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 LATIN AMERICA

ARGENTINA
POPULATION: 37.8 million
GDP: $269 billion ($391 billion PPP)
GDP PER CAPITA (PPP): $10,200
HOUSEHOLDS: 9.6 million
TELEVISION ADVERTISING: $231 million
PERCENT OF TOTAL AD SPEND: 39.1%
TV HOUSEHOLDS: 97%
VCR PENETRATION: 51%
DVD PENETRATION: 2.5%
THEATRICAL FILM ADMISSIONS: 30.5 million
MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION: 55.2%
MULTICHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION REVENUES: $1.6 billion
CABLE-TV PENETRATION: 52%
SATELLITE PENETRATION: 3.2%
INTERNET USERS: 4.1 million
BROADBAND HOMES: 50,000
PIRACY LOSSES: $30 million (45%)
MAJOR NATIONAL TV BROADCASTERS: PUBLIC: ATC PRIVATE: Telefé, Canal 13, Azul, América TV
MAJOR PAY-TV PROVIDERS: CABLE: Cablevisión, Multicanal DTH: DirecTV
BRAZIL
POPULATION: 176 million
GDP: $504 billion ($1.34 trillion PPP)
GDP PER CAPITA (PPP): $7,400
HOUSEHOLDS: 46 million
TELEVISION ADVERTISING: $2.8 billion
PERCENT OF TOTAL AD SPEND: 58.9%
TV HOUSEHOLDS: 88%
VCR PENETRATION: 52%
THEATRICAL FILM ADMISSIONS: 90.6 million
MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION: 12.8%
MULTICHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION REVENUES: $1.7 billion
CABLE-TV PENETRATION: 8.6%
SATELLITE PENETRATION: 4.2%
INTERNET USERS: 14.3 million
BROADBAND HOMES: 150,000
PIRACY LOSSES: $120 million (35%)
MAJOR NATIONAL TV BROADCASTERS: PRIVATE: TV Globo, SBT, Record, TV Bandëirantes, Rede TV
MAJOR PAY-TV PROVIDERS: CABLE: Net Serviços Cable & MMDS: TVA MMDS: MAIS TV DTH: DirecTV, Sky

CHILE
POPULATION: 15.5 million
GDP (PPP): $153 billion
GDP PER CAPITA (PPP): $10,000
HOUSEHOLDS: 4 million
TELEVISION ADVERTISING: $259 million
PERCENT OF TOTAL AD SPEND: 45.2%
TV HOUSEHOLDS: 93%
VCR PENETRATION: n.a.
THEATRICAL FILM ADMISSIONS: 11.1 million
MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION: 28.4%
MULTICHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION REVENUES: $381 million
CABLE-TV PENETRATION: 26%
SATELLITE PENETRATION: 2.4%
INTERNET USERS: 3.1 million
PIRACY LOSSES: $2 million (40%)
MAJOR NATIONAL TV BROADCASTERS: PUBLIC: TVN (Canal 7). PRIVATE: UCTV, Megavisión, Chilevisión, Canal 4
MAJOR PAY-TV PROVIDERS: CABLE: VTR, Metrópolis Intercom DTH: Sky Chile , DirecTV

COLOMBIA
POPULATION: 41 million
GDP: $82.4 billion ($255 billion PPP)
GDP PER CAPITA (PPP): $6,300
HOUSEHOLDS: 8.8 million
TELEVISION ADVERTISING: $727 million
PERCENT OF TOTAL AD SPEND: 61.4%
TV HOUSEHOLDS: 98%
VCR PENETRATION: 34%
THEATRICAL FILM ADMISSIONS: 18.0 million
MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION: 3.8%
MULTICHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION REVENUES: $185 million
CABLE-TV PENETRATION: 2.9%
SATELLITE PENETRATION: 1%
INTERNET USERS: 2 million
PIRACY LOSSES: $40 million (90%)
MAJOR NATIONAL TV BROADCASTERS: PUBLIC: Señal Colombia, Cadena Uno, Canal A PRIVATE: Caracol, RCN
MAJOR PAY-TV PROVIDERS: DTH: Sky Colombia, DirecTV CABLE: TV Cable

MEXICO
POPULATION: 103.4 million
GDP: $618 billion ($920 billion PPP)
GDP PER CAPITA (PPP): $9,100
HOUSEHOLDS: 23.3 million
TELEVISION ADVERTISING: $2.5 billion
PERCENT OF TOTAL AD SPEND: 58.5%
TV HOUSEHOLDS: 96%
VCR PENETRATION: 46%
THEATRICAL FILM ADMISSIONS: 154 million
MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION: 18.2%
MULTICHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION REVENUES: $1.7 billion
CABLE-TV PENETRATION: 13.7%
SATELLITE PENETRATION: 4.5%
INTERNET USERS: 4.7 million
BROADBAND HOMES: 150,000
MAJOR NATIONAL TV BROADCASTERS: PUBLIC: Once TV PRIVATE: Televisa (Canal 2, Canal 4, Canal 5, Canal 9),
TV Azteca (Canal 7, Canal 13)
MAJOR PAY-TV PROVIDERS: DTH: DirecTV, Sky Mexico CABLE: Cablevisión, Cablemas, Megacable, Telecable.
MMDS: MVS Multivisión
VENEZUELA
POPULATION: 24.3 million
GDP: $131 billion ($146 billion PPP)
GDP PER CAPITA (PPP): $6,100
HOUSEHOLDS: 5.5 million
TELEVISION ADVERTISING: $1.1 billion
PERCENT OF TOTAL AD SPEND: 64.0%
TV HOUSEHOLDS: 96%
VCR PENETRATION: 37%
THEATRICAL FILM ADMISSIONS: 20.3 million
MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION: 25.5%
MULTICHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION REVENUES: $750 million
CABLE-TV PENETRATION: 20%
SATELLITE PENETRATION: 5.5%
INTERNET USERS: 1.3 million
PIRACY LOSSES: $25 million (65%)
MAJOR NATIONAL TV BROADCASTERS: PUBLIC: VTV PRIVATE: Venevisión, RCTV, Televén
MAJOR PAY-TV PROVIDERS: DTH: DirecTV CABLE: NetUno, Intercable, Supercable

SOURCES: Generally, the data is for the most recent year, usually 2002. For many countries we've included two measures of GDP: first, GDP in current U.S. dollars, and, second, GDP in Purchasing Price Parity (PPP), a widely used measure that helps adjust for weak currencies and cheaper consumer prices in the developing world. PPP gives a better sense of what people are able to purchase, but it wildly inflates the GDP in many developing countries. The penetration rates for VCRs, DVDs, cable and satellite are as a percentage of TV homes. The piracy losses are for film, TV, and DVD, and the percentage given represents the market share held by pirated goods. The list of major broadcasters and pay-TV providers is not intended to be complete, including only a sampling of the most popular and widely distributed players. Multichannel programmers are not included.

Population, GDP and GDP per capita were taken from OECD, U.N. and the CIA. Total homes, TV advertising, multichannel subscription revenues and penetration of TV sets, cable, satellite, VCRs and DVDs are from Zenith Media. Theatrical film admissions are from the European Audiovisual Observatory. Internet users and broadband homes were collected from International Telecommunications Union and local news reports. Piracy losses for film and TV product are from the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Information on major broadcasters and pay-TV providers was collected by TV DATA.