1 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. AND THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS Set forth below are the names of certain subsidiaries, at least 50% owned, directly or indirectly, of TWE and the Time Warner General Partners as of December 31, 1998. Certain subsidiaries which, when considered in the aggregate, would not constitute a significant subsidiary have been omitted. Indented subsidiaries are direct subsidiaries of the company under which they are indented. SUBSIDIARIES OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION - ---- ---------- ---------------- Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership...... 64.8 New York CV of Viera Joint Venture (Partnership)................... 50 Florida Century Venture Corporation................................. 50 Delaware Erie Telecommunications, Inc. .............................. 54.19 Pennsylvania Kansas City Cable Partners.................................. 50 Colorado Time Warner Cable New Zealand Holdings Ltd. ................ 100(1) New Zealand Public Cable Company (partnership).......................... 77 Maine Queens Inner Unity Cable System............................. 66.01 New York Comedy Partners, L.P. ...................................... 50 New York CTV Holdings L.L.C. ........................................ 100 Delaware CTV Holdings II L.L.C. ..................................... 100 Delaware Courtroom Television Network LLC.......................... 50(2) New York DC Comics (partnership)..................................... 50(3) Quincy Jones Entertainment Company L.P. (partnership)....... 50 Delaware Warner Cable of Vermont Inc. ............................... 100 Delaware HBO Direct, Inc. ........................................... 100 Delaware TWE Asia Inc. ............................................ 100 Delaware TW Buffer Inc. ........................................... 100 Delaware Warner Bros. (F.E.) Inc. .............................. 100 Delaware Warner Bros. (Japan) Inc. ............................. 100 Delaware Warner Bros. (South) Inc. ............................. 100 Delaware Warner Bros. (Transatlantic) Inc. ..................... 100 Delaware Bethel Productions Inc. ............................. 100 Delaware Warner Films Consolidated Inc. ........................ 100 Delaware Exeter Distributing Inc. ............................ 100 Delaware Riverside Avenue Distributing Inc. .................. 100 Delaware HBO Asia Holdings, L.P. (partnership)....................... 100(4) Delaware HBO Pacific Partners, C.V. ............................... 83.33 Neth. Antilles Home Box Office (Singapore) Pty. Ltd. ................. 100 Singapore HBO Ceska Republika, S.R.O. ................................ 100 Czech Republic Turner/HBO Ltd. Purpose Joint Venture (partnership)......... 50(5) New York Acapulco 37 S.A. de C.V. ................................... 100 Mexico Warner Bros. Gesellschaft mbH............................... 100 Austria Time Warner Entertainment Limited........................... 100 U.K. The Bountiful Company Limited............................. 50 U.K. Warner Bros. Studio Stores Ltd. .......................... 100 U.K. Warner Bros. Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. ................. 100 U.K. TWE Finance Limited....................................... 100 U.K. Warner Bros. Theatres Ltd. ............................... 100 U.K. 2 PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION - ---- ---------- ---------------- Warner Bros. Distributors Ltd. ........................... 100 U.K. Lorimar Telepictures International Ltd. ............... 100 U.K. Warner Bros. International Television Distribution Italia S.p.A. .................................... 100 Italy Warner Bros. Theatres (U.K.) Limited...................... 100 U.K. Warner Bros. Theatres Advertising Agency Limited....... 100 U.K. Warner Bros. Productions Limited.......................... 100 U.K. Warner Home Video (U.K.) Limited.......................... 100 U.K. Lorimar Distribution International (Canada) Corp. .......... 100 Canada Lorimar Canada Inc. ........................................ 100 Canada Productions et Editions Cinematographiques Francaises SARL (PECF).................................................... 100 France Warner Home Video France S.A. ............................ 100 France Time Warner Entertainment Australia Pty. Ltd. .............. 100 Australia Lorimar Telepictures Pty. Limited......................... 100 Australia Warner Bros. (Australia) Pty. Ltd. ....................... 100 Australia Warner Holdings Australia Pty. Limited.................... 100 Australia Warner Bros. Properties (Australia) Pty. Ltd. ......... 100 Australia Warner Bros. Theatres (Australia) Pty. Limited......... 100 Australia Warner World Australia Pty. Limited.................... 100 Australia Movie World Enterprises Partnership (partnership).... 50 Australia Warner Home Video Pty. Limited......................... 100 Australia Warner Bros. Video Pty. Ltd. ........................ 100 Australia Warner Sea World Aviation Pty. Ltd. ................... 100 Australia Sea World Aviation Partnership (partnership)......... 50 Australia Warner Sea World Investments Pty. Limited.............. 100 Australia Sari Lodge Pty. Limited.............................. 50 Australia Sea World Management Pty. Ltd. ................... 100 Australia Warner Sea World Operations Pty. Ltd. ................. 100 Australia Sea World Enterprises Partnership (partnership)...... 50 Australia Warner Sea World Units Pty. Ltd. ...................... 100 Australia Time Warner Germany Holding GmbH............................ 100(6) Germany Time Warner Entertainment Germany GmbH.................... 100 Germany Time Warner Entertainment Germany GmbH and Co. Medien Vertrieb OHG......................................... 100(7) Germany Warner Bros. Movie World GmbH & Co. KG............... 60 Germany Warner Bros. Deutschland Pay TV GmbH................... 100 Germany Warner Home Video GmbH................................. 100 Germany Warner Home Video Spol SRO........................... 100 Czech Republic GWHS Grundstrucks Verwaltungs GmbH..................... 100 Germany Warner Bros. Film GmbH................................. 100 Germany Warner Bros. Film GmbH Kinobetriebe.................. 100 Germany Warner Bros. Film GmbH Multiplex Cinemas Mulheim..... 100 Germany Time Warner Merchandising Canada Inc. ...................... 100 Canada Warner Bros. Canada Inc. ................................... 100 Canada Warner Bros. Distributing (Canada) Limited.................. 100 Canada Warner Home Video (Canada) Ltd. ............................ 100 Canada Warner Bros. (Africa) (Pty) Ltd. ........................... 100 So. Africa Warner Bros. Belgium SA/NV.................................. 100 Belgium Warner Bros. (D) A/S........................................ 100 Denmark Warner & Metronome Films A/S.............................. 50 Denmark Warner Bros. Theatres Denmark A/S......................... 100 Denmark Scala Biografome I/S (partnership)..................... 50 Denmark Dagmar Teatret I/S (partnership)....................... 50 Denmark Warner Bros. Film Ve Video Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S............ 100 Turkey Warner Bros. Finland OY..................................... 100 Finland 3 PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION - ---- ---------- ---------------- Warner Bros. (Holland) B.V. ................................ 100 Netherlands Warner Home Video (Nederland) B.V. ....................... 100 Netherlands Warner Bros. Theatres (Holland) B.V. ..................... 100 Netherlands Warner Bros. Holdings Sweden AB............................. 100 Sweden Warner Bros. (Sweden) AB.................................. 100 Sweden Warner Home Video (Sweden) AB............................. 100 Sweden Warner Bros. Italia S.p.A. ................................. 100 Italy Warner Entertainment Italia S.r.L. ....................... 100 Italy Warner Bros. (Korea) Inc. .................................. 100 Korea Warner Bros. (Mexico) S.A. ................................. 100 Mexico Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Limited................................. 100 New Zealand Warner Home Video (N.Z.) Limited.......................... 100 New Zealand Warner Bros. Norway A/S..................................... 100 Norway Warner Bros. Singapore Pte. Ltd. ........................... 100 Singapore Warner Home Video (Ireland) Ltd. ........................... 100 Ireland Warner Home Video Portugal Lda. ............................ 100 Portugal Warner-Lusomondo Sociedade Iberica de Cinemas Lda. ......... 50 Portugal Warner Home Video Espanola S.A. ............................ 100 Spain Warner Bros. Consumer Products S.A. ...................... 100 Spain Warner Mycal Corporation.................................... 50 Japan Hungary Holding Co. ........................................ 100(6) Delaware SUBSIDIARIES OF THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS American Television and Communications Corporation (Registrant).............................................. 100(8) Delaware Paragon Communications (partnership)...................... 100(9) Colorado Warner Communications Inc. (Registrant)..................... 100 Delaware WCI Record Club Inc. ..................................... 100(10) Delaware The Columbia House Company (partnership)............... 50 New York DC Comics (partnership)................................... 50(3) New York Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. ........................ 100 California WB Music Corp. ........................................... 100 California HBO Film Management, Inc. ................................ 100 Delaware NPP Music Corp. .......................................... 100 Delaware Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. .............................. 100 Delaware Warner Bros. Music International Inc. ................. 100 Delaware Warner Bros. Publications U.S. Inc. ................. 100 New York New Chappell Inc.(11)............................. 100 Delaware Super Hype Publishing, Inc. ........................... 100 New York Cotillion Music, Inc. ................................. 100 Delaware Walden Music, Inc. .................................... 100 New York CPP/Belwin, Inc. ...................................... 100 Delaware Summy-Birchard, Inc. .................................. 100 Wyoming Lorimar Motion Picture Management, Inc. .................... 100 California Warner Music Group Inc. .................................... 100 Delaware Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. ........................... 100 Delaware Warner Bros. Records Inc. .................................. 100 Delaware WBR/Sire Ventures Inc. ................................... 100 Delaware SR/MDM Venture Inc. ................................... 100 Delaware Maverick Recording Company........................... 50 California Atlantic Recording Corporation............................ 100 Delaware Atlantic Rhino Ventures Inc. .......................... 100 Delaware Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation....................... 100 New York 4 PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION - ---- ---------- ---------------- WEA International Inc.(12).................................. 100 Delaware Warner Music Canada Ltd. ................................. 100 Canada The Columbia House Company (Canada) (partnership)...... 50 Canada Warner Special Products Inc. ............................... 100 Delaware Warner Custom Music Corp. ................................ 100 California WEA Manufacturing Inc. ..................................... 100 Delaware Allied Record Company..................................... 100 California Time Warner Limited......................................... 100 U.K. Warner Music International Services Ltd. ................. 100 U.K. Time Warner UK Limited................................. 100 U.K. Warner Chappell Music Group (UK) Ltd. ................. 100 U.K. Warner Chappell Music Limited........................ 100 U.K. Magnet Music Ltd. ................................ 100 U.K. Warner Music (U.K.) Limited............................ 100 U.K. Ivy Hill Corporation........................................ 100 Delaware TW Service Holding I, L.P. (partnership).................... (13) Delaware TW Service Holding II, L.P. (partnership)................... (13) Delaware TW Programming Co. (partnership).......................... (14) New York TW Cable Service Co. (partnership)........................ (15) New York Time Warner Connect (partnership)......................... (15) New York TWI Ventures Ltd. .......................................... 100 Delaware E.C. Publications, Inc. .................................... 100 New York - --------------- (1) TWE owns 99% and Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 1%. (2) CTV Holdings L.L.C. owns 33 1/3% and CTV Holdings II L.L.C. owns 16 2/3%. (3) Warner Communications Inc. owns 50% and TWE owns 50%. (4) TWE owns 99% and TWE Asia, Inc. owns 1%. (5) TWE owns 50% and TBS owns 50%. (6) TWE owns 99% and HBO Direct, Inc. owns 1%. (7) Time Warner Entertainment Germany GmbH owns 85% and Time Warner Germany Holding GmbH owns 15%. (8) Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 92.20% and Warner Communications Inc. owns 7.8%. (9) KBL Communications Inc. owns 53.69% of Paragon Communications, ATC owns .74% and the remaining 45.57% is owned by TWI Cable Inc. through its subsidiaries. (10) Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 80% and Warner Communications Inc. owns 20%. (11) The names of 16 subsidiaries of New Chappell Inc. carrying on substantially the same music publishing operations in foreign countries are omitted. (12) The names of 34 subsidiaries of WEA International Inc. carrying on substantially the same record, tape and video cassette distribution operations in foreign countries are omitted. (13) The General Partners of TWE own 87.5%, TW/TAE, Inc. and Time Warner Companies, Inc. each own 6.25% as limited partners. (14) TWE owns 99% and TW Service Holding II, L.P. owns 1%. (15) TW Service Holding I, L.P. owns 99% and TW Service Holding II, L.P. owns 1%.