent
Operators").
The Company, through Galaxy Brasil, is Brazil's exclusive provider of the
premium programming service, DIRECTV, Brazil's first digital direct broadcast
satellite Ku-Band service. Galaxy Brasil receives programming, scheduling and
related services for DIRECTV from Galaxy Latin America ("GLA"), in which TVA
holds a 10.0% equity interest. The other owners of GLA are a unit of Hughes
Electronics, a member of the Cisneros Group and a subsidiary of Grupo MVS.
Through local operating companies such as Galaxy Brasil, GLA plans to provide
DIRECTV service throughout much of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Company,
through TVA Sistema, also currently provides Brazil's only digital C-Band
television service (together with Galaxy Brasil, the "DBS Systems"). The DBS
Systems enable the Company to deliver a greater number of channels than any
other television operator in Brazil and provide TVA with access to substantially
all of Brazil's 33.9 million TV Homes.
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Programming Distribution and Markets
The following table sets forth information regarding the markets in which
TVA operates systems and distributes programming:
Pay Television
Average Revenue Programming
Service Launch Class ABC per Month per Channels
Date TV Homes Households(a) Subscribers Subscriber Offered
Owned Systems
MMDS
TVA Sistema
Sao Paulo(b) .......... September 1991 3,978,096 2,732,686 126,797 $39.98 18
Rio de Janeiro ........ March 1992 2,659,472 1,694,193 79,928 38.61 15
TVA Sul
Curitiba .............. March 1992 502,512 364,707 23,595 32.90 15
Cable(c)
TVA Sistema
Sao Paulo ............. October 1994 3,978,096 2,732,686 21,352 35.66 44
TVA Sul
Curitiba .............. January 1995 502,512 364,707 10,377 27.93 44
Camboriu .............. June 1996 37,618 22,686 5,209 38.27 31
Foz do Iguacu ......... June 1996 46,669 28,145 7,157 29.17 34
Florianopolis ......... September 1996 155,382 93,706 1,916 -- --
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Total MMDS and Cable
Subscribers ............. -- -- -- 276,331 -- --
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DBS
TVA Sistema/Galaxy
Brasil(d) ................. March 1995 33,900,000 19,568,310 73,180 $32.62 26(e)
Subscribers Awaiting
Installation ............ -- -- -- 31,124 -- --
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Total Subscribers-Owned
Systems ................. -- -- -- 380,635 -- --
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Households Receiving
TVA Programming
Owned Systems ............. -- -- -- 380,635 -- --
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Operating Ventures
MMDS
TV Filme, Inc.
Brasilia .............. July 1993 412,996 308,677 50,602 $44.49 16
Goiania ............... December 1994 319,434 179,542 10,426 43.41 16
Belem ................. December 1994 221,370 135,020 16,102 46.49 15
Cable
Canbras TVA
Four cities(f) ........ April 1996 222,358 152,773 8,126 38
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Total-Operating Ventures .. -- -- -- 85,256 -- --
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Independent Operators
(53 Independent ........... -- -- -- -- --
Operators) .............. -- -- -- 564,499 -- --
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Total ..................... -- -- -- 1,030,390 -- --
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(a) The number of Class ABC Households is based on information provided by
Grupo Midia, IBGE and IBOPE.
(b) The number of MMDS subscribers includes 9,341 UHF subscribers in the Sao
Paulo metropolitan area. UHF subscribers are provided two channels of
programming, HBO Brasil and ESPN Brasil. The average revenue per month per
UHF subscriber, as of December 31, 1996, was approximately $22.96.
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(c) The Company's Cable Systems in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Camboriu, Foz do Iguacu
and Florianopolis had approximately 238,450, 53,277, 25,032, 20,404 and
23,031 Homes Passed, respectively, as of December 31, 1996.
(d) This data principally reflects the Company's digital C-Band operations. TVA
launched DIRECTV service, on a limited basis, in July 1996. As of December
31, 1996, the DIRECTV service offered 53 channels of video programming at
an average per month subscriber fee of $48.20. Since that date the number
of channels offered through the DIRECTV service has increased to 60. TV
Homes and Class ABC Households information is national information for all
of Brazil.
(e) The number includes nine SAP channels.
(f) The four cities served by Canbras TVA are Santo Andre, Sao Bernardo,
Guaruja and Sao Vicente.
Brazilian Pay Television Market
Brazil is the largest television and video market in Latin America with an
estimated 33.9 million TV Homes which, as of December 31, 1995, watched on
average more than 4.0 hours of television per day, as compared to an average of
4.5 hours in the United States. Approximately 6.2 million television sets and
1.9 million VCR units were sold in Brazil during 1995. The pay television
industry in Brazil began in 1989 with the commencement by the Company of UHF
service in Sao Paulo. As of December 31, 1996, there were an estimated 1.8
million pay television subscribers, representing approximately 5.3% of Brazilian
TV Homes. By comparison, as of December 31, 1995, 51.1% of TV Homes in
Argentina, 12.6% of TV Homes in Mexico, 21.7% of TV Homes in the United Kingdom
and 69.2% of TV Homes in the United States subscribed to pay television.
Management believes that the number of pay television subscribers in Brazil will
continue to grow as pay television reaches more households both through the
expansion of existing and new MMDS and Cable systems and through development of
nationwide DBS systems. The Ministry of Communications estimates that Brazil
will have 16.5 million pay television subscribers by 2003.
Competitive Advantages
Management believes that the Company has the following competitive
advantages:
Superior Quality Programming Lineup. TVA's programming line-up includes
exclusive rights to ESPN Brasil in the Company's major markets, with exclusive
coverage, as of January 1997, of many of Brazil's most important soccer
championships, including the Brasil Cup, the Brazilian Championship and the Sao
Paulo and Rio de Janeiro State Championships. The Company exclusively offers CMT
Brasil and Bravo Brasil and is also the only pay television provider offering
HBO programming in TVA's served markets. Management believes that as the pay
television industry grows, programming will become the critical factor driving
consumer selection of a pay television provider, and that with TVA's
relationships with strong international partners and its exclusive soccer
coverage, TVA will continue to offer superior quality programming.
Strategic Deployment of Alternative Distribution Technologies. The Company
is the only pay television operator utilizing five distribution technologies:
MMDS, Cable, Ku-Band, C-Band and UHF. The availability of multiple distribution
technologies enables the Company to capitalize on the population and income
characteristics, topography and competitive dynamics of each of its targeted
markets. The Company has the ability to penetrate new markets quickly and
efficiently and to offer tiered programming at low cost with MMDS. The Company
is expanding its Cable systems, where warranted by economic and competitive
conditions, to build its subscriber base and to prepare for future opportunities
in interactive services and telecommunications. Additionally, management
believes the Company can rapidly penetrate virtually any market through the
continued deployment of its DBS Systems.
DBS Systems: Nationwide Coverage and Digital Service. Through its DBS
Systems, TVA is capable of offering programming to nearly all of Brazil's 33.9
million TV Homes, including those households in markets where Cable or MMDS
systems are either not developed or not economically viable. Through its DIRECTV
service, TVA is the first provider of Ku-Band pay television services in Brazil
and expects to enroll as subscribers a significant
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share of those who are interested in broader, digital quality programming and
pay-per-view services. Through its digital C-Band system, the Company provides
26 channels of programming (including nine SAP channels) and is capable of
providing up to 38 channels of programming (including SAP channels). The
Company's only significant competitor in C-Band pay television service provides
six analog channels of programming in addition to off-air channels. The Company
currently targets its C-Band service to the estimated 3.7 million C-Band
satellite dish owners in Brazil, most of whom currently receive only the off-air
channels.
Modern Cable Infrastructure. The Company's Cable systems are constructed
with, or are being upgraded to, either 750 mhz or 550 mhz bandwidth capacity,
the latter of which is readily upgradeable to 750 mhz bandwidth capacity with
only moderate investment. This Cable technology will enable the Company to
provide data transmission and interactive services, including
telecommunications, in the future. Management believes that the Company's major
competitors for Cable service use narrower bandwidths over portions of their
Cable systems and have installed certain types of Cable in households which
currently may prevent them from providing telecommunications or high speed data
delivery through these portions of their systems until substantial additional
investments have been made for system reconstruction or upgrade.
Strong Strategic Partners. The Company's strategic equity partners continue
to offer valuable expertise. TVA benefits from Abril's extensive experience in
the business of subscriptions and distribution and from the collective
experience of Falcon International, Hearst and ABC with regard to pay television
operations and from access to programming.
Business Strategy
TVA seeks to be Brazil's largest and most profitable pay television
operator and programming distributor and intends to capitalize on the
convergence and development of voice, video and telecommunications services. The
Company intends to achieve these goals through the following strategies:
Maximize Penetration in Existing Markets. The Company seeks to increase its
penetration of existing markets by: (i) expanding the range of TVA's Cable
systems by extending its fiber optic and coaxial cable network and by seeking
pre-wiring arrangements with residential housing developers, (ii) improving the
signal quality and coverage of TVA's MMDS systems by using signal repeater
technology, (iii) maximizing penetration by offering tiered subscription options
and developing programming packages to appeal to more households and (iv)
expanding its penetration in ABC Class households through its scheduled
nationwide rollout of DIRECTV service and the continued development of C-Band
service.
Maximize Customer Retention Through Superior Customer Service. In order to
maximize customer retention, the Company aims to provide a consistently high
level of customer service. The Company has developed or has acquired the right
to use proprietary management information systems which, among other things,
provide Company representatives immediate access to customer records and
correspondence history. This enables TVA to provide high quality service to its
clients while monitoring subscriber payment patterns. The Company's Churn rate,
which reflects the ability of the Company to retain subscribers, averaged
approximately 1.8% per month during the year ended December 31, 1996. The
average monthly Churn rate for MMDS service in 1994 was 1.6%, in 1995 was 1.3%,
and in 1996 was 2.4%. The average monthly Churn rate for Cable service in 1994
was less than 1.0%, in 1995 was 1.1%, and in 1996 (the year Cable service was
initiated) was 0.8%. The average monthly Churn rate for C-Band service in 1994
was 5.3%, in 1995 was 0.1% and for the year ended December 31, 1996, was 2.0%.
DIRECTV service was only initiated in July 1996.
Enhance TVA's Programming Package. In order to maintain and enhance its
position as a provider of superior programming in Brazil, TVA is developing new
programming through the Programming Ventures, as well as through Abril and other
partners. TVA frequently evaluates the demographics of its subscribers and
potential subscribers and seeks to provide programming most in demand. The
Company also takes advantage of opportunities
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to enter into exclusive distribution agreements for popular television
programming in Brazil. Management believes that its DIRECTV service, which
includes both basic and premium channels, as well as pay-per-view movies and
events from Brazil, other Latin American countries, Europe, Asia and the United
States, further enhances TVA's programming offerings and positions the Company
to be the provider of the widest selection of popular programming in Brazil.
Enter New Markets. The Company intends to enter new markets by: (i)
acquiring existing MMDS and Cable operations, (ii) applying either
independently, or in conjunction with the Operating Ventures, independent pay
television providers or other appropriate third parties, for new MMDS and Cable
licenses offered by the Brazilian Government, (iii) initiating the nationwide
rollout of DIRECTV service and (iv) investing in new operating ventures with
other MMDS and Cable operators. The Brazilian Government has announced its
intention to auction MMDS licenses in 15 state capitals. Although no date has
been set for these auctions, management expects them to occur during the last
quarter of 1997. The Company has submitted proposals, either individually or in
conjunction with local partners, for all such licenses, as well as for
additional licenses throughout Brazil.
Continue Network Enhancement. The Company is positioning itself to
provide high speed data transmission, interactive and other telecommunications
services over its systems and to take advantage of possible deregulation and the
growing demand for these services in Brazil. The Company is expanding its Cable
systems with fiber optic and coaxial cable capable of being upgraded to provide
such enhanced services. In addition, the Company continues to explore the
development of digital compression of MMDS signals.
Through the implementation of the Company's strategy, the Company has
been able to achieve rapid subscriber growth. The following chart sets forth
information regarding (i) the number of subscribers to the Company's Owned
Systems at December 31, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996, (ii) the number of new
installations during the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996,
and (iii) the average installation fee for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Average
Subscribers at New Installations Installation
End of Period(s) During Period Fee for the
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Dec. 31,
1993 1994 1995 1996 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996
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MMDS
Sao Paulo ................. 54,183 72,425 121,969 126,797 33,966 34,372 75,332 61,235 $117.99
Rio de Janeiro ............ 20,490 28,234 51,664 79,928 12,961 13,855 31,733 48,928 182.38
Curitiba .................. 7,801 11,112 15,260 23,595 5,965 5,972 10,513 17,117 79.83
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Total MMDS .................. 82,474 111,771 188,893 230,320 52,892 54,199 117,578 127,280 --
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CABLE
Sao Paulo .................. -- 1,007 13,885 21,352 -- 482 6,546 6,907 $ 40.39
Curitiba ................... -- -- 1,244 10,377 -- -- 434 3,794 21.57
Foz do Iguacu .............. -- -- -- 7,157 -- -- -- 2,275 150.00
Camboriu ................... -- -- -- 5,209 -- -- -- 1,596 150.00
Florianopolis .............. -- -- -- 1,916 -- -- -- 1,966 150.00
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Total Cable ................. -- 1,007 15,129 46,011 -- 482 6,980 16,538 --
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DBS
C-Band/DIRECTV(b) ........... 511 2,075 15,126 73,180 511 1,914 16,873 66,085 $649.98
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Total
Subscribers-Owned
Systems ................... 82,985 114,853 219,148 349,511 53,403 56,595 141,431 209,903 --
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(a) Excludes backlog, reconnected and disconnected subscribers.
(b) DIRECTV service was launched, on a limited basis, in July 1996. The full
list price for initiation of the service is $877.00.
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Ownership
Tevecap is a majority owned subsidiary of Abril, the leading magazine
publishing, printing and distribution company in Latin America. Abril publishes
over 266 weekly, bi-weekly and monthly titles. During 1996, the combined monthly
paid circulation of Abril and its affiliates averaged 16.6 million copies. TVA
benefits from Abril's extensive experience in the business of subscriptions and
distribution, advertising synergies, common research resources and financial
analysis and support. Certain of Tevecap's other shareholders provide the
Company with access to additional international programming and certain
technical and financial expertise. The Company's shareholders have invested, in
aggregate, approximately $288.0 million in the Company. Tevecap's current
ownership is as follows: Abril, 56.5%; Falcon International, 14.2%; Hearst,
10.0%; ABC, 10.0%; and CMIF, 9.3%. Each of Tevecap's corporate shareholders has
agreed, with certain exceptions, to a reorganization of the ownership of
Tevecap. As a result of the proposed reorganization a new Brazilian corporation
would become an 80% shareholder in Tevecap and Hearst/ABC would remain a 20.0%
shareholder in Tevecap. The new structure would not result in any change in the
current beneficial equity participation of the Stockholders in Tevecap, and the
transactions establishing the new structure and the new structure itself would
have to conform to the restrictions of the Indenture. As of the date hereof, the
timing of the restructuring is under discussion by the Stockholders. See "Item 4
- - Control of Registrant."
Distribution Operating Systems
TVA and the Operating Ventures distribute programming through five
different technologies: MMDS, Cable, Ku-Band, C-Band, and UHF. The availability
of multiple distribution technologies enables the Company to exploit the
population and income characteristics, topography and competitive dynamics of
each of its markets.
MMDS
TVA's strategy of rapidly deploying an extensive MMDS network has allowed
it to enter new markets quickly and develop broad geographic coverage which the
Company may expand utilizing signal repeaters. TVA has developed Brazil's
largest MMDS network, and with the Operating Ventures, serves the country's
major metropolitan areas. MMDS systems are typically easier to deploy and
require relatively little capital investment for construction and maintenance as
compared to Cable systems. Programming is transmitted by signals through the air
from microwave transmitters to a small receiving antenna located at a
subscriber's home or dwelling unit. At the subscriber's location, the microwave
signals are converted to frequencies that can pass through a conventional
coaxial cable into a decoder located near a television set. In accordance with
Brazilian regulations, each MMDS license allows an MMDS operator to provide
service to households in a circular area within a radius of up to 50 kilometers,
depending on the technical capability of the operator. It is expected that
expansion into such newly available territory would require minimal additional
capital spending by the Company. However, tall buildings and other tall
structures may block reception of an MMDS signal. See "Regulatory Framework."
MMDS is being used in other emerging pay television markets such as Venezuela
and Hong Kong, and in Mexico, where Cable has a strong incumbent position.
TVA owns eight MMDS licenses and operates MMDS systems in Sao Paulo, Rio de
Janeiro and Curitiba, which have an aggregate population of approximately 17.4
million. TVA serves 230,320 MMDS subscribers in these three cities. During the
year ended December 31, 1996, TVA averaged approximately 3,500 net new MMDS
subscribers per month. The MMDS systems of TVA offer between 15 to 18 channels
of programming. Management intends to increase its channel offerings to 31 soon
after the Ministry of Communications grants additional channel rights as allowed
under recently passed regulations. See "Regulatory Framework." TV Filme, an
Operating Venture, operates MMDS systems in Brasilia, Goiania and Belem and has
77,130 MMDS subscribers. See "Regulatory Framework--MMDS Regulation." During the
year ended December 31, 1996, the Operating Ventures
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averaged approximately 3,500 net new MMDS subscribers per month. In addition,
TVA provides UHF service to 9,341 subscribers in the Sao Paulo metropolitan
area.
Cable
TVA has recently emphasized the strategic deployment of Cable service and
currently operates Cable systems in Sao Paulo, Curitiba and three other cities.
Cable service involves a broad band network employing radio frequency
transmission through coaxial and/or fiber optic cable. Cable systems consist of
four major parts: a headend, a distribution network, a subscriber network and a
house terminal. The programming is collected from the headend, then processed
and fed into the distribution path consisting of trunk and distribution cable,
which consists of coaxial and/or fiber optic cables. The signal is then fed into
a subscriber network that is either located in an apartment building or a
subscriber's home. Most of the Company's systems are constructed with either 750
mhz or 550 mhz bandwidth capacity, the latter of which is readily upgradeable to
750 mhz bandwidth capacity. The Company's four newly acquired systems in
Curitiba (2), Camboriu (1) and Foz do Iguacu (1) are being upgraded to 550 mhz
bandwidth capacity. The Company's new system in Florianopolis is being
constructed to 550 mhz bandwidth capacity. It is expected that this technology
will enable the Company to provide interactive services, including
telecommunications in the future. In addition, the Company's Cable systems
generally use addressable converters, which allow the provision of pay-per-view
services and enable TVA to upgrade, downgrade or disconnect a subscriber's
service from the headend on short notice.
TVA, through TVA Sistema and TVA Sul, owns eight Cable licenses and
operates Cable systems in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Camboriu, Florianopolis and Foz
do Iguacu, which have an aggregate population of approximately 11.9 million and
46,011 subscribers. As of December 31, 1996, TVA had deployed approximately
1,139 kilometers of its Cable network, including 185 kilometers of fiber optic
cable. As part of this build-out plan, the Company constructed a 281 kilometer
fiber optic network, including a 57 kilometer fiber optic loop in Sao Paulo and
a 28 kilometer fiber optic network in Curitiba, and is upgrading or constructing
the three recently acquired Cable systems. As a result of this buildout, as of
December 31, 1996, TVA Cable systems passed approximately 300,000 homes in Sao
Paulo, approximately 118,000 homes in Curitiba and a total of 494,000 throughout
all of the Company's Cable systems. As of December 31, 1996, Canbras TVA, an
Operating Venture, had an existing Cable network of approximately 173
kilometers, with approximately 62,000 Homes Passed and approximately 8,126
subscribers. Canbras TVA is constructing Cable networks in ten cities in the
greater Sao Paulo area with a combined population of over 2.8 million. By
comparison, TVA's largest competitor in Sao Paulo for Cable service had, as of
June 30, 1996, a Cable network in Sao Paulo of approximately 1,225 miles
(including approximately 151 miles of fiber optic cable) with 463,900 Homes
Passed. TVA and Canbras TVA currently offer between 31 and 44 analog channels of
programming (including off-air channels) on their Cable systems, depending on
the market, and have the capability of offering up to 78 analog channels. During
the year ended December 31, 1996, TVA averaged approximately 2,600 net new Cable
subscribers per month, and Canbras TVA, after its first eight months of
operation ended December 31, 1996, had 8,126 subscribers.
DIRECTV
In July 1996, TVA launched, on a limited basis, Brazil's DIRECTV service,
Brazil's first Ku-Band service. A nationwide rollout of DIRECTV was launched in
November 1996, at which time TVA initiated a publicity campaign supported by a
nationwide network of trained installers. By comparison, DIRECTV, Inc., a unit
of Hughes Electronics, started its DIRECTV service in the United States in June
1994 and had, as of December 31, 1996, approximately 2.6 million subscribers for
this service.
Galaxy Brasil receives programming from GLA, including programming which
GLA purchases from TVA. Additionally, GLA provides scheduling and related
services to Galaxy Brasil for use with DIRECTV. GLA distributes programming to
Brazil through the transmission of an encoded signal via the Galaxy III-R
satellite utilizing 12 transponders to a subscriber's 60 centimeter dish antenna
which can be mounted outside a window or
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on a rooftop. The signal is then transmitted to an integrated receiver decoder
in the subscriber's home. A single antenna may serve a single family dwelling or
a multifamily dwelling, such as an apartment building, in which case each
apartment needs to be equipped with a decoder. A unit of Hughes Electronics
leases the Galaxy III-R satellite and provides the use of the satellite and
related services to GLA pursuant to a technical service agreement, the term of
which extends until October 31, 2010. GLA, in turn, charges Galaxy Brasil a
royalty on a per subscriber basis for the use of the satellite transponders and
related services. The orbital location of the Galaxy III-R satellite enables the
Company to offer DIRECTV service to substantially all of the TV Homes in Brazil.
However, in the less populated northern and western regions of Brazil, reception
of DIRECTV programming requires a dish antenna 1.1 meters in diameter and in the
western third of Brazil (a sparsely populated area when compared to the southern
and eastern regions) reception may require an even larger antenna. In addition,
tall buildings and other tall structures may block reception of the DIRECTV
programming signal. The Galaxy III-R satellite was launched in December 1995 and
has an expected useful life of nine years from the date of launch. Hughes
Electronics expects to launch within the next 12 months a second satellite to
provide additional transponders for transmission of DIRECTV programming. With
DIRECTV service, TVA provided 60 channels of video programming (including 18
pay-per-view channels) and 33 channels of audio programming as of July 1, 1997.
The Company expects that the number of video channels will increase to 70 in the
last quarter of 1997. In addition, since December 31, 1996 a competitor has
entered the Ku-Band market, but offers only 26 channels of programming
(including four pay-per-view channels). TVA owns and has made a substantial
investment in a satellite uplink center for the Brazilian DIRECTV service in
Tambore in greater Sao Paulo (the "Tambore Facility"). The Tambore Facility is
used to uplink programming to the Galaxy III-R satellite.
At the original full installation price of $990, the purchase of DIRECTV
services was affordable only for the affluent Class A households in Brazil.
However, TVA expects to be able to reduce the installation fee having
consummated the Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility and certain financings under the
SurFin Credit Facility and upon consummation of additional financings in the
future. Management expects these financing arrangements to enable the Company to
finance the acquisition and lease of antennae decoder boxes and other equipment,
thereby permitting TVA to reduce the initial installation fee and to spread the
expenses to subscribers of installing such equipment over time. Management also
expects the cost of decoders and associated equipment to decline as new
manufacturers enter the market and proposed manufacturing facilities in Brazil
open. Accordingly, as the cost of DIRECTV service is reduced, management expects
the purchase of DIRECTV service to become more affordable to a broader segment
of Class ABC Households including Class ABC Households outside the more affluent
urban areas of Brazil. In addition, management expects to offer different tiers
of service, charging different installation and subscription prices for each
tier of service. Such tiered service will also allow the Company to offer
DIRECTV service to a broader segment of Class ABC Households. In any case,
management believes DIRECTV service may be profitable for the Company, even if
purchase of DIRECTV service remains feasible only for affluent Brazilians.
However, no assurances can be given that Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility and the
SurFin Credit Facility will provide the Company with the ability to reduce the
installation fees for DIRECTV service to the extent necessary to attract less
affluent purchasers, or that DIRECTV service will be attractive to a large
segment of Brazilians whether or not affluent.
C-Band
TVA has offered C-Band service since 1993, and is the only pay television
operator to deliver a digital C-Band signal in Brazil. TVA's C-Band service
consists of the transmission of a digital encoded signal via the Brasilsat
satellite utilizing four transponders to a satellite antenna 1.1 meters in
diameter located at a subscriber's home, where the signal passes through an
integrated receiver decoder. A single antenna may serve a single family dwelling
or a multifamily dwelling, such as an apartment building, in which case each
apartment needs to be equipped with a decoder. The Brasilsat satellite was
launched in July 1994 and is owned by Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes
(Brazilian Telecommunications Company, or "Embratel"), the Brazilian
Government-owned company authorized to provide satellite telecommunications
services utilizing the Sistema Brasileiro de Telecomunicacoes por Satelite
(Brazilian Satellite Telecommunications System, or "SBTS"). TVA utilizes the
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Brasilsat satellite pursuant to three satellite transponder leases that expire
on May 30, 2002, November 20, 2003, and November 24, 2003, respectively. The
orbital location of the Brasilsat satellite enables TVA to provide C-Band
service throughout Brazil with little or no interference. However, tall
buildings and other tall structures may block reception of C-Band programming.
The Brasilsat satellite has an expected useful life of approximately 12 to 15
years from the date of launch.
TVA's C-Band service provides the Company with national coverage via
satellite transmission and a large preinstalled market. As of December 31, 1996,
there were approximately 4.0 million parabolic C-Band antennae in use in Brazil,
most of which receive only off-air channels. This installed base represents the
Company's target market for its digital C-Band service and the Company expects
to attract these viewers through marketing and promotional initiatives. TVA is
able to deliver 38 channels of programming (including nine SAP channels) in
addition to the off-air channels and currently delivers 26 channels (including
nine SAP channels) as compared to the six channels in addition to the off-air
channels offered by its only significant competitor for this service. TVA
provides service to 49,858 C-Band subscribers throughout much of Brazil. During
the year ended December 31, 1996, TVA averaged approximately 2,900 net new
C-Band subscribers per month.
UHF Service
TVA's UHF service is the broadcast of an encoded UHF signal over a
geographic area. TVA provides UHF service only in Sao Paulo and has 9,341
subscribers for such service. TVA's UHF service provides two channels of
programming, HBO Brasil and ESPN Brasil. This service is provided to subscribers
who are unable to receive or have chosen not to have access to other pay
television services. UHF subscribers pay on average approximately $22.96 per
month for this limited service.
Recent Acquisitions and License Applications
TVA's expansion into new metropolitan areas is limited by the number of
MMDS and Cable licenses held by TVA. In order to expand, TVA seeks to purchase
existing operations and licenses, form new ventures such as the Operating
Ventures to offer pay television in markets for which TVA does not hold a
license, find new Independent Operators to purchase TVA programming, and, either
individually or along with various partners and affiliated parties, apply for
new MMDS and Cable licenses.
Since January 1996, TVA has purchased four existing Cable systems, two
in Curitiba and one in each of two other cities in southern Brazil, and has
purchased a license to operate a Cable system in a fourth city. As of the
respective dates of their acquisitions, the two systems in Curitiba had a total
of 4,515 subscribers, and the systems in the two other cities had a total of
8,298 subscribers. The four acquired systems had in the aggregate, as of
December 31, 1996, Cable networks comprising approximately 482 kilometers. The
Company is upgrading the operations of the four existing Cable systems and is
constructing a cable system in the fourth city.
In addition, TVA has submitted proposals to the Ministry of
Communications for concessions to provide service in numerous locations,
including the 15 state capitals, currently being evaluated by the Ministry of
Communications for pay television service (none of which currently receive
either MMDS or Cable service). No date has been set for the auction of these
concessions, in which TVA intends to participate either individually or in
conjunction with local partners. See "Regulatory Framework." Management expects
the bidding process for new Cable licenses to begin in the last quarter 1997.
TVA Sistema and TVA Sul
TVA Sistema and TVA Sul operate the Company's MMDS, Cable and C-Band
businesses. TVA holds a 98.0% equity interest in TVA Sistema, and the estate of
Matias Machline, a Brazilian national, holds the remaining
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2.0% equity interest. The Company holds an 87.0% equity interest in TVA Sul, and
Leonardo Petrelli, a Brazilian national, holds the remaining 13.0%. Pursuant to
an Association Agreement, dated February 15, 1996 (the "TVA Sul Agreement"), for
so long as Mr. Petrelli controls at least 8.0% of the voting capital of TVA Sul,
he is allowed to exercise veto power over a number of decisions relating to TVA
Sul, including: any merger, split, liquidation or dissolution of TVA Sul; any
sale, purchase of or lien on property of over R$50,000 in value; any acquisition
or transfer of any debt of over R$50,000 in value; any guaranty or surety given
by TVA Sul; approval of budget and business plans; approval of dividends of over
25.0% of net profit; and any modifications to TVA Sul's Estatuto Social
(bylaws). Mr. Petrelli has irrevocably waived his veto rights and consented to
the execution and delivery by TVA Sul of the Indenture and the Subsidiary
Guarantee by TVA Sul and such other documents and agreements as may be required
under the Indenture and the Subsidiary Guarantee and the performance by TVA Sul
of its rights and obligations under the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantee and
such other documents and agreements to which TVA Sul may be a party pursuant to
the Indenture. The TVA Sul Agreement has a term equal to the longer of 10 years
or the duration of the licenses required to operate TVA Sul, and for equal
successive periods thereafter.
GLA and Galaxy Brasil
Pursuant to a Partnership Agreement, dated February 13, 1995, GLA was
formed as a general partnership. As of April 11, 1997, GLA was converted into a
Delaware limited liability company. Such conversion did not materially affect
the governance of GLA or TVA's ownership interest in GLA. Under a Limited
Liability Company Agreement, dated April 11, 1997 (the "GLA Agreement"), GLA is
managed by a seven-member Executive Committee to which Hughes Communications GLA
("HCGLA") can appoint four members and each of the other partners, including
Tevecap, can appoint one member as long as such partner holds at least an eight
percent equity interest in GLA. The GLA Agreement provides for local operating
agreements between GLA and local operators throughout South America, Central
America, Mexico and the Caribbean which will govern the relationship between GLA
and such local operator. The GLA Agreement stipulates that the local operator in
Brazil shall be Galaxy Brasil, 100.0% of the equity interest of which is
currently owned by Tevecap, but up to 12.5% of which may be purchased by HCGLA
and up to 12.5% of which may be purchased by Darlene Investments, a member of
the Cisneros Group. Tevecap, in turn, has an option to purchase up to 15.0% of
the equity interest of the local operator in Venezuela, all of which is
currently owned by Darlene Investments. The current partners in GLA have also
agreed to "seek and maintain" equity positions in other local operators. The
Company has agreed to make capital contributions under the GLA Agreement of
$33.5 million, of which $27.8 million had been contributed as of July 1, 1997.
The GLA Agreement places restrictions, including first negotiation, approval and
tag-along rights, on the transfer of capital stock or voting securities of each
of the current partners in GLA and in certain circumstances their parent
entities. In connection with the conversion of GLA into a limited liability
company, GLA's uplink facility was transferred to California Broadcast Center,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed on April 11, 1997 and owned by
two units of Hughes Electronics.
Pursuant to a Local Operating Agreement (the "Local Operating Agreement")
between GLA and Galaxy Brasil, dated March 3, 1995, GLA has agreed to provide to
Galaxy Brasil the exclusive right and ability to supply the DIRECTV service in
Brazil. In accordance with a formula based on the number of subscribers, Galaxy
Brasil is obligated to pay a periodic royalty to GLA. In addition, TVA may not
own or engage in any other Ku-Band service and GLA may not own or engage in any
other pay television service in Brazil. GLA, upon the occurrence of certain
events, has the right to terminate the Local Operating Agreement, or to
terminate Galaxy Brasil's exclusive rights to distribute DIRECTV programming.
Such events include breach of any material obligation of Galaxy Brasil to GLA
and the failure of Galaxy Brasil to meet certain specified performance goals.
The Operating Ventures
The Operating Ventures also operate MMDS (TV Filme) or Cable (Canbras TVA)
systems. TVA holds a 36.0% equity interest in each of Canbras TVA Cabo and TV
Cabo Santa Branca (the "Canbras TVA
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Companies"). Canbras Communications Corp., a publicly-traded Canadian company
("Canbras"), and Canbras Participacoes Ltda., a Brazilian company
("Canbras-Par") hold the remaining interests in Canbras TVA Cabo and Canbras-Par
owns the remaining interest in TV Cabo Santa Branca. Bell Canada International,
Inc. ("BCI"), an affiliate of BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecommunications
group, holds a $27.0 million convertible debenture that upon conversion, would
permit BCI to become, inter alia, a majority shareholder of Canbras-Par. The
Canbras Association Agreement provides for each of the Canbras TVA companies to
be governed by a management committee of three members, one of which TVA has the
right to designate. In addition, TVA agreed to supply to the Canbras TVA
companies all programming regularly supplied to the Owned Systems at "most
favored prices" and other terms at which programming is provided to the Owned
Systems or to third parties in arm's-length transactions. TVA will continue to
provide MMDS service, where possible, to customers in the Santo Andre and Sao
Bernardo operating area of the Canbras TVA Companies until cable service is
available in these areas. Canbras TVA Cabo and TV Cabo Santa Branca will
compensate TVA for each subscriber that transfers from TVA's MMDS system to a
Canbras TVA Cable system. The Company agreed to grant to Canbras-Par a "right of
first refusal" to participate in Cable licenses that the Company may obtain,
directly or indirectly, and Canbras-Par granted to the Company a similar "right
of first refusal" to participate in Cable licenses acquired by Canbras-Par. The
term of the Canbras Association Agreement is for so long as Canbras-Par or its
assignee owns shares "in companies which have the objective of engaging in the
cable TV business." The Canbras Association Agreement does not specify the terms
and conditions on which any co-investments in Cable licenses are to be made, and
such terms and conditions will be negotiated in good faith, on a case-by-case
basis, in connection with any future cable license investments.
TVA holds a 14.3% equity interest (not including a 2.4% interest which may
be acquired by TVA under an outstanding warrant having a nominal exercise price)
in TV Filme. The remaining interests are held by Warburg, Pincus Investors,
L.P., which currently holds a 41.2% equity interest; members of the Lins family,
Brazilian nationals, who currently hold a 16.2% equity interest; and public
shareholders, who currently hold a 28.3% equity interest. On July 29, 1996, TV
Filme completed a public offering of 2.5 million shares of its common stock in
the United States at an initial price of $10.00 per share. Pursuant to a
programming agreement, TVA provides programming to TV Filme, and TV Filme has
agreed to use 50.0% of the channel capacity of each of its MMDS systems in
Brasilia, Goiania and Belem (the "TV Filme Service Area") to broadcast TVA
programming so long as (i) the quality of TVA programming, in the reasonable
judgment of TV Filme, remains compatible with the taste and standards of TV
Filme's subscribers, (ii) TVA continues to own, directly or indirectly, 10.0% of
TV Filme's common stock and (iii) TVA remains a subsidiary of Abril. Within the
TV Filme Service Area, TVA may not provide TVA programming to any Cable or other
MMDS pay television service provider and TVA may not compete with TV Filme as an
MMDS service provider. TV Filme also has a nonexclusive license to TVA
programming in 19 cities in which TV Filme has pending license applications,
subject to any exclusive license previously granted by TVA to other pay
television service providers in such cities and which exclusive license TVA,
using its best efforts, is unable to renegotiate to allow TVA to provide for TV
Filme to have a nonexclusive license. TVA may not charge TV Filme an amount
greater than the minimum rates charged by TVA to other subscription television
operators, nor may such charges exceed comparable rates for other programming of
a similar nature. The terms of the programming agreement terminate on July 20,
2004. From time to time, in connection with the programming agreement, TV Filme
has agreed to enter into additional agreements with the Company regarding
specified channels. The agreements typically have two year terms and determine
the monthly fees which TV Filme pays for such channels.
Programming
TVA
TVA, through its MMDS, Cable and C-Band systems, currently provides a
programming package consisting of 15 to 44 television channels. TVA programming
emphasizes sports, movies, and news with a secondary emphasis on general
entertainment.
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With respect to MMDS and Cable service in TVA's market, TVA is currently
the sole provider of ESPN Brasil, HBO Brasil, CMT Brasil, Bravo Brasil, the
Superstation, RTPi and Eurochannel. In addition, as of January 1997, TVA has
exclusive distribution rights to certain of Brazil's most important soccer
championships, including the Brasil Cup, the Brazilian Championship and the Sao
Paulo and Rio de Janeiro State Championships. TVA has entered into two
Programming Ventures, ESPN do Brasil Ltda. ("ESPN Brasil Ltda.") and HBO Brasil
Partners, through which it distributes a large volume of programming which
management believes is especially important to its subscribers. ESPN Brasil
Ltda. is a joint venture between Tevecap and ESPN Brazil, Inc. (a subsidiary of
ESPN, Inc.), each of which holds a 50.0% equity interest. ESPN, Inc. is a joint
venture between ABC and Hearst. ESPN, Inc. provides the programming of the US
channel ESPN2 to ESPN Brasil Ltda., which packages such programming with
Brazilian and other international content and provides such packaged programming
to TVA. Pursuant to a Quotaholders Agreement, dated June 26, 1995 (the "ESPN
Agreement"), ESPN Brasil has the right to transmit "ESPN2 Service" programming
as well as all library programming of ESPN. The Company has the exclusive right
to broadcast the programming of ESPN Brasil Ltda. in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro,
Curitiba, Brasilia, Belem and Goiania. The Company also acts as the exclusive
sales representative of ESPN Brasil programming with respect to sales to other
Brazilian pay television providers and receives a commission in connection
therewith. The Company is also the sole advertising agent for ESPN Brasil until
June 1999 and receives a commission on advertising sales. ESPN Brasil Ltda., in
turn, receives on an exclusive basis from the Company all rights to soccer and
other sporting events acquired by the Company after February 24, 1995. ESPN
Brazil, Inc. has the right to terminate the ESPN Agreement and dissolve ESPN
Brasil Ltda. in the event that a Brazilian court issues a non-appealable
decision that the Company did not have the right to grant these rights to ESPN
Brasil. TVA's mandatory capital contributions to ESPN Brasil Ltda. are subject
to a maximum aggregate amount of $5.0 million, whether in the form of loans or
subscriptions for additional quotas. The ESPN Agreement is effective until June
17, 2045 and automatically renewable for a 50-year period.
HBO Brasil Partners is a joint venture between TVA, which as of December
31, 1996, held a 33.3% equity interest, and HBO Ole Partners, a joint venture
among Time-Warner, Sony and Ole Communications, Inc., which as of the same date
held the remaining 66.7% equity interest. HBO Brasil Partners has exclusive
programming contracts with Sony, Time-Warner and certain independent programming
distributors. HBO Brasil Partners, through an affiliate, provides the
programming for HBO Brasil to TVA. Pursuant to a Partnership Agreement dated
April 15, 1994 (the "HBO Agreement"), HBO Brasil Partners is managed by a
Partners' Committee comprised of an equal number of agents appointed by TVA and
HBO Ole Partners, the other partner. The HBO Agreement provides for the Company
to enter into an affiliation agreement with HBO Brasil Partners, pursuant to
which the Company pays a monthly fee per subscriber to the partnership. During
the first quarter of 1997, TVA's equity interest in HBO Brasil was reduced to
24.0% as a result of the entry of BVI Television Investments, Inc., an affiliate
of Disney Enterprises, Inc., as a partner in HBO Brasil Partners.
In addition to the Programming Ventures, TVA has entered into a number of
other programming agreements. Since June 1991, TVA has had a programming
agreement with De Santi & Vallone to broadcast SuperStation programming in
Brazil, with exclusivity in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Brasilia, Belem
and Goiania, as well as throughout all of Brazil via C-Band. Through the
SuperStation, TVA provides exclusive attractions from the news departments of
two major US television networks (CBS and NBC) as well as general interest
programming. In December 1996, TVA began transmitting programming from the
History Channel on the SuperStation. TVA acquired the rights to transmit the
History Channel programming through an agreement with A&E Networks Television.
The Bravo Company, a joint venture among NBC and certain other parties, provides
international movies and arts programming for the Bravo Brasil channel on an
exclusive basis to TVA for distribution in Brazil. TVA customizes Bravo Brasil
with the insertion of Brazilian arts and movie programming. Country Music
Television, which is owned by Group W Broadcasting, Inc. and Gaylord
Entertainment Company, provides programming for CMT Brasil, which TVA customizes
with Brazilian content. Pursuant to a Letter of Understanding, dated January 18,
1996, TVA and Country Music Television ("CMT") agreed to form CMT Brasil as a
joint venture entity, in which TVA will hold a 75.0% equity interest and CMT
will hold the remaining 25.0% equity interest. The formation of this joint
venture is still under discussion by the parties. Eurochannel is a channel
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assembled exclusively by TVA with programming from the German channel Deutsche
Welle, the Spanish channel Radiotelevision Espanola, European movies, and series
acquired from the BBC. Additionally, pursuant to existing agreements, TVA is
planning, through DIRECTV service, to become the first provider of Cinemax
programming in Brazil (expected by September 1997). TVA also plans to transmit
CNA, a Brazilian news channel to be produced by Abril with programming from SBT,
a Brazilian off-air channel. TVA distributes its programming through its own
operations and through sales of programming to the Operating Ventures, Galaxy
Latin America, the Independent Operators and, to a lesser extent, to competing
pay television providers.
In addition, TVA offers non-exclusive programming from major international
subscription television programming providers, including such channels as ESPN
International, CNN, TNT, Fox, and the Discovery Channel.
TVA currently offers subscribers the following channels, among others:
HBO Brasil is the dominant first-run pay television movie channel in
Brazil. HBO Brasil airs 24 hours a day offering an average of 12 different films
per day with limited commercial slots. All films are either subtitled or dubbed
into Portuguese. In the case of dubbed versions, viewers can listen to the
original soundtrack on an SAP channel. Recently, in some locations, TVA began
offering HBO Brasil2, transmitting HBO Brasil films with a six hour time shift.
ESPN Brasil, offered exclusively by TVA, began transmission on June 17,
1995. TVA negotiated agreements with the major Brazilian soccer confederations,
providing TVA, as of the 1997 season, exclusive first choice coverage of soccer
games of the Brazilian Soccer Championship, the Sao Paulo State Championship and
the Brazil Cup. ESPN Brasil's programming centers around these exclusive soccer
games and other exclusive Brazilian and international sports entertainment
programs, mixed with programming from ESPN2.
ESPN International is the second sports channel offered by TVA, for which
TVA recently signed a new non-exclusive 50-year contract automatically renewable
for another 50-year period. ESPN International offers a number of different
sporting events, which include auto racing, National Football League games,
professional tennis matches, Major League Baseball games, and National
Basketball Association games. ESPN International also currently provides
Portuguese language commentaries exclusively to TVA.
CNN International features news and information programming, offering
international news coverage concerning politics, business, financial and
economic developments, 24 hours a day.
TNT is a movie channel which, pursuant to a non-exclusive agreement with
Turner International, Inc., offers the Turner Network Television movie
collection, including over 5,000 classic movie titles from MGM. In addition, TNT
airs children's programming, documentaries and sporting events. The movies
presented by TNT are broadcast in stereo sound and subtitled or dubbed in
Portuguese or Spanish. In the case of dubbed versions, viewers can listen to the
original soundtrack on a SAP channel.
Cartoon Network is an animated cartoon channel targeted to children that
offers programs such as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Smurfs, Yogi Bear and
other classic series.
Discovery Brasil is comprised of programming shown on the US Discovery
Channel, based on topics in the areas of nature, science and technology,
history, adventure and world cultures.
The Fox Channel presents movies, as well as programs from the 2,000 titles
in Fox's library. Fox also presents American television series, such as L.A.
Law, M*A*S*H, and The Simpsons, among many others.
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The SuperStation is a general entertainment channel programmed by De Santi
& Vallone for TVA's distribution in Brazil. De Santi & Vallone has entered into
exclusive contracts with leading American networks for the transmission of
documentary, variety, music and news programming. The SuperStation offers
popular programs, such as The Late Show With David Letterman, E! Entertainment
programs, NBC and CBS news, as well as a variety of other programs, including
programming from the History Channel, interviews, and programs on such topics as
food and cooking, travel and fashion.
Eurochannel is specially assembled and packaged by TVA and offers
subscribers European programming. The channel presents programs from the Spanish
Radiotelevision Espanola, the German Deutsche Welle, the BBC, the news from the
French TF1, as well as a variety of quality European films. News, sports, music
and variety shows are also offered.
MTV Brasil is a 24-hour channel produced by MTV Brasil, a joint venture
company owned by Abril and an indirect subsidiary of Viacom International. MTV
Brasil is entirely produced in Brazil in Portuguese. MTV Brasil has licensing
agreements with the MTV Network, a division of Viacom International, and
transmits a combination of music and other video clips, cartoons and local
programming.
MTV Latino presents original programming from MTV Latin America, which
includes music and other video clips and cartoons in Spanish.
CMT Brasil is a country music channel with programming supplied from the US
version of Country Music Television channel exclusively to TVA and customized
for Brazil with Brazilian country music and local events.
Sony Entertainment is primarily a situation-comedy channel, consisting of
Sony's film library, including Friends, Seinfeld, Mad About You and E.R.
The Warner Channel is a family entertainment channel, with new and classic
cartoons, children's programs and movies.
Bravo Brasil is an arts and movie channel, following the same concept as
the US version of the Bravo channel, showing high quality, cultural events, such
as classical music, jazz, opera, ballet and European movies. TVA inserts local
programming, such as Brazilian music and movies, as well as shows performed in
Brazil by international artists.
RTPi, Radiotelevisao Portuguesa Internacional, is a Portuguese state-owned
general entertainment channel produced and assembled in Portugal, airing music
events, talk shows, movies, news, documentaries, exclusive to TVA.
TVA's complete channel offerings as of July 1, 1997 are as follows:
Channel Description
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HBO Brasil........................... movie channel
HBO Brasil 2......................... HBO Brasil with a six-hour time shift
ESPN Brasil.......................... sports channel
ESPN International................... sports channel
CNN International.................... news channel
TNT.................................. movie channel
Cartoon Network...................... cartoon channel
Discovery Brasil..................... science and documentary channel
Fox Channel.......................... movie channel
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Channel Description
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SuperStation......................... variety programming channel
Eurochannel.......................... European variety programming channel
MTV Brasil........................... music channel
MTV Latino........................... music channel
RTPi................................. Portugal's state television channel
CMT Brasil........................... music channel
TV5.................................. French variety programming channel
WorldNet............................. American news and variety channel
RTVE................................. Spanish variety channel
Deutsche Welle....................... German variety channel
America 2............................ Argentine variety channel
CV Noticias.......................... Argentine news channel
CV Sports............................ Argentine sports channel
Canal de Noticias NBC................ NBC news channel in Spanish
TeleUno.............................. Spanish variety channel
Sony Entertainment................... situation comedy channel
The Warner Channel................... family entertainment channel
Bravo Brasil......................... arts and movie channel
Globo................................ national off-air channel
SBT.................................. national off-air channel
Gazeta/CNT........................... national off-air channel
Bandeirantes......................... national off-air channel
Record............................... national off-air channel
Manchete............................. national off-air channel
Cultura.............................. national off-air channel
CBI.................................. local off-air channel
Rede Mulher.......................... local off-air channel
Rede Vida............................ local off-air channel
TV Senado............................ local off-air channel
TV Educativa Rio..................... local off-air channel
The following additional channels are under development and are expected to
be offered by TVA to the Brazilian subscription television marketplace.
Channel Description
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Cinemax.............................. movie channel
CNA.................................. news channel
Mundo................................ variety channel
E! Entertainment..................... entertainment news channel
DIRECTV
The DIRECTV programming package offered by Galaxy Brasil as of July 1, 1997
consisted of 60 video channels (including 18 pay-per-view channels), certain of
which, such as Bravo Brasil, CMT Brasil and Eurochannel, are provided by TVA,
and 33 audio channels. The Company expects that the number of video channels
will increase to approximately 70 in the last quarter of 1997. Programming
includes movies, news, athletic
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events and other programs available on a pay-per-view basis. The complete
DIRECTV service channel offerings, other than pay-per-view, as of July 1, 1997,
were as follows:
Channel Description
HBO Brasil........................... movie channel
HBO Brasil 2......................... HBO Brasil with a six-hour time shift
ESPN Brasil.......................... sports channel
ESPN International................... sports channel
Eurochannel.......................... European variety programming channel
CMT Brasil........................... music channel
MTV Brasil........................... music channel
MTV Latino........................... music channel
RTPi................................. Portugal's state television channel
CNN International.................... news channel
TNT.................................. movie channel
Cartoon Network...................... cartoon channel
Discovery Brasil..................... science and documentary channel
Sony Entertainment................... sit-com channel
Bravo Brasil......................... art and movie channel
Deutsche Welle....................... German variety channel
TVE.................................. Spanish variety channel
Tele Uno............................. Spanish variety channel
Warner Channel....................... family entertainment channel
CBS Telenoticias..................... CBS news channel in Spanish
Bloomberg............................ business news channel
Multipremier......................... Mexican movie channel
ZAZ.................................. Mexican children's programming channel
Travel Channel....................... travel programming channel
NHK.................................. Japanese general entertainment channel
BBC.................................. U.K. news channel
TVN.................................. Chilean programming channel
Gazeta/CNT........................... national off-air channel
TV Senado............................ local off-air channel
TV Educativa Rio..................... local off-air channel
TV Cultura........................... local off-air channel
Nickelodeon.......................... children's programming channel
Discovery Kids....................... children's programming channel
Locomotion........................... children's programming channel
BBC World............................ world news channel
TV Chile............................. Chilean programming channel
Playboy TV........................... adult programming channel
AdulTVision.......................... adult programming channel
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Operations
Marketing. The Company periodically conducts marketing surveys to gauge
consumer preferences and evaluate new and existing markets. TVA also frequently
evaluates the demographics of the subscribers to its programming, seeking to
provide programming most in demand. In each market, TVA's marketing staff
typically applies one or more of the following programs to attract subscribers:
(i) extensive marketing tied to regional events such as soccer matches, (ii)
neighborhood promotional events featuring large screen broadcasts of its channel
offerings, (iii) direct mailings, (iv) telemarketing, (v) television, billboard,
magazine and newspaper advertisements, (vi) prewiring arrangements with
residential housing developers and (vii) other promotional marketing activities,
including referral programs and promotional gifts.
Installation. The installation package delivered to a new subscriber
depends upon the type of programming delivery service chosen by the subscriber.
The MMDS installation package features a standard rooftop mount linked to an
antenna and related equipment, including a decoder, located at the subscriber's
location. Cable service requires the installation of a cable line and a decoder
at the subscriber's dwelling. Ku-Band satellite service typically involves
installation of a 60-centimeter dish antenna, which can be mounted outside a
subscriber's window or on the rooftop of a subscriber's building or house,
together with a decoder located at the subscriber's dwelling. As with Ku-Band
service, C-Band service installation includes the installation of a dish
antenna, although of a greater size (1.1 meters in diameter) and a decoder and
related equipment at the subscriber's home. DBS installations at single-family
homes require an entire installation package, while installations at multiple
dwelling units in which drop lines are installed require only a decoder at each
subscriber's location and therefore are less costly to the Company. Once a new
subscriber has requested service, the amount of time a subscriber waits for the
commencement of service depends on several factors, including type of service,
whether the subscriber has access to Cable, whether the subscriber is in a
single family home or multiple dwelling unit, whether the topography of the
surrounding area makes MMDS service viable and whether the subscriber is located
in an area of Brazil that can be reached by C-Band or Ku-Band service. TVA
provides installation service with its own personnel and through local
subcontractors. TVA or such subcontractor attempts to complete installation and
begin service within 30 days of a subscription order.
Uplink Facilities. A major part of the delivery of TVA's DBS service,
whether Ku-Band or C-Band, is the collection of programming and the
transmission, or uplinking, of such programming to the Galaxy III-R satellite
and the Brasilsat satellite, respectively. Upon receipt of programming, the
Company processes, compresses, encrypts, multiplexes (combines with other
channels) and modulates (prepares for transmission to the satellite at a
designated carrier frequency) such programming. The Company uses uplink
facilities of Embratel in Sao Paulo to service its existing C-Band service. TVA
delivers its programming to the Embratel uplink center via microwave
transmission, where it is prepared for transmission to the Brasilsat satellite
using equipment provided by TVA. For its DIRECTV service, the Company has built
the Tambore Facility, an uplink center, for a total cost of approximately $20
million in Tambore in the State of Sao Paulo consisting of an uplink antenna and
ancillary equipment. The Tambore Facility has operated since June 1996 and is
used to uplink Brazilian programming to the Galaxy III-R satellite. Through the
Galaxy III-R satellite, programming from Galaxy Brasil is mixed with programming
from the California Broadcast Center (the "CBC") in Long Beach and with
programming provided by members of the Cisneros Group through an uplink facility
in Venezuela and by Grupo Frequencia Modulada Television through its uplink
facility in Mexico, for delivery to subscribers in Brazil and other countries to
which GLA provides DIRECTV service. The Tambore Facility and the uplink
facilities in Venezuela, Mexico and the United States are equipped with full
emergency power generation equipment and other emergency facilities to enable
GLA to avoid signal disruptions. As of April 11, 1997, California Broadcast
Center, LLC, a new Delaware limited liability company, was established, the
principal asset of which is GLA's satellite uplink facility. The new company is
owned by two subsidiaries of Hughes Electronics. In connection with the
establishment of the new company, TVA Communications and Tevecap have agreed,
pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, to provide certain indemnities in
favor of GLA, Hughes Communications GLA, the newly-established company and its
shareholders. To secure its obligations under the Indemnification Agreement,
Tevecap has agreed to pledge its equity interest in GLA, as well as any future
notes or interest it may hold relating to the uplink facility.
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Programming Facilities. Programming equipment is used to prepare the
programming material for transmission via the Company's MMDS, Cable or DBS
systems, including compression with respect to Cable and Ku-Band service. The
programming equipment inserts commercial or promotional material, if
appropriate, monitors the quality of the picture and sound, and delivers the
material to the multiplexing system. For programming delivered to TVA as taped
material, the programming equipment also compiles the various programming
segments, inserting commercial and promotional material.
Compression System. The Company also uses its programming facilities to
digitize the programming signals used in TVA's Cable and Ku-Band service.
Digital technology permits the compression and transmission of a digital signal
to facilitate multiple channel transmission through a single channel's
bandwidth, thereby giving broadcasters the ability to offer significantly more
channels than is currently the case with analog systems. Digitized signals are
compressed using the MPEG-2 standard. (Moving Pictures Expert Group-2, the
international video compression standard).
Conditional Access System. GLA and News Digital Systems Limited ("NDS"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corporation, are parties to a System
Implementation and License Agreement. Under the Local Operating Agreement, GLA
provides to Galaxy Brasil the use of the access control system licensed from NDS
and the Smart Cards provided by NDS. The Company expects the access control
system to adequately protect DIRECTV programming from unauthorized access. With
Smart Card technology, it is possible to change the access control system in the
event of a security breach allowing TVA to reestablish security. Management
believes that the ability to take electronic measures and to replace the Smart
Cards will provide an effective means to combat unauthorized programming access.
Subscriber Service. Management believes that delivering high levels of
subscriber service in installation and maintenance enables it to maintain high
levels of subscriber satisfaction and to maximize subscriber retention. To this
end, TVA attempts to promptly schedule installations, provides a subscriber
service hotline in each of the metropolitan areas in which TVA operates,
attempts to promptly provide response repair service, and attempts to make
follow-up calls to new subscribers shortly after installation to ensure
subscriber satisfaction. TVA seeks to instill a subscriber service focus in all
its employees through ongoing training and has established an intra-company
electronic mail system to provide a forum for employees to exchange ideas
concerning ways to increase subscriber satisfaction. TVA also has various
employee bonus programs linked to measures of subscriber satisfaction. To enable
its employees to provide quicker service, TVA is working to decentralize its
subscriber service operations by opening small service offices throughout TVA's
served markets.
Management Information Systems and Billing. Management believes that TVA's
proprietary management information systems enable TVA to deliver superior
subscriber service, monitor subscriber payment patterns and facilitate the
efficient management of each of its operating systems. Management believes that
TVA's billing procedures are an integral part of its strategy to maintain high
levels of subscriber satisfaction and to maximize subscriber retention.
Subscribers select the day of the month on which payment for that month's
service is due, and pay their bills at a bank through direct transfers, which is
the standard payment method in Brazil. After disconnection and the removal of
the delinquent subscribers decoder box, the Company generally offers to
reconnect the delinquent subscribers for a fee of approximately $50.00.
Competition
General
TVA and the Operating Ventures compete with pay television service
providers using Cable, MMDS and DBS transmission technologies. The Company
expects to continue to face competition from a number of existing and future
sources, including potential competition as a result of new and developing
technologies and the easing of regulation in the pay television industry. TVA
believes that competition is and will continue to be primarily based
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upon program offerings, customer satisfaction, quality of the system network and
price. Since there is a very limited history of pay television services in
Brazil, there can be no assurance that, based on the potential size of the
Brazilian pay television industry, the pay television market will be able to
sustain a number of competing pay television providers. The Company and the
Operating Ventures also compete with national broadcast networks and regional
and local broadcast stations. TVA's MMDS and Cable operations and its C-Band
satellite service and Ku-Band satellite service may compete for the same
subscribers.
MMDS and Cable Service
TVA's principal competitors in Cable service are operations owned or
controlled by Multicanal Participacoes S.A. ("Multicanal"), Net Brasil S.A.
("Net Brasil"), Globo Cabo S.A. ("Globo Cabo") and RBS Participacoes S.A.
("RBS"). Multicanal and Net Brasil operate Cable systems throughout much of
Brazil, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and several other large
metropolitan areas. Globo Cabo has Cable systems in approximately 18 cities
including Brasilia. RBS operates Cable services in 19 cities in Brazil and
provides MMDS service in Porto Alegre. Net Brasil also provides MMDS service in
Recife, and has a license to provide MMDS service in Curitiba. Globo
Comunicacoes e Participacoes Ltda. ("Globo Par") and TV Globo, the owners of
Brazil's most popular off-air channels (together, "Globo"), control, or have
significant interests, in each of Multicanal, Net Brasil and Globo Cabo. RBS
also holds an interest in Multicanal. The systems controlled by Multicanal, Net
Brasil, Globo Cabo and RBS offer a similar number of channels of programming at
prices comparable to those charged for TVA's MMDS and Cable Service. Each of
these systems broadcasts programming purchased from TVA as well as from other
services.
DBS Service
Management believes its only competitor in DBS service is Net Sat Servicos
Ltda. ("Net Sat") in which Globo Par also has a controlling interest and whose
other equity holders include News Corporation plc, a subsidiary of The News
Corporation Limited and Grupo Televisa, S.A., of Mexico. TVA offers 26 channels
of programming with its C-Band service, compared to the six channels offered by
Net Sat's C-Band service. However, while monthly charges are comparable and
TVA's digital C-Band service offers more channels, often with better picture
quality, the analog decoder necessary for Net Sat's C-Band service is
significantly less expensive than the digital decoder TVA's subscribers must
purchase. With respect to Ku-Band service, Net Sat uses a satellite which
provides broader coverage of Brazil. The orbital location of the Galaxy III-R
satellite enables GLA to offer DIRECTV service to substantially all of the TV
Homes in Brazil. However, in the less populated northern and western regions of
Brazil, reception of DIRECTV programming requires a dish antenna up to 1.1
meters in diameter and in the western third of Brazil (a sparsely populated area
when compared to the southern and eastern regions) reception may not be
practical due to the size of the antenna necessary for reception. TVA's Ku-Band
service currently offers 60 channels of programming, including 18 pay-per-view
channels, as compared to the 26 channels of programming offered by Net Sat
(including four pay-per-view channels).
Off-Air Broadcast Television
Broadcasting services are currently available to substantially all of the
Brazilian population without payment of a subscription fee by six
privately-owned national broadcast television networks and a government-owned
national public television network. The six national broadcast television
networks and their local affiliates currently provide services to nearly all
Brazilian TV Homes without payment of a subscription fee. The national broadcast
television networks and local broadcast stations receive a significant portion
of their revenues from the sale of television advertising, which revenues are
based in part on the audience share and ratings for the networks' programs.
Programming offered by pay television providers, including TVA, directly
competes for audience share and ratings with the programming offered by
broadcast television networks as well as regional and local television
broadcasters. The six national broadcast television networks are Globo, SBT,
Bandeirantes, TV Manchete, TV Record and
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Gazeta/CNT. The national television networks utilize one or more satellites to
retransmit their signals to their local affiliates throughout Brazil.
Programming Sales
TVA competes with a variety of Brazilian and international programming
providers for sales of its programming to the Operating Ventures and Independent
Operators. In addition, TVA competes with other pay television operators to
purchase programming from some of these Brazilian and international sources.
Regulatory Framework
The subscription television industry in Brazil is subject to regulation by
the Brazilian Ministry of Communications pursuant to the Brazilian
Telecommunications Code of 1962, as amended (the "Telecommunications Code"). The
Ministry of Communications grants concessions for MMDS, Cable, DBS, and UHF
licenses.
MMDS Regulations
General. The Telecommunications Code empowers the Ministry of
Communications, among other things, to issue, revoke, modify and renew licenses
within the spectrum available to MMDS systems, to approve the assignments and
transfer of control of such licenses, to approve the location of channels that
comprise MMDS systems, to regulate the kind, configuration and operation of
equipment used by MMDS systems, and to impose certain other reporting
requirements on channel license holders and MMDS operators. The licensing and
operation of MMDS channels are currently governed by Rule No. 002/94 ("Rule
002/94"), adopted by Ministry of Communications Administrative Rule No. 043/94
("Rule 043/94"). Under Rule 002/94, MMDS is defined as the special service of
telecommunication which uses microwaves to transmit codified signals to be
received in pre-established points on a contractual basis. On September 9, 1996,
the Ministry of Communications issued Ordinance No. 1,085 ("Ordinance 1085"),
which revised Rule 002/94 and imposed restrictions on the granting and use of
MMDS licenses.
Licenses. The Ministry of Communications grants licenses and regulates the
use of channels by MMDS operators to transmit video programming, entertainment
services and other information. A maximum of 31 MMDS channels (constituting a
spectrum bandwidth of 186 mhz) may be authorized for use in an MMDS market.
While licenses are usually granted for the use of up to 16 channels, depending
on technical feasibility and the existence of competition, the Ministry of
Communications can grant a license for all 31 channels available in one specific
area. If the license is for 16 or more channels, at least two channels must be
reserved for educational and cultural programming. If the license involves less
than 15 channels, only one channel must be reserved for educational and cultural
purposes. If a license is for fewer than 15 channels, there is no obligation to
reserve any channel for educational and cultural purposes. In each of the
Company's operating or targeted markets, up to 31 MMDS channels are available
for MMDS (in addition to any local off-air VHF/UHF channels which are offered).
Any company in which nationals of Brazil own at least 51.0% of the voting
capital is eligible to be granted a license to operate an MMDS service. For
purposes of this regulation, "national" means any native Brazilian or a
naturalized Brazilian who has held Brazilian citizenship for at least ten years.
The license is granted for a renewable period of 15 years. The application for
renewal of a license must be filed with the Ministry of Communications during
the period from 180 to 120 days before the end of the license term. To renew the
license, the license holder must (i) meet applicable legal and regulatory
requirements, (ii) have complied with all legal and contractual obligations
during the term of such license, (iii) meet certain technical and financial
requirements and (iv) provide educational and cultural programming.
Under the most recently promulgated rules of Ordinance 1085, each license
holder and its affiliates may be granted permission to operate MMDS systems in
different areas of Brazil, provided that no holder may be
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granted licenses for (i) more than seven municipalities with a population equal
to or exceeding 700,000 inhabitants and (ii) more than 12 municipalities with a
population between 300,000 and 700,000 inhabitants. The restrictions only apply
to areas in which the MMDS system operator (or an affiliate thereof) faces no
competition from other pay television services, excluding services that utilize
a satellite to transmit their signal. Ordinance 1085 grants the Ministry of
Communications full discretion to alter or eliminate the restrictions. The term
affiliate is defined by Ordinance 1085 as "(i) any legal entity that directly or
indirectly holds at least 20% of the voting capital of another legal entity or
any of two legal entities under common ownership of at least 20% of their
respective voting capital, (ii) any of two legal entities that have at least one
officer or director in common, (iii) any of two legal entities when, due to a
financial relationship between them, one entity is dependent on the other." The
Company currently controls four MMDS licenses in cities of more than 700,000
inhabitants (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Porto Alegre), but in each
such city TVA has at least one competitor. No assurance can be given as to the
number of licenses that will be granted, if any. Prices for pay television
services may be freely established by the system operator, although the Ministry
of Communications may interfere in the event of abusive pricing. The Ministry of
Communications may impose penalties including fines, suspension or revocation of
the license if the license holder fails to comply with applicable regulations or
becomes legally, technically or financially unable to provide MMDS service. The
Ministry of Communications also may intervene to the extent operators engage in
unfair practices intended to eliminate competition.
The Ministry of Communications awards licenses to use MMDS channels based
upon applications demonstrating that the applicant is qualified to hold the
license, that the proposed market is viable and that the operation of the
proposed channels will not cause impermissible interference to other permitted
channels. After the Ministry of Communications determines that an application
has met these requirements, it publishes a notice requesting comments from all
parties interested in providing the same services in the same or a near area.
Depending on the comments received, the Ministry of Communications may decide to
open a public bid for the service in that area, although it has not done so in
the past. In the case of a public bid, applicants would be evaluated based on a
number of factors including the applicant's proposed schedule for implementing
service aspects of the applicant's community relations, such as involvement of
local residents as stockholders of the applicant, the applicant's commitment to
local programming and the extent to which the applicant provides free
programming to local cultural and educational institutions. Once an MMDS license
application is granted by the Ministry of Communications, the license holder
must finalize construction and begin operations within 12 months, which period
may be extended by an additional 12 months.
In addition to qualifying under the application process described above, a
license holder must also demonstrate that its proposed signal does not violate
interference standards in the area of another MMDS channel license holder. To
this end, existing license holders are given a 30-day period in which to
ascertain and comment to the Ministry of Communications whether the new license
holder's proposed signal will interfere with existing signals. The area covered
by the services is exclusive to a radius of five to 50 kilometers around the
transmission site, depending on the technical capability of the operator.
On November 28, 1995, the President of Brazil enacted Decree No. 1719,
which provides that all granting of concessions and licenses for the rendering
of commercial telecommunications services in Brazil shall be made through
bidding procedures. As of March 31, 1996, the Ministry of Communications had not
granted any new licenses for the operation of MMDS systems pursuant to such
Decree.
Other Regulations. MMDS license holders are subject to regulation with
respect to the construction, marketing and lighting of transmission towers
pursuant to the Brazilian Aviation Code and certain local zoning regulations
affecting construction of towers and other facilities. There may also be
restrictions imposed by local authorities. The subscription television industry
also is subject to the Brazilian Consumer Code. The Consumer Code entitles the
purchasers of goods or services to certain rights, including the right to
discontinue a service and obtain a refund if the services are deemed to be of
low quality or not rendered adequately. For instance, in case of a suspension of
the transmission for a given period, the subscriber shall be entitled to a
discount on the monthly fees.
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Rule No. 002/94 and Ordinance 1085 have certain provisions relating to consumer
rights, including a provision for mandatory discounts in the event of
interruption of service. The Company as of July 15, 1997, had not been required
to repay any amounts or provide any discounts due to interruptions of service.
However, the Company does refund prepaid installation service fees when the
Company discovers such service is unavailable for whatever reason. Due to the
regulated nature of the subscription television industry, the adoption of new,
or changes to existing, laws or regulations or the interpretations thereof may
impede the Company's growth and may otherwise have a material adverse effect on
the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
Cable Regulation
General. Cable services in Brazil are licensed and regulated by the
Ministry of Communications pursuant to Law No. 8977, enacted by the Brazilian
National Congress on January 6, 1995 ("Law 8977"), and Decree No. 1718, enacted
by the President of Brazil on November 28, 1995 ("Decree 1718"). Until Law 8977
was enacted in 1995, the Brazilian Cable industry had been governed by two
principal regulatory measures since its inception in 1989: Ordinance No. 250,
issued by the Ministry of Communications on December 13, 1989 ("Ordinance 250"),
and its successor, Ordinance No. 36, issued by the Ministry of Communications on
March 21, 1991 ("Ordinance 36"). On September 9, 1996, the Ministry of
Communications issued Ordinance 1086 ("Ordinance 1086") regulating the granting
and use of Cable Licenses.
Ordinance 250 regulated the distribution of television signals ("DISTV") by
physical means (i.e., by Cable) to end-users. DISTV services generally are
limited only to the reception and transmission of signals without any
interference by a DISTV operator with the signal content. Under Ordinance 250,
101 authorizations were granted by the Ministry of Communications to local
operators to commercially exploit DISTV services. Although Ordinance 250 did not
specifically address Cable services, a number of DISTV operators (including the
Company's Cable systems) began to offer Cable services based on DISTV
authorizations.
By issuing Ordinance 36 in March 1991, the Ministry of Communications
suspended Ordinance 250, although it allowed the DISTV authorizations issued
during the preceding 15 months to remain valid. The Ministry of Communications
submitted proposed regulations relating to Cable services for public comment at
the same time Ordinance 36 was issued. These proposed regulations were never
adopted and no further regulatory action was taken until the enactment of Law
8977 in 1995. Currently Law 8977, together with Decree 1718 (which provides the
implementing procedures for Law 8977) and Ordinance 1086, constitute the
regulatory framework for Cable services in Brazil.
Licenses. Under Law 8977, a Cable operator must obtain a license from the
Ministry of Communications in order to provide Cable services in Brazil. All
Cable licenses are nonexclusive licenses to provide Cable services in a service
area. Cable licenses are granted by the Ministry of Communications for a period
of 15 years and are renewable for equal and successive periods. Renewal of the
Cable license by the Ministry of Communications is mandatory if the Cable system
operator has (i) complied with the terms of the license grant and applicable
governmental regulations and (ii) agrees to meet certain technical and economic
requirements relating to the furnishing of adequate service to subscribers,
including system modernization standards.
Ordinance 1086 imposes restrictions on the number of areas that can be
served by a Cable television system operator (or an affiliate thereof). Pursuant
to Ordinance 1086, a Cable system operator (or an affiliate thereof) may only
hold licenses with respect to (i) a maximum of seven areas with a population of
700,000 and above and (ii) a maximum of 12 areas with a population of 300,000 or
more and less than 700,000. The restrictions only apply to areas in which the
Cable system operator (or an affiliate thereof) faces no competition from other
pay television services, excluding services that utilize a satellite to transmit
their signal. Ordinance 1086 grants the Ministry of Communications full
discretion to alter or eliminate the restrictions. The term affiliate is defined
by Ordinance 1086 as "(i) any legal entity that directly or indirectly holds at
least 20% of the voting capital of another legal entity or any of two legal
entities under common ownership of at least 20% of their respective voting
capital, (ii) any of two
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legal entities that have at least one officer or director in common, (iii) any
of two legal entities when, due to a financial relationship between them, one
entity is dependent on the other." The Company currently controls four Cable
licenses in cities of more than 700,000 inhabitants (Sao Paulo and Curitiba),
but in each such city TVA has at least one competitor.
Generally, only legal entities that are headquartered in Brazil and that
have 51.0% of their voting capital by Brazilian-born citizens or persons who
have held Brazilian citizenship for more than 10 years are eligible to receive a
license to operate Cable systems in Brazil. In the event that no private entity
displays an interest in providing Cable services in a particular service area,
the Ministry of Communications may grant the local public telecommunications
operator a license to provide Cable services.
Cable operators that presently provide Cable services under a DISTV
authorization granted under Ordinance 250 are required under Law 8977 to file
applications to have their DISTV authorizations converted into Cable licenses.
Ordinance 1086 grants a one year period from the date a DISTV authorization is
converted into a cable television license for any Cable system operator to
comply with the restrictions. The Company's Cable systems, all of which are
operating under DISTV authorizations, have applied for conversion of their DISTV
authorizations.
Cable licenses for service areas not covered by existing authorizations
will be granted pursuant to a public bidding process administered by the
Ministry of Communications after prior public consultation. All such licenses
shall be nonexclusive licenses. In order to submit a bid for a license, a bidder
must meet certain financial and legal prerequisites. After such prerequisites
are met, a bidder must then submit a detailed bid describing its plan to provide
Cable services in the service area. In the qualification phase of the bidding
process, the Ministry of Communications assigns a number of points to each bid
based on certain weighted criteria, including the degree of ownership of the
bidder by residents of the local service area; the channel capacity of the
proposed system; the timetable for installing the Cable system; the timetable
for offering subscription programming and amount of such programming; the time
allocated to local public interest programming; the number of channels allocated
to educational and cultural programming; the number of establishments, such as
schools, hospitals and community centers, to which basic service programming
will be offered free of charge; and the proposed basic subscription rate. After
calculating the number of points awarded to each bidder, the Ministry of
Communications will then apply a formula based on the population of the service
area to select the winning bid from among those bidders that meet certain
defined minimum qualifying thresholds. For service areas with a population of
700,000 or more inhabitants, the qualified bidder that submits the highest bid
for the license will be selected. For service areas with a population between
300,000 and 700,000 inhabitants, the winning bid is selected based on the
highest product obtained by multiplying the number of points awarded in the
qualification phase and the amount bid for the license. For service areas with
less than 300,000 inhabitants, the winning bid is selected on the basis of the
number of points awarded in the qualification phase and the payment of a fixed
fee.
Once a Cable license is granted, the licensee has an 18 month period from
the date of the license grant to complete the initial stage of the installation
of the Cable system and to commence providing Cable services to subscribers in
the service area. The 18 month period is subject to a single 12 month extension
for cause at the discretion of the Ministry of Communications.
Any transfer of a Cable license is subject to the prior approval of the
Ministry of Communications. A license generally may not be transferred by a
licensee until it has commenced providing Cable services in its service area.
Transfers of shares causing a change in the control of a license or the legal
entity which controls a license also is subject to the prior approval of the
Ministry of Communications. The Ministry of Communications must receive notice
of any change in the capital structure of a licensee, including any transfer of
shares or increase of capital that do not result in a change of control.
A license can be revoked, upon the issue of a judicial decision, in the
event the licensee lacks technical, financial or legal capacity to continue to
operate a Cable system; is under the management of individuals, or under
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the control of individuals or corporations who, according to Law 8977, do not
qualify for such positions; has its license transferred, either directly or by
virtue of a change in control, without the prior consent of the Ministry of
Communications; does not start to provide Cable services within the time limit
specified by Law 8977; or suspends its activities for more than thirty
consecutive days without justification, unless previously authorized by the
Ministry of Communications.
Cable Related Service Regulation
General. Brazilian telecommunications services are governed primarily by
(i) Article 21 of the Federal Constitution, as amended by Amendment No. 8 of
August 15, 1995 ("Amendment 8"), and (ii) the Telecommunications Code (Law No.
4117 of August 27, 1962, as amended). The Brazilian Government also has issued
detailed regulations covering specific areas of telecommunications services,
including radio broadcasting, paging, trunking, subscription television, Cable
television and cellular telephony. The Ministry of Communications presently is
responsible for the regulation of telecommunications services in Brazil. Prior
to its amendment in 1995, Article 21 of the Federal Constitution required the
Brazilian Government to operate directly, or through concessions granted to
companies whose shares are controlled by the Brazilian Government, all
telephone, telegraph, data transmission and other public telecommunications
services. This constitutional requirement was the basis for the establishment of
the state-owned telephone monopoly, Telebras, which holds controlling interests
in 27 regional telephone operating companies. With the adoption of Amendment 8,
Article 21 was modified to permit the Brazilian Government to operate
telecommunications services either directly or through authorizations,
concessions or permissions granted to private entities. In particular, Amendment
8 removed the constitutional requirement that the Brazilian Government must
either directly operate or control the shares of companies which operate
telecommunications services. Even with the adoption of Amendment 8, the
Brazilian Government still retains broad regulatory powers over
telecommunications services. Notwithstanding the existence of the Telebras
monopoly, private companies have been permitted under Brazilian law to provide a
number of telecommunications services other than telephony, including radio
broadcasting, paging, trunking, subscription television and cable television
services. However, fixed public telephony and cellular telephony were
exclusively provided by Telebras through its regional telephone operating
companies. While Amendment 8 permits the Brazilian Government to authorize
private companies to provide such services, further action on the part of the
Brazilian legislature will be required before private entities may actually
provide fixed telephony services.
High-Speed Cable Data Services. Law 8977 and Decree 1718, among other
things, authorize cable television operators, such as the Company, in addition
to furnishing video and audio signals on their cable networks, to utilize their
networks for the transmission of meteorological, banking, financial, cultural,
prices and other data. This broad grant of authority by the Ministry of
Communications is understood to permit Cable television operators to furnish
services such as interactive home banking and high-speed Cable data services to
subscribers through their cable television networks.
Cable Telephony. Under present Brazilian law, only Telebras' regional
telephone operating companies are permitted to furnish fixed telephone services
in Brazil. Therefore, absent a change in Brazilian law, the Company would not be
permitted to furnish cable telephony on its network. There are, however, certain
limited regulatory exceptions pursuant to which private entities other than
Telebras and the regional telephone operating companies have been permitted to
provide limited fixed telephony services in Brazil. Under one particular
exception, certain private telephone networks (Centrais Privadas de Comutacao
Telefonica or "CPCT") serving "condominiums" (as such term is defined under
Brazilian law) have been permitted to interconnect their private telephone
networks to the public telephone network operated by the local telephone
operating company. A CPCT is comparable to a private branch exchange (PBX) found
in some larger apartment complexes, hotels and businesses in the United States.
Under Brazilian law, the term "condominium" refers to residential and
nonresidential buildings or building complexes that have entered into a legal
association. In practice, a condominium desiring to establish a CPCT will
generally contract with a private service provider to install, operate and
maintain the CPCT and to secure interconnection with the public telephone
network. Ordinance No. 119/90 of the 10 December 1990 ("Ordinance
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119"), which was issued by the predecessor to the Ministry of Communications,
sets forth requirements for the interconnection of CPCTs with the public
telephone network. In general the installation, operation and maintenance of a
CPCT does not require any authorization from the Ministry of Communications or
Telebras. In order to interconnect with the public telephone network, a CPCT
must comply with the requirements set forth in Ordinance 119. Such requirements
primarily relate to meeting technical equipment certification and acceptance
standards. Assuming that such standards are met, the regional telephone
operating company is required under Ordinance 119 to interconnect the CPCT
requesting interconnection to the public telephone network. The Company believes
that, under current Brazilian law, Cable television operators can utilize their
Cable television networks in order to facilitate the installation and operation
of a CPCT. Furthermore, under the authority granted by Ordinance 119, CPCTs may
be interconnected through Cable television networks to the public telephone
network.
Satellite Service Regulation. On October 1, 1991, the Ministry of
Communications enacted Ordinance No. 230 to regulate telecommunications services
via satellite in Brazil ("Ordinance 230"). Under Ordinance 230 any company
authorized to broadcast television by any means is also authorized to broadcast
by satellite transmission. The Company has operated satellite pay-television
services since 1993 through a contract signed with Embratel.
Ordinance No. 281, issued by the Ministry of Communications on November 28,
1995, partially amended Ordinance 230 allowing only companies to which a
concession, permission or authorization had been granted previously by the
Ministry of Communications to provide telecommunications services via satellite.
Companies that were already operating satellite telecommunications services
without such authorization were given a period of 60 days to seek such
authorization. The Company applied for such authorization within the 60-day
period, and on April 23, 1996, the Ministry of Communications issued Ordinance
No. 87/96 ("Ordinance 87"), granting TVA the non-exclusive permission to operate
a pay television service via satellite. Such authorization is valid for a term
of fifteen years, commencing October 26, 1994. Ordinance 87 further provides
that TVA has the obligation to (a) render services continuously and efficiently
in order to fully satisfy users, (b) in an emergency or disaster, render
services to the entities that require services without charge, and (c) meet the
technical adequacy requirements which the Ministry of Communications considers
essential to guarantee fulfillment of the obligations under the permission
granted. In addition, on April 23, 1996, Galaxy Brasil received approval from
the Ministry of Communications, pursuant to Ordinance No. 86/96 ("Ordinance
86"), to operate satellite services via the Galaxy III-R satellite, leased by
Hughes Electronics. Galaxy Brasil also received approval to operate the
corresponding ground transmission station pursuant to Ordinance 86.
On May 31, 1996, the Ministry of Communications presented Ordinance No. 23
("Ordinance 23") for a 30-day period of public review and comment. Ordinance 23
is a proposed general rule which would govern the granting of licenses to
provide satellite pay television services. Under the proposed rule,
licenseholders would be required to be legal entities at least 51.0% of whose
voting capital is owned by (a) Brazilian citizens who are either born in Brazil
or naturalized for at least ten years or (b) a corporation organized in Brazil
and controlled by Brazilian citizens who are either born in Brazil or
naturalized for at least ten years. Furthermore, licenses would be granted for a
renewable period of ten years, and could be transferred only with prior approval
of the Ministry of Communications. If issued as currently drafted, these
proposed rules will not have a material impact on the Ku-Band and C-Band
operations of TVA.
Employees
TVA had 1,677 employees as of December 31, 1996. TVA utilizes third-party
contract employees in connection with the construction of its broadcast system
network and certain other activities. Substantially all of the employees of TVA
are represented by unions. TVA believes that it has good employee and labor
relations.
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ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
The Company owns most of the assets essential to its operations. The major
fixed assets of the Company are coaxial and fiber optic cable, converters for
subscribers' homes, electronic transmission, receiving, processing and
distribution equipment, microwave equipment and antennae. The Company leases
certain distribution facilities from third parties, including space on utility
poles, roof rights and land leases for the placement of certain of its hub
sights and head ends and space for other portions of its distribution system.
The Company leases its offices from third parties, with the exception of certain
offices of TVA Sul, located in Curitiba, State of Parana, and the offices and
uplink facility for Galaxy Brasil, located in Tambore, Sao Paulo State, all of
which are owned by the Company. The Company also owns its data processing
facilities and test equipment.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is party to certain legal actions arising in the ordinary
course of its business which, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected
to have a material adverse effect on the combined financial position of the
Company. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had reserved approximately $5.0
million as contingent liabilities in connection with certain litigation
contingencies, including a number of claims by persons arising in connection
with the termination of their employment (approximately $1.8 million) and claims
relating to the payment by the Company of certain taxes on imported materials
(approximately $2.4 million). See Note 19 to the Tevecap Financial Statements
included herein. As a result of an agreement between the Company and
governmental authorities regarding an installment payment schedule for one such
tax (the Imposto sobre Circulacao de Mercadorias e Servicos, or "ICMS"), the
Company reduced its reserve for litigation contingencies to approximately $5.0
million as of December 31, 1996, which amount includes a provision for claims
described in the following paragraph.
The Company's operating companies are currently defending a lawsuit brought
by the Escritorio Central de Arrecadacao e Distribuicao (Central Collection and
Distribution Office, or "ECAD"), a government-created entity authorized to
enforce copyright laws relating to musical works. ECAD filed a lawsuit in 1993
against all pay-television operators in Brazil seeking to collect royalty
payments in connection with musical works broadcast by the operators. The suit
was filed against TVA in the Tribunal de Justica do Estado de Sao Paulo, the 16
Vara Civil do Estado de Sao Paulo, the Tribunal de Justica do Estado do Parana
and the Tribunal de Justica do Estado de Santa Catarina. The suit was filed
against TV Filme in the Tribunal de Justica do Estado de Goias, the Tribunal de
Justica do Distrito Federal and the Tribunal de Justica do Estado do Para and
against Canbras TVA in the Tribunal de Justica do Estado de Sao Paulo. ECAD is
seeking a judgment award of 2.55% of all past and present revenues generated by
the operators. The Company and all such cable operators are currently in the
process of responding to this suit. Although the Company intends to vigorously
defend this suit, the loss of such suit may have a material adverse effect on
the consolidated financial position of the Company. Based on agreements reached
by ECAD with other Brazilian television operators, however, management believes
that it can reach a negotiated settlement to this suit whereby the Company would
make monthly payments to ECAD in an amount significantly lower than that sought
by ECAD. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had reserved approximately
$770,000 for claims related to the ECAD suit.
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ITEM 4. CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
Tevecap has one class of capital stock, common shares, authorized and
outstanding. As of December 31, 1996, 196,712,855 common shares were outstanding
representing authorized social capital of R$366,000,715. The following table
sets forth, as of December 31, 1996, information regarding the beneficial
ownership of Tevecap's common shares:
Number of Common
Shareholder Shares Owned Percentage
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Abril S.A........................................................... 111,075,318 56.47%
Falcon International Communications (Bermuda) L.P.(a)............... 27,930,827 14.20
Hearst/ABC Video Services II(b)..................................... 34,714,031 17.65
Cable Participacoes Ltda.(b)........................................ 4,628,536 2.35
Chase Manhattan International Finance Ltd.(c)....................... 18,364,122 9.33
All directors and executive officers as a group..................... 21 --(d)
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(a) A subsidiary of Falcon International Communications L.L.C.
(b) Each of Hearst and ABC indirectly holds a 50.0% equity interest in each of
Hearst/ABC Video Services II and Cable Participacoes Ltda.
(c) 11,496,329 and 6,867,793 of the shares beneficially owned by Chase
Manhattan International Finance Ltd. ("CMIF") are held of record by two
wholly-owned subsidiaries of CMIF (the "Chase Parties"). In December 1995,
CMIF sold a portion of the shares beneficially owned by it to Hearst and
ABC.
(d) Less than 1.0%.
The relations among the Company's equity holders are governed by a
Stockholders Agreement (the "Stockholders Agreement"), dated December 6, 1995,
among Tevecap, Robert Civita, Abril, the Chase Parties, Falcon International and
HABC II and CPL (together with HABC II, "Hearst/ABC Parties" and together with
Robert Civita, Abril, the Chase Parties and Falcon International, the
"Stockholders"). The following describes certain terms of the Stockholders
Agreement, as amended.
Transfer of Shares. Any Stockholder desiring to transfer shares of capital
stock to any third party, including another Stockholder, must first offer such
shares to Tevecap and all of the other Stockholders. Tevecap has the right to
determine first whether to purchase such shares; if Tevecap elects not to
exercise its right to purchase the shares, the other Stockholders may elect to
purchase such shares. If Tevecap or the other Stockholders decide to purchase
the offered shares, all of such shares must be purchased. If neither Tevecap nor
the other Stockholders offer to purchase all of the offered shares, the
Stockholder desiring to sell such shares may sell the shares to any person,
provided that (i) all of the shares are sold simultaneously within six months
after the decision by Tevecap and the Stockholders not to purchase the shares,
(ii) Tevecap has not determined that the person making such purchase is a
stockholder of undesirable character, lacks necessary financial capacity or
competes with the Company, and (iii) the price for sale to such third party is
at least 90.0% of the price offered to the Company and the other Stockholders.
The provisions regarding transfers of shares do not apply to transfers to
certain affiliates of the Stockholders. In addition, the Stockholders have
preference over all other persons or entities to subscribe for new issuances of
capital stock by the Company in proportion to their existing ownership of
capital stock.
Event Put Options. Upon the occurrence of certain defined "triggering
events" each of the Stockholders, other than Abril, may demand that Tevecap buy
all or a portion of the shares of capital stock of Tevecap held by such
Stockholder, unless the shares of capital stock held by such Stockholder are
publicly registered, listed or traded (collectively referred to as an "Event
Put"). The triggering events are: (i) the amount of capital stock held by such
Stockholder exceeds the amount allowed under any legal restriction to which such
Stockholder may be subject ("Regulatory Put"); (ii) a breach without cure within
a designated period by Robert Civita, Abril, any of the
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respective affiliates of Robert Civita or Abril or Tevecap of any
representation, warranty, covenant or duty made or owed pursuant to the
Stockholders Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 25, 1995,
among Robert Civita, Abril, the Chase Parties, and certain other parties, or the
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 1995, among Tevecap, Robert Civita,
Abril, HABC Parties, the Chase Parties, Falcon International and certain other
parties; (iii) a breach without cure within a designated period by Abril of the
Abril Credit Facility; (iv) Robert Civita ceases to directly or indirectly hold
without the approval of the Stockholders 31.258% of the capital stock and voting
capital stock of Tevecap or he ceases to control the voting capital stock held
by his affiliates representing 50% or more of the voting capital stock of
Tevecap; (v) the Service Agreement, dated July 22, 1994, as amended, among
Tevecap, Televisao Show Time Ltda. ("TV Show Time"), TVA Brasil Radioenlaces
Ltda. ("TVA Brasil") and Abril, each of which holds certain licenses covering
certain operations of TVA, ceases to be valid or effective or TV Show Time, TVA
Brasil or Abril is liquidated or dissolved or files voluntarily, or has filed
against it involuntarily, any petition in bankruptcy or (vi) another Stockholder
exercises an Event Put, other than a Regulatory Put. The price to be paid in
connection with an Event Put is set at fair market value determined by appraisal
or by a multiple of Tevecap's most recent quarterly earnings. The Indenture,
however, contains restrictions on the ability of Tevecap to purchase shares of
its capital stock. See "Description of Notes--Certain Covenants--Limitation on
Restricted Payments." Accordingly, the parties to the Stockholders Agreement
have agreed to amend the Stockholders Agreement prior to the Offering to provide
that if the terms of the Indenture prohibit the Company from purchasing shares
that are subject to an Event Put ("Event Put Shares"), in whole or in part, the
Company shall not be obligated to purchase such shares to the extent it is so
restricted. However, in such event, the Company shall, subject to the terms of
the Indenture, have the obligation to issue shares of preferred stock of the
Company ("Special Preferred Shares") should the Tevecap Stockholder elect to
convert Event Put Shares to Special Preferred Shares. The holders of Special
Preferred Shares will be entitled to dividends required by law and a cumulative
dividend equal to LIBOR plus a 4.0% margin, provided that if the terms of the
Indenture prohibit the payment of dividends on the Special Preferred Shares, the
Company shall not be obligated to make such dividend payments to the extent so
restricted. However, under the terms of the Special Preferred Shares such unpaid
dividends shall cumulate and will be paid in full when permissible under the
Indenture or when the Indenture no longer restricts the payment of such
dividends. After the payment of all dividends on the Special Preferred Shares,
the Company must use any remaining profit or reserve to purchase the largest
number of Event Put Shares and Special Preferred Shares, provided that, if the
terms of the Indenture prohibit the purchase of such shares, the Company shall
not be obligated to make such purchases until permitted by the terms of the
Indenture.
Time Put Options. In addition, pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement,
Falcon International may demand that Tevecap buy all or any portion of the
shares of capital stock of Tevecap held by Falcon International if such shares
are not publicly registered, listed or traded by September 22, 2002 (the "Falcon
Time Put"). The price to be paid in connection with the Falcon Time Put is fair
market value determined in the same manner as an Event Put. If Tevecap
determines that the terms of the Indenture prohibit it from purchasing such
shares, Tevecap may, subject to the terms of the Indenture, delay the payment of
such purchase price with three annual payments ("Put Annual Payments") or issue
promissory notes denominated in US dollars for the amount of such price ("Put
Promissory Notes"). The Put Promissory Notes would mature three years after
issuance with interest payments due quarterly in arrears. The interest rate on
the Put Promissory Notes would be equal to the rate applicable to US Treasury
obligations of similar maturity plus a margin to be negotiated, with the parties
taking into account the risks associated with the type of obligor, Tevecap's
creditworthiness and investments in Brazil. Under the provisions of the
Stockholders Agreement, as amended, while the Put Promissory Notes are
outstanding, Tevecap may not pay any dividends or make distributions with
respect to its capital stock, including the Special Preferred Shares, should
they exist. To the extent dividends, distributions or payment sunder the Put
Promissory Notes may be made under the Indenture, payments must be made first to
satisfy the obligations under the outstanding Put Promissory Notes. If the terms
of the Indenture prohibit the Company from making the Put Annual Payments, the
Company shall not be required to make such payment, but shall be required to
deliver Put Promissory Notes in the principal amount of the affected Put Annual
Payments. If the terms of Indenture prohibit the Company from making an interest
payment required under any Put Promissory Note, the Company shall not be
required to make such payment at such time, provided that any accrued and unpaid
interest shall accumulate and interest on such unpaid amount shall
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compound quarterly and the Company shall make payments of interest as soon as
such payment is no longer restricted under the Indenture. Pursuant to the terms
of the proposed amendment to the Stockholders Agreement, payment of the
principal and interest on the Put Promissory Notes would be subordinated to the
prior payment in full of the Notes.
Registration Rights. At any time after December 6, 1997, the Chase Parties,
considered together, the Hearst/ABC Parties or Falcon International may request
that the Company effect the registration of any or all of the capital stock held
by such Stockholder. However, the Company is not obligated to effect more than
one registration requested by a Stockholder in any 12 month period or more than
three registrations requested by a Stockholder in total. Also, the capital stock
that is the subject of the registration demand must be of a certain minimum
amount. In addition, Tevecap must offer each Stockholder other than Abril the
opportunity to register capital stock held by such Stockholder, subject to
standard reductions in amount such Stockholder may register as recommended by
the managing underwriter. Tevecap is obligated to pay all registration expenses
other than underwriting discounts and commissions or transfer taxes, and Tevecap
is only obligated to pay for the fees and expenses of Tevecap's counsel and
accountants.
Board of Directors and Advisory Board. Tevecap is governed by a board of
directors with 11 members. Under the Stockholders Agreement, Abril designates
six members, Falcon International designates two members, the Chase Parties
together designate one member, and Hearst/ABC Parties designates 2 members. The
affirmative vote of members of the board representing the Chase Parties, Falcon
International and Hearst/ABC Parties is required for: acquisition of ownership
interests in other companies; acquisition or liens on equity in other companies
or liens on assets other than in ordinary course and in aggregate less than
$500,000; incurrence of indebtedness of less than one year maturity and in an
amount greater than $1,000,000; incurrence of indebtedness of greater than one
year maturity except trade debt and in an aggregate amount of less than
$500,000; loans on advance payments; non-financial guarantees in aggregate
totaling more than $100,000; transactions with affiliates; and modifications to
Service Agreement. Tevecap must get the approval of Hearst/ABC Parties before
entering into contracts in excess of $1,000,000 in value and making any material
programming decisions. Tevecap must get the approval of Falcon International
before entering into contracts in excess of $1,000,000. Tevecap must get the
approval of each of Hearst/ABC Parties, the Chase Parties and Falcon
International before any corporate restructuring or any public offering of
securities of Tevecap.
Required Dividend. Tevecap is required by the terms of the Stockholders
Agreement to pay annual dividends equal to the net cash flow of Tevecap or 25.0%
of the net consolidated profit (as defined by Brazilian law) of Tevecap.
However, Tevecap may delay the payment of such dividends to the extent the
payment of such dividends is prohibited by the Indenture, and such dividends
will accumulate and be payable to the extent allowed under the Indenture.
ITEM 5. NATURE OF TRADING MARKET
The Company's outstanding registered securities consist solely of the
Company's 125/8% Senior Notes due 2004 that were registered under the Securities
Act pursuant to an Exchange Offer which expired on May 23, 1997. There is no
formal trading market for such securities.
ITEM 6. EXCHANGE CONTROLS AND OTHER LIMITATIONS AFFECTING SECURITY HOLDERS
There are two legal foreign exchange markets in Brazil: the commercial rate
exchange market (the "Commercial Market") and the floating rate exchange market
(the "Floating Market"). The Commercial Market is reserved primarily for foreign
trade transactions and transactions that generally require prior approval
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from Brazilian monetary authorities, such as the purchase and sale of registered
investments by foreign persons and related remittances of funds abroad, such as
a repurchase by the Company of the Notes. Purchases of foreign exchange in the
Commercial Market may be carried out only through a financial institution in
Brazil authorized to buy and sell currency in that market. The "Commercial
Market Rate" is the commercial selling rate for Brazilian currency into US
dollars, as reported by the Central Bank. The "Floating Market Rate" generally
applies to transactions to which the Commercial Market Rate does not apply.
Prior to the implementation of the Real Plan, the Commercial Market Rate and the
Floating Market Rate differed significantly at times. Since the introduction of
the real, the two rates have not differed significantly, although there can be
no assurance that there will not be significant differences between the two
rates in the future. Both the Commercial Market Rate and the Floating Market
Rate are reported by the Central Bank on a daily basis.
Both the Commercial Market Rate and the Floating Market Rate are freely
negotiated but are strongly influenced by the Central Bank, which typically
intervened in the Commercial Market, prior to the implementation of the Real
Plan, in order to control fluctuations and to regulate disparities between the
Commercial Market Rate and the Floating Market Rate. After implementation of the
Real Plan, the Central Bank allowed the real to float with minimal intervention.
However, as described below, on March 6, 1995, the Central Bank announced its
intention to intervene in the foreign exchange markets and has subsequently
intervened in the markets and taken other actions affecting such markets.
On August 1, 1993, the cruzeiro real replaced the cruzeiro as the unit of
Brazilian currency, with each cruzeiro real being equal to 1,000 cruzeiros.
Beginning in December 1993, the Brazilian Government began implementation of the
Real Plan, which was intended to reduce inflation. On July 1, 1994, the real
replaced the cruzeiro real as the unit of Brazilian currency, with each real
being equal to 2,750 cruzeiros reais and having an exchange rate of R$1.00 to
US$1.00. According to Brazilian law, the issuance of reais is controlled by
quantitative limits backed by a corresponding amount of US dollars in reserves,
but the Brazilian Government subsequently expanded those quantitative limits and
allowed the real to float, with parity between the real and the US dollar
(R$1.00 to US$1.00) as a ceiling.
On March 6, 1995, the Central Bank announced that it would intervene in the
market and buy or sell US dollars, establishing a band (faixa de flutuacao) in
which the exchange rate between the real and the US dollar could fluctuate. The
Central Bank initially set the band with a floor of R$0.86 per US$1.00 and a
ceiling of R$0.90 per US$1.00 and provided that, from and after May 2, 1995, the
band would fluctuate between R$0.86 and R$0.98 per US$1.00. Shortly thereafter,
the Central Bank issued a new directive providing that the band would be between
R$0.88 and R$0.93 per US$1.00. On June 22, 1995, the Central Bank issued another
directive providing that the band would be between R$0.91 and R$0.99 per US$1.00
and subsequently reset the band on January 30, 1996 to between R$0.97 and R$1.06
per US$1.00. Upon resetting the band on January 30, 1996, the Central Bank
adjusted the exchange rate within such band on a number of occasions, generally
in increments of R$.001, by means of buying and selling US dollars in electronic
auctions. On February 18, 1997, the band was reset by the Central Bank to float
between R$1.05 and R$1.14 per US$1.00. On April 7, 1997, the Commercial Market
Rate was R$1.06 per US$1.00. There can be no assurance that the band will not be
altered in the future.
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The following table sets forth the Commercial Market Rate for the periods
indicated.
Exchange Rates of Brazilian Currency per US$1.00(a)
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Period(b) Low High Average Period End
- --------- --- ---- ------- ----------
1991 .................. 0.000062 0.000389 0.000149 0.000389
1992 .................. 0.000393 0.004505 0.001655 0.004505
1993 .................. 0.004557 0.118584 0.032809 0.118584
1994 .................. 0.120444 0.940000 0.645000 0.846000
1995 .................. 0.834000 0.972600 0.917742 0.972500
1996 .................. 0.972600 1.040700 1.005000 1.039400
(a) The information set forth in this table is based on information published
by the Central Bank.
(b) The historical information from 1991 through 1994 represents the nominal
Brazilian currency expressed in current reais adjusted for depreciation and
currency substitution. The exchange rates have been translated at the rates
of exchange at the time the successor currencies took effect.
Brazilian law provides that, whenever there is, or is a serious risk of, a
material imbalance in Brazil's balance of payments, the Brazilian Government
may, for a limited period of time, impose restrictions on the remittance to
foreign investors of the proceeds of their investments in Brazil, as it did for
approximately six months in 1989 and early 1990, as well as on the conversion of
the Brazilian currency into foreign currencies.
The Brazilian Government currently restricts the ability of Brazilian or
foreign persons or entities to convert Brazilian currency into US dollars or
other currencies other than in connection with certain authorized transactions.
The can be no assurance that the Brazilian Government will not in the future
impose more restrictive foreign exchange regulations that would have the effect
of eliminating or restricting the Company's access to foreign currency that
would be required to meet its foreign currency obligations, including payments
under the 12-5/8% Senior Notes due 2004 issued by Tevecap in November 1996. The
likelihood of the imposition of such restrictions by the Brazilian Government
may be affected by, among other factors, the extent of Brazil's foreign currency
reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign currency on the date a payment
is due, the size of Brazil's debt service burden relative to the economy as a
whole, Brazil's policy towards the International Monetary Fund and political
constraints to which Brazil may be subject.
ITEM 7. TAXATION
Brazil
The following is a summary of the material Brazilian income tax
consequences to Tevecap in connection with the sale and repayment of Tevecap's
12 5/8% Senior Notes due 2004 (the "Notes") including any interest thereon) and
to beneficial owners of the Notes that are non-residents of Brazil in connection
with the purchase, ownership and disposition of such Notes. This summary is
limited to Tevecap and to non-residents of Brazil which acquire the Notes at the
original issue price, and does not address investors who purchase Notes at a
premium or market discount. In addition, this summary is based on the Brazilian
tax regulations as presently in effect and does not take into account possible
future changes in such tax laws.
Individuals domiciled in Brazil and Brazilian companies are taxed in Brazil
on the basis of their worldwide income (which includes earnings of Brazilian
companies' foreign subsidiaries, branches and affiliates). The earnings of
branches of foreign companies and non- Brazilian residents in general are taxed
in Brazil only when derived from Brazilian sources. Interest, fees, commissions
and any other income (which for the purposes of this paragraph
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includes any deemed income on the difference between the issue price of the
Notes and the price at which the Notes are redeemed) payable by a Brazilian
obligor to an individual, company, entity, trust or organization domiciled
outside Brazil is considered derived from Brazilian sources and is therefore
subject to income tax withheld at the source. Brazilian tax laws expressly
authorize the paying source to pay the income or earnings net of taxes and,
therefore, to assume the cost of the applicable tax. The rate of withholding is
15.0% or such other lower rate as is provided for in an applicable tax treaty
between Brazil and such other country where the recipient of the payment has its
domicile. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable withholding tax rate for
negotiable instruments such as the Notes was reduced to zero, pursuant to
Resolutions 1853 of July 31, 1991 and 644 of October 22, 1980 of the Central
Bank, subject to Central Bank Circular 2661 of February 8, 1996, which restricts
such withholding tax reductions to negotiable instruments having a minimum
maturity of 96 months. As a result, since the Notes have an original maturity of
96 months, such reduction will apply to payments of interest and other income
with respect to the Notes.
If, however, any Note is redeemed prior to November 26, 2004, such
reduction will not apply and, therefore, upon such redemption the Brazilian
withholding tax will be imposed on the amount of interest, fees and commissions
paid on such Notes from the date of issue through the date of redemption. Based
on the advice of its Brazilian tax counsel, Tevecap believes and intends to take
the position for tax reporting purposes that, in the event of any such early
redemption to which such withholding tax applies, so long as the paying agent
through which such payment is made is located in Japan and payment to such
paying agent discharges the obligations of Tevecap to make payments in respect
of the Notes, interest and other income with respect to the Notes will be
subject to Brazilian withholding tax at a rate of 12.5% under the tax treaty in
effect between Brazil and Japan. In any event, under the terms of the Notes,
Tevecap would be required to gross up Noteholders for any Brazilian withholding
tax, subject to customary exceptions. Tevecap has the right to redeem the Notes
at par in the event that it is required to gross up for Brazilian withholding
tax imposed at a rate in excess of 15.0%.
Any earnings or capital gains resulting from the sale (whether inside or
outside Brazil) of any Notes by a non-resident of Brazil to another non-resident
of Brazil are not subject to tax in Brazil. Earnings or capital gains resulting
from the sale (whether inside or outside Brazil) of any Notes by a non-resident
of Brazil to a resident of Brazil should not be subject to tax in Brazil,
although the matter is not free from doubt.
On February 8, 1996, the Brazilian Federal Government issued Decree No.
1,815, which imposed a tax on Brazilian issuers with respect to foreign exchange
transactions ("IOF tax") related to the entering into Brazil of proceeds
resulting from foreign loans (including the issue of securities such as the
Notes). The rate of IOF tax paid by the Company with respect to the issuance of
the Notes was zero %. Decree No. 1,815 was revoked by Decree No. 2,219 of May 2,
1997 which currently regulates the IOF tax. The IOF tax rate was reduced to zero
upon the adoption of Ordinance No. 85 on April 24, 1997. However, under Law No.
8.894 dated June 21, 1994, such tax rate may be increased up to 25%.
On August 15, 1996, the Brazilian Congress approved Constitutional
Amendment No. 12 creating a new temporary tax, the Contribuicao Provisoria sobre
Movimentacao Financeira ("CPMF"). Based on such Amendment, Law No. 9.311 of
October 24, 1996 was enacted, creating the CPMF tax. Under Law No. 9.311/96, all
financial debit and money transfers through Brazilian bank accounts effected as
from January 23, 1997 until February 22, 1998, including payments made by the
Company with respect to the Notes, will be subject to the assessment of the CPMF
tax at the rate of 0.2%.
There is no stamp, transfer or other similar tax in Brazil with respect to
the transfer, assignment or sale of any debt instrument outside Brazil
(including the Notes).
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United States
The following is a summary of the material United States Federal income tax
consequences to a beneficial owner of the Notes that is a citizen or resident of
the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, an
estate the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source or a trust for which a court within the United States
is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and for which
one or more U.S. fiduciaries have the authority to control all substanntive
decisions, as well as other persons subject to United States Federal income
taxation on a net income basis in respect of the purchase, ownership and
disposition of a Note ("US Holders"). Such tax treatment may vary depending upon
the particular situation of a US Holder. This summary does not discuss all of
the tax consequences that may be relevant to certain types of investors subject
to special treatment under the United States Federal income tax laws (such as
individual retirement accounts and other tax deferred accounts, banks,
securities broker-dealers, life insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations,
foreign persons, persons whose "functional currency" is other than the US dollar
or persons that hold Notes as part of a "straddle" or "conversion transaction"
or otherwise as part of a "synthetic asset") and is limited to investors which
hold Notes as capital assets. In addition, this summary is limited to US Holders
that acquire the Notes at their issue price and does not address investors that
purchase Notes at a premium or market discount. This summary is based on the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), final, temporary and
proposed Treasury regulations thereunder (the "Regulations"), revenue rulings,
court cases, and other legal authorities as now in effect (or proposed) and as
currently interpreted, and does not take into account possible changes in such
tax laws or other legal authorities or such interpretations. No rulings on any
of the issues discussed below will be sought from the United States Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS").
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE NOTES ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX
ADVISERS AS TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF A PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, (I) THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR
NON-US TAX LAWS TO WHICH THEY MAY BE SUBJECT, AND OF ANY POSSIBLE LEGISLATIVE OR
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN LAW, (II) THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE POSSIBLE DEDUCTION BY THE ISSUER OF BRAZILIAN TAXES (AND OF
THE PAYMENT BY THE ISSUER OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WITH RESPECT THERETO) FROM
PAYMENTS ON THE NOTES, (III) THE AVAILABILITY FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME
TAX PURPOSES OF A CREDIT OR DEDUCTION FOR ANY BRAZILIAN TAXES SO DEDUCTED AND
(IV) THE CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING THE NOTES AT A PRICE OTHER THAN THEIR ISSUE
PRICE.
Interest on the Notes
Interest on the Notes will be taxable to a US Holder as ordinary income at
the time it accrues or is received in accordance with the US Holder's method of
accounting for tax purposes. The amount includible in the income of a US Holder
will be the gross amount of interest, including any Additional Amounts, if any,
payable to holders of Notes (i.e., the amount before deduction of any Brazilian
withholding taxes).
Disposition of a Note
Generally, any sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of a Note by a
US Holder will result in taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between
(1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of other property
received with respect to such taxable sale, redemption or other distribution
(other than consideration attributable to accrued interest not previously taken
into account, which consideration would be treated as interest received) and (2)
the US Holder's tax basis in the Note. Any gain or loss upon a sale or other
disposition of a Note will be capital gain or loss (which will be long-term if
the Note is held for more than one year).
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Effect of Brazilian Withholding Taxes
It is believed that payments with respect to a Note will not be subject to
Brazilian withholding tax unless the Note is redeemed prior to November 26,
2004. See "--Brazil." In the case of any Note which is so redeemed, withholding
taxes in respect of interest previously paid may be imposed by Brazil at the
time of redemption. Any Brazilian tax withheld generally will be treated as a
foreign income tax that US Holders may elect to deduct in computing their
taxable income or, subject to the limitations on foreign tax credits generally,
to credit against their United States Federal income tax liability. No such
deduction or credit will be available to the extent Brazil pays a subsidy to a
US Holder, a related person or Tevecap, the amount of which is determined
(directly or indirectly) by reference to the amount of the withholding tax.
While Brazil does not have a program or policy of paying such subsidies at
present, it has had programs of that nature in the past and could implement such
programs again in the future. For purposes of determining a US Holder's United
States foreign tax credit, the gain or loss on the sale, redemption or other
taxable disposition of a Note will generally constitute United States source
income. Interest (including any Additional Amounts payable by Tevecap) will
generally constitute foreign source passive income or financial services income
for United States foreign tax credit purposes. However, if a Note is redeemed
prior to November 26, 2004, and payments with respect to the Note are subject to
Brazilian withholding tax imposed at a rate of 5.0% or more, the IRS might
retroactively treat interest paid with respect to the Note as high withholding
tax interest. In any event, because the amount of foreign taxes for which the
foreign tax credit may be taken for the taxable year is generally limited to an
amount equal to the US Holder's United States Federal income tax rate multiplied
by its foreign source income for the taxable year, a US Holder may have
insufficient foreign source income to utilize fully any foreign tax credit
attributable to such Brazilian withholding taxes (but such US Holder may be
entitled to utilize the foreign tax credit attributable to such withholding
taxes for the holders' previous two or succeeding five taxable years, or such
withholding taxes may instead be deductible by the US Holder). A US Holder may
be required to provide the IRS with a certified copy of the receipt evidencing
payment of withholding tax imposed in respect of payments on the Notes in order
to claim a foreign tax credit in respect of such withholding tax.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
For each calendar year in which the Notes are outstanding, each DTC
participant or indirect participant holding an interest in a Note on behalf of a
US Holder and each paying agent making payments in respect of a Note will
generally be required to provide the IRS with certain information, including
such US Holder's name, address and taxpayer identification number (either such
US Holder's Social Security number or its employer identification number, as the
case may be), and the aggregate amount of interest and principal paid to such US
Holder during the calendar year. These reporting requirements, however, do not
apply with respect to certain US Holders, including corporations, securities
dealers, other financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, qualified
pension and profit sharing trusts, individual retirement accounts.
In the event that a US Holder fails to establish its exemption from such
information reporting requirements or is subject to the reporting requirements
described above and fails to supply its correct taxpayer identification number
in the manner required by applicable law, or underreports its tax liability, the
direct or indirect DTC participant holding such interest on behalf of such US
Holder or paying agent making payments in respect of a Note may be required to
"backup" withhold a tax equal to 31.0% of each payment of interest and principal
with respect to the Notes. This backup withholding tax is not an additional tax
and may be credited against the US Holder's United States Federal income tax
liability if the required information is furnished to the IRS.
ITEM 8. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected financial data as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 have been derived from,
and should be read in conjunction with, the Tevecap Financial
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Statements included in this Annual Report. The selected financial data as of
December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 and for each of the two years in the period
ended December 31, 1993 have been derived from the audited financial statements
of the Company that are not included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
As required by Brazilian law, and in accordance with local accounting
practices, the financial records of Tevecap and its subsidiaries are maintained
in the applicable Brazilian currency (the real). However, the Financial
Statements are presented in US dollars. In order to prepare the Financial
Statements, the Company's accounts have been translated from the applicable
Brazilian currency, on the basis described in Note 2.3 to the Tevecap Financial
Statements included in this Annual Report. Because of the differences between
the evolution of the rates of inflation in Brazil and the changes in the rates
of devaluation, amounts presented in US dollars may show distortions when
compared on a period-to-period basis.
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Selected Operating Data)
Statements of Operating Data:
Gross Revenues
Monthly subscriptions ........................................ $ 7,070 $ 12,544 $ 27,976 $ 62,496 $ 123,020
Installation ............................................... 1,857 4,350 6,997 26,045 61,717
Indirect programming (a) ................................... 512 530 1,626 2,866 11,377
Other (b) .................................................. 1,322 2,468 7,173 10,603 15,724
Revenue taxes (c) .......................................... (305) (371) (872) (7,506) (13,747)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total net revenue ............................................ 10,456 19,521 42,900 94,504 198,091
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Direct operating expenses (d) ................................ 32,905 29,779 28,659 62,026 112,297
Selling, general and administrative expenses ................. 17,834 19,957 24,370 46,902 81,455
Depreciation and amortization ................................ 2,704 4,813 6,177 13,268 28,216
Allowance for inventory obsolescence ......................... -- -- -- -- 2,250
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total operating expenses ..................................... 53,443 54,549 59,206 122,196 224,218
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Operating loss ............................................... (42,987) (35,028) (16,306) (27,692) (26,127)
Non operating expenses
Interest expense ........................................... (13,538) (8,492) (16,413) (17,745) (17,520)
Equity in income (losses) of affiliates (e) ................ -- -- 383 (3,672) (8,532)
Other nonoperating income, net (f) ......................... 2,232 5,892 20,339 8,039 4,443
Income tax expense ......................................... -- -- -- -- (156)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net loss ..................................................... $ 54,293 $ (37,628) $ (11,997) $ (41,070) $ (47,892)
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Other Data:
EBITDA-TV Group (g) .......................................... $ (40,283) $ (30,215) $ (10,129) $ (13,318) $ 8,991
EBITDA-Galaxy Brasil (g) ..................................... -- -- -- (1,106) (4,652)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
EBITDA (g) ................................................... (40,283) (30,215) (10,129) (14,424) 4,339
Pro forma interest expense (h) ............................... -- -- -- 38,623 45,502
Purchase of fixed assets ..................................... 7,627 11,379 22,369 93,029 125,612
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (i) ....................... -- -- -- -- --
Cash Flow Data:
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities (j) .......... (32,633) (19,180) (9,707) 22,989 (17,696)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities .............. (11,761) (13,190) (24,334) (119,661) (163,900)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities .............. 44,088 32,348 38,666 116,229 262,193
Selected Operating Data:
Number of subscribers to owned systems (k) ................... 42,924 82,985 114,853 219,148 349,511
Average monthly revenue per Subscriber (l) ................... $ 18.64 $ 21.30 $ 27.80 $ 33.24 $ 39.15
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Cash and cash equivalents .................................... $ 41 $ 19 $ 4,644 $ 24,201 $ 104,798
Property, plant and equipment ................................ 29,561 35,859 51,426 131,266 233,593
Total assets ................................................. 40,779 45,529 80,441 216,848 459,122
Loans from affiliated companies .............................. 42,577 89,769 0 586 2,721
Long-term liabilities ........................................ 67,736 97,105 4,523 9,604 265,860
Redeemable common shares ..................................... -- -- 19,754 149,534 164,910
Total shareholders equity .................................... (54,483) (92,111) 27,590 (18,260) (81,528)
See accompanying Notes to Selected Historical Financial And Other Data
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Notes to Selected Historical Financial and Other Data
(a) Represents revenues received by the company for selling programming to the
Independent Operators.
(b) Includes Advertising and Other revenues.
(c) Represents various non-income based taxes paid on certain of the Company's
gross revenue items with rates ranging from 2.65% to 7.65%.
(d) Represents costs directly related to Monthly subscriptions, and a portion
of Installation, Indirect programming and Other revenues.
(e) Represents the Company's pro rata share of the Net loss or income of its
equity investment.
(f) Includes interest income, Gain on issuance of shares by equity investees,
Translation gain or loss, Other nonoperating (expenses) income, net, and
Minority interest. The amount for the year ended December 31, 1994 includes
Interest income totaling $21,806. During that year, the Company received
capital contributions from stockholders which resulted in a surplus of cash
invested during such period.
(g) EBITDA represents the sum of (i) net income (loss), plus, without
duplication (ii) income tax expense, (iii) interest expense (income), net,
(iv) other nonoperating (expenses) income, net (v) depreciation,
amortization and all other non-cash charges, less (vi) non-cash items
increasing net income (loss) with the exception of amortized deferred
sign-on and hookup fee revenue, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP. EBITDA-TV Group and EBITDA-Galaxy represent operating loss plus
depreciation and amortization. The term "TV Group" refers to the operations
of TVA, excluding the operations of Galaxy Brasil. The TV Group, which
constitutes the operations of TVA, excluding the operations of Galaxy
Brasil, represents the more mature operations of the group while Galaxy
Brasil remains in a startup phase and has yet to collect material revenues
to offset the costs of initiating the Ku-Band service. EBITDA has been
presented separately for the TV Group and Galaxy Brasil to take account of
the different stages of development of these operations.
(h) Represents interest expense on a pro forma basis, resulting from the
offering of the 12.625% Senior Notes due 2004 (the "Notes") and the
application of the net proceeds therefrom as follows:
Year ended
December 31
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1995 1996
----------------- ----------------
Historical interest expense 17,745 17,520
Elimination of interest expense related to certain affiliated
indebtedness (11,788) (4,684)
Interest resulting from the Notes based on an interest rate of
12.625% 31,563 31,563
Amortization of deferred financing costs relating to the Notes 1,103 1,103
----------------- ----------------
38,623 45,502
================= ================
(i) For the five years ended December 31, 1996, earnings were insufficient to
cover fixed charges by $54,487, $37,920, $13,100, $38,268 and $41,209,
respectively. In calculating the Ratio of earnings to fixed charges,
earnings represents Net loss before minority interest, Equity in (losses)
income of affiliates, less fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of the sum
of interest expense paid or accrued on indebtedness of the Company and its
subsidiaries and affiliates and one-third of operating rental expenses
(such amount having been deemed by the Company to represent the interest
portion of such payments).
(j) Cash provided by (used in) operating activities (hereinafter referred to as
cash flows from operating activities) has been determined in accordance
with GAAP while EBITDA has been calculated in accordance with the
definition in footnote (g). In accordance with GAAP, cash flows from
operating activities generally reflect the cash effects of transactions and
other events that enter into the determination of net income. The principal
difference between EBITDA and cash flows from operating activities arise as
a result of the treatment of the changes in the balances of operating
assets and liabilities from the beginning to the end of a reporting period.
That is, in accordance with GAAP, such changes are components of cash flows
from operating activities while there is no similar adjustment in the
calculation of EBITDA. EBITDA has been presented as it is a financial
measure commonly used in the Company's industry. EBITDA should not be
considered as an alternative to cash provided by (used in) operating
activities, as an indicator of operating performance or as a measure of
liquidity.
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(k) Represents the number of Owned Systems' subscribers as of the last day of
each period.
(l) Average monthly revenue per subscriber refers to the average monthly
subscription fee as of the last day of each period.
ITEM 9. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial
Statements (including the notes thereto) included in this Annual Report. For the
purposes of the following discussion, all dollar amounts, with the exception of
average installation and subscriber fees, are set forth in thousands of US
dollars.
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations reflects the historical results of the Company. Due to the
limited operating history, startup nature, translations of Brazilian currency
into US dollars, and rapid growth of the Company, period-to-period comparisons
of financial data are not necessarily indicative, and should not be relied upon
as an indicator of the future performance of the Company.
Overview
Since its inception in 1989, the Company has been in a developmental or
buildout stage. The TV Group, representing the more mature operations of the
Company, has experienced, and continues to experience, rapid growth. In
addition, the Company, through Galaxy Brasil, initiated Ku-Band DIRECTV service
on a limited basis in July 1996. Despite its growth, the Company has sustained
substantial net losses due primarily to insufficient revenue with which to fund
startup costs, interest expense and charges for depreciation and amortization.
However, the TV Group has been generating positive operating cash flow beginning
with the three month period ended June 30, 1996, while Galaxy Brasil,
representing the Company's less mature operations, remains in a start-up phase
and has not yet collected material revenues to offset the costs of initiating
the Ku-Band service. Net losses incurred by the Company since inception have
been funded principally by (i) net contributions of approximately $288,000 from
the Company's shareholders, (ii) borrowings from Abril under the Abril Credit
Facility and (iii) short term borrowings made from time to time. Management
expects the financial results of the Company to improve as the operation of the
Ku-Band service matures and the number of subscribers for the Company's Ku-Band
service and TV Group services continues to grow. There can be no assurance,
however, that the number of the Company's subscribers will grow, or that the
Company's financial performance will improve.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain statements
of operations data expressed in US dollar amounts and as a percentage of net
revenue:
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 1995 1996
--------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------
% of Net % of Net % of Net
Amount Revenue Amount Revenue Amount Revenue
--------- ------- --------- ------- --------- --------
Statement of Operations
Data:
Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions ................. $ 27,976 65.2% $ 62,496 66.1% $ 123,020 62.1%
Installation .......................... 6,997 16.3 26,045 27.6 61,717 31.2
Indirect programming .................. 1,626 3.8 2,866 3.0 11,377 5.7
Other ................................. 7,173 16.7 10,603 11.2 15,724 7.9
Revenue taxes ......................... (872) (2.0) (7,506) (7.9) (13,747) (6.9)
--------- ----- --------- ----- ------- -----
Net revenue ........................... 42,900 100.0 94,504 100.0 198,091 100.0
--------- ----- --------- ----- ------- -----
Direct operating expenses.............. 28,659 66.8 62,026 65.6 112,297 56.7
Selling, general and
administrative expenses ............ 24,370 56.8 46,902 49.6 81,455 41.1
Depreciation and Amortization ......... 6,177 14.4 13,268 14.0 28,216 14.2
Allowance for inventory
obsolescence ........................ -- -- -- -- 2,250 1.1
--------- ----- --------- ----- ------- -----
Total operating expenses ............. 59,206 138.0 122,196 129.3 224,818 113.2
--------- ----- --------- ----- ------- -----
Operating loss ........................ (16,306) (38.0) (27,692) (29.3) (26,127) (13.2)
Interest income ....................... 21,806 50.8 3,118 3.3 5,813 2.5
Interest expense ...................... (16,413) (38.3) (17,745) (18.8) (17,520) (8.8)
Translation (loss) gain ............... (914) (2.1) (339) (0.4) 473 0.2
Equity in (losses) income
of affiliates ........................ 383 0.9 (3,672) (3.9) (8,532) (4.3)
Gain on issuance of shares by
equity investees ................... 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,317 1.2
Other nonoperating
(expenses) income, net .............. (1,273) (3.0) 4,389 4.6 (6,009) (3.0)
Minority interest ..................... 720 1.7 871 0.9 1,849 0.9
Income tax expense .................... 0 0.0 0 0.0 (156) (0.1)
--------- ----- --------- ----- ------- -----
Net loss .............................. $ (11,997) (28.0)% $ (41,070) (43.5)% (47,892) (24.2)%
========= ===== ========= ===== ======= =====
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Year Ended December 31, 1996 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1995
The table below sets forth the number of subscribers at December 31, 1995
and December 31, 1996 for the Owned Systems.
December 31, December 31,
Owned Systems Subscribers 1995 1996
- ------------------------- ------- --------
MMDS(a) ....................................... 188,893 230,320
Cable ......................................... 15,129 46,011
DIRECTV and Digital C-Band .................... 15,126 73,180
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219,148 349,511
Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation(b) ..... 18,343 31,124
------- -------
Total Owned Systems ........................... 237,491 380,635
======= =======
- --------------------
(a) Includes UHF subscribers.
(b) Subscribers who have paid an installation fee but are awaiting the
installation of service.
The table below sets forth at December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1996 the
approximate number of television households which received TVA's programming
through the Owned Systems and the Operating Ventures and through sales of
programming to the Independent Operators.
Households Receiving TVA Programming
December 31, December 31,
1995 1996
--------- ---------
Total Owned Systems ...................... 237,491 380,635
Operating Ventures ....................... 35,572 85,256
Independent Operators .................... 341,699 564,499
--------- ---------
Total .................................... 614,762 1,030,390
========= =========
Revenues. Revenues consist primarily of Monthly subscriptions revenue
(which principally consists of monthly fees paid by subscribers to the Company
for programming services, including equipment use), Installation revenue,
Indirect programming revenue (which consists of payments made to the Company for
the sale of its programming to the Independent Operators) and Other revenue
(which consists of Advertising revenues and Other revenues). Revenue taxes
consist of a 2.65% tax on Advertising revenue and a 7.65% tax on the balance of
revenues, in each case charged by the Brazilian Government.
Monthly subscriptions revenue for the year ended December 31, 1996 was
$123,020, as compared to $62,496 for the comparable period in 1995, an increase
of $60,524. This increase was principally attributable to an increase in
subscriber base and an increase in the amount of average monthly fees for
existing subscribers from $30.43 to $39.15 per subscriber and for new
subscribers from $39.48 to $43.70 per subscriber. The average monthly
subscription price during the year ended December 31, 1996, was $44.94 for MMDS
service, $38.59 for Cable service and $38.02 for C-Band service, as compared to
$44.04, $38.12 and $41.37, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1995.
The average monthly subscription price for Ku-Band service from its introduction
in July 1996 to December 31, 1996, was $40.20. Galaxy Brasil contributed $2,266
to monthly subscription revenue for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Installation revenue for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $61,717, as
compared to $26,045 for the comparable period in 1995, an increase of $35,672.
This increase was principally attributable to the increase in the number of new
subscribers and also to an increase in the average installation fee for C-Band
service from $586.79
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to $649.98. The average installation fee during the year ended December 31, 1996
was $134.48 for MMDS service, $36.61 for Cable service and $649.98 for C-Band
service, as compared to $169.70, $81.87 and $586.79 respectively, for the year
ended December 31, 1995. The average installation fee for Ku-Band service from
its introduction in July 1996 to December 31, 1996, was $877. The net number of
subscribers added to the Company's Owned Systems during the year ended December
31, 1996 was 130,363, as compared to 104,295 added during the same period of
1995. Galaxy Brasil contributed $15,609 to Installation revenue for the year
ended December 31, 1996. After an initial rollout in July 1996, Galaxy Brasil
began enrolling subscribers.
Indirect programming revenue for the year ended December 31, 1996 was
$11,377, as compared to $2,866 for the comparable period of 1995, an increase of
$8,511. This increase was principally attributable to the increase in the number
of Independent Operators' subscribers for the period. The number of Independent
Operators' subscribers increased by 222,800 during the year ended December 31,
1996, as compared to an increase of 252,026 during the same period of the prior
year. Independent Operators pay a fee to the Company based on the number of
subscribers to such Independent Operator's system and the number of channels
purchased from the Company. The average monthly fee paid to the Company by an
Independent Operator during the year ended December 31, 1996 was $1.44 per
subscriber.
Other revenue for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $15,724, as compared
to $10,603 for the comparable period of 1995, an increase of $5,121. This change
included a decrease in Advertising revenue to $7,532 from $8,377, a decrease of
$845, and an increase in Other to $8,192 from $2,226, an increase of $5,966. The
decrease in Advertising revenue was attributable to a shift in advertising sales
from advertising on ESPN International programming (the Advertising revenues
from which were reported as Advertising revenues in the Company's consolidated
financial statements), to advertising sales on ESPN Brasil Ltda. programming
(the Advertising revenues from which were not reported in the Advertising
revenues line of the Company's consolidated financial statements but as part of
the Company's Equity in (losses) income of affiliates). The increase in Other
revenues was principally due to the increase in sales of TVA magazine, technical
assistance, commissions for sales of HBO Brasil and ESPN Brasil advertising as
well as sales of ESPN Brasil programming to independent programming providers.
Revenue taxes for the year ended December 31, 1996 were $13,747, as
compared to $7,506 for the same period of the prior year, an increase of $6,241.
Galaxy Brasil contributed $1,488 to revenue taxes for the year ended December
31, 1996. Galaxy Brasil began enrolling subscribers and collecting revenue in
July 1996.
For the reasons noted above, Net revenue for the year ended December 31,
1996 was $198,091, as compared to $94,504 for the comparable period in the
previous year, an increase of $103,587. Galaxy Brasil contributed $16,530 to Net
revenue for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses include Payroll and
benefits, Programming, Transponder lease cost, Technical assistance expense,
Vehicle rentals expense, TVA Magazine and Other expenses. These expenses, with
the exception of Transponder lease costs, are variable expenses which increase
as the number of subscribers increases and the Company's systems grow, and are
also dependent on the type of service subscribers select. Direct operating
expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996 were $112,297, as compared to
$62,026 for the same period in 1995, an increase of $50,271. This increase was
primarily attributable to expenses incurred to service the increase in the
number of subscribers for such period in 1996 compared to the same period in
1995. Payroll and benefits expense increased to $27,203 from $12,520 an increase
of $14,683, as a result of the hiring of more than 217 new employees and an
increase in the amounts of commissions paid to employees. Programming costs
increased to $42,391 from $21,609, an increase of $20,782, as a result of
changes implemented in the programming purchased by the Company. Transponder
lease cost increased to $10,847 from $7,568, an increase of $3,279, as a result
of leasing a third transponder in 1996. Technical assistance costs increased to
$5,507 from $5,152, an increase of $355; Vehicle rentals expense increased to
$1,862 from $1,732, an increase of $130; and the expense of publishing TVA
Magazine increased to $6,842 from $3,318, an increase of $3,524. This increase
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was principally due to the increase in the number of subscribers. Other costs
include commissions for third party sales, transportation of equipment and
materials, third party services, maintenance and other miscellaneous expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 1996, Other costs were $17,645, as compared to
$10,127 for the same period the prior year, an increase of $7,518. Galaxy Brasil
contributed $5,854 to Direct operating expenses, as compared to $1,027 for the
comparable period in 1995, an increase of $4,827 as Galaxy Brasil incurred
Payroll and benefits, Vehicle rentals and other costs consistent with starting
this operation.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses include Payroll and benefits expense for selling,
administrative, financial, legal and human resources, Advertising and promotion,
Rent expense, Other administrative expenses, and Other general expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31,
1996 were $81,455, as compared to $46,902 for the same period of 1995, an
increase of $34,553. The Company has experienced increasing Selling, general and
administrative expenses as a result of its increased pay television activities
and the associated administrative costs, including costs related to opening and
maintaining additional facilities and an overall increase of $5,804 in Payroll
and benefits expense, which, for the year ended December 31, 1996 were $27,431,
as compared to $21,627 for the same period of 1995, resulting from an increase
in the number of employees and sales commissions. Advertising and promotion
expense increased to $21,355 from $11,122, an increase of $10,233, as a result
of an increase in the number of subscribers and promotional activity. Galaxy
Brasil contributed $15,328 to Selling, general and administrative expenses for
the year ended December 31, 1996, as compared to $79 for the comparable period
in 1995, an increase of $15,249. Such increase at Galaxy Brasil was due to
increases in Payroll and benefits expense and Other administrative expenses.
Depreciation, Amortization and Allowance for inventory obsolescence.
Depreciation and Amortization includes depreciation of systems, equipment,
installation materials, installation personnel and organizational costs and
amortization of concessions. Allowance for inventory obsolescence represents
charges for obsolescence of certain equipment and material. Depreciation and
Amortization for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $28,216, as compared to
$13,268 for the same period of 1995, an increase of $14,948. This increase was
principally due to the depreciation of additional reception equipment acquired
during 1996, including equipment used in the expansion of the Company's cable
systems and decoders used for DIRECTV and C-Band service. Allowance for
inventory obsolescence for the year ended December 31, 1996 was $2,250 as
compared to $0 for the comparable period in 1995, an increase of $2,250. This
increase was principally due to advances in MMDS reception equipment technology
which resulted in the obsolescence of MMDS reception equipment previously
installed by the Company. Galaxy Brasil contributed $2,858 to Depreciation,
Amortization and Allowance for inventory obsolescence for the year ended
December 31, 1996, as compared to $127 for the comparable period in 1995, an
increase of $2,731. Such increase was due to depreciation expenses associated
with the Tambore Facility.
For the reasons noted above, Operating loss for the year ended December 31,
1996 was $26,127, as compared to $27,692 for the comparable period in 1995, a
decrease of $1,565. Galaxy Brasil contributed $7,510 of this loss for the year
ended December 31, 1996, as compared to $1,233 for the comparable period in
1995, an increase of $6,277.
Interest income. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 1996 was
$5,813, as compared to $3,118 for the same period in 1995, an increase of
$2,695. This increase was principally due to interest received by the Company in
connection with temporarily invested portions of the proceeds of the Notes and
capital contributions in December 1995.
Interest expense. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1996 was
$17,520, as compared to $17,745 for the same period of 1995, a decrease of $225.
In November 1996 the Company issued the Notes and used some of the proceeds to
repay certain outstanding indebtedness bearing interest rates greater than that
applicable to the Notes.
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Equity in losses (income) of affiliates and Gain on issuance of shares by
equity investee. For the year ended December 31, 1996, Equity in losses (income)
of affiliates amounted to a loss of $8,532, as compared to a loss of $3,672 in
the same period of 1995, an increase in loss of $4,860. The primary reason for
this increase in loss was sustained losses at ESPN Brasil, which was formed on
June 15, 1995. The Gain on issuance of shares by equity investees amounted to
$2,317 for the year ended December 31, 1996 and was due to a capital gain from
TV Filme's equity offering in 1996.
Other non-operating (expenses) income. Other non-operating (expenses)
income for the year ended December 31, 1996 was an expense of $6,009, as
compared to income of $4,389 in the same period in 1995, an increase in expense
of $10,398. This increase was primarily due to costs incurred in 1996 in
connection with the negotiations resulting in the investment in the Company by
certain shareholders in December 1995, a loss of unrecovered decoders installed
in the homes of subscribers whose service was terminated, and the organization
of TVA Sul as a holding company. The Other non-operating expenses for the year
ended December 31, 1996 consisted primarily of fees paid in connection with the
investment of Falcon International and Hearst/ABC Parties in the Company. The
Other non-operating income for the comparable period of 1995 consisted primarily
of income from the sale of movie inventory and other assets.
Minority interest. The Minority interest of $1,849 for the year ended
December 31, 1996 represents Mr. Leonardo Petrelli's 13.0% share of the
aggregate losses of TVA Sul.
Net loss. For the reasons noted above, Net loss for the year ended December
31, 1996 was $47,892, as compared to $41,070 for the comparable period in 1995,
an increase of $6,822.
Year Ended December 31, 1995 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1994
The table below sets forth the number of subscribers at December 31, 1995
and December 31, 1994 for the Owned Systems.
December 31, December 31,
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Owned System Subscribers 1994 1995
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MMDS(a)....................................... 111,771 188,893
Cable......................................... 1,007 15,129
Digital C-Band................................ 2,075 15,126
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114,853 219,148
Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation(b)..... 13,956 18,343
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Total Owned Systems........................... 128,809 237,491
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(a) Includes UHF subscribers.
(b) Subscribers who have paid an installation fee but are awaiting the
installation of service.
The table below sets forth at December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994 the
approximate number of television households which received TVA's programming
through the Owned Systems and the Operating Ventures and through sales of
programming to the Independent Operators.
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Households Receiving TVA Programming
December 31, December 31,
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1994 1995
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Total Owned Systems........................... 128,809 237,491
Operating Ventures............................ 7,640 35,572
Independent Operators......................... 89,673 341,699
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Total................................ 226,122 614,762
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Revenues. Monthly subscriptions revenue for the year ended December 31,
1995 was $62,496, as compared to $27,976 for the comparable period in 1994, an
increase of $34,520. This increase was attributable to the net addition of
104,295 subscribers to the Company's Owned Systems, and the increase in the
average monthly fee for existing subscribers to $33.24 from $27.80, an increase
of $5.44, and for new subscribers to $39.48 from $31.87, an increase of $7.61.
The average monthly subscription price during the year ended December 31, 1995
was $44.04 for MMDS service and $38.12 for Cable service, as compared to $42.48
and $26.26, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1994. The average
monthly subscription price for C-Band service for the year ended December 31,
1995 was $41.37. In 1994, the Company's C-Band service was in its initial phase
of operations. In addition, Galaxy Brasil's Ku-Band service was under
development in 1995. The Company was able to increase the monthly fee as the
market price for pay television increased. The increase in the number of
subscribers was due to (i) the continued expansion and penetration of the
Company's MMDS service, including the introduction of signal repeaters in Sao
Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, (ii) the full year benefit of Cable system
construction in Sao Paulo and (iii) the net addition of 13,051 C-Band
subscribers through an aggressive national marketing campaign timed to coincide
with the Company's main competitor focusing on its Cable systems. During each
year, all revenues came from the operation of the TV Group as the operations of
Galaxy Brasil were in development.
Installation revenue for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $26,045, as
compared to $6,997 for the comparable period in 1994, an increase of $19,048.
This increase was principally attributable to the increase in the number of
installations and to the increase in the average fees for installations. The
average fee for MMDS service installation increased to $169.70 from $119.75, an
increase of $49.95, and the average fee for Cable service installation increased
to $81.87 from $44.69, an increase of $37.18. The C-Band average installation
fee increased to $586.79 from $500.00, an increase of $86.79. The growth in
installations was aided by the continued growing awareness of pay television in
Brazil and the Company's start-up of live broadcasts of the Brazilian National
Soccer Championship, the Sao Paulo State Championship and other soccer events
through ESPN Brasil. As with Monthly subscriptions revenue, all Installation
revenue during each year came from the operations of the TV Group.
Indirect programming revenue for the year ended December 31, 1995 was
$2,866, as compared to $1,626 for the comparable period of 1994, an increase of
$1,240. This increase was principally attributable to the increase in the number
of Independent Operators' subscribers for the period, as compared to the same
period in 1994. Such Independent Operators' subscribers increased to 341,699 at
December 31, 1995, as compared to 89,673 at December 31, 1994, an increase of
252,026. The average fee paid during both 1995 and 1994 was $1.50 per subscriber
per month.
Other revenue for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $10,603, as compared
to $7,173 for the comparable period of 1994, an increase of $3,430. This
increase included an increase in Advertising revenue to $8,377 from $5,727, an
increase of $2,650. The growth in Advertising revenue was due to the increase in
the subscriber base, an increase in the amount of advertising time sold by the
Company per hour of programming and an increase in the rate charged for
advertising time.
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Revenue taxes for 1995 were $7,506, as compared to $872 for the prior year,
an increase of $6,634. This increase was primarily attributable to a Government
imposed 5.0% increase in the tax rate, which increased Revenue taxes to 7.65%
from 2.65%, imposed on the Company's Gross revenues (excluding Advertising
revenue, which is taxed at 2.65%).
For the reasons noted above, Net revenue for the year ended December 31,
1995 was $94,504, as compared to $42,900 for the comparable period the previous
year, an increase of $51,604.
Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses for the year ended
December 31, 1995 were $62,026, as compared to $28,659 for the same period of
1994, an increase of $33,367. This increase was attributable primarily to the
increase in the number of subscribers to the Company's systems which led to
increases in Payroll and benefits expense, Programming expense, Transponder
lease cost, Technical assistance expense, Vehicle rentals expense, TVA Magazine
expense and Other costs. Payroll and benefits expense increased to $12,520 from
$8,022, an increase of $4,498, as the Company added approximately 450 employees.
Programming costs increased to $21,609 from $12,133, an increase of $9,476, as
the Company's subscriber base grew and the Company added four new channels to
each of its distribution systems. Transponder lease cost increased to $7,568
from $1,555, an increase of $6,013, due to an increase in the cost of satellite
transponder leases and the application of a 25.0% tax charged by the Brazilian
Government on transponder lease payments beginning in June 1995. Technical
assistance expense increased to $5,152 from $1,622, an increase of $3,530, due
to an increase in the subscriber base and the upgrade of existing systems for
the receipt of additional channels by subscribers, Vehicle rentals expense
increased to $1,732 from $788, an increase of $944, and TVA Magazine expense
increased to $3,318 from $1,430, an increase of $1,888. These expenses are
variable and increased due to the costs associated with servicing the larger
subscriber base and installing new subscribers. For the year ended December 31,
1995, Other costs were $10,127, as compared to $3,109 for the same period the
prior year, an increase of $7,018. The Company experienced increased expenses as
a result of its increased television activities and associated costs, including
costs related to opening and maintaining additional facilities. Galaxy Brasil
contributed $1,027 to Direct operating expenses for the year ended December 31,
1995, as compared to $0 for the same period of 1994. Galaxy Brasil incurred
Payroll and benefits expense, Vehicle rentals expense and Other costs consistent
with starting its DIRECTV service.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995 were $46,902, as
compared to $24,370 for the same period of 1994, an increase of $22,532. The
Company experienced increased Selling, general and administrative expenses as a
result of its increased pay television activities and associated administrative
costs, including costs related to opening and maintaining additional facilities
and an overall increase in payroll expenses resulting from an increase in the
number of employees. Advertising and promotion expense increased to $11,122 from
$3,540, an increase of $7,582 largely due to the Company's increased promotional
activity, including nationwide C-Band promotion. Galaxy Brasil contributed $79
to Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31,
1995, all of which constituted Advertising and rent expenses, as compared to $0
for the same period of 1994.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and Amortization expense for
the year ended December 31, 1995 was $13,268, as compared to $6,177 for the same
period of 1994, an increase of $7,091. The increase was due primarily to
increased capitalization of the costs associated with building the MMDS, Cable
and C-Band systems and with the installation of new subscribers. Galaxy Brasil
contributed $127 to Depreciation and Amortization expense (all of which
constituted Depreciation expense) for the year ended December 31, 1995, as
compared to $0 for the comparable period in 1994.
For the reasons noted above, Operating loss for the year ended December 31,
1995 was $27,692, as compared to $16,306 for the comparable period in 1994, an
increase in loss of $9,303. Galaxy Brasil contributed $11,386 to this loss for
the year ended December 31, 1995, as compared to $0 for the comparable period in
1994.
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Interest income. For the year ended December 31, 1995, Interest income
totaled $3,118, as compared to $21,806 in the similar period in 1994, a decrease
of $18,688. This reduction in Interest income was a result of the shorter period
in which a capital contribution of $125,000 in 1995 earned interest relative to
the length of time a capital contribution of $151,452 earned interest in 1994,
as well as due to the sharp appreciation of the Brazilian real versus the US
dollar upon introduction of the real in late 1994.
Interest expense. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1995 was
$17,745, as compared to $16,413 for the year ended December 31, 1994, an
increase of $1,332.
Equity in losses (income) of affiliates. For the year ended December 31,
1995, Equity in losses (income) of affiliates was a loss of $3,672, as compared
to income of $383 for the same period in 1994, a decrease of $4,055. The
principal reasons for this reduction were the loss sustained by ESPN Brasil
Ltda. which came into existence during June 1995, and HBO Brasil Partners, which
came into existence in 1994.
Other non-operating (expenses) income. For the year ended December 31,
1995, Other non-operating (expenses) income was income of $4,389, as compared to
an expense of $1,273 for the same period of 1994, an increase of $5,662. The
primary reasons for this increase were equipment rental income, sales of assets
and a release of certain obligations, among others.
Minority interest. The Minority interest of $871 for the twelve months
ended December 31, 1995 represents Mr. Leonardo Petrelli's 20.0% share of the
$4,355 in aggregate losses of TVA Curitiba.
Net loss. For the reasons noted above, Net loss for the year ended December
31, 1995 was $41,070, as compared to $11,997 for the comparable period in 1994,
an increase of $29,073.
Year Ended December 31, 1994 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1993
The table below sets forth the number of subscribers at December 31, 1994
and December 31, 1993 for the Owned Systems.
December 31, December 31,
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Owned System Subscribers 1994 1995
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MMDS(a) .................................... 82,474 111,771
Cable ...................................... 0 1,007
Digital C-Band ............................. 511 2,075
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82,985 114,853
Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation(b) .. 7,438 13,956
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Total Owned Systems ........................ 90,423 128,809
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(a) Includes UHF subscribers.
(b) Subscribers who have paid an installation fee but are awaiting the
installation of service.
The table below sets forth at December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 the
approximate number of television households which received TVA's programming
through the Owned Systems and the Operating Ventures and through sales of
programming to the Independent Operators.
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Households Receiving TVA Programming
December 31, December 31,
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1994 1995
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Total Owned Systems ........................ 90,423 128,809
Operating Ventures ......................... 1,505 7,640
Independent Operators ...................... 36,659 89,673
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Total ............................. 128,587 226,122
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Revenues. Monthly subscriptions revenue for the year ended December 31,
1994 was $27,976, as compared to $12,544 for the comparable period of 1993, an
increase of $15,432. This increase was attributable to the net addition of
31,868 subscribers to the Company's Owned Systems and the increase in the
average monthly fee for existing subscribers to $27.80 from $21.30, an increase
of $6.50, and for new subscribers to $31.87 from $23.63 over the same period, an
increase of $8.24. The Company added three premium channels, including HBO
Brasil, and suspended its "a la carte" channel offerings. The increase in the
number of subscribers was due to the continued expansion and penetration of the
Company's MMDS service, principally in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba,
the launch of a Cable system in Sao Paulo, and the net addition (after the
December 1993 launch) of 1,564 C-Band subscribers.
Installation revenue for the year ended December 31, 1994 was $6,997, as
compared to $4,350 for the comparable period of 1993, an increase of $2,647.
This increase was principally attributable to the growing number of subscriber
installations and to the increase in the average revenue for installation of
MMDS service, which increased to $119.75 from $91.33, an increase of $28.42. The
growth in installations was aided by the growing awareness of pay television in
Brazil, the Company's larger sales force and increased promotional activities,
especially with respect to single family homes.
Indirect programming revenue for the year ended December 31, 1994 was
$1,626, as compared to $530 for the previous year, an increase of $1,096. This
increase was principally attributable to the increase in the number of
Independent Operators' subscribers for the period, as compared to the same
period in 1994. Such subscribers increased to 89,673 at December 31, 1994, as
compared to 36,659 at December 31, 1993, an increase of 53,014. The average fee
paid by the Independent Operators during both 1993 and 1994 was $1.50 per
Independent Operator subscriber per month.
Other revenue for the year ended December 31, 1994 was $7,173, as compared
to $2,468 for the comparable period of 1993, an increase of $4,705. This
increase included an increase in Advertising and promotion revenue to $5,727
from $2,099, an increase of $3,628. The growth in Advertising and promotion
revenue was due to the increase in the subscriber base, an increase in the
amount of advertising time sold by the Company per hour of programming and an
increase in the rate charged for advertising time.
Revenue taxes were $872 for the period ending December 31, 1994, as
compared to $371 for the comparable period of 1993, an increase of $501. This
increase was based on the growth of the subscriber base and an increase in
revenue.
For the reasons noted above, Net revenue for the year ended December 31,
1994 was $42,900, as compared to $19,521 for the previous year, an increase of
$23,379.
Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses for the year ended
December 31, 1994 were $28,659, as compared to $29,779 for the same period of
1993, a decrease of $1,120. This decrease was attributable primarily a decrease
in Programming Expense, which was partially offset by the increase in the number
of subscribers to the Company's systems, including the increase in Payroll and
benefits expense.
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Payroll and benefits expense increased to $8,022 from $6,079, an increase
of $1,943, as the Company added approximately 200 employees. Programming costs
decreased to $12,133 from $18,156, a decrease of $6,023. This decrease was
attributable to the termination of the production of the Showtime channel (a 24
hour per day movie channel), which was expensive relative to other channels, and
the renegotiation of several other programming contracts. Transponder lease cost
increased to $1,555 from $1,262, an increase of $293. Technical assistance
expense decreased to $1,622 from $1,773, a decrease of $151. Vehicle rentals
expense increased to $788 from $597, an increase of $191 and TVA Magazine
expense increased to $1,430 from $725, an increase of $705. Other costs were
$3,109, as compared to $1,187 for the same period the prior year, an increase of
$1,922. The Company experienced increased expenses as a result of its increased
television activities and associated costs, including costs related to opening
and maintaining additional facilities.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1994 were $24,370, as
compared to $19,957 for 1993, an increase of $4,413. Selling, general and
administrative expenses, excluding Advertising and promotion expenses, remained
essentially unchanged due to the ability of the Company to increase its
subscriber base without increasing Selling, general and administrative expenses,
including human resource expense. Advertising and promotion expense increased to
$3,540 from $2,205, an increase of $1,335. The increase was due to the Company's
increase in promotional activity.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and Amortization expense for
the year ended December 31, 1994 was $6,177, as compared to $4,813 for the same
period of 1993, an increase of $1,364 due primarily to increased capitalization
of the costs associated with building the MMDS and Cable systems and installing
new subscribers.
For the reasons noted above, Operating loss for the year ended December 31,
1994 was $16,306, as compared to $35,028 for the year ended December 31, 1993, a
decrease of $18,772.
Interest income. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 1994 was
$21,806, as compared to $5,369 for the previous year, an increase of $16,437.
This increase was due primarily to the contribution to the capital of the
Company by Abril and CMIF of $151,452 in the aggregate and the investment of
surplus funds from such contribution.
Interest expense. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1994 was
$16,413, as compared to $8,492 for the previous year, an increase of $7,921.
This increase was primarily due to increased borrowing from Abril to fund
ongoing operations.
Equity in losses (income) of affiliates. For the year ended December 31,
1994, Equity in losses (income) of affiliates was income of $383, as compared to
$0 in the same period in 1993. This increase was the result of the formation of
Tevecap as the holding company of its various operating subsidiaries which
became effective on June 30, 1994 and Equity in Losses in HBO Brasil Partners,
which came into existence in 1994.
Other non-operating (expenses) income. For the year ended December 31,
1994, Other non-operating income and expenses was an expense of $1,273, as
compared to an expense of $557 for the same period in 1993, an increase in
expense of $716. The reasons for this increase in expense were the negative
results of TVA Sistema prior to its acquisition by Tevecap.
Minority interest. The Minority interest of $720 for the twelve months
ended December 31, 1994 represents Mr. Leonardo Petrelli's 20.0% share of the
$3,601 in aggregate losses of TVA Parana.
Net loss. For the reasons noted above, Net loss for the year ended December
31, 1994 was $11,997, as compared to $37,628 for the comparable period in 1993,
a decrease of $25,631.
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Seasonality
The Company's revenues are seasonal. Generally, during the Brazilian summer
months of December and January the Company experiences lower demand for
installation for each of its services and lower rates of retention of existing
subscribers for each of its services.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since inception, the Company has sustained losses primarily due to
insufficient revenue to fund start-up costs, interest expense and charges for
depreciation and amortization arising from the development of its pay television
systems. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had incurred cumulative net losses
of over $203,867. During the periods under review, the Company required external
funds to finance its capital expenditures, operating activities and make
payments of principal and interest on its indebtedness. The sources of such
funds have been as follows: (i) borrowings from Abril under the Abril Credit
Facility ($105,800 outstanding as of October 31, 1996 which was repaid with the
proceeds from the sale of Tevecap's 12-5/8% Senior Notes due 2004 (the "Notes")
and none of which has been redrawn, (ii) short-term borrowings under short-term
lines of credit ($14,916 outstanding as of December 31, 1996 and $21,322
outstanding as of May 31, 1997), (iii) net capital contributions of
approximately $288,000 from shareholders and (iv) borrowings from shareholders
(approximately $4,608 outstanding as of September 30, 1996 and $0 outstanding as
of December 31, 1996).
The Company's liquidity needs will arise primarily from capital
expenditures, debt service requirements and, in certain periods, the funding of
its working capital requirements. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had
approximately $272,864 of indebtedness outstanding, primarily consisting of
$250,000 principal amount of the Notes.
In addition to debt service, the Company will require substantial amounts
of capital for (i) the construction of cable networks and the installation of
equipment at subscribers' locations, (ii) the construction of additional
transmission and headend facilities and related equipment purchases, (iii) the
continued funding of losses and working capital requirements and (iv)
investments in, and maintenance of, vehicles and administrative offices. In
addition, the Company continually evaluates opportunities to acquire, either
directly or indirectly, pay television licenses and programming rights.
The Company made purchases of fixed assets of $11,379, $22,639, $93,029 and
$125,612 in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Management estimates that
$292,708 and $239,202 of capital expenditures will be required in 1997 and 1998,
respectively. Of these balances, management anticipates deferring payment of
$108 million and $39 million, respectively, for a period of 360 days in
accordance with the terms of the agreements to be entered into with the parties
from whom the Company will purchase such fixed assets. Such deferrals are
standard practice in Brazil.
The Company also has certain commitments that must be funded, including
capital contributions of approximately $26,992 prior to December 1997 to GLA, TV
Filme, ESPN Brasil Ltda., HBO Brasil Partners, Canbras TVA and CNBC, and
programming payments of approximately $12,895 for the two-year period beginning
January 1, 1997 and ending December 31, 1998. Actual amounts of funds required
may vary materially from these estimates and additional funds could be required
in the event of cost overruns, unanticipated expenses, regulatory changes,
engineering design changes and other technological-driven changes. In connection
therewith, management expects to invest $13,719 and $0 in the Operating
Ventures, the Programming Ventures and in other minority investments in 1997 and
1998, respectively.
The Company's principal sources of liquidity are the Abril Credit Facility,
the EximBank Facility, the Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility and the Company's
short-term line of credit (each as described below), together
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with net cash provided by operating activities. However, until sufficient cash
flow is generated from operations, the Company will be required to utilize its
current sources of debt funding to satisfy its liquidity needs. The Company had
approximately $104,798 of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 1996.
For the year ended December 31, 1996, net cash used in operating activities
was $17,696, primarily as the result of an increase in accounts receivable of
$23,395, an increase in pre-paid and other assets of $8,973 and an increase in
inventories of $2,227. The increase was partially offset by $26,539 of
depreciation, a non-cash item. For the year ended December 31, 1996, cash used
in investing activities was $163,900, primarily as the result of capital
expenditures of $125,612 for the purchase of fixed assets and investments in
equity and cost investments and concessions of $30,803. The purchases of fixed
assets were principally related to the purchase of decoders, equipment, hardware
and materials and labor used for new subscriber installations and the
investments related to TVA Sul. For the year ended December 31, 1996, net cash
provided by financing activities was $262,193, consisting principally of
$241,875 in net proceeds from the sale of the Notes.
The Abril Credit Facility allows the Company to borrow up to $60,000 on a
revolving basis until December 1998. Since June 1996, the Company has from time
to time requested, and Abril has provided, funds in excess of $60,000. The loans
are generally denominated in reais and bear interest at a rate equal to 99.5% of
the CDI rate, the Brazilian interbank lending rate, adjusted at the beginning of
each month. The Company currently has no amounts outstanding under the Abril
Credit Facility. However, the Company will be able to re-borrow the full amount
of such facility, as required.
On December 9, 1996, TVA Sistema, as Borrower, and Tevecap, as Guarantor,
entered into a credit agreement with The Chase Manhattan Bank for the financing
of C-Band decoders and other related equipment (the "EximBank Facility"). The
Export-Import Bank of the United States of America ("EximBank") will guarantee
85.0% of the amount of the loan. The loan is to be made on terms customary for
credits supported by EximBank to Brazilian borrowers. The interest rate will be
LIBOR plus a specified margin. The principal amount of the loan will be $29,350,
which will be dispersed in two tranches, the first in the principal amount of
$11,400 with a term of five years and the second in the principal amount of
$17,950 with a term of 4.5 years. As of December 31, 1996, neither tranche had
been disbursed.
Galaxy Brasil entered into the Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility, a five-year
$49,900 sale leaseback facility, during the first quarter of 1997. Under the
Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility, Galaxy Brasil will have access to financing for
the purpose of acquiring dish antennae, decoder boxes and other equipment for
its Ku-Band service. This facility will be available until 2002 and will bear
interest at a fixed rate of 12.5% per year. Galaxy Brasil's payment obligations
under the Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility were guaranteed by Tevecap.
The Company has also from time to time received contributions and loans
from its shareholders to fund liquidity needs and may continue to receive such
contributions and loans in the future. In addition, as is standard business
practice in Brazil, the Company frequently finances a portion of its working
capital through the deferment of payment terms for the purchase price of
property (typically up to 360 days). These amounts have often subsequently been
refinanced by the Company with short-term bank indebtedness. The Company
currently has lines of credit with terms of 360 days which will continue to be
available after the Offering.
The Company believes, based on management's internal forecasts and
assumptions relating to its operations, that the aggregate net proceeds from the
sale of the Notes, together with the proceeds from the deferral of payments to
suppliers of fixed assets, the Eximbank Facility, the Galaxy Brasil Leasing
Facility, the Abril Credit Facility, and funds generated from operations will be
sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements for
at least the period through December 31, 1997. In the long term, the Company
believes, based on management's internal forecasts and assumptions relating to
its operations, that its existing cash and funds generated from operations,
together with its existing financing facilities agreements, will
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be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements.
In the event that the Company's plans change, its assumptions change or prove
inaccurate, or if the proceeds from the sale of the Notes, the Eximbank
Facility, the Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility, the Abril Credit Facility and
projected cash flows otherwise prove insufficient to fund operations (due to
unanticipated expenses, technical problems, difficulties or otherwise), the
Company could be required to seek additional sources of financing. The Company
has no current arrangements with respect to sources of additional financing and
there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to obtain additional
financing on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
In addition, the Company's liquidity may also be adversely affected by
statutory minimum dividend requirements under applicable Brazilian law.
Accounting for Income Taxes
The Company has approximately $135,036 of net operating losses ("NOLs") to
offset against regular taxes. These NOLs are unexpirable. Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109 (Accounting for Income Taxes) ("SFAS 109") requires
that the Company determine whether it is "more-likely-than-not" that the Company
will realize the benefits associated with such losses and provides that in
making such a determination, all negative and positive evidence should be
considered (with more weight given to evidence that is "objective and
verifiable"). SFAS No. 109 indicates that "forming a conclusion that a valuation
allowance is not needed is difficult when there is negative evidence such as
cumulative losses in recent years". The Company has a limited operating history
and has generated losses since its inception. In view of this, the Company has
established a full valuation allowance for the amount of NOL carryforwards in
excess of net taxable temporary differences. This determination was based
primarily on historical losses. Management does, however, believe that the
Company will be profitable in the future and, as such, will be able to utilize
these NOLs.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The Company is managed by its Conselho de Administracao ("Board of
Directors"), Conselho Consultivo ("Advisory Board") and Diretoria ("Committee of
Officers"). Members of the Board of Directors and Committee of Officers are
elected for a two-year period, currently expiring on April 30, 1998. Day-to-day
operations of the Company are managed by the Company's Executivos ("Executive
Officers").
Board of Directors
Current Position Held
Member Position Since
- ------ -------- ---------------------
Robert Civita.......................... President 1994
Jose Augusto P. Moreira................ Member 1994
Robert Hefley Blocker.................. Member 1995
Giancarlo Francesco Civita............. Member 1994
Thomaz Souza Correa Neto............... Member 1995
Francisco Savio Couto Pinheiro......... Member 1995
Arnaldo Bonoldi Dutra.................. Member 1996
Sergio Vladimirschi Junior............. Member 1995
Jose Luis de Salles Freire............. Member 1995
Jorge Fernando Koury Lopes............. Member 1995
Oswaldo Leite de Moraes Filho.......... Member 1995
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Advisory Board
Current Position Held
Member Position Since
- ------ -------- ---------------------
Robert Civita.......................... President 1995
Jose Augusto P. Moreira................ Member 1995
Robert Hefley Blocker.................. Member 1995
Claudio Dascal......................... Member 1996
Angelo Silvio Rossi.................... Member 1996
Francisco Savio Couto Pinheiro......... Member 1995
Stephen Vaccaro........................ Member 1996
Marc Nathanson......................... Member 1995
Tully M. Friedman...................... Member 1995
Raymond E. Joslin...................... Member 1996
Herbert A. Granath..................... Member 1996
Committee of Officers
Current Position Held
Member Position Since
- ------ -------- ---------------------
Jose Augusto Pinto Moreira............. Member 1992
Angelo Silvio Rossi.................... Member 1996
Claudio Cesar D`Emilio................. Member 1992
Sergio Vladimirschi Junior............. Member 1996
Executive Officers
Current Position Held
Member Position Since
- ------ -------- ---------------------
Raul Rosenthal......................... Chief Executive Officer 1997
Gene Musselman......................... Executive Vice President 1996
and Chief Operating Officer
Douglas Duran.......................... Chief Financial Officer 1992
Virgilio Jose Carreira Amaral.......... Engineering Officer 1995
Antonio Alberto Teixeira Filho......... Technology Officer 1994
Roseli Parrella........................ Human Resources Officer 1997
Leonardo Petrelli Neto................. Curitiba Operations Officer 1992
Luiz Eduardo B.P. Rocha................ Rio de Janeiro Operations 1996
Officer
Luiz Gleiser........................... Programming Officer 1997
Celso Antonio Penteado................. Sao Paulo Operations Officer 1997
Alexandre Annemberg.................... Development Officer 1997
Jose Carlos Romero Alves............... Management Information 1997
System Officer
Leila Abraham Loria.................... Galaxy Brasil Officer 1997
Robert Civita is the father of Giancarlo Francesco Civita. Marc Nathanson
is the uncle of Sergio Vladimirschi Junior.
ITEM 11. COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
For the year ended December 31, 1996, the aggregate compensation, including
bonuses, of all Directors, Officers and Executive Officers of the Company was
$2,015,780. Members of the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board and the
Committee of Officers do not receive a salary from the Company.
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For the year ended December 31, 1996, the aggregate amount set aside by the
Company to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to Directors,
Officers and Executive Officers was approximately $60,000.
ITEM 12. OPTIONS TO PURCHASE SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Overview
Tevecap has engaged in a significant number and variety of related party
transactions, including, without limitation, the transactions described below.
Tevecap has not performed any studies or analyses to determine whether the terms
of past transactions with related parties have been equivalent to arm's-length
transactions and cannot state with any certainty the extent to which such
transactions are comparable to those which might have been obtained from a
non-affiliated third party.
Transactions Among Shareholders
On December 6, 1995, Tevecap's shareholders executed a Stock Purchase
Agreement and a Stockholders Agreement relating to the investment of ABC and
Hearst in the Company through Hearst/ABC Parties. See "Item 4 - Control of
Registrant." On that date, the Tevecap shareholders also executed a series of
inter-shareholder agreements relating to, among other things, the provision of
services and programming among the Company and the shareholders. These
agreements supplemented other existing agreements among Shareholders. The
following contracts are the principal agreements among the Company and the
Tevecap shareholders (each of which, unless specified otherwise, is dated as of
December 6, 1995).
General and Advisory Services
Under an Advisory Services Agreement, each of Hearst, ABC and HABC II has
agreed, upon a request from the Company, to use its reasonable efforts to
arrange for the investors to furnish personnel to provide advisory services to
the Company. To date, the Company and Hearst, ABC and HABC II have not entered
into a supplemental agreement to provide specific personnel or services at a
particular cost.
In addition, on April 1, 1996, Tevecap entered into a separate Advisory
Services Agreement with Falcon International Communications, L.L.C. Pursuant to
this agreement, which has a renewable two-year term, Falcon International
Communications, L.L.C. has agreed to provide a range of advisory services to the
Company, encompassing such areas as accounting, budget and billing procedures,
financial and operation statements, customer, employee and government relations,
the design, purchase and maintenance of equipment and supplies, negotiations
with programmers and other such matters as the Company may reasonably request.
In exchange for such services, the Company has agreed to pay Falcon
International Communications, L.L.C. an annual fee of $200,000, which amount may
be revised on each anniversary of the agreement.
Programming
In connection with the investment by Hearst and ABC in Tevecap, Tevecap and
these two parties entered into a Programming Agreement (the "Hearst/ABC
Programming Agreement"). Pursuant to the Hearst/ABC Programming Agreement, each
of Hearst and ABC has agreed to offer first to Tevecap pay
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programming that Hearst or ABC (or any subsidiary of which either Hearst or ABC
owns at least 80.0% of the outstanding equity interests) intends to license for
use in Brazil in the pay television markets served by TVA. The parties also
agreed to consider future co-production activities which could enhance TVA's
business and competitive position. Tevecap agreed to pay to each of Hearst and
ABC such fees and expenses as are agreed upon at the time such programming or
co-production services are provided. The Hearst/ABC Programming Agreement does
not apply to The Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries other than ABC and
ABC's subsidiaries. In addition, the Hearst/ABC Programming Agreement does not
apply to the activities of The A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Television and
ESPN, including agreements relating to ESPN Brasil.
Other Transactions Among Shareholders
Each of Tevecap's corporate shareholders has entered into a side letter to
the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to which
each of Abril, Falcon and the Chase Parties agreed, with certain exceptions, to
exchange all of its respective shares in Tevecap for a corresponding number of
shares of a newly-formed Brazilian corporation. The new corporation would become
an 80.0% shareholder in Tevecap and Hearst/ABC would remain a 20.0% shareholder
in Tevecap, which would be reorganized as a Brazilian limitada. This new
structure would not result in any change in the current beneficial equity
participation of the Stockholders in Tevecap. In addition, the transactions in
establishing the new structure and the new structure itself would have to
conform to the terms of the Indenture. As of the date hereof, the timing of the
restructuring is under discussion by the Stockholders.
Transactions Among Related Parties
General and Advisory Services
TVA Sistema and MTV Brasil have entered into various agreements, dated
August 27, 1996, governing reciprocal services between the Company and MTV
Brasil. The services covered by the agreement include billing, subleasing,
equipment use, administrative, financial, accounting, human resources,
engineering, infrastructure and satellite services. TVA Sistema and Abril have
also entered into an agreement, dated January 1995, with Uniser, a division of
Abril, pursuant to which Uniser provides telecommunications, maintenance, human
resources, travel, legal other services in exchange for a monthly payment of
approximately $20,000.
In addition, pursuant to an agreement dated January 10, 1995, Tevecap has
agreed to provide various financial services to Canbras, in return for which
Tevecap receives a monthly payment of approximately $5,000. Tevecap provides
similar financial services to Galaxy Brasil, in return for which the Company
receives a monthly payment of $5,000 pursuant to an agreement dated March 9,
1995. Tevecap also provides to ESPN Brasil Ltda. financial services, for which
it receives a payment of approximately $7,500 per month, and satellite and other
engineering services, for which it receives a payment of approximately $78,000
per month, pursuant to an agreement dated June 26, 1995.
The Company has also entered into an agreement with SMC Marketing Ltda.
("SMC"), dated September 1, 1995, to provide space, equipment and personnel to
SMC, in return for which the Company receives a monthly payment of approximately
US$29,000.
Publishing and Advertising
The Company publishes a monthly magazine detailing the Company's
programming options in a given month. In connection with this magazine, TVA
Sistema has entered into an agreement with Abril, dated September 1992, pursuant
to which Abril publishes approximately 300,000 copies of the Company's monthly
magazine in return for a monthly payment of approximately $240,000. The monthly
magazine is distributed in
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accordance with a distribution agreement, dated September 1992, between the
Company and Irmaos Reis, pursuant to which the Company pays Irmaos Reis
approximately $60,000 per month.
TVA Sistema and Abril also have a reciprocal advertising agreement in which
the Company publishes advertisements for Abril in the Company's monthly magazine
in exchange for advertisements for the Company (and third parties through the
Company) in the magazines published by Abril.
In addition, the Company has an agreement with SMC, dated September 1,
1995, pursuant to which the Company assists SMC in selling advertising, in
return for which the Company receives 25.0% of SMC's advertising revenues.
Insurance
TVA currently reimburses TVA Sistema for payments made by TVA Sistema
pursuant to an insurance policy covering the operations of TVA Sistema, TVA
Brasil Abril Video da Amazonia and the former MTV Division of Abril
(collectively, the "Insureds"). TVA Sistema makes such payments pursuant to an
agreement among the Insureds dated September 30, 1996. The annual premiums paid
by TVA Sistema and reimbursed by the Company amount to approximately $84,000.
Abril Credit Facility
Tevecap has entered, as the borrower, into a revolving credit facility (the
"Abril Credit Facility") with Abril, as the lender. The Abril Credit Facility,
effective December 6, 1995 and valid for a period of 36 months, allows the
Company to draw down amounts not to exceed a maximum aggregate principal amount
of $60,000,000. Since June 1996, Tevecap has from time to time requested, and
Abril has provided, funding in excess of the aggregate maximum principal amount.
The loans provided under the Abril Credit Facility are denominated in reais,
unless the loan is a pass-through loan that Abril has funded in US dollars, in
which case the loan is funded in a real-equivalent amount. Abril has agreed to
use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the lowest possible interest
rates for its loans to Tevecap under the Abril Credit Facility. As of October
31, 1996, the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under the Abril
Credit Facility was approximately $105.8 million, which was fully repaid to
Abril with the proceeds of the offering of the Notes. As of December 31, 1996,
the Company had not redrawn any amounts under the Abril Credit Facility. See
Note 9 to the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.
Other Intercompany/Shareholder Loans
Tevecap has used the proceeds from the Abril Credit Facility to make
capital contributions to TVA Sistema and Galaxy Brasil, as well as to extend
loans to various interrelated companies. The aggregate outstanding amounts under
these loans as of December 31, 1996 were: $25.6 million to TVA Brasil; $16.4
million to Galaxy Brasil; $12.3 million to SMC; $8.3 million to TVA Sul; $3.7
million to Canbras TVA; $188,000 to Comercial Cabo Sao Paulo; and $96,000 to
other affiliates.
Abril has received loans from ESPN Brasil Ltda., which loans, as of
December 31, 1996, had an aggregate principal outstanding amount of $1.5
million.
In addition, TVA Sistema has made loans to various interrelated companies.
The aggregate principal outstanding amounts under these loans as of December 31,
1996 were $2.9 million to TVA Sul and $130,000 to TV Show Time. TV Show Time has
loans outstanding to Abril, which loans, as of December 31, 1996, had an
aggregate outstanding amount of approximately $2.7 million.
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All other intercompany and shareholder loans outstanding as of December 31,
1996 equaled an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1.6 million.
Advances of Capital Contributions
As of December 31, 1996, the Company had made advances of capital
contributions of $254.2 million, $10.6 million and $53,256 to TVA Sistema, TVA
Sul and other affiliates, respectively.
Service Agreement with Licenseholders
Pursuant to a Service Agreement, dated July 22, 1994, as amended, TVA
Brasil and TV Show Time (the "Licenseholders") agreed to transfer to TVA all the
rights and benefits associated with their current and future pay-television
licenses, with the exception of licenses operated by companies in which TVA has
minority interests. While the Licenseholders retained the title to such
licenses, the Licenseholders promised to take all steps necessary to transfer
the title of such licenses to Tevecap. Such steps included the appropriate
procedures required by the Ministry of Communications and any other governmental
authority regulating the transfers. The transfer of the title to such licenses
is currently either pending, subject to approval by the Ministry of
Communications, or waiting for the passage of certain statutory or regulatory
waiting periods.
PART II
ITEM 14. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 15. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 16. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND CHANGES IN SECURITY FOR REGISTERED SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company is furnishing financial statements pursuant to the instructions
in Item 18 of Form 20- F.
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
See Item 19(a) for a list of financial statements filed as part of this
Form 20-F.
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ITEM 19. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements. The following financial statements and schedules
are filed as part of this annual report, together with the report of the
independent accountants.
INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
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Report on Consolidated Financial Statements of Tevecap S.A. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ................... F-1
Report of Independent Accountants ................................. F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 ...... F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ..................... F-5
Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders' Equity
and Statement of Redeemable Common Stock for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ........... F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ..................... F-7
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements .................. F-9
Page
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Report on Financial Statements of TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A.
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ........................ F-44
Report of Independent Accountants .................................. F-45
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 .................... F-46
Statements of Operations for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ..................... F-48
Statements of Change in Shareholders' Equity for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ... F-49
Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ..................... F-50
Notes to these Financial Statements ................................ F-51
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Page
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Report on Financial Statements of TVA Sul Participacoes S.A. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ........................ F-64
Report of Independent Accountants ....................................... F-65
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 ......................... F-66
Statements of Operations for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ......................... F-68
Statements of Change in Shareholders' Equity for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ....... F-69
Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 ......................... F-70
Notes to these Financial Statements ..................................... F-72
Page
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TV Alfa Cabo Ltda., TCC TV A Cabo Ltda., CCS Camboriu Cable System de
Telecomunicacoes Ltda., TVA Sul Parana Ltda., TVA Sul Foz do
Iguacu Ltda. and TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda ............................. F-85
Report of Independent Accountants ....................................... F-86
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 .................................. F-92
Statements of Income the periods ended December 31, 1996 ................ F-94
Statements of Change in Shareholders' Equity for
the periods ended December 31, 1996 ................................. F-95
Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended
December 31, 1996 ................................................... F-96
Notes to Financial Information .......................................... F-97
(b) Exhibits. Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form 20-F and has dully caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TEVECAP S.A.
By: /s/ Jose Augusto P. Moreira
- ---------------------------------------
Name: Jose Augusto P. Moreira
Title: Officer
By: /s/ Claudio Cesar D'Emilio
- ---------------------------------------
Name: Claudio Cesar D'Emilio
Title: Officer
Date: July 18, 1997
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TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
REPORT ON CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and
for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1996
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Contents
Page
Report of Independent Accountants F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders' Equity and
Statement of Redeemable Common Stock for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-7
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements F-9
F-1
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TEVECAP S.A.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TEVECAP S.A. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and
redeemable common stock and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1996, all expressed in United States dollars. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of TEVECAP S.A. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1996, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 11, 1997
F-2
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31,
---------------------
1996 1995
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) $104,798 $ 24,201
Accounts receivable, net (Note 4) 32,296 11,253
Inventories (Note 5) 13,095 13,076
Film exhibition rights (Note 6) 1,061 30
Prepaid and other assets (Note 7) 2,829 2,968
Other accounts receivable (Note 8) 3,008 985
-------- --------
Total current assets 157,087 52,513
-------- --------
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 12) 233,593 131,266
Investments (Note 11)
Equity affiliates 7,667 3,462
Cost basis investees 16,326 11,240
Concessions, net 17,574 7,978
Loans to related companies (Note 9) 15,308 6,732
Debt issuance costs 9,145 --
Others 2,422 3,657
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Total assets $459,122 $216,848
======== ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-3
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31,
--------------------------------
1996 1995
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term bank loans (Note 13) $ 18,039 $ --
Film suppliers 7,012 5,892
Other suppliers 52,932 52,078
Taxes payable other than income taxes 8,953 6,171
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 6,141 4,571
Advance payments received from subscribers 10,482 3,986
Other accounts payable (Note 14) 4,543 3,272
--------- ---------
Total current liabilities 108,102 75,970
--------- ---------
Long-term liabilities
Loans (Note 13) 250,464 --
Loans from related companies (Note 9) 2,721 586
Loans from shareholders (Note 15) 1,640 3,086
Provision for claims (Note 19) 5,045 3,763
Liability to Fund Equity investee (Note 11) 1,107 2,169
Deferred hook-up fee revenue 4,883 --
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Total long-term liabilities 265,860 9,604
--------- ---------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Minority interest 1,778 --
Redeemable common stock, no par value, 85,637,516 shares
issued and outstanding 164,910 149,534
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, no par value, 111,075,339
shares issued and outstanding (Note 18) 142,495 142,495
Accumulated deficit (224,023) (160,755)
--------- ---------
Total shareholders' equity (81,528) (18,260)
--------- ---------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 459,122 $ 216,848
========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-4
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
--------- --------- ---------
Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions $ 123,020 $ 62,496 $ 27,976
Installation 61,717 26,045 6,997
Advertising 7,532 8,377 5,727
Indirect programming 11,377 2,866 1,626
Other 8,192 2,226 1,446
Revenue taxes (13,747) (7,506) (872)
--------- --------- ---------
Net revenue 198,091 94,504 42,900
--------- --------- ---------
Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits 27,203 12,520 8,022
Programming 42,391 21,609 12,133
Transponder lease cost 10,847 7,568 1,555
Technical assistance 5,507 5,152 1,622
Vehicle rentals 1,862 1,732 788
TVA magazine 6,842 3,318 1,430
Other costs 17,645 10,127 3,109
--------- --------- ---------
112,297 62,026 28,659
--------- --------- ---------
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Payroll and benefits 27,431 21,627 14,241
Advertising and promotion 21,355 11,122 3,540
Rent 3,422 1,073 656
Other administrative expenses 18,910 6,673 2,206
Other general expenses 10,337 6,407 3,727
--------- --------- ---------
81,455 46,902 24,370
--------- --------- ---------
Allowance for obsolescence 2,250 -- --
Depreciation 26,539 12,848 6,177
Amortization 1,677 420 --
--------- --------- ---------
Operating loss (26,127) (27,692) (16,306)
--------- --------- ---------
Interest income 5,813 3,118 21,806
Interest expense (17,520) (17,745) (16,413)
Translation gain (loss) 473 (339) (914)
Equity in losses of affiliates (8,532) (3,672) 383
Gain on issuance of shares by equity investees 2,317 -- --
Other nonoperating (expenses) income, net (6,009) 4,389 (1,273)
--------- --------- ---------
Loss before income taxes and minority interest (49,585) (41,941) (12,717)
Income taxes (Note 10) (156) -- --
--------- --------- ---------
Loss before minority interest (49,741) (41,941) (12,717)
Minority interest 1,849 871 720
--------- --------- ---------
Net loss $ (47,892) $ (41,070) (11,997)
========= ========= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Statement of
Redeemable Common Stock
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Redeemable
Paid-in Total Common
Capital Accumulated Shareholders' Stock
(Note 18) Deficit Equity (Note 18)
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1993 (Combined) $ 10,797 $(102,908) $ (92,111) --
Capital contributed on:
June 30, 1994 131,698 131,698 --
July 25, 1994 $ 19,754
Net loss for the period (11,997) (11,997) --
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1994 (Consolidated) 142,495 (114,905) 27,590 19,754
Capital contributed on:
September 22, 1995 2,000
September 25, 1995 8,000
September 26, 1995 40,000
December 8, 1995 75,000
Net loss for the period (41,070) (41,070) --
Accretion related to Redeemable Common Stock (4,780) (4,780) 4,780
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1995 (Consolidated) 142,495 (160,755) (18,260) 149,534
Net loss for the period (47,892) (47,892) --
Accretion related to Redeemable Common Stock (15,376) (15,376) 15,376
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1996 (Consolidated) $ 142,495 $(224,023) $ (81,528) $ 164,910
========= ========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 (in thousands of U.S.
dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------------
1996 1994 1995
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (47,892) $ (41,070) $ (11,997)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 26,539 12,848 6,141
Amortization 1,677 420 --
Allowance for exhibition costs -- 827 --
Allowance for doubtful accounts 2,352 2,196 848
Allowance for obsolescence 2,250 -- --
Provision for claims 1,276 2,688 864
Minority interest (1,849) (871) (721)
Disposal and write-off of property, plant and equipment 1,005 341 662
Gain on issuance of shares by equity investees (2,317) -- --
Equity in losses (income) of affiliates 8,532 3,672 (383)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Film exhibition rights (1,031) 560 (114)
Accounts receivable (23,395) (5,908) (7,007)
Prepaid and other assets (8,973) (1,269) (1,364)
Other accounts receivable (775) (709) (199)
Accrued interest 5,908 9,241 723
Inventories (2,227) (7,373) (2,383)
Suppliers 1,549 36,275 5,309
Taxes payable other than income taxes 2,665 4,881 685
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 1,371 1,636 1,454
Advances received from subscribers 6,451 2,956 (496)
Deferred hook-up fee revenue 4,883 -- --
Other accounts payable 4,305 1,648 (1,729)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (17,696) 22,989 (9,707)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (125,612) (93,029) (22,369)
Loans to related companies (39,181) (7,967) (3,482)
Cash received on loans to related companies 31,696 2,591 4,481
Purchase of concessions (14,235) (6,393) (2,035)
Investments in equity and cost investments (16,568) (14,863) (929)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (163,900) (119,661) (24,334)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Bank loans 268,503 -- --
Capital contributions -- 125,000 151,452
Repayments of loans from shareholders (2,929) -- (3,082)
Loans from related companies 168,414 131,860 96,986
Repayments of loans from related companies (171,795) (140,631) (186,755)
Repayment of loans from banks -- -- (19,935)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 262,193 116,229 38,666
--------- --------- ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 80,597 19,557 4,625
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 24,201 4,644 19
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 104,798 $ 24,201 $ 4,644
--------- --------- ---------
Supplemental cash disclosure:
Cash paid for interest $ 7,312 $ 8,390 $ 16,413
========= ========= ======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 (in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
---------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- -----
Supplemental noncash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans refinanced
as principal balance $ 354 $ 9,355 $ --
======== ======== =====
Details of acquisitions:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 15,701 -- --
Liabilities assumed (1,385) -- --
-------- -------- -----
Cash paid 14,316 -- --
Less: cash acquired (81) -- --
-------- -------- -----
Net cash paid for acquisitions $ 14,235 -- --
======== ======== =====
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
1. The Company and its principal operations
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared to
reflect the consolidated results of TEVECAP S.A. and its subsidiaries (the
"Company").
TEVECAP S.A. is a holding company, the subsidiaries of which render
services related to wireless cable and cable and parabolic antenna
television systems, including marketing and advertising, production,
distribution and licensing of domestic and foreign television programs. The
Company has wireless cable channel rights primarily in major urban markets
in Brazil.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Significant policies followed in the preparation of the accompanying
consolidated financial statements are described below:
2.1 Basis of presentation and consolidation
a) Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), which differ in
certain respects from accounting principles applied by the Company in its
local currency financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in Brazil ("Brazilian GAAP").
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the
financial statement dates and the reported amount of revenues and expenses
during the reporting periods. Since management's judgment involves making
estimates concerning the likelihood of future events, the actual results
could differ from those estimates which will have a positive or negative
effect on future period results.
b) Consolidation as of and for the three years ended December 31, 1996
On June 30, 1994, TEVECAP S.A. was established as a holding company for
certain entities which were under common control. Subsequent to this date,
additional entities were formed
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
under, or acquired by TEVECAP S.A., as described elsewhere in these
consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the consolidated financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1994 and thereafter
are prepared on a consolidated basis.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all
majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
2.2 Accounting records
As required by Brazilian Law and in accordance with local accounting
practices, the accounting records of the Company are maintained in
Brazilian currency (real). In order to present the consolidated financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America, the Company maintains additional accounting
records which are used solely for this purpose.
2.3 Currency remeasurement
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.
52, "Foreign Currency Transactions", the United States dollar has been
assumed to be the functional currency as Brazil is a "hyperinflationary"
country. As such, the local accounts of the Company are translated into
United States dollars as follows:
o Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates.
All other assets and liabilities are translated at the official rate
of exchange of R$1.0394 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1996; and
R$0.973 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1995.
o Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in
effect each month, except for those related to assets and liabilities
which are translated at historical exchange rates, and deferred income
taxes, which are translated at the current rate. Translation
gains/losses are recognized in the income statement.
Continued
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TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
2.4 Consolidated financial statements
The Company's operating subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial
statements are:
Ownership Interest as of
December 31,
----------------------------
1996 1995
------- -------
Owned Systems
TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A. 98.00% 98.00%
TVA Sul Participacoes S.A. 87.00% --
TVA Sul Parana Ltda. (a), (b) 87.00% 80.00%
TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda. (b) 87.00% --
TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda. (b) 87.00% --
TCC TV a Cabo Ltda. (b) 87.00% --
TV Alfa Cabo Ltda. (b) 87.00% --
CCS Camboriu Cable Systems de Telecomunicacoes Ltda. 52.20% --
Galaxy Brasil S.A. 100.00% 100.00%
License Subsidiary
Comercial Cabo TV Sao Paulo Ltda. (c) 100.00% 100.00%
Programming Ventures
TVA Communications Ltd. 100.00% 100.00%
TVA Communications Aruba N.V. 100.00% --
- ------------
(a) In August 1996, TVA Curitiba Servicos Telecomunicacoes Ltda. changed its
name to TVA Parana Ltda. ("Parana"). The Company's initial investment in
Parana together with its contributions of $18,454 relating to the
acquisition of 27,712,345 shares during the year ended December 31, 1996,
was in excess of the Company's share of the book value of Parana after the
contribution. This resulted in a loss of $2,727.
(b) One common share in each of these entities is owned by a Brazilian National
pursuant to local legislative requirements.
(c) 0.00149% of the common shares in this entity are owned by the controlling
shareholder of the parent company pursuant to local legislative
requirements.
2.5 Acquisitions
During the year ended December 31, 1996, the Company acquired control of
the following entities which were accounted for under the purchase method
of accounting: i) in February 1996, the Company acquired TVA Sul Santa
Catarina ("TVA SSC"); ii) in March 1996, the Company acquired TCC TV a Cabo
Ltda. ("TCC") and TV Alfa Cabo Ltda. ("TV Alfa"); and iii) in May 1996, the
Company acquired TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda. ("TVA SF") and CCS Camboriu
Cable Systems de Telecomunicacoes Ltda. ("CCS"). In each case, the excess
of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired represents the
value of concessions of certain television stations. These concessions are
being amortized on a straight line basis over ten years.
The purchase prices have been allocated to the assets purchased and the
liabilities assumed based upon the fair values on the dates of acquisition,
as follows:
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Camboriu Cable Systems de Telecomunicacoes Ltda. ("CCS"). In each case, the
excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired
represents the value of concessions of certain television stations. These
concessions are being amortized on a straight line basis over ten years.
The purchase prices have been allocated to the assets purchased and the
liabilities assumed based upon the fair values on the dates of acquisition,
as follows:
TVA SSC TVA SF CCS TCC TV Alfa
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Current assets, other than cash -- $ 23 $ 7 $ 51 $ 5
Property, plant and equipment $ 25 319 3,501 238 176
Other assets -- 3 -- -- --
Concessions 45 5,346 841 2,622 2,418
Other liabilities (55) (377) (139) (127) (687)
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Purchase price, net of cash received $ 15 $ 5,314 $ 4,210 $ 2,784 $ 1,912
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Total purchase price $ 15 $ 5,324 $ 4,210 $ 2,834 $ 1,933
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
The operating results of these acquired businesses have been included in
the consolidated statement of operations from the dates of acquisition. On
the basis of a pro forma consolidation of the results of operations as if
the acquisitions had taken place on January 1, 1995, consolidated net
revenues would have been $98,147 for the year ended December 31, 1995. Such
pro forma amount does not purport to be indicative of results that would
have occurred had the acquisition been in effect for the periods presented,
not do they purport to be indicative of the results that will be obtained
in the future.
The Company is unable to present pro forma amounts for income before
extraordinary items and net income as, although management attempted to
obtain such information from the owners, it was not available. These
entities were acquired for the purpose of expanding the cable TV system
penetration for the Company. The assets purchased will be operated under
the Company's management, using the Company's programming and employees.
2.6 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and cash in banks and
investments in interest-bearing securities and are carried at cost plus
accrued interest. Short-term investments with original maturities of three
months or less at the time of purchase are considered cash equivalents.
Continued
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TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
2.7 Financial instruments
In accordance with SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments", information is provided about the fair value of certain
financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
For the purposes of SFAS No. 107, the estimated fair value of a financial
instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a
current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or
liquidation sale. The carrying values of the Company's financial
instruments as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 approximate management's best
estimate of their estimated fair values. The following methods and
assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial
instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
o The fair value of certain financial assets carried at cost, including
cash, accounts receivable, other accounts receivable, and certain
other short-term assets, is considered to approximate their respective
carrying value due to their short-term nature.
o The fair value of payables to film suppliers and other suppliers,
other accounts payable, loans to related companies and certain other
short-term liabilities is considered to approximate their respective
carrying value due to their short-term nature.
o The fair value of loans from related companies approximates their
respective carrying values as interest on these loans is at market
rates.
2.8 Accounts receivable
An allowance for doubtful accounts is established on the basis of an
analysis of the accounts receivable, in light of the risks involved, and is
considered sufficient to cover any losses incurred in realization of
credits.
2.9 Inventories
Inventories consist of materials and supplies and imports in transit.
Materials and supplies are used to provide service to new customers, and to
ensure continuity of service to existing customers. Imports in transit
represent materials purchased from foreign countries that have not yet been
received.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined
principally under the average cost method.
An allowance for obsolescence has been established on the basis of an
analysis of slow-moving materials and supplies.
Continued
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TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
2.10 Film exhibition rights and program licensing
Film exhibition rights and program licensing costs are deferred and
recognized as the films and/or programs are exhibited. The allowance for
exhibition expiration is determined based on management's estimate of the
Company's capacity to telecast the films and projected revenue streams.
2.11 Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method, over the remaining useful lives, as described in Note
12.
2.12 Advertising
Advertising revenues are recognized, and the production cost of commercials
and programming are charged to expense, when the commercial is telecast.
2.13 Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used in the business
Management reviews long-lived assets, primarily the Company's licenses and
its property and equipment to be held and used in the business, for the
purposes of determining and measuring impairment on a recurring basis or
when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of
an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. Assets are grouped and
evaluated for possible impairment at the level of each cable television
system; impairment is assessed on the basis of the forecasted undiscounted
cash flows of the businesses over the estimated remaining lives of the
assets related to those systems. A write-down of the carrying value of the
assets or group of assets to estimated fair value will be made when
appropriate.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of", from
January 1, 1996, and the effect on the consolidated financial statements as
a result of the adoption was not significant.
2.14 Revenue recognition
Hook-up fees are recognized as revenue on the equipment installation date
to the extent of direct selling costs incurred. The remainder is deferred
and amortized to income over the estimated average period that subscribers
are expected to remain connected to the system. Subscription revenues are
recognized as earned on an accrual basis.
2.15 Licenses
Televisao Show Time Ltda. ("TV Show Time") and TVA Brasil Radioenlaces
Ltda. ("TVA Brasil") hold certain licenses covering certain operations of
the Company. The use of such
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
licenses is provided to the Company, for a nominal fee, under a Service
Agreement dated July 22, 1994, as amended, among TEVECAP S.A., TV Show
Time, TVA Brasil and Abril S.A.
Pursuant to the Service Agreement, TV Show Time and TVA Brasil have agreed
to transfer the licenses, which are carried at nil value, to TEVECAP S.A.
at nominal cost.
2.16 Accounting for issuances of stock by subsidiaries and equity investees
Gains or losses arising from the issuances of shares by subsidiaries and
equity investees are recognized in income to the extent that the net book
value of the shares owned after the sale exceeds or is lower than the net
book value per share immediately prior to the sale of the shares by the
subsidiary or equity investees.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, cash and cash equivalents were comprised
of:
1996 1995
-------- --------
Cash on hand and in banks $ 1,296 $ 640
Short-term investments 103,502 23,561
-------- --------
$104,798 $ 24,201
======== ========
4. Accounts receivable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, accounts receivable were comprised of:
1996 1995
-------- --------
Subscriptions $ 8,798 $ 5,154
Installation fees 19,020 4,637
Advertising and programming 4,511 1,810
Barter 5,248 2,989
Others 478 70
Allowance for doubtful accounts (5,759) (3,407)
-------- --------
$ 32,296 $ 11,253
======== ========
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
5. Inventories
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, inventories were comprised of:
1996 1995
-------- --------
Materials and supplies $ 14,323 $ 10,913
Imports in transit 1,022 2,163
Allowance for obsolescence (2,250) --
-------- --------
$ 13,095 $ 13,076
======== ========
6. Film exhibition rights
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, film exhibition rights were comprised of:
1996 1995
------- -------
Exhibition rights $ 2,223 $ 1,192
Allowance for exhibition expiration (1,162) (1,162)
------- -------
$ 1,061 $ 30
======= =======
7. Prepaid and other assets
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, prepaid expenses were comprised of:
1996 1995
------ ------
Advances to suppliers $1,973 $2,078
Prepaid TVA magazine publishing expenses 510 562
Prepaid meals and transportation 227 171
Others 119 157
------ ------
$2,829 $2,968
====== ======
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
8. Other accounts receivable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, other accounts receivable were comprised
of:
1996 1995
------ ------
Advances to employees $ 476 $ 491
Accounts receivable from related companies (Note 9) 1,460 389
Others 1,072 105
------ ------
$3,008 $ 985
====== ======
9. Related party transactions
The following tables summarize the transactions between the Company and
related parties as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the three years
ended December 31, 1996:
December 31,
-----------------------
1996 1995
------ ------
Abril S.A
Accounts payable $ 104 --
Loans payable 2,721 $ 39
Televisao Abril Ltda
Accounts receivable 136 --
ESPN do Brasil Ltda
Accounts receivable 28 389
Loans receivable -- 3,913
Accounts payable 367 963
Canbras TV a Cabo Ltda
Accounts receivable 70 --
Loans receivable 3,710 815
Loans payable -- 547
HBO Partners
Accounts receivable 271 --
Loans receivable 1,792 1,879
TV Sagatti
Loans receivable -- 118
Galaxy Latin America
Loans receivable 7,100 --
Accounts payable 769 --
Continued
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9. Related-party transactions (Continued)
December 31,
-----------------------
1996 1995
------ ------
TVAICO
Loans receivable $1,640 --
AICO
Loans receivable $1,059 --
LEONarDO PETRELLI
Accounts receivable $ 906 --
Editora Azul
Accounts payable -- $ 104
Others
Accounts receivable $ 49 --
Loans receivable $ 7 $ 7
Accounts payable $ 4 $ 55
Year ended December 31,
---------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- -------
Abril S.A
Net interest expense $ 7,196 $ 16,566 --
Printing costs $ 4,516 2,723 1,309
ESPN do Brasil Ltda
Programming costs $ 3,850 $ 646 --
Net interest income $ (773) -- --
Net interest expense -- $ 330 --
AICO
Net interest income $ (354) -- --
TV Filme
Programming revenue $ (6,435) (742) (163)
Canbras TV a Cabo
Net interest expense $ 150 -- --
Programming revenue $ (207) -- --
Loans granted to or obtained from related companies, under loan agreements,
are denominated in reais and subject to variable interest of 1.80% to 2.50%
per month in December 31, 1996 (3.44% per month in December 31, 1995).
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Effective December 31, 1996 the Company has a credit facility with Abril
S.A. under which the Company is allowed to borrow up to $60,000 on a
revolving basis until December 1998. In November 1996, TEVECAP S.A. raised
funds through a private placement of $250,000 million 12.625% senior notes.
Part of the proceeds of this placement were used to repay the amount drawn
under this facility. The Company has not drawn any amounts under the
facility subsequent to the application of such proceeds.
Additionally, Abril S.A. provided a guarantee in the course of the year for
equipment imported by Galaxy Brasil S.A., TVAST, TV Filme and TVA Parana.
The amount outstanding pursuant to this guarantee as of December 31, 1996
was $58,345.
The Company and Falcon International Communications Services Inc., one of
the Company's shareholders, signed a consulting service agreement on April
1, 1996 related to the Company's operations and technologies. Initially,
the duration of this agreement is two years, renewable every subsequent
two-year period thereafter. The payment for the consulting services amounts
to $200 per annum.
Related-party transactions relating to programming sales and costs and
printing services costs were carried out at usual market rates and terms.
10. Deferred income tax
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to a significant
portion of the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability as of December
31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
1996 1995
-------- --------
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 44,562 $ 32,700
Deferred charges 7,536 7,720
Deferred hook-up fee revenue 1,611 --
Allowance for obsolescence 437 --
Provision for claims 1,528 --
Allowance for decoders 438 --
Others 148 680
-------- --------
Total gross deferred tax asset 56,260 41,100
-------- --------
Less valuation allowance (50,274) (33,111)
-------- --------
Net deferred tax asset 5,986 7,989
Deferred tax liability:
Installation costs (5,986) (7,989)
-------- --------
Total gross deferred tax liability (5,986) (7,989)
-------- --------
Net deferred tax asset $ -- $ --
======== ========
Continued
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TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The Company has a limited operating history and has generated losses since
its inception. The valuation allowance has been established in accordance
with the requirements of SFAS No. 109.
As of December 31, 1996, the Company and subsidiaries have unexpirable
accumulated tax losses of $135,036.
The consolidated income tax credit was different from the amount computed
using the Brazilian statutory income tax for the reasons set forth in the
following table:
December 31,
----------------------------------
1996 1994 1995
-------- -------- --------
Loss before income taxes and minority interest $ 49,585 $ 41,941 12,717
Statutory income tax rate 33% 30.56% 43%
-------- -------- --------
16,363 12,817 5,468
Increase (decrease) in the income tax rate 2,644 (8,466) 3,037
Monetary correction net of unallowable
amortization 2,088 (308) (11,240)
Monetary correction of deferred charges amortization 4,996 (5,576) (14,264)
Translation rate difference on exhibition rights -- 381 (476)
Translation (loss) gain of tax losses (2,103) 1,896 5,606
Monetary correction of shareholders' equity -- 5,889 33,181
Monetary correction of installation materials 3,648 (314) (5,708)
depreciation
Equity in losses of affiliate (2,816) (1,122) 165
Income before income tax of TVA communications (1,436) (6) --
Others (6,377) (1,345) (207)
-------- -------- --------
Net income tax benefit for the period 17,007 3,846 15,562
Increase in valuation allowance (17,163) (3,846) (15,562)
-------- -------- --------
$ (156) $ -- $ --
======== ======== ========
Income tax payable represents amounts owing by subsidiaries calculated on a
unitary basis.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
11. Investments
Investments as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 were comprised of:
Percentage
of Control 1996 1995
---------- ------- -------
Equity basis investments:
TV Filme, Inc. 14.3(a)(b) $ 6,840 $ 2,352
ESPN Brasil Ltda. 50 827 --
HBO Brasil Partners 33 -- 1,110
------- -------
$ 7,667 $ 3,462
======= =======
Liability to fund joint venture or
equity investee:
ESPN Brasil Ltda. 50 -- $(2,009)
Canbras TV a Cabo 36 $ (997) (160)
HBO Brasil Partners 33 (110) --
------- -------
$(1,107) $(2,169)
======= =======
Cost basis investments:
Galaxy Latin America 10 $16,320 $11,220
Others 6 20
------- -------
$16,326 $11,240
======= =======
Concessions, net:
Stations in South of Brazil $10,436 --
Ype Radio e Televisao Ltda. concessions 6,363 $ 6,363
Comercial Cabo Ltda. 1,970 1,970
Other 65 65
Amortization (1,260) (420)
------- -------
$17,574 $ 7,978
======= =======
- ----------
(a) Accounted for under the equity method because the Company has two seats out
of six on the Board of Directors, is dependent on the Company for a
substantial portion of its revenue and has an option to acquire an
additional 2% interest.
(b) During the year ended December 31, 1996 there was a reduction in the
interest of Tevecap S.A. in TV Filme, Inc. from 16.7% to 14.3% due to
subscription of shares issued by other shareholders, for which an amount in
excess of the book value was paid. This resulted in a capital gain of
$2,317.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
On February 3, 1995, an agreement was signed between TEVECAP S.A., Hughes
(GLA Inc./USA), Inversiones Divtel (ODC Cisneiros/Venezuela) and
Multivision (MVS/Mexico) for the incorporation of Galaxy Latin America in
August 1995. On March 3, 1995, the operational agreement between Galaxy
Latin America and TEVECAP S.A. was formalized with the purchase of 10% of
the shares of Galaxy Latin America for $7,194. On March 9, 1995, Galaxy
Brasil S.A. was created, with 99.5% of the shares held by TEVECAP S.A.
Galaxy Brasil S.A. provides distribution services of multichannel TV
programs to all national regions. The transmission commenced February 1996.
Galaxy Latin America will charge Galaxy Brasil for the use of a satellite.
The ESPN Brasil joint venture was formed in June 1995, with TEVECAP S.A.
and ESPN International each holding 50% of ESPN Brasil's shares. Operations
commenced on June 15, 1995, and the objective of ESPN Brasil is the
transmission of ESPN's international sport programs. Condensed financial
information of the joint venture as of and for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1995 are as follows:
1996 1995
-------- --------
Current assets $ 3,640 $ 3,483
Non-current assets $ 2,107 $ 262
Current liabilities $ 3,663 $ 3,850
Long-term liabilities $ -- $ 3,913
Revenues $ 12,733 $ 4,748
Gross losses $ (9,785) $ (2,884)
Loss before income taxes $(10,715) $ (4,020)
Net loss $(10,715) $ (4,020)
The Company holds a 33.33% interest in HBO Brasil Partners joint venture.
The operations commenced in 1994 and condensed financial information as of
and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
1996 1995
-------- --------
Current assets $ 10,080 $ 6,385
Non-current assets $ 1,659 $ 762
Current liabilities $ 11,615 $ 3,855
Long-term liabilities $ -- $ --
Revenues $ 20,867 $ 11,354
Gross losses $ (3,072) $ (4,384)
Loss before income taxes $ (3,168) $ (4,323)
Net loss $ (3,168) $ (4,323)
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
On April 3, 1995, TEVECAP S.A. acquired 49% of the common shares and 49% of
the preferred shares of Ype Radio e Televisao Ltda., for $6,363, obtaining
the concession of certain television channels. The concessions are being
amortized over ten years.
In previous years the Company acquired Comercial Cabo Ltda., obtaining the
concessions for certain television channels and other minor investments.
The concessions are being amortized over ten years.
12. Property, plant and equipment
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, property, plant and equipment were
comprised of:
Annual
Depreciation
Rate
% 1996 1995
------------ --------- ---------
Machinery and equipment 10 $ 47,784 $ 37,877
Converters 10 101,837 36,485
Leasehold improvements 25 2,111 1,830
Furniture and fixtures 10 2,089 1,226
Premises 10 2,730 1,116
Vehicles 20 1,257 457
Software 20 2,949 1,529
Tools 10 696 621
Reception equipment 20 73,330 45,711
Cable plant 10 25,385 6,513
Building 4 11,734 342
--------- ---------
271,902 133,707
Accumulated depreciation (50,661) (23,373)
Telephone line use rights 2,320 1,453
Trademarks, patents and others 165 577
Fixed assets in transit 8,917 18,902
Others 950 --
--------- ---------
$ 233,593 $ 131,266
--------- ---------
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
13. Loans
As of December 31, 1996, loans were comprised of:
Short-term Long-term
---------- ---------
Working capital, foreign currency denominated $ 3,123 $250,464
Local currency financings 14,916 --
-------- --------
$ 18,039 $250,464
======== ========
On November 26, 1996, TEVECAP S.A. raised funds in foreign markets through
a private placement amounting to $250,000 of Senior Notes. These Senior
Notes mature on November 26, 2004 and are guaranteed by certain of TEVECAP
S.A.'s subsidiaries. Interest thereon is at 12.625% per annum and is
payable on May 25 and November 25 of each year commencing on May 25, 1997.
Debt issuance costs associated with the 12,625% senior notes amounted to
$9,241 and are being amortized over the term of the Senior Notes.
Amortization costs for the year ended December 31, 1996 amounted to $96.
Short-term financings in local currency are secured by promissory notes and
chattel mortgages, and bear interest at rates varying from 8% to 9% per
year.
Shor-term bank loans as of December 31, 1996 represent the refinancing of
certain supplier payables. The average short-term interest rate on such
loans is LIBOR Plus 1.5%.
14. Other accounts payable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, other accounts payable were comprised of:
1996 1995
------ ------
Accounts payable to related
companies (Note 9) $1,244 $1,122
Advertising 265 427
Importation expenses payable 1,627 599
Others 1,407 1,124
------ ------
$4,543 $3,272
====== ======
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
15. Loans from shareholders
Loans from shareholders as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 were comprised of:
1996 1995
------ ------
Roberto Civita $ -- $2,616
Maricla I. R. Rossi -- 61
Edgard Silvio Faria -- 184
Angelo Silvio Rossi -- 45
Leonardo Petrelli 1,640 180
------ ------
$1,640 $3,086
====== ======
Loans from shareholders in 1995 were subject to interest based on the UFIR
(Fiscal Reference Unit) variation which was 22.46% during that year. The
December 31, 1996 loan balance represents an advance from a shareholder and
is not subject to interest.
16. Insurance
The Company maintains insurance coverage for its fixed assets and
inventories in an amount considered sufficient to cover the risks involved.
17. Leased assets and commitments
The Company has entered into film distribution contracts and licensing
agreements with film producers for programming for future periods. Such
contracts and agreements, which range in life from one to nine years with
the exception of a specific contract with ESPN which has a life of 50
years, require a per-subscriber fee to be paid by the Company on a monthly
basis.
The Company has funding commitments related to Galaxy Latin America, TV
Filme, ESPN Brasil Ltda., HBO Brasil Partners, Canbras TVA and CNBC of
approximately $27,009 which must be met prior to December, 1997.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The Company has rented its office space until the year 2001. As of December
31, 1996, future minimum rental payments applicable to operating leases in
respect of this space aggregate approximately $5,038, as follows:
1997 $1,805
1998 1,438
1999 623
2000 589
2001 583
------
Total $5,038
======
As of December 31, 1996, the Company had contractual commitments with
Embratel for transponder use until the year 2003. Based on the contract
provisions, these commitments are currently estimated to aggregate
approximately $71,854, as follows:
1997 $11,665
1998 11,665
1999 11,665
2000 11,665
2001 11,665
2002 8,054
2003 5,475
-------
Total $71,854
=======
Through its subsidiary, Galaxy Brasil S.A., the Company has a licensing
agreement with Galaxy Latin America for the use of the trademark, DirecTV,
satellite and programming, which requires a per-subscriber fee to be paid
by the Company on a monthly basis for an indefinite period, calculated
based on the number of subscribers.
18. Common stock
Common stock as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 was comprised of:
1996 1995
------------------------- -------------------------
US$ Shares US$ Shares
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Common stock subject
to redemption $ 144,754 85,637,516 $ 144,754 85,637,516
=========== ========== =========== ==========
Paid-in capital $ 142,495 111,075,339 $ 142,495 111,075,339
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
a) Common stock subject to redemption
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, 43.5% of the common stock of TEVECAP S.A.
was subject to an Event Put i.e. a "triggering event" under the
Stockholders Agreement pursuant to which each of the shareholders (other
that Abril) may, in certain circumstances, demand that TEVECAP S.A.
purchase all or a portion of its shares, unless the shares of capital stock
held by such Stockholder are publicly registered, listed or traded. In
addition, as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, 14.2% of these shares are also
subject to Time Put whereby, pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, Falcon
International may demand that TEVECAP S.A. buy all or a portion of Falcon's
shares of capital stock held in TEVECAP S.A. if such shares are not
publicly registered, listed or traded by September 22, 2002.
For purposes of the Event Put, triggering events are: (i) the amount of the
capital stock held by a stockholder with an Event Put exceeds the amount
allowed under any legal restriction to which such Stockholder may be
subject ("Regulatory Put"); (ii) a breach without cure within a designated
period by certain specified entities/individuals of any representation,
warranty, covenant or duty made or owed pursuant to certain agreements;
(iii) a breach without cure within a designated period by Abril of the
Abril Credit Facility; (iv) the controlling shareholder of Abril ceases to
directly or indirectly hold a specified percentage of TEVECAP S.A. without
the approval of the Stockholders or ceases to control the voting capital
stock held by his affiliates representing 50% or more of the voting capital
stock of TEVECAP S.A.; (v) the Service Agreement as amended, among TEVECAP
S.A., TV Show Time, TVA Brasil and Abril ceases to be valid or effective or
TV Show Time, TVA Brasil and Abril is liquidated or dissolved or files
voluntarily, or has filed against it involuntarily, any petition in
bankruptcy; or (vi) another Stockholder exercises an Event Put other than a
Regulatory Put.
The Company's management believes that the probability of occurrence of the
triggering events which would permit any of its shareholders to exercise
their Event Put is remote. However, a company that is public in the United
States, and which therefore is required to register its securities with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), is required
for accounting purposes to present redeemable equity securities separately
from shareholders' equity, if redemption of such securities is beyond the
control of the registrant. That presentation is required even if the
likelihood of redemption is remote.
The Common Shares subject to the Time Put are redeemable at fair value as
determined by appraisal or by a multiple of the Company's most recent
quarterly earnings. The Company has recorded an accretion on these shares
to fair market value of $15,376 and $4,780 with respect to the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1995, determined by Company management.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
b) Paid-in capital
Paid-in capital represents registered common shares without par value.
The Company's shareholders are entitled to minimum dividends of 25% of net
income for the year, adjusted according to Corporation Law. As the Company
has not recorded net income since its inception, no such dividends are
payable.
19. Litigation contingencies
Certain claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business have
been filed or are pending against the Company which were not recognized in
the consolidated financial statements. The Company has also recorded
provisions related to certain claims in amounts that management considers
to be adequate after considering a number of factors including (but not
limited to) the views of legal counsel, the nature of the claims and the
prior experience of the Company.
In Management's opinion, all contingencies have been adequately provided
for or are without merit, or are of such kind that if disposed of
unfavorably, would not have a material adverse effect on the financial
position or future results of operations of the Company.
20. Pension plan
In April 1996, the Company became a co-sponsor of the private pension
entity named Abrilprev Sociedade de Previdencia Privada, the primary
objective of which is to grant employees benefits other than those provided
by Social Security. The plan is optional to all employees of the sponsoring
entities. Abrilprev operates as a Defined Contribution Plan. Company
contributions are made based on a fixed percentage applied to the payroll
of the sponsoring entities based on actuarial calculations. Plan expenses
amounted to $368 for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
21. Abril Health Care Plan
In February 1996, the Abril Health Care Plan was created to provide health
care to Abril S.A. companies' employees and their dependents. Both the
companies and the employees contribute monthly to Associacao Abril de
Beneficios, the company is responsible for the plan management.
In 1996, contributions made by TEVECAP S.A. and certain affiliated
companies amounted to $2,088.
22. Supplementary information - valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves
Allowance Deferred
Allowance for Taxation Provision
for Doubtful Allowance for Exhibition Allowance Valuation for
Accounts Obsolescence Expiration for Decoders Allowance Claims
------------ ------------- ---------- ------------ --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1993 $ 363 $ 91 $ 3,367 -- $13,703 $ 210
Additions Charged to Expense 848 -- -- -- 15,562 920
Reduction -- (91) (3,032) -- -- (55)
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance as of December 31, 1994 1,211 -- 335 -- 29,265 1,075
Additions Charged to Expense 2,196 -- 827 -- 3,846 2,688
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance as of December 31, 1995 3,407 -- 1,162 -- 33,111 3,763
Additions Charged to Expense 2,352 2,250 -- $ 1,371 17,163 1,282
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 5,759 $ 2,250 $ 1,162 $ 1,371 $50,274 $ 5,045
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
23. Recent accounting pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued certain Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards which are not effective with respect to the
fiscal years presented in the consolidated financial statements.
SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets
and Extinguishments of Liabilities", provides accounting and reporting
standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and
extinguishments of liabilities after December 31, 1996. This standard is
not expected to have a material effect on the financial position and the
results of operations of the Company due to the absence of material
transactions of this nature.
SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share", is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997. This standards establishes guidelines for
computing and presenting earnings per share ("EPS") and applies to entities
with publicly held common stock or potential common stock.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
This replaces the presentation of primary EPS with a presentation of basic
EPS. It also requires dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS for all
entities with complex capital structures. This standard is not expected to
have an impact on the Company given that the Company does not have publicly
held common stock or potential common stock.
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries
TEVECAP S.A. conducts a significant portion of its business through
subsidiaries. The $250,000 12 5/8% Senior Notes issued to institutional
buyers in November, 1996 are jointly and severally, irrevocably and fully
and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior basis, by all of Tevecap's
direct and indirect subsidiaries except for TVA Communications Aruba N.A.
and TVA TCG Sistema TV.
Presented below is condensed consolidating and combined financial
information for: i) TEVECAP S.A. on a parent company only basis; ii) the
Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries; iii) the Majority-Owned Guarantor
Subsidiaries; iv) Non-guarantor Subsidiaries; v) Eliminations; and vi)
Consolidated Tevecap S.A. and Subsidiaries.
The equity method has been used by TEVECAP S.A., the Wholly-Owned Guarantor
Subsidiaries and the Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries with respect to
investments in their subsidiaries.
The following sets forth the Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries, the
Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-guarantor Subsidiaries:
a) Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries
- TVA Communications Ltd.
- Galaxy Brasil S.A.
- Comercial Cabo TV Sao Paulo Ltda.
b) Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries
- TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A.
- TVA Sul Participacoes S.A.
- TVA Parana Ltda.
- TVA Alfa Cabo Ltda.
- CCS Camboriu Cable System de Telecomunicacoes Ltda.
- TCC TV a Cabo Ltda.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
- TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda.
- TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda.
c) Non-guarantor Subsidiaries
- TVA Communications Aruba N.A.
- TVA TCG Sistema de Televisao de Porto Alegre S.A.
Separate financial statements for TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A. have been
presented as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of
operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996.
Separate consolidated and combined financial statements for TVA Sul
Participacoes S.A. have also been presented as of December 31, 1996 and
1995, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1996.
Audited financial information has also been included for TVA Alfa Cabo
Ltda., CCS Camboriu Cable System de Telecomunicacoes Ltda., TVA Sul Santa
Catarina Ltda., TCC TV a Cabo Ltda., TVA Sul Parana Ltda., and TVA Sul Foz
do Iguacu Ltda. as of December 31, 1996 and for the periods from the dates
of acquisition to December 31, 1996. See Note 2.5.
Separate financial statements for the Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries
have not been presented based on management's determination that they do
not provide additional information that is material to investors.
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
as of DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Assets Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Cash and cash equivalents $ 103,282 $ 59 $ 1,444 $ 13 $ -- $ 104,798
Accounts receivable, net -- 10,367 22,568 -- (639) 32,296
Inventories -- -- 13,095 -- -- 13,095
Film exhibition rights -- -- 1,061 -- -- 1,061
Prepaid expenses and other assets -- 71 2,758 -- -- 2,829
Other accounts receivable 1,032 242 4,372 -- (2,638) 3,008
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total current assets 104,314 10,739 45,298 13 (3,277) 157,087
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Property, plant and equipment -- 49,745 184,376 42 (570) 233,593
Investments - equity affiliates 64,844 -- -- -- (57,177) 7,667
Cost basis investees -- 16,326 -- -- -- 16,326
Concessions, net 7,138 -- 10,436 -- -- 17,574
Advances payments for investments -- -- -- -- -- --
Loans to affiliated companies 338,442 16,278 3,027 -- (342,439) 15,308
Debt issuance costs 9,145 -- -- -- -- 9,145
Other -- 877 1,545 -- -- 2,422
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total assets $ 523,883 $ 93,965 $ 244,682 $ 55 $(403,463) $ 459,122
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
as of DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Liabilities Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Short-term bank loans $ 3,166 $ 6,789 $ 8,084 -- -- $ 18,039
Film suppliers -- -- 19,828 -- $ (12,816) 7,012
Other suppliers 163 4,925 48,127 -- (283) 52,932
Taxes payable other than income taxes -- 964 7,989 -- -- 8,953
Accrued payroll and related liabilities -- 637 5,504 -- -- 6,141
Advances payments received from subscribers -- 3,685 6,797 -- -- 10,482
Other accounts payable 180 900 5,951 -- (2,488) 4,543
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total current liabilities 3,509 17,900 102,280 -- (15,587) 108,102
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Financing 250,000 464 -- -- -- 250,464
Loans from affiliated companies -- 16,600 316,154 $ 96 (330,129) 2,721
Loans from shareholders -- -- 1,640 -- -- 1,640
Provision from claims -- -- 5,039 -- 6 5,045
Liability to fund equity investee 160,067 110 -- 110 (159,180) 1,107
Deferred hook-up fee revenue -- 4,883 -- -- -- 4,883
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total long-term liabilities 410,067 22,057 322,833 206 (489,303) 265,860
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Minority interest -- -- 1,310 -- 468 1,778
Redeemable common stock, no par value 164,910 -- -- -- -- 164,910
Shareholders' equity
Paid-in capital 142,495 71,489 33,837 3,216 (108,542) 142,495
Retained earnings (197,098) (17,481) (215,578) (3,367) 209,501 (224,023)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total shareholders' equity (54,603) 54,008 (181,741) (151) 100,959 (81,528)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 523,883 $ 93,965 $ 244,682 $ 55 $(403,463) $ 459,122
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Description Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Gross revenues
Monthly subscription -- $ 2,266 $120,754 -- -- $123,020
Installation -- 15,609 46,108 -- -- 61,717
Advertising revenue -- -- 7,532 -- -- 7,532
Indirect programming -- -- 11,377 -- -- 11,377
Other -- 143 8,049 -- -- 8,192
Revenue taxes -- (1,488) (12,259) -- -- (13,747)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net revenue -- 16,530 181,561 -- -- 198,091
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits -- 2,781 24,422 -- -- 27,203
Programming -- -- 42,391 -- -- 42,391
Transponder lease cost -- 905 9,942 -- -- 10,847
Technical assistance -- -- 5,507 -- -- 5,507
Vehicle rentals -- 90 1,772 -- -- 1,862
TVA Magazine -- -- 6,842 -- -- 6,842
Other costs -- 2,078 15,567 -- -- 17,645
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
-- 5,854 106,443 -- -- 112,297
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
Payroll and benefits -- 1,491 25,940 -- -- 27,431
Advertising and promotion -- 7,369 13,986 -- -- 21,355
Rent -- 177 3,245 -- -- 3,422
Other administrative expenses $ 836 6,316 11,758 -- -- 18,910
Other general expenses -- -- 10,337 -- -- 10,337
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
836 15,353 65,266 -- -- 81,455
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Allowance for obsolescence -- -- 2,250 -- -- 2,250
Depreciation -- 2,858 23,681 -- -- 26,539
Amortization 840 -- 837 -- -- 1,677
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Operating loss (1,676) (7,535) (16,916) -- -- (26,127)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Interest income 1,995 596 7,590 -- $ (4,368) 5,813
Interest expenses (12,751) (1,770) (7,270) $ (97) 4,368 (17,520)
Translation (218) 292 399 -- -- 473
Equity in (losses) income of affiliates (44,751) (1,220) (883) (1,220) 39,542 (8,532)
Other nonoperating, net 9,243 (1,884) 278 -- (11,329) (3,692)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Loss before income tax and minority interest (48,158) (11,521) (16,802) (1,317) 28,213 (49,585)
Income taxes -- -- (156) -- -- (156)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss before minority interest (48,158) (11,521) (16,958) (1,317) 28,213 (49,741)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Minority interest -- -- 38 -- 1,811 1,849
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss $(48,158) $(11,521) $(16,920) $ (1,317) $ 30,024 $(47,892)
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Continued
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Cash flows from operating activities: Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net loss $ (48,158) $ (11,521) $ (16,920) $ (1,317) $ 30,024 $ (47,892)
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash
(used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation -- 2,858 23,681 -- -- 26,539
Amortization 840 -- 837 -- -- 1,677
Allowance for exhibition costs -- -- -- -- -- 0
Allowance for doubtful accounts -- -- 2,352 -- -- 2,352
Allowance for obsolescence -- -- 2,250 -- -- 2,250
Provision for claims -- -- 1,276 -- -- 1,276
Minority interest -- -- (38) -- (1,811) (1,849)
Disposal and write-off of fixed assets -- -- 1,005 -- -- 1,005
Capital gain (2,317) -- -- -- -- (2,317)
Equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates 44,751 1,220 -- 1,220 (38,659) 8,532
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: -- -- -- -- -- 0
Film exhibition rights -- -- (1,031) -- -- (1,031)
Accounts receivable -- (10,368) (13,666) -- 639 (23,395)
Prepaid and other assets (9,145) (877) 188 -- 861 (8,973)
Other accounts receivable (1,030) (278) (2,816) -- 3,349 (775)
Other -- -- -- -- -- 0
Accrued interest 8,062 (888) (2,107) -- 841 5,908
Inventories -- -- (2,227) -- -- (2,227)
Legal deposits -- -- (30) -- 30 0
Suppliers 163 (934) 11,798 -- (9,478) 1,549
Taxes payable other than income taxes -- (130) 2,795 -- -- 2,665
Accrued payroll and related liabilities -- 569 802 -- -- 1,371
Advances received from subscribers -- 3,685 2,766 -- -- 6,451
Deferred accounts payable -- 4,883 -- -- -- 4,883
Other accounts payable 5 645 4,550 -- (895) 4,305
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by (6,829) (11,136) 15,465 (97) (15,099) (17,696)
operating activities
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities
Business acquisition
Purchase of fixed assets -- (41,152) (84,454) -- (6) (125,612)
Loans to affiliated companies (112,557) (17,675) (508) -- 91,559 (39,181)
Cash received on loans to 54,445 8,205 9,315 -- (40,269) 31,696
affiliated companies
Purchase of concessions -- -- (14,235) -- -- (14,235)
Investments in equity and cost (100,452) (5,100) -- -- 88,984 (16,568)
investments
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (158,564) (55,722) (89,882) -- 140,268 (163,900)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term bank loans 253,166 7,253 7,406 -- 678 268,503
Capital contributions -- 65,359 17,533 15 (82,907) --
Repayments of loans from shareholders -- -- (2,929) -- -- (2,929)
Loans from shareholders -- -- -- -- -- --
Loans to shareholders -- -- -- -- -- --
Loans from affiliated companies 163,858 28,835 62,423 95 (86,797) 168,414
Repayments of loans from affiliated companies (171,795) (9,315) -- 43,857 (171,795)
Repayments of loans from banks -- -- -- -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities $ 245,229 $ 66,905 $ 75,118 $ 110 $(125,169) $ 262,193
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
F-35
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 79,836 47 701 13 -- 80,597
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 23,446 12 743 -- -- 24,201
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 103,282 $ 59 $ 1,444 $ 13 $ -- $ 104,798
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Supplemental cash disclosure:
Cash paid for interest $ 7,312 -- -- -- -- $ 7,312
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Supplemental noncash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans
refinanced as principal balance -- $ 648 $ 1,497 -- $ (1,791) $ 354
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Details of acquisitions:
Fair value of assets acquired -- -- 15,701 -- -- 15,701
Liabilities assumed -- -- (1,385) -- -- (1,385)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash paid -- -- 14,316 -- -- 14,316
Less: cash acquired -- -- (81) -- -- (81)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash paid for acquisitions -- -- $ 14,235 -- -- $ 14,235
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
F-36
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Assets Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 23,446 $ 12 $ 743 -- -- $ 24,201
Accounts receivable, net -- -- 11,253 -- -- 11,253
Inventories -- -- 13,076 -- -- 13,076
Film exhibition rights -- -- 30 -- -- 30
Prepaid and other assets -- 55 2,913 -- -- 2,968
Other accounts receivable 2 -- 1,490 -- $ (507) 985
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total current assets 23,448 67 29,505 -- (507) 52,513
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Property, plant and equipment -- 11,492 120,350 -- (576) 131,266
Investments
Equity affiliates 7,252 1,110 -- $ 1,110 (6,010) 3,462
Cost basis investees 15 11,225 -- -- -- 11,240
Concessions, net 7,978 -- -- -- -- 7,978
Loans to related companies 281,034 6,786 10,480 -- (291,568) 6,732
Other -- -- 1,568 -- 2,089 3,657
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total assets $ 319,727 $ 30,680 $ 161,903 $ 1,110 $(296,572) $ 216,848
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
F-37
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
bsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Current liabilities
Film suppliers -- -- 9,512 -- $ (3,620) 5,892
Other suppliers -- $ 5,859 46,219 -- -- 52,078
Taxes payable other than income taxes -- 1,095 5,076 -- -- 6,171
Accrued payroll and related liabilities -- 68 4,503 -- -- 4,571
Advance payments received from subscribers -- -- 3,986 -- -- 3,986
Other accounts payable $ 169 273 2,830 -- -- 3,272
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total current liabilities 169 7,295 72,126 -- (3,620) 75,970
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Long-term liabilities
Loans from related companies 585 23,174 265,282 -- (288,455) 586
Loans from shareholders -- -- 3,086 -- -- 3,086
Provision for claims -- -- 3,763 -- -- 3,763
Liability to fund equity investee 160,508 -- -- -- (158,339) 2,169
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total long-term liabilities 161,093 23,174 272,131 -- (446,794) 9,604
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Redeemable common stock, no par value 149,534 -- -- -- -- 149,534
Shareholders' equity
Paid-in capital 142,495 6,214 17,017 $ 3,117 (26,348) 142,495
Accumulated deficit (133,564) (6,003) (199,371) (2,007) 180,190 (160,755)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total shareholders' equity 8,931 211 (182,354) 1,110 153,842 (18,260)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 319,727 $ 30,680 $ 161,903 $ 1,110 $(296,572) $ 216,848
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
F-38
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
Bsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
for the year ended December 31, 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Description Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions -- -- $ 62,496 -- -- $ 62,496
Installation -- -- 26,045 -- -- 26,045
Advertising -- -- 8,377 -- -- 8,377
Indirect programming -- -- 2,866 -- -- 2,866
Other -- -- 2,226 -- -- 2,226
Revenue taxes -- -- (7,506) -- -- (7,506)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Revenue -- -- 94,504 -- -- 94,504
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits -- $ 315 12,205 -- -- 12,520
Programming -- -- 21,609 -- -- 21,609
Transponder lease cost -- -- 7,568 -- -- 7,568
Technical assistance -- -- 5,152 -- -- 5,152
Vehicle rentals -- 7 1,725 -- -- 1,732
TVA Magazine -- -- 3,318 -- -- 3,318
Other costs -- 705 9,422 -- -- 10,127
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
-- 1,027 60,999 -- -- 62,026
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
Payroll and benefits -- -- 21,627 -- -- 21,627
Advertising and promotion -- 62 11,060 -- -- 11,122
Rent -- 18 1,055 -- -- 1,073
Other Administrative Expenses $ 198 202 6,273 -- -- 6,673
Other general expenses -- 4 6,403 -- -- 6,407
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
198 286 46,418 -- -- 46,902
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Depreciation -- 127 12,721 -- -- 12,848
Amortization 420 -- -- -- -- 420
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Operating Loss (618) (1,440) (25,634) -- -- (27,692)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Interest income 6,772 350 7,965 -- $(11,969) 3,118
Interest expense (15,273) (1,226) (13,215) -- 11,969 (17,745)
Translation loss (28) (151) (160) -- -- (339)
Equity in (losses) of affiliates (27,316) (1,427) -- $ (1,427) 26,498 (3,672)
Other nonoperating (expenses) income, net (477) 811 4,055 -- -- 4,389
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Loss before income taxes and minority interest (36,940) (3,083) (26,989) (1,427) 26,498 (41,941)
Income taxes
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss before minority interest (36,940) (3,083) (26,989) (1,427) 26,498 (41,941)
Minority interest -- -- -- -- 871 871
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss $(36,940) $ (3,083) $(26,989) $ (1,427) $ 27,369 $(41,070)
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Continued
F-39
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority- Non-
Parent Owned Owned Guarantor
Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (36,940) $ (3,083) $ (26,989) $ (1,427) $ 27,369 $ (41,070)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
(used in) provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation -- 127 12,721 -- -- 12,848
Amortization 420 -- -- -- -- 420
Allowance for exhibition costs -- -- 827 -- -- 827
Allowance for doubtful accounts -- -- 2,196 -- -- 2,196
Provision for claims -- -- 2,688 -- -- 2,688
Minority interest -- -- -- -- (871) (871)
Disposal and write-off of fixed assets -- 4,352 474 -- (4,485) 341
Equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates 27,316 (1,427) -- 1,427 (23,644) 3,672
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Film exhibition rights -- -- 560 -- -- 560
Accounts receivable -- -- (5,908) -- -- (5,908)
Prepaid and other assets -- (55) (1,214) -- -- (1,269)
Other accounts receivable (2) -- (599) -- -- (601)
Accrued interest 8,473 244 5,395 -- (4,871) 9,241
Inventories -- 333 (7,706) -- -- (7,373)
Legal deposits -- -- (108) -- -- (108)
Suppliers -- 5,385 34,004 -- (3,114) 36,275
Taxes payable other than income taxes -- 1,095 3,786 -- -- 4,881
Accrued payroll and related liabilities -- 68 1,568 -- -- 1,636
Deferred accounts payable -- -- 2,956 -- -- 2,956
Other accounts payable 3 273 1,372 -- -- 1,648
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities (730) 7,312 26,023 -- (9,616) 22,989
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets -- (11,619) (86,470) -- 5,060 (93,029)
Loans to related companies (115,498) (6,709) (8,220) -- 122,460 (7,967)
Cash received on loans to related companies 34,220 -- 26 -- (31,655) 2,591
Purchase of concessions (6,393) -- -- -- -- (6,393)
Investments in equity and cost investments (4,382) (13,763) -- (3,117) 6,399 (14,863)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (92,053) (32,091) (94,664) (3,117) 102,264 (119,661)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contributions 125,000 2,154 -- 3,117 (5,271) 125,000
Repayments of loans from shareholders -- 2,154 -- -- (2,154) (2,154)
Loans from related companies 131,858 22,848 97,218 -- (120,064) 131,860
Repayments of loans from related companies (140,629) (32,477) -- -- 34,840 (140,631)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 116,229 24,791 64,741 3,117 (92,649) 116,229
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 23,446 12 (3,901) -- -- 19,557
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
period -- -- 4,644 -- -- 4,644
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 23,446 $ 12 $ 743 $ -- $ -- $ 24,201
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Supplemental cash disclosure:
Cash paid for interest $ 8,390 -- $ 2,708 -- $ (2,708) $ 8,390
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Supplemental non-cash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans
refinanced as principal balance $ 9,355 $ 34 $ 4,754 -- $ (4,788) $ 9,355
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
F-40
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial Information For Subsidiary Guarantors And Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries (continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
for the year ended December 31, 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Majority-
Parent Owned
Description Company Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions -- $ 27,976 -- $ 27,976
Installation -- 6,997 -- 6,997
Advertising -- 5,727 -- 5,727
Indirect programming -- 1,626 -- 1,626
Other -- 1,446 -- 1,446
Revenue taxes -- (872) -- (872)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net Revenue -- 42,900 -- 42,900
-------- -------- -------- --------
Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits -- 8,022 -- 8,022
Programming -- 12,133 -- 12,133
Transponder lease cost -- 1,555 -- 1,555
Technical assistance -- 1,622 -- 1,622
Vehicle rentals -- 788 -- 788
TVA Magazine -- 1,430 -- 1,430
Other costs -- 3,109 -- 3,109
-------- -------- -------- --------
-- 28,659 -- 28,659
-------- -------- -------- --------
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Payroll and benefits -- 14,241 -- 14,241
Advertising and promotion -- 3,540 -- 3,540
Rent -- 656 -- 656
Other Administrative Expenses -- 2,206 -- 2,206
Other general expenses $ 143 3,584 -- 3,727
-------- -------- -------- --------
143 24,227 -- 24,370
-------- -------- -------- --------
Depreciation -- 6,177 -- 6,177
-------- -------- -------- --------
Operating Loss (143) (16,163) -- (16,306)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Interest income 64,360 8,479 $(51,033) 21,806
Interest expense (5,279) (62,166) 51,032 (16,413)
Translation loss (231) (683) -- (914)
Equity in (losses) income of affiliates (61,063) -- 61,446 383
Other nonoperating expenses, net (1,228) (45) -- (1,273)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Loss before income taxes and minority
interest income taxes (Note 11) (3,584) (70,578) 61,445 (12,717)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss before minority interest (3,584) (70,578) 61,445 (12,717)
Minority interest -- -- 720 720
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss $ (3,584) $(70,578) $ 62,165 $(11,997)
======== ======== ======== ========
Continued
F-41
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
24. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor
subsidiaries (concluded)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Wholly- Majority-
Parent Owned Owned
Company Subsidiarie Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (3,584) -- $ (70,578) $ 62,165 $ (11,997)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
(used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation -- -- 6,141 -- 6,141
Allowance for doubtful accounts -- -- 848 -- 848
Provision for claims -- -- 864 -- 864
Minority interest -- -- -- (721) (721)
Disposal and write-off of fixed assets -- -- 662 -- 662
Equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates 61,063 -- -- (61,446) (383)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Film exhibition rights -- -- (114) -- (114)
Accounts receivable -- -- (7,007) -- (7,007)
Prepaid and other assets -- -- (1,364) -- (1,364)
Other accounts receivable -- -- (706) 507 (199)
Accrued interest (74,306) -- 57,221 17,808 723
Inventories -- $ (333) (2,050) -- (2,383)
Suppliers -- 474 5,342 (507) 5,309
Taxes payable other than income taxes -- -- 685 -- 685
Accrued payroll and related liabilities -- -- 1,454 -- 1,454
Advances received from subscribers -- -- (496) -- (496)
Other accounts payable 166 -- (1,663) (232) (1,729)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (16,661) 141 (10,761) 17,574 (9,707)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets -- (4,362) (18,007) -- (22,369)
Loans to related companies (148,622) (33) (2,098) 147,271 (3,482)
Cash received on loans to related companies 5,997 -- 4,019 (5,535) 4,481
Purchase of concessions (2,035) -- -- -- (2,035)
Investments in equity and cost investments -- (929) -- -- (929)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (145,589) (4,395) (16,086) 141,736 (24,334)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contributions 162,250 1,808 7,588 (20,194) 151,452
Repayments of loans from shareholders -- -- (3,082) -- (3,082)
Loans from related companies -- 2,446 225,581 (131,041) 96,986
Repayments of loans from related companies -- -- (178,680) (8,075) (186,755)
Repayments of loans from banks -- -- (19,935) -- (19,935)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 162,250 4,254 31,472 (159,310) 38,666
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -- -- 4,625 -- 4,625
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period -- -- 19 -- 19
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period -- -- $ 4,644 -- $ 4,644
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Supplemental cash disclosure:
Cash paid for interest $ 16,413 -- $ 8,583 $ (8,583) $ 16,413
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Supplemental non-cash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans refinanced as
principal balance -- -- $ 56,427 $ (56,427) --
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Continued
F-42
TEVECAP S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, Concluded
25. Subsequent events
In 1997, the negotiation of a lease contract between the subsidiary, Galaxy
Brasil S.A., and Citibank N.A. in the amount of $49,900 was concluded. Such
contract has a five-year term with interest at 12.5% per year. The contract
is guaranteed by TEVECAP S.A. and TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A. In
addition, management entered into a credit agreement for a total of $29,350
with the Chase Manhattan Bank.
-------
Concluded
F-43
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
REPORT ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and
for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1996
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Index to Financial Statements
Contents
Page
Report of Independent Accountants F-45
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 F-46
Statements of Operations for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-48
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-49
Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-50
Notes to these Financial Statements F-51
F-44
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
(the "Company") as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of
operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996, all expressed in United States
dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related results of their operations
and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1996, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 11, 1997
F-45
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31,
------------------
1996 1995
-------- --------
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) $ 750 $ 698
Accounts receivable, net (Note 4) 21,625 11,221
Accounts receivable from related companies (Note 8) 2,582 945
Inventories (Note 5) 9,126 13,076
Film exhibition rights (Note 6) 1,061 30
Prepaid and other assets (Note 7) 2,155 2,845
Other accounts receivable 888 543
-------- --------
Total current assets 38,187 29,358
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 11) 165,543 118,884
Loans to related companies (Note 8) 3,024 10,480
Other 1,502 1,559
-------- --------
Total assets $208,256 $160,281
======== ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-46
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
--------- ---------
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term bank loans (Note 12) $ 8,084 --
Film suppliers 19,828 $ 9,512
Other suppliers 44,940 46,123
Taxes payable other than income taxes 7,522 5,020
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 5,057 4,250
Advance payments received from subscribers 6,782 3,986
Other accounts payable (Note 13) 2,687 1,828
--------- ---------
Total current liabilities 94,900 70,719
--------- ---------
Long-term liabilities
Loans from shareholders (Note 9) -- 2,906
Loans from related companies (Note 8) 293,658 254,802
Provision for claims (Note 17) 5,039 3,763
--------- ---------
Total long-term liabilities 298,697 261,471
--------- ---------
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 15 and 17)
Shareholders' equity
Common shares, no par value, 6,980,764
shares authorized, issued and outstanding (Note 16) 16,303 16,303
Accumulated deficit (201,644) (188,212)
--------- ---------
Total shareholders' equity (185,341) (171,909)
--------- ---------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 208,256 $ 160,281
========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-47
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Statements of Operations
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
--------- --------- ---------
Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions $ 108,774 $ 59,263 $ 26,584
Installation 43,954 26,045 6,997
Advertising 7,532 8,377 5,721
Indirect programming 11,377 2,866 1,626
Other 7,983 2,226 1,446
Revenue taxes (11,841) (7,280) (801)
--------- --------- ---------
Net revenue 167,779 91,497 41,573
--------- --------- ---------
Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits 20,581 10,749 7,017
Programming 39,067 21,609 12,133
Transponder lease cost 9,942 7,568 1,555
Technical assistance 5,261 4,937 1,607
Vehicle rentals 1,452 1,478 767
TVA magazine 6,401 3,318 1,430
Other costs 13,762 9,190 2,677
--------- --------- ---------
96,466 58,849 27,186
--------- --------- ---------
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Payroll and benefits 24,662 21,089 14,034
Advertising and promotion 13,382 10,793 3,540
Rent 2,998 941 656
Other administrative expenses 9,772 5,981 2,205
Other general expenses 9,500 5,917 2,782
--------- --------- ---------
60,314 44,721 23,217
--------- --------- ---------
Allowance for obsolescence 2,250 -- --
Depreciation 22,128 12,535 6,141
--------- --------- ---------
Operating loss (13,379) (24,608) (14,971)
Interest income 7,365 7,800 8,298
Interest expense (5,227) (9,687) (59,598)
Translation gain (loss) 26 (167) (662)
Other nonoperating (expenses) income, net (2,217) 4,028 (45)
--------- --------- ---------
Loss before income taxes (13,432) (22,634) (66,978)
Income taxes (Note 10) -- -- --
--------- --------- ---------
Net loss $ (13,432) $ (22,634) $ (66,978)
========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-48
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Paid-in
Capital Accumulated
(Note 16) Deficit Total
--------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1993 $ 10,797 $ (98,600) $ (87,803)
Capital contributed on:
February 28, 1994 5,432 -- 5,432
April 4, 1994 74 -- 74
Net loss for the year -- (66,978) (66,978)
--------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1994 $ 16,303 $(165,578) $(149,275)
Net loss for the year -- (22,634) (22,634)
--------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1995 16,303 (188,212) (171,909)
Net loss for the year -- (13,432) (13,432)
--------- --------- ---------
Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 16,303 $(201,644) $(185,341)
========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (13,432) $ (22,634) $ (66,978)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 22,128 12,535 6,141
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,966 2,196 848
Allowance for obsolescence 2,250 -- --
Allowance for exhibition costs -- 827 --
Provision for claims 1,276 2,688 865
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1,005 474 629
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Film exhibition rights (1,031) 560 (114)
Accounts receivable (12,370) (5,876) (7,007)
Prepaid and other assets 690 (1,191) (1,330)
Other accounts receivable (1,925) (711) (1,461)
Accrued interest (3,604) 356 54,019
Inventories 1,700 (7,706) (2,050)
Suppliers 9,133 34,010 5,270
Taxes payable other than income taxes 2,502 3,759 662
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 807 1,453 1,394
Advances received from subscribers 2,796 2,955 (495)
Other accounts payable 1,537 426 1,128
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 15,428 24,121 (8,479)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (69,792) (85,016) (17,938)
Loans to affiliated companies (508) (8,220) (2,098)
Cash received on loans to related companies 9,315 26 3,942
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (60,985) (93,210) (16,094)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contribution -- -- 5,506
Bank loans 7,406 -- --
Repayments of loans from shareholders (2,767) -- (3,082)
Loans from related companies 40,970 89,000 227,188
Repayments of loans from related companies -- (23,857) (180,477)
Repayments of loans from bank -- -- (19,935)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 45,609 65,143 29,200
--------- --------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 52 (3,946) 4,627
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 698 4,644 17
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 750 $ 698 $ 4,644
========= ========= =========
Supplemental cash disclosure:
Cash paid for interest 317 -- $ 8,583
========= ========= =========
Supplemental non-cash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans refinanced
as principal balance -- $ 2,468 $ 54,158
========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
1. TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A. (the "Company") and its principal operations
The Company renders services related to wireless cable and cable and
parabolic antenna television systems, including marketing and advertising,
production, distribution and licensing of domestic and foreign television
programs. The Company has wireless cable channel rights primarily in major
urban markets in Brazil.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Significant policies followed in the preparation of the accompanying
financial statements are described below:
2.1 Basis of presentation
The financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), which differ in certain respects
from accounting principles applied by the Company in its local currency
financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in Brazil ("Brazilian GAAP").
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the
financial statement dates and the reported amount of revenues and expenses
during the reporting periods. Since management's judgment involves making
estimates concerning the likelihood of future events, the actual results
could differ from those estimates which will have a positive or negative
effect on future period results.
2.2 Accounting records
As required by Brazilian Law, and in accordance with local accounting
practices, the accounting records of the Company are maintained in
Brazilian currency ("real" or "R$"). In order to present the financial
statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, the Company maintains additional
accounting records which are used solely for this purpose.
2.3 Currency remeasurement
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.
52, "Foreign Currency Translations", the United States dollar has been
assumed to be the functional currency as Brazil is a "hyperinflationary"
country. As such, the local accounts of the Company are translated into
United States dollars as follows:
o Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates.
All other assets and liabilities are translated at the official rate
of exchange of R$1.0394 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1996, and
R$0.973 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1995.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
o Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in
effect each month, except for those related to assets and liabilities
which are translated at historical exchange rates, and deferred income
taxes, which are translated at the current rate. Translation
gains/losses are recognized in the income statement.
2.4 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and cash in banks and
investments in interest-bearing securities and are carried at cost plus
accrued interest. Short-term investments with original maturities of three
months or less at the time of purchase are considered cash equivalents.
2.5 Financial instruments
In accordance with SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments" information is provided about the fair value of certain
financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
For the purposes of SFAS No. 107, the estimated fair value of a financial
instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a
current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or
liquidation sale. The carrying values of the Company's financial
instruments as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 approximate management's best
estimate of their estimated fair values. The following methods and
assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial
instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
o The fair value of certain financial assets carried at cost, including
cash, accounts receivable, other accounts receivable, and certain
other short-term assets is considered to approximate their respective
carrying value due to their short-term nature.
o The fair value of payables to film suppliers and other suppliers,
other accounts payable, loans to related companies and certain other
short-term liabilities is considered to approximate their respective
carrying value due to their short-term nature.
o The fair value of loans from related companies approximates their
respective carrying values, as interest on these loans is at market
rates.
2.6 Accounts receivable
An allowance for doubtful accounts is established on the basis of an
analysis of the accounts receivable, in light of the risks involved, and is
considered sufficient to cover any losses incurred in realization of
credits.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
2.7 Inventories
Inventories consist of materials and supplies and imports in transit.
Materials and supplies are used to provide service to new customers, and to
ensure continuity of service to existing customers. Imports in transit
represent materials purchased from foreign countries that have not yet been
received.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined
principally under the average cost method.
An allowance for obsolescence has been established on the basis of an
analysis of slow-moving materials and supplies.
2.8 Film exhibition rights and program licensing
Film exhibition rights and program licensing costs are deferred and
recognized as the films and/or programs are exhibited. The allowance for
exhibition expiration is determined based on management's estimate of the
Company's capacity to telecast the films and projected revenue streams.
2.9 Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method, over the remaining useful lives, as described in Note
11.
2.10 Advertising
Advertising revenues are recognized, and the production cost of commercials
and programming are charged to expense, when the commercial is telecast.
2.11 Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used in the business
Management reviews long-lived assets, primarily the Company's licenses and
its property and equipment to be held and used in the business, for the
purposes of determining and measuring impairment on a recurring basis or
when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of
an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. Assets are grouped and
evaluated for possible impairment at the level of each cable television
system; impairment is assessed on the basis of the forecasted undiscounted
cash flows of the businesses over the estimated remaining lives of the
assets related to those systems. A write-down of the carrying value of the
assets or group of assets to estimated fair value will be made when
appropriate.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed of", from
January 1, 1996, and the effect on the financial statements as a result of
the adoption was not significant.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
2.12 Revenue recognition
Hook up fees are recognized as revenue on the equipment installation date
to the extent of direct selling costs incurred. Subscription revenues are
recognized as earned on an accrual basis.
2.13 Licenses
Televisao Show Time Ltda. ("TV Show Time") and TVA Brasil Radioenlaces
Ltda. ("TVA Brasil") hold licenses covering certain operations of the
Company. The use of such licenses is provided to the Company, for a nominal
fee, under a Service Agreement dated July 22, 1994, as amended, among
TEVECAP, TV Show Time, TVA Brasil and Abril S.A.
Pursuant to the Service Agreement, TV Show Time and TVA Brasil have agreed
to transfer the licenses, which are carried at nil value, to TEVECAP at
nominal cost.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, cash and cash equivalents were comprised
of:
December 31,
-------------------
1996 1995
---- ----
Cash on hand and in banks $721 $582
Short-term investments 29 116
---- ----
$750 $698
==== ====
4. Accounts receivable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, accounts receivable were comprised of:
December 31,
-------------------------
1996 1995
-------- --------
Subscriptions $ 7,294 $ 5,154
Installation fees 9,789 4,605
Advertising and programming 4,511 1,810
Barter 5,248 2,989
Others 156 70
Allowance for doubtful accounts (5,373) (3,407)
-------- --------
$ 21,625 $ 11,221
======== ========
Continued
F-54
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
5. Inventories
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, inventories were comprised of:
December 31,
--------------------------
1996 1995
-------- --------
Materials and supplies $ 10,544 $ 10,913
Imports in transit 832 2,163
Allowance for obsolescence (2,250)
-------- --------
$ 9,126 $ 13,076
======== ========
6. Film exhibition rights
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, film exhibition rights were comprised of:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
------- -------
Exhibition rights $ 2,223 $ 1,192
Allowance for exhibition expiration (1,162) (1,162)
------- -------
$ 1,061 $ 30
======= =======
7. Prepaid and other assets
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, prepaid expenses were comprised of:
December 31,
-------------------
1996 1995
------ ------
Advances to suppliers $1,411 $2,022
Prepaid TVA magazine publishing expenses 510 562
Prepaid meals and transportation 194 147
Others 40 114
------ ------
$2,155 $2,845
====== ======
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
8. Related party transactions
The following tables summarize the transactions between the Company and
related parties as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1996:
December 31,
---------------------------
1996 1995
-------- --------
TVA Parana
Loans receivable $ 2,936 $ 10,480
Accounts receivable 1,343 --
Accounts payable 580 --
TV Cabo Santa Catarina
Loans receivable 88 --
Tevecap S.A
Loans payable 286,284 249,885
Coml. Cabo
Loans payable 4,642 4,917
HBO Brasil
Accounts receivable 778 507
Televisao Abril Ltda
Accounts receivable 136 --
ESPN Brasil Ltda
Accounts receivable 55 438
Accounts payable 337 510
Abril S.A
Accounts receivable 19 --
Accounts payable 104 108
Loans payable 2,721 --
Galaxy Brasil
Accounts receivable 136 --
Others
Accounts receivable 115 --
Accounts payable 32 9
Loans payable 11 --
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
Year ended December 31,
---------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------------ ------------ ---------
Tevecap
Net interest (income) expense $ (1,749) $ 2,465 $ 54,143
Abril S.A
Printing cost 4,516 2,723 1,309
Net interest expense 46 -- --
Coml. Cabo
Net interest income (319) -- --
TV Cabo Santa Catarina
Net interest income (21) -- --
ESPN do Brasil Ltda
Programming costs, net 3,850 646 --
TVA Parana
Net interest income (1,330) (2,286) --
TV Filme
Programming revenue (6,435) (742) (163)
Canbras TV a Cabo
Programming revenue (207) -- --
The related company loans are denominated in reais and are subject to
monetary restatement until December 31, 1995 plus interest charges at the
market rate which ranged from 1.80% to 2.50% per month in December 1996
(3.44% per month in December 1995). Such loans are renewable every year on
December 31.
The Company's parent, TEVECAP S.A. ("Tevecap"), and Falcon International
Communications Services Inc., one of Tevecap's shareholders, signed a
consulting service agreement on April 1, 1996 related to the Company's
operations and technologies. Initially, the duration of this agreement is
two years, renewable every subsequent two-year period thereafter. The
payment for the consulting services amounts to $200 per annum.
Related-party transactions relating to programming sales and costs and
printing service costs were carried out at usual market rates and terms.
The Company received guarantees in the course of the year from its parent
company Tevecap and from Abril S.A. in the form of collateral and letters
of credit. The amount outstanding pursuant to these guarantees as of
December 31, 1996 was $3,198 and $47,890, respectively.
The Company, as well as other subsidiaries of Tevecap, is a joint and
several guarantor in a private placement transaction conducted by Tevecap
in the amount of $250,000. This transaction was carried out on November
26, 1996, with an eight-year term and interest rate of 12.625% p.a.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
9. Loans from Shareholders
Loans from shareholders as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 were comprised of:
December 31,
---------------------
1996 1995
------ ------
Roberto Civita $ -- $2,616
Maricla I. Rossi -- 61
Edgard Silvio Faria -- 184
Angelo Silvio Rossi -- 45
------ ------
$ -- $2,906
====== ======
Loans from shareholdres in 1995 were subject to interest based on the UFIR
(Fiscal Reference Unit) variation which was 22.46% during that year.
10. Deferred income tax
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to a significant
portion of the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability as of December
31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
-------- --------
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 29,845 $ 24,267
Deferred charges 5,581 7,238
Allowance for obsolescence 437 --
Provision for claims 1,461 343
Allowance for decoders 438 --
Others 379 688
-------- --------
Total gross deferred tax asset 38,141 32,536
Less valuation allowance (32,685) (24,861)
-------- --------
Net deferred tax asset 5,456 7,675
Deferred tax liability:
Installation costs (5,456) (7,675)
-------- --------
Total gross deferred tax liability $ (5,456) $ (7,675)
-------- --------
Net deferred tax asset -- --
======== ========
The Company has a limited operating history and has generated losses since
its inception. The valuation allowance has been established in accordance
with the requirements of SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes". As of
December 31, 1996, the Company has unexpirable accumulated tax losses of
$90,439.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
Income tax was different from the amount computed using the Brazilian
statutory income tax for the reasons set forth in the following table:
Year Ended December 31,
----------------------------------
1996 1994 1995
-------- -------- --------
Loss before income taxes and minority interest $ 13,432 $ 22,635 $ 66,979
Statutory income tax rate 33% 30.56% 43%
-------- -------- --------
4,433 6,917 28,801
Increase (decrease) in the income tax rate 1,957 (7,670) 2,846
Monetary correction of deferred charges amortization 5,102 (5,634) (14,264)
Translation rate difference on exhibition rights -- 381 --
Translation (loss) gain of tax losses (2,054) 1,718 3,369
Monetary correction of shareholders' equity -- (449) (822)
Monetary correction of installation materials depreciation 3,761 (452) (5,142)
Others (5,375) 3,198 (1,116)
-------- -------- --------
Net income tax benefit for the period 7,824 (1,991) 13,672
(Increase) decrease in valuation allowance (7,824) 1,991 (13,672)
-------- -------- --------
$ -- $ -- $ --
======== ======== ========
11. Property, plant and equipment
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, property, plant and equipment were
comprised of:
Annual
Depreciation Year Ended December 31,
Rate ------------------------
% 1996 1995
--------- --------- ---------
Machinery and equipment 10 $ 32,417 $ 29,598
Converters 10 68,078 36,485
Leasehold improvements 25 2,007 1,795
Furniture and fixtures 10 1,199 1,032
Premises 10 1,376 1,066
Vehicles 20 1,044 442
Software 20 2,626 1,360
Tools 10 632 621
Reception equipment 20 68,637 44,508
Cable plant 10 21,931 7,089
Building 4 -- 342
--------- ---------
199,947 124,338
Accumulated depreciation (45,727) (23,114)
Telephone line use rights 1,888 1,370
Trademarks, patents and others 165 164
Fixed assets in transit 8,579 16,126
Others 691 --
--------- ---------
$ 165,543 $ 118,884
========= =========
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
12. Short-term bank loans as of December 31, 1996 represent the refinancing of
certain supplier payables. The average short-term interest rate on such
loans is LIBOR plus 1.5%.
13. Other accounts payable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, other accounts payable were comprised of:
December 31,
------------------
1996 1995
------ ------
Accounts payable to related companies (Note 8) $1,053 $ 627
Advertising 265 427
Importation expenses payable 1,330 328
Others 39 446
------ ------
$2,687 $1,828
====== ======
14. Insurance
The Company maintains insurance coverage for its fixed assets and
inventories in an amount considered sufficient to cover the risks involved.
15. Leased assets and commitments
The Company has entered into film distribution contracts and licensing
agreements with film producers for programming for future periods. Such
contracts and agreements, which range in life from one to nine years with
the exception of a specific contract with ESPN, which has a life of 50
years, require a per-subscriber fee to be paid by the Company on a monthly
basis.
The Company has rented its office space until the year 2001. As of December
31, 1996, future minimum rental payments applicable to operating leases in
respect of this space aggregate approximately $5,038 as follows:
1997 $1,805
1998 1,438
1999 623
2000 589
2001 583
------
Total $5,038
======
Continued
F-60
TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
As of December 31, 1996, the Company had contractual commitments with
Embratel for transponder use until the year 2003. Based on the contract
provisions, these operating lease commitments are currently estimated to
aggregate approximately $71,854, as follows:
1997 $11,665
1998 11,665
1999 11,665
2000 11,665
2001 11,665
2002 8,054
2003 5,475
-------
Total $71,854
=======
16. Common shares
Common shares represent registered shares without par value.
The Company's shareholders are entitled to minimum dividends of 25% of net
income for the year, adjusted according to Corporation Law. As the Company
has not recorded net income since its inception, no such dividends are
payable.
17. Litigation contingencies
Certain claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business have
been filed or are pending against the Company which were not recognized in
the financial statements. The Company has also recorded provisions related
to certain claims in amounts that management considers to be adequate after
considering a number of factors including (but not limited to) the views of
legal counsel, the nature of the claims and the prior experience of the
Company.
In Management's opinion, all contingencies have been adequately provided
for or are without merit, or are of such kind that, if disposed of
unfavorably, would not have a material adverse effect on the financial
position or future results of operations of the Company.
18. Pension plan
In April 1996, the Company became a co-sponsor of the private pension
entity named Abrilprev Sociedade de Previdencia Privada, the primary
objective of which is to grant employees benefits other than those provided
by Social Security. The plan is optional to all employees of the sponsoring
entities. Abrilprev operates as a Defined Contribution Plan. Company
contributions are made based on a fixed percentage applied to the payroll
of the sponsoring entities based on actuarial calculations. Plan expenses
amounted to $308 for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
19. Abril Health Care Plan
In February 1996, the Abril Health Care Plan, Associacao Abril de
Beneficios (the "Health Care Plan"), was created to provide health care to
Abril S.A. companies' employees and their dependents. Both the companies
and the employees contribute monthly to the Health Care Plan which is
responsible for the plan management. In 1996, contributions made by the
Company to the Health Care Plan amounted to $1,288.
20. Working capital deficiency
The Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1996
were prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates the realization
of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal
course of business. The Company incurred net losses of $13,432 and $22,634
for the two years in the period ended December 31, 1996, respectively. In
addition, the Company had negative working capital of $56,713 at December
31, 1996.
The Company is endeavoring to reverse its pattern of losses and effectively
meet its liquidity needs through increasing the revenue base and other
means.
In the event that these steps prove to be inadequate to maintain Sistema's
operating cash flow, the Company's principal shareholder, TEVECAP, intends
to maintain the Company as a going concern. TEVECAP's support may be in the
form of cash advances, loans, equity infusions or external guarantees.
21. Supplementary information - valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves
Allowance Deferred
Allowance Allowance for Taxation Provision
for Doubtful for Exhibition Valuation for
Accounts Obsolescence Expiration Allowance Claims
-------- ------------ ---------- --------- ------
Balance as of December 31, 1993 $ 363 $ 91 $ 3,367 $ 13,180 $ 210
Additions Charged to Expense 848 -- -- 13,672 920
Reduction -- (91) (3,032) -- (55)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1994 $ 1,211 -- $ 335 26,852 $ 1,075
Additions (reductions) charged to Expense 2,196 -- 827 (1,991) 2,688
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1995 $ 3,407 -- $ 1,162 $ 24,861 $ 3,763
Additions Charged to Expense 1,966 2,250 -- 7,824 1,276
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 5,373 $ 2,250 $ 1,162 $ 32,685 $ 5,039
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
22. Recent accounting pronoucements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued certain Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards which are not effective with respect to the
fiscal years presented in the consolidated financial statements.
Continued
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TVA SISTEMA DE TELEVISAO S.A.
Notes to these Financial Statements, Concluded
SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets
and Extinguishments of Liabilities", provides accounting and reporting
standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and
extinguishments of liabilities after December 31, 1996. This standard is
not expected to have a material effect on the financial position and the
results of operations of the Company due to the absence of material
transactions of this nature.
SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share", is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997. This standards establishes guidelines for
computing and presenting earnings per share ("EPS") and applies to entities
with publicly held common stock or potential common stock. This replaces
the presentation of primary EPS with a presentation of basic EPS. It also
requires dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS for all entities with
complex capital structures. This standard is not expected to have an impact
on the Company given that the Company does not have publicly held common
stock or potential common stock.
Concluded
F-63
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three years
in the period ended
December 31, 1996
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Contents
Page
Report of Independent Accountants F-65
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 F-66
Statements of Operations for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1996 F-68
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-69
Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1996 F-70
Notes to these Financial Statements F-72
F-64
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of TVA SUL
PARTICIPACOES S.A. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 1996, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders'
equity and cash flows for the year then ended; and, combined balance sheet as of
December 31, 1995, and the related combined statements of operations, changes in
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period then
ended, all expressed in United States dollars. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of TVA SUL
PARTICIPACOES S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and the related
consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the year then ended; and
the combined balance sheet as of December 31, 1995, and the related combined
statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31,
---------------------------
1996 1995
(Consolidated) (Combined)
------------ -------------
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) $ 694 $ 45
Accounts receivable, net (Note 4) 943 32
Inventories (Note 5) 3,969 --
Prepaid and other assets (Note 6) 603 68
Other accounts receivable (Note 7) 901 2
------- -------
Total current assets 7,110 147
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 11) 18,833 1,466
Concessions, less accumulated amortization ($837) 10,436 --
Other 46 9
------- -------
Total assets $36,425 $ 1,622
======= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31,
----------------------------
1996 1995
(Consolidated) (Combined)
-------------- ----------
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Suppliers $ 3,187 $ 97
Taxes payable other than income taxes 467 56
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 447 253
Other accounts payable (Note 8) 1,500 18
Accounts payable to related companies (Note 9) 1,779 983
-------- --------
Total current liabilities 7,380 1,407
-------- --------
Long-term liabilities
Loans from related companies (Note 9) 11,354 10,480
Loans from shareholders -- 180
Advances from shareholders (Note 9) 12,781 --
-------- --------
Total long-term liabilities 24,135 10,660
-------- --------
Minority interest 1,310 --
Shareholders' equity
Paid-in capital (Note 13) 17,534 1
Accumulated deficit (13,934) (10,446)
-------- --------
Total shareholders' equity 3,600 (10,445)
-------- --------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 36,425 $ 1,622
-------- --------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-67
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Operations
for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
(Consolidated) (Combined) (Combined)
-------------- ---------- ----------
Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions $ 11,980 $ 3,233 $ 1,392
Installation 2,154 -- --
Other 66 -- 6
Revenue taxes (418) (227) (71)
-------- -------- --------
Net revenue 13,782 3,006 1,327
-------- -------- --------
Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits 3,841 1,456 1,005
Programming 3,324 -- --
Technical assistance 246 215 15
Vehicle rentals 320 247 21
TVA magazine 441 -- --
Other costs 1,805 232 432
-------- -------- --------
9,977 2,150 1,473
-------- -------- --------
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Payroll and benefits 1,278 538 207
Advertising and promotion 604 267 --
Rent 247 114 --
Other administrative expenses 1,986 292 1
Other general expenses 837 486 802
-------- -------- --------
4,952 1,697 1,010
-------- -------- --------
Depreciation 1,553 186 36
Amortization 837 -- --
-------- -------- --------
Operating loss (3,537) (1,027) (1,192)
-------- -------- --------
Interest income 225 165 181
Interest expense (2,043) (3,527) (2,568)
Translation gain (loss) 373 8 (22)
Other nonoperating income, net 1,612 27 --
-------- -------- --------
Loss before income taxes and minority interest (3,370) (4,354) (3,601)
Income taxes (Note 10) (156) -- --
-------- -------- --------
Loss before minority interest (3,526) (4,354) (3,601)
Minority interest 38 -- --
-------- -------- --------
Net loss $ (3,488) $ (4,354) $ (3,601)
-------- -------- --------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-68
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Paid-in
Capital Accumulated
(Note 13) Deficit Total
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1993 (combined) $ 1 $ (2,491) $ (2,490)
Net loss for the year (3,601) (3,601)
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1994 (combined) 1 (6,092) (6,091)
Net loss for the year (4,354) (4,354)
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1995 (combined) 1 (10,446) (10,445)
Capital contributed on:
August 30, 1996 17,533 17,533
Net loss for the year (3,488) (3,488)
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1996 (consolidated)
$ 17,534 $(13,934) $ 3,600
======== ======== =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-69
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
----------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
(Consolidated) (Combined) (Combined)
-------------- ---------- ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (3,488) $ (4,354) $ (3,601)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 1,553 186 36
Amortization 837 -- --
Allowance for doubtful accounts 386 -- --
Disposal of property, plant and equipment -- -- (15)
Minority interest (38) -- --
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (1,296) (32) --
Prepaid and other assets (502) (23) (34)
Other accounts receivable (891) 5 6
Accrued interest 1,497 2,331 2,328
Inventories (3,927) -- --
Other assets (30) (1) (5)
Suppliers 2,665 (6) 72
Taxes payable other than income taxes 293 27 22
Accrued payroll and related liabilities (4) 113 59
Advances received from subscribers (30) -- --
Other accounts payable excluding accounts payable from related
companies 1,664 945 47
-------- -------- --------
Net cash used in operating activities (1,311) (809) (1,085)
-------- -------- --------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (14,662) (1,454) (69)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (14,235) -- --
-------- -------- --------
Net cash used in investing activities (28,897) (1,454) (69)
-------- -------- --------
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Capital contributions 17,533 -- --
Repayments of loans from shareholders (162) -- --
Loans from related companies 8,672 8,220 1,152
Advances from shareholders 12,781 -- --
Repayments of loans from related companies (9,315) (5,912) --
Minority interest 1,348 -- --
-------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by financing activities 30,857 2,308 1,152
-------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 649 45 (2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 45 -- 2
-------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 694 $ 45 $ --
-------- -------- --------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Cash Flows
December 31, 1996 and 1995
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
(Consolidated) (Combined) (Combined)
------------ ------------ ------------
Supplemental cash disclosure:
Cash paid for interest $ -- $ 2,708 $ -
============= ============ ============
Supplemental noncash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans refinanced
as principal balance $ 1,497 $ 2,286 $ 2,269
============= ============ ============
Details of acquisitions:
Fair value of assets acquired 15,701 -- --
Liabilities assumed (1,385)
------------- ------------ ------------
Cash paid 14,316 -- --
Less: cash acquired (81) -- --
------------- ------------ ------------
Net cash paid for acquisitions $ 14,235 $ -- $ --
============= ============ ============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F-71
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
1. The Company and its principal operations
The accompanying financial statements reflect the results of operations
of TVA Sul Participacoes S.A. and its subsidiaries (the "Company").
TVA Sul Participacoes S.A. is a holding company, the subsidiaries of
which render services related to wireless cable and cable television
systems, including marketing and advertising, production, distribution
and licensing of domestic and foreign television programs. The Company
has wireless cable channel rights primarily in major urban markets in
the South of Brazil.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Significant policies followed in the preparation of the accompanying
consolidated and combined financial statements are described below:
2.1 Basis of presentation; combined and consolidated
a) Basis of presentation
The combined and consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S.
dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), which
differ in certain respects from accounting principles applied by the
Company in its local currency financial statements, which are prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Brazil
("Brazilian GAAP").
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of
the financial statement dates and the reported amount of revenues and
expenses during the reporting periods. Since management's judgment
involves making estimates concerning the likelihood of future events,
the actual results could differ from those estimates which will have a
positive or negative effect on future period results.
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
b) Consolidated presentation as of and for the year ended December 31, 1996
TVA Sul Participacoes S.A. was incorporated on March 3, 1996 as a holding
company for certain entities which were under common control. Accordingly,
the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1996 are
prepared on a consolidated basis. The consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of all majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on
consolidation.
c) Combined presentation as of December 31, 1995 and for each of the two
years in the period ended December 31, 1995
The combined financial statements as of December 31, 1995 and for each of
the two years in the period ended December 31, 1995 reflect the results of
TVA Parana (formerly TVA Curitiba Servicos Telecomunicacoes Ltda.).
2.2 Accounting records
As required by Brazilian Law, and in accordance with local accounting
practices, the accounting records of the Company are maintained in
Brazilian currency ("reais" or "R$"). In order to present the financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America, the Company maintains additional accounting
records which are used solely for this purpose.
2.3 Currency remeasurement
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.
52, "Foreign Currency Transactions", the United States dollar has been
assumed to be the functional currency as Brazil is a "hyperinflationary"
country. As such, the local accounts of the Company are translated into
United States dollars as follows:
o Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates.
All other assets and liabilities are translated at the official rate
of exchange of R$1.0394 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1996, and
R$0.973 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1995.
o Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in
effect each month, except for those related to assets and liabilities
which are translated at historical exchange rates and deferred income
taxes, which are translated at the current rate. Translation gains and
losses are recognized in the income statement.
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
2.4 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and cash in banks and
investments in interest-bearing securities and are carried at cost plus
accrued interest. Short-term investments with original maturities of three
months or less at the time of purchase are considered cash equivalents.
2.5 Combined and consolidated financial statements
The Company's combined and consolidated operating subsidiaries included in
the financial statements are:
Ownership interest as of
December 31,
---------------------------------
1996 1995
(Consolidated) (Combined)
-------------- ----------
TVA Sul Parana Ltda. (a) 100.00% 80.00%
TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda. (a) 99.50% --
TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda. (a) 100.00% --
CCS Camboriu Cable System
de Telecomunicacoes Ltda. 60.00% --
TCC TV a Cabo Ltda. (a) 100.00% --
TV Alfa Cabo Ltda. (a) 100.00% --
- ----------
a) One common share in each of these entities is owned by a Brazilian National
pursuant to local legislation.
2.6 Acquisitions
During the year ended December 31, 1996 the Company acquired control of the
following entities which were accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting: i) in February 1996, the Company acquired TVA Sul Santa
Catarina ("TVA SSC"); ii) in March 1996, the Company acquired TCC TV a Cabo
Ltda. ("TCC") and TV Alfa Cabo Ltda. ("TV Alfa"); and iii) in May 1996, the
Company acquired TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda. ("TVA SF") and CCS Camboriu
Cable Systems de Telecomunicacoes Ltda. ("CCS"). In each case, the excess
of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired represents the
value of concessions of certain television stations. These concessions are
being amortized on a straight line basis over ten years.
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
The purchase prices have been allocated to the assets purchased and the
liabilities assumed based upon the fair values on the dates of acquisition,
as follows:
TVA SSC TVA SF CCS TCC TV Alfa
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Current assets, other than cash $ -- $ 23 $ 7 $ 51 $ 5
Property, plant and equipment 25 319 3,501 238 176
Other assets -- 3 -- -- --
Concessions 45 5,346 841 2,622 2,418
Other liabilities (55) (377) (139) (127) (687)
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Purchase price, net of cash received $ 15 $ 5,314 $ 4,210 $ 2,784 $ 1,912
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Total purchase price $ 15 $ 5,324 $ 4,210 $ 2,834 $ 1,933
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
The operating results of these acquired businesses have been included in
the consolidated statement of operations from the dates of acquisition. On
the basis of a pro forma consolidation of the results of operations as if
the acquisitions had taken place on January 1, 1995, consolidated net
revenues would have been $15,512 (unaudited) and $4,876 (unaudited) for the
years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 respectively. Such pro forma amounts
do not purport to be indicative of results that would have occurred had the
acquisition been in effect for the periods presented, nor do they purport
to be indicative of the results that will be obtained in the future.
The Company is unable to present pro forma amounts for income before
extraordinary items and net income as, although management attempted to
obtain such information from the owners, it was not available. These
entities were acquired for the purpose of expanding the cable TV system
penetration for the Company. The assets purchased will be operated under
the Company's management, using the Company's programming and employees.
2.7 Financial instruments
In accordance with SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments", information is provided about the fair value of certain
financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
For the purposes of SFAS No. 107, the estimated fair value of a financial
instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a
current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or
liquidation sale. The carrying values of the Company's financial
instruments as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 approximate management's best
estimate of their estimated fair values. The following methods and
assumptions were used to
Continued
F-75
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it
is practicable to estimate that value:
o The fair value of certain financial assets carried at cost, including
cash, accounts receivable, other accounts receivable, and certain
other short-term assets is considered to approximate their respective
carrying value due to their short-term nature.
o The fair value of payables to suppliers, other accounts payable, loans
to related companies and certain other short-term liabilities is
considered to approximate their respective carrying value due to their
short-term nature.
o The fair value of loans from related companies approximates their
respective carrying values as interest on these loans is at market
rates.
2.8 Accounts receivable
An allowance for doubtful accounts was established on the basis of an
analysis of the accounts receivable, in light of the risks involved, in an
amount sufficient to cover any losses incurred in realization of credits.
2.9 Inventories
Inventories consist of materials and supplies used to provide service to
new customers, and to ensure continuity of service to existing customers.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined
principally under the average cost method.
2.10 Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method, over the remaining useful lives, as described in Note
11.
2.11 Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used in the business
Management reviews long-lived assets, primarily the Company's concessions
and its property and equipment to be held and used in the business, for the
purposes of determining and measuring impairment on a recurring basis or
when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of
an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. Assets are grouped and
evaluated for possible impairment at the level of each cable television
system;
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
impairment is assessed on the basis of the forecasted undiscounted cash
flows of the businesses over the estimated remaining lives of the assets
related to those systems. A write-down of the carrying value of the assets
or group of assets to estimated fair value will be made when appropriate.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of ", from
January 1, 1996 and the effect on the financial statements as a result of
the adoption was not significant.
2.12 Revenue recognition
Hook up fees are recognized as revenue on the equipment installation date
to the extent of direct selling costs incurred. Subscription revenues are
recognized as earned on an accrual basis.
2.13 Accounting for issuances of stock by subsidiaries
Gains and losses arising from the issuances of previously unissued shares
to unrelated parties by subsidiaries are recognized in income as
nonoperating income to the extent that the net book value of the shares
owned by the parent after the sale exceed or is lower than the net book
value per share immediately prior to the sale of the shares by the
subsidiary.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, cash and cash equivalents were comprised
of:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
--------- ---------
Cash on hand and in banks $ 502 $ 45
Short-term investments 192 -
--------- ---------
$ 694 $ 45
========= =========
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
4. Accounts receivable, net
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, accounts receivable were comprised of:
December 31,
---------------------
1996 1995
--------- ---------
Subscriptions $ 612 --
Installation fees 539 $ 32
Others 178 --
Allowance for doubtful accounts (386) --
-------- --------
$ 943 $ 32
======== ========
5. Inventories
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, inventories were comprised of:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
-------- ---------
Materials and suppliers $ 3,779 --
Import in transit 190 --
-------- --------
$ 3,969 --
======== ========
6. Prepaid and other assets
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, prepaid expenses were comprised of:
December 31,
---------------------
1996 1995
-------- --------
Advances to suppliers $ 563 $ 22
Prepaid meals and transportation -- 20
Others 40 26
-------- --------
$ 603 $ 68
======== ========
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
7. Other accounts receivable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, other accounts receivable were comprised
of:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
-------- ---------
Advances to employees $ 79 -
Accounts receivable from related
companies (Note 9) 610 -
Others 212 $ 2
-------- ---------
$ 901 $ 2
======== =========
8. Other accounts payable
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, other accounts payable were comprised of:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
-------- ---------
Pledges and guarantees $ 332 -
Bank loans 427 -
Accounts payable - imports 297 -
Others 444 $ 18
-------- ---------
$ 1,500 $ 18
======== =========
9. Related party transactions
The following tables summarize the transactions between the Company and
related parties as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996:
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
-------- ---------
Leonardo Petrelli
Advance from shareholder $ 1,643 --
TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A
Loans payable 3,025 $10,480
Accounts payable 1,343 983
Acounts receivable 603 --
Tevecap S.A
Advance from shareholder 11,138 --
Accounts receivable 6 --
Loans payable 8,329 --
TVA Paga Parana
Accounts receivable 1 --
ESPN do Brasil Ltda
Accounts payable 30 --
Others
Accounts payable 406 --
Year ended December 31,
----------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- ---------
TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A
Net interest expense 1,330 2,286 --
Tevecap
Net interest expense 166 -- 2,269
The related company loans are denominated in reais and are subject to
monetary restatement until December 31, 1995 plus interest charges at the
market rate which ranged from 1.8% to 2.2% per month in December 1996
(3.44% per month in December 1995). Such loans are renewable every year on
December 31.
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
10. Deferred income tax
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to a significant
portion of the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability as of December
31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
December 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
------- -------
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 5,044 $ 3,425
Deferred charges 97 --
Others 171 11
------- -------
Total gross deferred tax asset 5,312 3,436
------- -------
Less valuation allowance (5,071) (3,122)
------- -------
Net deferred tax asset 241 314
Deferred tax liability:
Installation costs 241 314
------- -------
Total gross deferred tax liability (241) (314)
------- -------
Net deferred tax asset $ -- $ --
======= =======
The Company has a limited operating history and has generated losses since
its inception. The valuation allowance has been established in accordance
with the requirements of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes".
As of December 31, 1996, the Company and subsidiaries have unexpirable
accumulated tax losses of $15,285.
The combined income tax expense was different from the amount computed
using the Brazilian statutory income tax for the reasons set forth in the
following table:
Year Ended December 31,
---------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
Loss before income taxes and minority interest $ 3,370 $ 4,354 $ 3,601
Statutory income tax rate 33.00% 30.56% 43%
------- ------- -------
1,112 1,331 1,548
Increase (decrease) in the income tax rate 76 (753) 212
Monetary correction of deferred charges (198) -- --
Monetary correction net of unallowable
amoritization 486 -- --
Others 317 (26) (116)
------- ------- -------
Consolidated income tax benefit for the period 1,793 552 1,644
Increase in valuation allowance (1,949) (552) (1,644)
------- ------- -------
$ (156) $ -- $ --
======= ======= =======
Continued
F-81
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
Income tax payable represents amounts owing by subsidiaries calculated on a
unitary basis.
11. Property, plant and equipment
As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, property, plant and equipment were
comprised of:
Annual December 31,
Depreciation ----------------------
Rate 1996 1995
% -------- ---------
Machinery and Equipment 10 $ 1,847 $ 172
Converters 10 5,412 --
Leasehold Improvements 25 104 35
Furniture and Fixtures 10 548 164
Premises 10 320 3
Vehicles 20 126 15
Software 20 116 45
Tools 10 65 --
Reception Equipment 20 4,693 1,203
Cable plant 10 3,454 --
Building 4 3,765 --
-------- --------
20,450 1,637
Accumulated Depreciation (2,071) (254)
Telephone Line Use Rights 60 83
Fixed Assets in Transit 338 --
Others 56 --
-------- --------
$ 18,833 $ 1,466
======== =========
12. Insurance
The Company maintains insurance coverage for its fixed assets and
inventories in an amount considered sufficient to cover the risks involved.
13. Paid-in capital
Paid-in capital as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 was comprised of:
1996 1995
---------------------- --------------------
US$ Shares US$ Shares
-------- ------------- --------- ----------
TVA Parana -- -- $ 1 1,000
======== ============== ========= ==========
TVA Sul Participacoes S.A. $ 17,534 18,470,825 - -
-------- -------------- --------- ---------
Paid-in capital represents registered common shares without par value.
Continued
F-82
TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to these Financial Statements, Continued
The Company's shareholders are entitled to a minimum dividend of 25% of net
income for the year, adjusted according to the Corporation Law. As the
Company has recorded no net income since its inception, no such dividends
are payable.
14. Supplementary information - valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves
Deferred
Taxation Allowance
Valuation for Doubtful
Allowance accounts
--------- ------------
Balance as of December 31, 1993 $ 926 --
Additions Charged to Expense 1,644 --
------ ----
Balance as of December 31, 1994 2,570 --
Additions Charged to Expense 552 --
------ ----
Balance as of December 31, 1995 3,122 --
Additions Charged to Expense 1,949 $386
------ -----
Balance as of December 31, 1996 $5,071 $386
====== =====
15. Recent accounting pronoucements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued certain Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards which are not effective with respect to the
fiscal years presented in the consolidated financial statements.
SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets
and Extinguishments of Liabilities", provides accounting and reporting
standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and
extinguishments of liabilities after December 31, 1996. This standard is
not expected to have a material effect on the financial position and the
results of operations of the Company due to the absence of material
transactions of this nature.
SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share", is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997. This standard establishes guidelines for computing
and presenting earnings per share ("EPS") and applies to entities with
publicly held common stock or potential common stock. This replaces the
presentation of primary EPS with a presentation of basic EPS. It also
requires dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS for all entities with
complex capital structures. This standard is not expected to have an impact
on the Company given that the Company does not have publicly held common
stock or potential common stock.
Continued
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TVA SUL PARTICIPACOES S.A.
AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
Notes to these Financial Statements, Concluded
Concluded
16. Abril Health Care Plan
In February 1996, the Abril Health Care Plan, Associacao Abril de
Beneficios (the "Health Care Plan), was created to provide health care to
Abril S.A. companies' employees and their dependents. Both the companies
and the employees contribute monthly to the Health Care Plan which is
responsible for the plan management. In 1996, contributions made by the
Company to the Health Care Plan and certain affiliated companies amounted
to $115.
Concluded
F-84
TV ALFA CABO LTDA., TCC TV A CABO LTDA.,
CCS CAMBORIU CABLE SYSTEM DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA., TVA SUL
PARANA LTDA., TVA SUL FOZ DO IGUACU LTDA. AND
TVA SUL SANTA CATARINA LTDA.
REPORT ON FINANCIAL INFORMATION
as of and for the periods ended
December 31, 1996
TV ALFA CABO LTDA. ("TV ALFA"), TCC TV A CABO LTDA. ("TCC"),
CCS CAMBORIU CABLE SYSTEM DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA. ("CCS"),
TVA SUL PARANA LTDA. ("TVA PARANA"), TVA SUL FOZ DO IGUACU
LTDA. ("FOZ DO IGUACU") AND TVA SUL SANTA CATARINA LTDA. ("SSC")
INDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Contents
Page
Reports of Independent Accountants F-86
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 F-92
Statements of Income for the periods ended December 31, 1996 F-94
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the periods
ended December 31, 1996 F-95
Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended
December 31, 1996 F-96
Notes to Financial Information F-97
F-85
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TV ALFA CABO LTDA.
We have audited the accompanying financial information reflecting the balance
sheet of TV ALFA CABO LTDA., as of December 31, 1996, and the related statements
of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the period
from March 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, all expressed in United States
dollars. This financial information is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
information based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
information are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
information. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial information presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial information referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TV ALFA CABO LTDA., as of
December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and cash flows for the period
from March 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
F-86
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TCC TV A CABO LTDA.
We have audited the accompanying financial information reflecting the balance
sheet of TCC TV A CABO LTDA., as of December 31, 1996, and the related
statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the
period from March 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, all expressed in United States
dollars. This financial information is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
information based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
information are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
information. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial information presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial information referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TCC TV A CABO LTDA. as of
December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and cash flows for the period
from March 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
F-87
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
CCS CAMBORIU CABLE SYSTEM
DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA
We have audited the accompanying financial information reflecting the balance
sheet of CCS CAMBORIU CABLE SYSTEM DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA. as of December 31,
1996, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity
and cash flows for the period from May 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, all
expressed in United States dollars. This financial information is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial information based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
information are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
information. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial information presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial information referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of CCS CAMBORIu CABLE SYSTEM DE
TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA. as of December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and
cash flows for the period from May 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
F-88
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TVA SUL SANTA CATARINA LTDA.
We have audited the accompanying financial information reflecting the balance
sheet of TVA SUL SANTA CATARINA LTDA., as of December 31, 1996, and the related
statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the
period from February 28, 1996 to December 31, 1996, all expressed in United
States dollars. This financial information is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial information based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
information are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
information. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial information presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial information referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TVA SUL SANTA CATARINA LTDA.,
as of December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and cash flows for the
period from February 28, 1996 to December 31, 1996, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
F-89
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TVA SUL FOZ DO IGUACU LTDA.
We have audited the accompanying financial information reflecting the balance
sheet of TVA SUL FOZ DO IGUACU LTDA. as of December 31, 1996, and the related
statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the
period from May 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, all expressed in United States
dollars. This financial information is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
information based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
information are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
information. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial information presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial information referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TVA SUL FOZ DO IGUACU LTDA. as
of December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and cash flows for the period
from May 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
F-90
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Directors of
TVA SUL PARANA LTDA.
We have audited the accompanying financial information reflecting the balance
sheet of TVA SUL PARANA LTDA. as of December 31, 1996, and the related
statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the
year then ended, all expressed in United States dollars. This financial
information is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial information based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
information are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
information. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial information presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial information referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TVA SUL PARANA LTDA. , as of
December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and cash flows for the year then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
Coopers & Lybrand
Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 9, 1997
F-91
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO IGUACU AND SSC
Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) $ 14 $ 70 $ 86 $ -- $ 34 $ 406
Accounts receivable, net (Note 4) 77 13 3 49 15 786
Inventories -- -- 907 420 584 2,058
Prepaid and other assets (Note 5) -- -- 31 19 144 408
Other accounts receivable (Note 6) 352 140 25 54 224 857
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Total current assets 443 223 1,052 542 1,001 4,515
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 8) 160 264 3,455 2,470 502 11,982
Loans to related companies (Note 7) -- -- -- -- -- 2,066
Other -- 5 -- -- 25 14
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Total assets $ 603 $ 492 $ 4,507 $ 3,012 $ 1,528 $18,577
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Financial Information
F-92
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO IGUACU AND SSC
Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current assets
Suppliers $ 137 $ 168 $ 477 $ 335 $ 580 $ 1,490
Taxes payable other than income taxes 109 31 34 5 50 238
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 14 -- 11 45 56 321
Others accounts payable (Note 9) 77 5 711 1,363 357 2,776
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Total current assets 337 204 1,233 1,748 1,043 4,825
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Long-term liabilities
Loans from related companies (Note 7) 492 -- -- 2,153 579 9,213
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Total long-term liabilities 492 -- -- 2,153 579 9,213
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Shareholders' equity
Paid in capital 344 47 4,012 1 5 18,454
Accumulated (deficit) income (570) 241 (738) (890) (99) (13,915)
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Total shareholders' equity (226) 288 3,274 (889) (94) 4,539
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Total liabilities and $ 603 $ 492 $ 4,507 $ 3,012 $ 1,528 $ 18,577
shareholders' equity ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Financial Information
F-93
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO IGUACU AND SSC
Statements of Income
for the periods ended December 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
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Gross revenues
Monthly subscriptions $ 1,000 $ 828 $ 943 $ 103 $ 1,080 $ 8,026
Installation 11 -- -- 11 70 2,062
Other -- 2 30 -- -- 34
Revenue taxes (21) (20) (26) (3) (23) (325)
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Net revenue 990 810 947 111 1,127 9,797
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Direct operating expenses
Payroll and benefits -- 3 120 198 125 3,395
Programming 408 420 286 20 507 1,683
Technical assistance -- -- -- -- -- 246
Vehicle rentals -- -- -- -- -- 320
TVA magazine 42 37 -- 9 53 300
Other costs -- 48 215 535 150 857
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450 508 621 762 835 6,801
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Selling, general and administrative
expenses
Payroll and benefits 143 4 123 -- 159 849
Advertising and promotion -- 3 23 94 50 434
Rent 35 14 6 60 -- 132
Other administrative expenses 34 49 111 106 65 1,621
Other general expenses 118 -- -- -- 5 714
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330 70 263 260 279 3,750
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Depreciation 21 20 99 44 40 1,329
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Operating income/(loss) 189 212 (36) (955) (27) (2,083)
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Interest income 27 11 12 -- 11 283
Interest expense (26) (28) (34) -- (27) (1,893)
Translation gain (loss) 72 (54) (2) 95 32 99
Other nonoperating income, net 2 -- -- -- -- 125
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Income (loss) before income 264 141 (60) (860) (11) (3,469)
taxes
Income taxes (Note 10) -- (64) (34) -- (58) --
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Net income (loss) $ 264 $ 77 $ (94) $ (860) $ (69) $(3,469)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Financial Information
F-94
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO IGUACU AND SSC
Statements of Change in Shareholders' Equity
for the periods ended December 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
TVA Parana
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Paid-in Accumulated
Capital Deficit Total
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of January 1, 1996 $ 1 $(10,446) $(10,445)
Capital contributed on:
April 30, 1996 14,895 14,895
August 30, 1996 3,558 3,558
Net loss for the period (3,469) (3,469)
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Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 18,454 $(13,915) $ 4,539
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SSC
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Paid-in Accumulated
Capital Deficit Total
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of February 28, 1996 $ 1 $ (30) $ (29)
Net loss for the period (860) (860)
-------- -------- --------
Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 1 $ (890) $ (889)
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TV Alfa TCC
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Paid-in Accumulated Paid-in Accumulated
capital Deficit Total capital deficit Total
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Balance as of March 30, 1996 $ 344 $ (834) $ (490) $ 47 $ 164 $ 211
Net loss for the period 264 264 77 77
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Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 344 $ (570) $ (226) $ 47 $ 241 $ 288
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CCS Foz do Iguacu
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Paid-in Accumulated Paid-in Accumulated
capital Deficit Total capital deficit Total
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance as of May 30, 1996 $ 4,012 $ (644) $ 3,368 $ 5 $ (30) $ (25)
Net loss for the period (94) (94) (69) (69)
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Balance as of December 31, 1996 $ 4,012 $ (738) $ 3,274 $ 5 $ (99) $ (94)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Financial Information
F-95
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO IGUACU AND SSC
Statements of Cash Flows
for the periods ended December 31, 1996
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ 264 $ 77 $ (94) $ (860) $ (69) $ (3,469)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash
provided by (used in) operating
activities:
Depreciation 21 20 99 44 40 1,329
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable (76) (13) (3) (49) (15) (754)
Prepaid and other assets -- 4 (34) (19) (120) (340)
Other accounts receivable (342) (10) (15) (53) (256) (855)
Accrued interest -- -- -- (31) (23) 1,549
Inventories -- 42 (907) (420) (584) (2,058)
Legal deposits -- (5) -- -- -- (5)
Suppliers (91) 62 388 335 579 1,392
Taxes payable other than income taxes 18 26 11 5 50 182
Accrued payroll and related (124) (13) (12) 46 33 68
liabilities
Advances received from subscribers (39) -- -- 2 -- 8
Other accounts payable (119) 2 706 1,361 2 1,767
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Net cash (used in) provided by
operating
activities (488) 192 139 361 (363) (1,186)
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (6) (44) (53) (2,490) (215) (11,846)
Loans to related companies -- (127) -- -- -- (2,066)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net cash used in investing (6) (171) (53) (2,490) (215) (13,912)
activities
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Capital contributions -- -- -- -- -- 18,453
Loans from related companies 492 -- -- 2,177 826 7,010
Repayments of loans from related
companies -- -- -- (48) (224) (9,794)
Repayments of loans from shareholders -- -- -- -- -- (180)
Repayments of loans to related Companies -- -- -- -- -- (30)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by financing 492 -- -- 2,129 602 15,459
activities
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
equivalents (2) 21 86 -- 24 361
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
the
period 16 49 -- -- 10 45
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of the
period $ 14 $ 70 $ 86 $ -- $ 34 $ 406
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Supplemental non-cash financing activities:
Accrued interest on related company loans
refinanced as principal balance
$ -- $ -- $ -- $ (34) $ (23) $ 1,549
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Financial Information
F-96
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to this Financial Information
1. Principal operations
The accompanying financial information reflects the results of operations of TV
Alfa Cabo Ltda. ("TV Alfa"), TCC TV A Cabo Ltda. ("TCC"), CCS Camboriu Cable
System de Telecomunicacoes Ltda. ("CCS"), TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda. ("Foz do
Iguacu") and, TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda. ("SSC"), all subsidiaries of TVA Sul
Participacoes S.A. from the dates of acquisition by TVA Sul Participacoes S.A.
to December 31, 1966. The acquisition dates of these entities are as follows:
o TV Alfa - March 30, 1996
o CCS - May 30, 1996
o Foz do Iguacu - May 30, 1996
o SCC - February 28, 1996
o TCC - March 30, 1996
TVA Sul Parana Ltda. ("TVA Parana") became a subsidiary of TVA Sul
Participacoes S.A. in September, 1996. Prior to this date, TVA Parana was
under common control. Accordingly, the results of operations for TVA Parana
are for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Hereinafter, TV Alfa, TCC, CCS, Foz do Iguacu, SSC and TVA Parana are
referred to as "the Companies".
These Companies render services related to wireless cable and cable
television systems, including marketing and advertising, production,
distribution and licensing of domestic and foreign television programs. The
Companies have wireless cable channel rights primarily in major urban
markets in the South of Brazil.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Significant policies followed in the preparation of the accompanying
Financial Information are described below:
2.1 Basis of presentation
The accompanying Financial Information are presented in U.S. Dollars and
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), which differ in
certain respects from accounting principles applied by the Companies in
their local currency financial statements, which are prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in Brazil ("Brazilian GAAP").
Continued
F-97
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
The Financial Information has been derived from the Companies records and
reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary
for a fair presentation of the financial information.
The preparation of Financial Information requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the
financial information dates and the reported amount of revenues and
expenses during the reporting periods. Since management's judgment involves
making estimates concerning the likelihood of future events, the actual
results could differ from those estimates which will have a positive or
negative effect on future period results.
2.2 Accounting records
As required by Brazilian Law, and in accordance with local accounting
practices, the accounting records of the Companies are maintained in
Brazilian currency ("reais" or "R$"). In order to present the Financial
Information in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America, the Companies maintain additional accounting
records which are used solely for this purpose.
2.3 Currency remeasurement
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.
52, "Foreign Currency Transactions", the United States dollar has been
assumed to be the functional currency as Brazil is a "hyperinflationary"
country. As such, the local Financial Information of the Companies is
translated into United States dollars as follows:
o Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates.
All other assets and liabilities are translated at the official rate
of exchange of R$1.0394 to US$1 in effect on December 31, 1996.
o Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in
effect each month, except for those related to assets and liabilities
which are translated at historical exchange rates, and deferred income
taxes, which are translated at the current rate. Translation gains and
losses are recognized in the income statement.
2.4 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and cash in banks and
investments in interest-bearing securities and are carried at cost plus
accrued interest. Short-term investments
Continued
F-98
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase
are considered cash equivalents.
2.5 Financial instruments
In accordance with SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments", information is provided about the fair value of certain
financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
For the purposes of SFAS No. 107, the estimated fair value of a financial
instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a
current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or
liquidation sale. The carrying values of the financial instruments of the
Companies as of December 31, 1996 approximate management's best estimate of
their estimated fair values. The following methods and assumptions were
used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for
which it is practicable to estimate that value:
o The fair value of certain financial assets carried at cost, including
cash, accounts receivable, other accounts receivable, and certain
other short-term assets is considered to approximate their respective
carrying value due to their short-term nature.
o The fair value of payables to suppliers, other accounts payable, loans
to affiliated companies and certain other short-term liabilities is
considered to approximate their respective carrying value due to their
short-term nature.
o The fair value of loans from related companies approximates their
respective carrying values as interest on these loans is at market
rates.
2.6 Accounts receivable
An allowance for doubtful accounts is established on the basis of an
analysis of the accounts receivable, in light of the risks involved, in an
amount sufficient to cover any losses incurred in realization of credits.
2.7 Inventories
Inventories consist of materials and supplies used to provide services to
new customers, and to ensure continuity of services to existing customers.
Continued
F-99
TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined
principally under the average cost method.
2.8 Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method, over the remaining useful lives, as described in Note
8.
2.9 Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used in the business
Management reviews long-lived assets, primarily the Companies property and
equipment to be held and used in the business, for the purposes of
determining and measuring impairment on a recurring basis or when events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset or
group of assets may not be recoverable. Assets are grouped and evaluated
for possible impairment at the level of each cable television system;
impairment is assessed on the basis of the forecasted undiscounted cash
flows of the businesses over the estimated remaining lives of the assets
related to those systems. A write-down of the carrying value of the assets
or group of assets to estimated fair value will be made when appropriate.
The Companies adopted SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of ", from
January 1, 1996 and the effect on the Financial Information as a result of
the adoption was not significant.
2.10 Revenue recognition
Hook up fees are recognized as revenue on the equipment installation date
to the extent of direct selling costs incurred. Subscription revenues are
recognized as earned on an accrual basis.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
As of December 31, 1996, cash and cash equivalents were comprised of:
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Cash on hand and in banks $ 1 $ 62 $ 86 $ -- $ 34 $ 309
Short-term investments 13 8 -- -- -- 97
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$ 14 $ 70 $ 86 $ -- $ 34 $ 406
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Continued
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TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
4. Accounts receivable, net
As of December 31, 1996, accounts receivable were comprised of:
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Subscriptions $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 47 $ -- $ 564
Installation fees 6 -- -- 4 -- 529
Others 137 13 3 -- 15 10
Allowance for doubtful accounts (66) -- -- (2) -- (317)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$ 77 $ 13 $ 3 $ 49 $ 15 $ 786
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5. Prepaid and other assets
As of December 31, 1996, prepaid expenses were comprised of:
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Advances to suppliers $ -- $ -- $ 31 $ 19 $ 144 $ 369
Prepaid meals and transportation -- -- -- -- -- 39
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$ -- $ -- $ 31 $ 19 $ 144 $ 408
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6. Other accounts receivable
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
As of December 31, 1996, other accounts receivable were comprised of:
Advances to employees $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 45
Accounts receivable from related
Companies (Note 7) 352 127 19 23 29 812
Others -- 13 6 31 195 --
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$ 352 $ 140 $ 25 $ 54 $ 224 $ 857
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Continued
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TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
7. Related party transactions
The following tables summarize the transactions between the Companies and
related companies as of and for the periods ended December 31, 1996:
Foz do TVA
TV Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
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TEVECAP
Loans payable -- -- -- 87 -- --
TVA SISTEMA
Accounts receivable -- -- -- 23 -- 580
Accounts payable -- -- 2 2 1 1,346
Loans payable -- -- -- -- -- 2,937
TVA PARANA
Accounts receivable -- -- -- -- 29 --
Accounts payable -- -- -- 126 -- --
Loans payable -- -- -- 2,066 -- --
TVA SUL
Accounts receivable 352 127 -- -- -- 105
Accounts payable -- -- 706 1,128 -- 401
Loans payable 492 -- -- -- 579 6,276
SSC
Accounts receivable -- -- -- -- -- 127
Loans receivable -- -- -- -- -- 2,066
FOZ DO IGUACU
Accounts receivable -- -- 19 -- -- --
Accounts payable -- -- -- -- -- 29
CCS
Accounts payable -- -- -- -- 20 --
ESPN DO BRASIL
Accounts payable -- -- -- -- -- 30
The related Company loans are denominated in reais and are subject to
monetary restatement until December 31, 1995 plus interest charges at the
market rate which ranged from 1.8% to 2.2% per month in December 1996. Such
loans are renewable every year on December 31.
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TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
8. Property, plant and equipment
As of December 31, 1996, property, plant and equipment were comprised of:
Annual
Depreciation
Rate TV Foz do TVA
% Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Machinery and Equipment 10 -- 81 7 192 232 1,269
Converters 10 -- 30 -- 98 -- 5,286
Leasehold Improvements 25 -- -- 3,447 2 -- 378
Furniture and Fixtures 10 275 2 74 47 22 204
Premises 10 -- 3 -- 6 5 20
Vehicles 20 -- -- 3 51 33 39
Software 20 -- -- 5 14 16 81
Tools 10 -- -- 2 -- -- 62
Reception Equipment 20 -- -- -- -- -- 4,689
Cable plant 10 -- 229 -- 2,052 280 959
Building 4 -- -- -- -- -- 330
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
275 345 3,538 2,462 588 13,317
Accumulated Depreciation (115) (81) (101) (45) (121) (1,584)
Telephone Line Use Rights -- -- 4 -- 12 189
Fixed Assets in Transit -- -- 14 -- -- 60
Others -- -- -- 53 23 --
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
160 264 3,455 2,470 502 11,982
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
9. Other accounts payable
As of December 31, 1996, other accounts payable were comprised of:
TV Foz do TVA
Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Accounts payable to relate companies
(Note 7) $ -- $ -- $ 708 $1,256 $ 21 $1,806
Accounts payable on importation -- -- -- 93 -- 205
Other 77 5 3 14 336 765
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
$ 77 $ 5 $ 711 $1,363 $ 357 $2,776
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TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, continued
10. Income taxes
The Companies income tax was different from the amount computed using the
Brazilian statutory income tax for the reasons set forth in the following
table:
TV Foz do TVA
Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu Parana
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (Loss) before income tax 264 141 (60) (860) (11) (3,469)
Statutory income tax rate 33.00% 33.00% 33.00% 33.00% 33.00% 33.00%
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
87 47 (20) (284) (4) (1,145)
Others (87) 17 54 (1) 62 (34)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Consolidated income tax for the period -- 64 34 (285) 58 (1,179)
Increase in valuation allowance -- -- -- 285 -- 1,179
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
-- 64 34 -- 58 --
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11. Insurance
The Companies maintain insurance coverage for their fixed assets and
inventories in an amount considered sufficient to cover the risks involved.
12. Paid-in capital
Paid-in capital as of December 31, 1996 was comprised of:
TV Foz do TVA Parana
Alfa TCC CCS SSC Iguacu
------- ------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
US$ 344 47 4,012 1 5 18,454
======= ======= ========= ========= ========= ==========
Shares 278,000 250,000 4,850,000 200 5,000 27,712,345
======= ======= ========= ========= ========= ==========
13. Recent accounting pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued certain Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards which are not effective with respect to the
periods presented in the financial information .
Continued
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TV ALFA, TCC, CCS, TVA PARANA, FOZ DO
IGUACU AND SSC
Notes to Financial Information, concluded
SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishments of Liabilities", provides accounting and reporting standards for
transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities
after December 31, 1996. This standard is not expected to have a material effect
on the financial position and the results of operations of the Companies due to
the absence of material transactions of this nature.
SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share", is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997. This standards establishes guidelines for computing and
presenting earnings per share ("EPS") and applies to entities with publicly held
common stock or potential common stock. This replaces the presentation of
primary EPS with a presentation of basic EPS. It also requires dual presentation
of basic and diluted EPS for all entities with complex capital structures. This
standard is not expected to have an impact on the Companies given that the
Companies do not have publicly held common stock or potential common stock.
GLOSSARY
ABC: ABC, Inc., formerly known as "Capital Cities/ABC, Inc."
ABC Class households: The highest three classes of Brazilian households
based upon the achievement of a total of 10 points or higher on the
classification scale used by the Associacao Brasileira de Anunciantes (Brazilian
Advertisers Association) to determine a household's socio-economic class, which
ranges from A to E depending on the education level of the head of the
household, the possession by the household of certain items of material comfort,
including automobiles, television sets and other household items, and the hiring
of domestic servants by the household.
Abril: Abril S.A., the leading magazine publishing, printing and
distribution company in Latin America.
Abril Credit Facility: A revolving credit facility, dated December 6, 1995,
between Tevecap, as the borrower, and Abril, as the lender.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation.
BCE: BCE, Inc., an affiliate of Bell Canada Inc., Canada's largest
telecommunications group.
BCI: Bell Canada International, Inc., an affiliate of BCE.
BNDES: Banco National de Desenolvimento Economico e Social, the national
development bank owned by the Brazilian Government.
Brasilsat: A satellite operated by Embratel through which the Company
provides C-Band service.
C-Band: A satellite transmission system which provides a signal on the "c"
bandwidth"
Cable: A Cable network employs electromagnetic transmission over coaxial
and/or fiber-optic cable to transmit multiple channels carrying images, sound
and data between a central facility and individual customers' television sets.
Networks may allow one-way (from a headend to a residence and/or business) or
two-way transmission from a headend to a residence and/or business with a data
return path for the headend.
Cable license: A license that is granted by the applicable governing body
pursuant to its authority under the communications laws of a particular country
for the purpose of providing Cable services for a specific franchise/license
area.
Canbras: Canbras Communications Corp., a Canadian corporation.
Canbras Association Agreement: Association Agreement dated June 14, 1995,
among Tevecap, TVA Sistema, the Canbras TVA Companies, Canbras and Canbras-Par.
Canbras TVA Companies: Canbras TVA Cabo and TV Cabo Santa Branca.
Canbras TVA Cabo: Canbras TVA Cabo Ltda., a Brazilian limitada.
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Canbras TVA: The operations of Canbras TVA Cabo and TV Cabo Santa Branca,
in each of which Tevecap holds a 36.0% equity interest and Canbras Par holds a
64.0% equity interest.
Canbras-Par: Canbras Participacoes, Ltda., a Brazilian limitada
wholly-owned by Canbras.
CBC: California Broadcasting Center, an uplink center for GLA located in
Long Beach, California.
CBS: CBS, Inc.
Central Bank: Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil)
Chase Parties: Two wholly owned subsidiaries of CMIF through which CMIF
holds its equity interest in Tevecap.
Churn: With respect to a pay television system for a given period, the
quotient expressed as a percentage of (i) the number of subscribers disconnected
from such system less the number of formerly disconnected subscribers
reconnected to the system divided by (ii) the number of subscribers to the
system as of the beginning of the period plus the number of subscribers added to
the system.
Cisneros Group: Cisneros Group of Companies, which holds a 10% interest in
GLA through Darlene Investments.
CMIF: Chase Manhattan International Finance Ltd., an affiliate of The Chase
Manhattan Bank which holds a 9.3% interest in Tevecap through two wholly owned
subsidiaries.
Coaxial cable: Cable consisting of a central conductor surrounded by and
insulated from another conductor. It is the standard material used in
traditional Cable systems. Signals are transmitted through it at different
frequencies, giving greater channel capacity than is possible with twisted pair
cable, but less than is allowed by optical fiber.
Comercial Cabo Sao Paulo: Comercial Cabo TV Sao Paulo Ltda., a Brazilian
limitada in which Tevecap holds a 99% equity interest.
Company: Tevecap, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
CPL: Cable Participacoes Ltda., a Brazilian limitada, jointly owned by
Hearst and ABC, which limitada holds a 2.35% equity interest in Tevecap.
CPCT: Centrals Privadas de Comutacao Telefonica, certain private telephone
networks comparable to private branch exchanges (PBX) found in larger apartment
complexes, hotels and businesses in the United States.
CVM: Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios, the securities commission of Brazil.
Darlene Investments: Darlene Investments, LLC, a Cayman Islands limited
liability company which is part of the Cisneros Group of Companies.
DBS: Direct broadcast satellite service, operating in C-Band or Ku-Band
width, by which television programming is transmitted to individual dwellings,
each served by a single satellite dish.
DBS Systems: Ku-Band and C-Band operations of Galaxy Brasil and TVA
Sistema, respectively.
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De Santi & Vallone: De Santi & Vallone Antennas & Telecommunications
Consultants.
DIRECTV: Brazil's first digital Ku-Band service, which is operated by
Galaxy Brasil and Galaxy Latin America.
DISTV: The distribution of television signals by physical means (i.e., by
Cable) to end users, generally limited to signals without interference by a
DISTV operator with the signal content.
Embratel: Empresa Brasileira de Teleeomunicacoes, the Brazilian
government-owned company authorized to provide satellite telecommunications
services utilizing the Sistema Brasiliero de Telecomunicacoes por Satelite
(Brazilian Satellite Telecommunications System).
Equity Subscribers: Subscribers to the Operating Ventures adjusted for the
Company's equity ownership in the Operating Ventures.
ESPN: ESPN, Inc., in which ABC has an 80.0% equity interest and Hearst has
a 70.0% equity interest.
ESPN Agreement: Quotaholders Agreement, dated June 26, 1995, among Tevecap,
TVA Sistema, ESPN Brazil, Inc. and ESPN Brasil Ltda.
ESPN Brasil: Programming provided by ESPN Brasil Ltda.
ESPN Brazil, Inc.: A Delaware corporation wholly owned by ESPN.
ESPN Brasil Ltda.: ESPN do Brasil Ltda., a Brazilian limitada in which
Tevecap holds a 50.0% equity interest and ESPN Brazil. Inc.. holds a 50.0%
equity interest.
Event Put: A triggering event under the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to
which each of the Stockholders (other than Abril) may, in certain circumstances,
demand that Tevecap purchase all or a portion of its shares.
EximBank: The Export-Import Bank of the United States.
EximBank Facility: A credit facility, dated December 9, 1996, among
Tevecap, as Guarantor, TVA Sistema, as borrower, and The Chase Manhattan Bank,
N.A., as lender. The EximBank will guarantee 85% of amounts borrowed under the
EximBank Facility.
Falcon International: Falcon International Communications (Bermuda L.P.), a
subsidiary of Falcon International Communications, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company.
Falcon Time Put: A provision of the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to
which Falcon International may, in certain circumstances, demand that Tevecap
purchase all or a portion of the shares held by Falcon International.
Fiber-optic cable: Cable made of glass fibers through which signals are
transmitted as pulses of light. Fiber-optic cable has the capacity for a large
number of channels.
Financial Statements: The audited financial statements of Tevecap and its
subsidiaries and the notes thereto included herein.
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Fox: Twentieth Century Fox Television International.
Galaxy Brasil: Galaxy Brasil S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tevecap
which operates Brazil's first Ku-Band system.
Galaxy Brasil Leasing Facility: A five-year, $49.9 million lease and
sale-leaseback facility entered into in March 1997 by Galaxy Brasil, as lessee,
and Citibank, N.A., as lessor.
Galaxy Latin America: Galaxy Latin America, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company the members of which are Hughes Communications GLA, which
holds a 60.0% equity interest, Darlene Investments, which holds a 20.0% equity
interest, TVA Communications, which holds a 10% equity interest, and Grupo
Frecuencia Modulada Television, which holds a 10.0% equity Interest.
Galaxy III-R: A satellite owned and operate by Hughes Communications
through which Galaxy Brasil provides DIRECTV service.
GLA: Galaxy Latin America.
GLA Agreement: Limited Liability Company Agreement of Galaxy Latin America,
LLC, dated April 11, 1997.
Globo: Globo Par and TV Globo, the owners of a number of Brazil's over the
air channels.
Globo Cabo: Globo Cabo S.A., a Cable service provider in Brazil.
Globo Par: Globo Comunicacoes e Participacoes Ltda.
Grupo Midia: Grupo de Midia Sao Paulo.
Grupo Frecuencia Modulada Television: Grupo Frecuencia Modulada Television,
S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation wholly owned by Grupo MVS.
Grupo MVS: Grupo MVS, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation.
Guarantors: TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A., Galaxy Brasil S.A., TVA Sul
Participacoes S.A., Comercial Cabo TV Sao Paulo Ltda., TVA Parana Ltda., TV Alfa
Cabo Ltda., CCS Camboriu Cable System de Telecomunicacoes Ltda., TCC TV a Cabo
Ltda., TVA Sul Santa Catarina Ltda., and TVA Sul Foz do Iguacu Ltda.
HABC II: Hearst/ABC Video Services II, a Delaware general partnership
jointly owned by Hearst and ABC, which partnership holds a 17.65% equity
interest in Tevecap.
HBO Brasil: Programming provided by HBO Brasil Partners.
HBO Brasil Partners: HBO Brasil Partners Ltd., a joint venture between TVA.
which holds a 24.0% equity interest, and HBO Ole Partners, which holds a 76.0%
equity interest.
HBO Ole Partners: A partnership among Time Warner Entertainment Company,
L.P., SPE Latin American Acquisition Corporation, Ole Communications, Inc. and
BVI Television Investments, Inc.
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Headend: A collection of hardware, typically including satellite receivers,
modulators, amplifiers and videocassette playback machines. Signals, when
processed, are then combined for distribution within the Cable network.
Hearst: The Hearst Corporation.
Hearst/ABC Parties: HABC II and CPL.
Hearst/ABC Programming Agreement: Programming Agreement, dated December 6,
1995, among Tevecap, Hearst and ABC.
Homes Passed: Homes that can be connected to a Cable distribution system
without further extension of the distribution network.
Hughes Communications: Hughes Communications, Inc.
Hughes Communications GLA: Hughes Communications GLA, Inc., a California
corporation, wholly-owned by Hughes Communications, that holds a 60.0% equity
interest in GLA.
Hughes Electronics: Hughes Electronics Corporation.
IBGE: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.
IBOPE: Instituto Brasileiro de Opiniao Publica e Estatistica.
Indemnification Agreement: Indemnification Agreement to be entered into
among the Company, GLA, Hughes Communications and affiliates thereof, CBC, TVA
Communications, Darlene Investments, Inversiones Divtel, D.T., C.A., Grupo
Frecunencia Modulada Television and Grupo MVS.
Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of November 26, 1996, among Tevecap,
Tevecap's Restricted Subsidiaries, Chase Manhattan Bank Trustee Ltd., as
trustee, and Chase Trust Bank, as paying agent in connection with the Notes.
Independent Operators: Independent pay television system operators to which
TVA sells programming.
Initial Purchasers: Chase Securities Inc., Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and Bozano, Simonsen Securities
Inc.
Interactive services: Services commonly referred to as pay-on-demand,
shop-at-home, video games, ATM services, or such other interactive services as
video phone and telephony which can be more easily provided with the development
of high-capacity hybrid fiber optic/coaxial distribution networks.
Irmaos Reis: Distribuidora Irmaos Reis S.A., a Brazilian corporation in
which Abril holds a 30.5% equity interest.
Ku-Band: A satellite transmission system which provides a signal over the
"ku" bandwidth.
License Subsidiaries: Companies that hold pay television licenses covering
the operation of certain of the Owned Systems.
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Local Operating Agreement: Local Operating Agreement, dated March 3, 1995,
between GLA and Tevecap.
LOS: An unobstructed "Line of Sight" from any of the Company's MMDS
headends to a subscriber's antenna.
MOM: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Inc.
Ministry of Communications: The Brazilian Ministry of Communications,
authorized to regulate the Brazilian subscription television industry pursuant
to the Brazilian Telecommunications Code of 1962.
MMDS (Multi-channel multi-point distribution system): A one-way radio
transmission of television channels over microwave frequencies from a fixed
station transmitting to multiple receiving facilities located at fixed points.
MMDS license: A license that is granted by the applicable governing body
pursuant to its authority under the communications laws of a particular country
for the purpose of providing MMDS services for a specific franchise/license
area.
MTV Brasil: MTV Brasil Ltda., a Brazilian limitada in which Abril holds a
50.0% equity interest and Viasem Brasil Holdings Ltda. (an indirect subsidiary
of Viacom International) holds the remaining 50% equity interest.
Multicanal: Multicanal Participacoes S.A., a Cable service provider in
Brazil.
NBC: National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
NDS: News Digital Systems Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of News
Corporation.
Net Brasil: Net Brasil S.A., a Cable and MMDS service provider in Brazil.
Net Sat: Net Sat Servicos Ltda., TVA's competitor in DBS Service, in which
Globo Par has a controlling interest and whose other equity holders include News
Corporation, a subsidiary of The News Corporation Limited, and Grupo Televisa,
S.A. of Mexico
News Corporation: News Corporation plc.
Operating Ventures: Canbras TVA and TV Filme, two of TVA's minority-owned
ventures.
Owned Systems: TVA Sistema, TVA Sul and Galaxy Brasil.
PanAmSat: PanAmSat Corporation, the current owner and operator of the
PAS-III satellite.
Pay-per-view: Payment made for individual programs rather than a monthly
subscription for a whole channel or group of channels. Currently only offered in
Brazil by TVA through DIRECTV, and envisioned as a means of providing certain
popular sporting events or major motion pictures for which customers may be
prepared to make a special payment.
Penetration rate: The measurement of the take-up of Cable services. The
penetration rate as of a given date is calculated by dividing the number of
subscribers connected to a system on such date by the total number of homes
passed in such system.
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Programming Ventures: HBO Brasil Partners and ESPN Brasil Ltda.
RBS: RBS Participacoes S.A., a Cable and MMDS service provider in Brazil.
Real Plan: A Brazilian Government stabilization program, announced in
December 1993, aimed at curtailing inflation and building a foundation for
sustained economic growth.
Registration Rights Agreement: The Registration Rights Agreement, dated as
of November 26, 1996, pursuant to which Tevecap and the Guarantors agreed to
file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act
with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes for Exchange Notes.
Regulatory Put: A provision in the Stockholders Agreement pursuant to which
an Event Put is triggered if the amount of capital stock held by a Stockholder
(other than Abril) exceeds the amount allowed under an appropriate legal
restriction
Revenue per subscriber: Total revenue derived from a subscriber television
system divided by the average number of subscribers for that period.
SAP: Second Audio Programming, which provides the option of audio in a
second language for the programming on channels for which it is offered.
SBT: TVSBT--Canal 4 de Sao Paulo S.A., a Brazilian national off-air channel
Securities Act: United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Smart Card: Encoded card placed in a decoder used for Ku-Band service. The
Smart Card is used to regulate access to Ku-Band services.
SMC: SMC Marketing Ltda., a Brazilian limitada, wholly owned by HBO
Partners, that distributes HBO programming in Brazil.
Sony: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
Stockholders: HABC II, CPL, Robert Civita, Abril, the Chase Parties and
Falcon International.
Stockholders Agreement: Stockholders Agreement, dated December 6, 1995,
among the Stockholders.
Subsidiary Guarantees: Guarantees executed by each of Tevecap's Restricted
Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture).
SurFin: SurFin Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Bahamas,
the (direct and indirect) shareholders of which are Tevecap, holding 20.5%,
DIRECTV International Inc., a subsidiary of Hughes Communications, holding
39.3%, Darlene Investments, holding 20.4%, and Grupo Frecuencia Modulada
Television, holding 19.8%.
SurFin Credit Facility: A three year $150.0 million credit facility between
SurFin and Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent, under a syndicated
credit agreement, dated September 24, 1996.
Tambore Facility: TVA's Ku-Band uplink center located in the city of
Tambore in greater Sao Paulo.
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Telecommunications Code: The Brazilian Telecommunications Code of 1962, as
amended.
Telephony: The provision of telephone service.
Tevecap: Tevecap S.A.
Time Warner: Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
Trunk: The "transportation" component within a Cable and/or broadband
network architecture that carries the system product to the distribution portion
of the architecture, which in turn goes to customers' homes.
TV Cabo Santa Branca: TV Cabo Santa Branca Comercio Ltda., a Brazilian
limitada. in which Tevecap holds a 36% equity interest and Canbras Par holds a
64.0% equity interest.
TV Filme: TV Filme, Inc., a Delaware corporation in which Tevecap currently
holds a 14.3% equity interest, Warburg, Pincus Investors, L.P. currently holds a
41.2% equity interest, members of the Lins family currently hold a 16.2% equity
interest, and public stockholders currently hold a 28.3% equity interest. Upon
exercise of a warrant with a nominal exercise price, Tevecap's ownership
interest will increase to 16.7%.
TV Filme Service Area: Brasilia, Belem and Goiania.
TV Group: The operations of TVA excluding the operations and results of
Galaxy Brasil.
TV Homes: The number of households in a given area possessing at least one
television set.
TV Show Time: Televisao Show Time Ltda., a Brazilian limitada in which the
estate of Matias Machline and an associate currently hold a 53.0% equity
interest and in which the remaining 47.0% is currently held by various Abril
shareholders.
TVA: Tevecap S.A. and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates.
TVA Brasil: TVA Brasil Radioenlaces S.A., a Brazilian limitada in which the
estate of Matias Machline currently holds a 50.0% equity interest and in which
the remaining 50.0% is currently held by various Abril shareholders.
TVA Communications: TVA Communications Ltd., a British Virgin Islands
company wholly-owned by Tevecap, through which Tevecap holds a 10.0% equity
interest in Galaxy Latin America.
TVA Curitiba: TVA Curitiba Servicos em Telecommunicacoes Ltda., a Brazilian
limitada in which Tevecap held an 80.0% equity interest and Leonardo Petrelli
held a 20.0% equity interest prior to TVA Curitiba's merger into TVA Parana
Ltda. and the reorganization of TVA Parana Ltda. as a subsidiary of TVA Sul
Participacoes S. A. in October 1996.
TV Globo: A provider of off-air programming in Brazil and an affiliate of
Globo.
TVA Sistema: TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A., a Brazilian corporation in
which Tevecap holds a 98.0% equity interest and the estate of Matias Machline
holds a 2.0% equity interest.
TVA Sul: The operations of TVA Parana Ltda., TV Alfa Cabo Ltda., TVA Cabo
Camboriu Ltda., TCC TV a Cabo Ltda., TVA Sul Santa Catarina, Ltda. and TVA Cabo
Foz do Iguacu Ltda., which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of TVA Sul
Participacoes S.A., a Brazilian corporation in which Tevecap holds an 87.0%
equity interest and Leonardo Petrelli Neto holds the remaining 13.0% equity
interest.
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UHF: Broadcast of a television signal at an ultra-high frequency over a
given geographical area.
VCR: Video cassette recorders.
Viacom International: Viacom International (Netherlands B.V.).
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