COMBINED CABLE AND CONTENT SEGMENTS
 
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 BEFORE EXCEPT'L TOTAL BEFORE EXCEPT'L TOTAL %
 EXCEPT'L ITEMS EXCEPT'L ITEMS INC/
 ITEMS ITEMS (DEC)
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OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
(IN (POUND) MILLIONS)
Cable programming expenses 125 - 125 128 - 128 (2%)
Cable telephony expenses 193 - 193 218 - 218 (11%)
Content segment cost of sales 81 - 81 70 -  70 16%
Depreciation of tangible fixed
assets 471 - 471 490 87 577 (18%)
SG&A expenses 461 25 486 499  22 521 (7%)
Amortisation of goodwill and
intangible assets 23 - 23 119 1,486 1,605 (99%)
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Total operating costs 1,354 25 1,379 1,524 1,595 3,119 (56%)

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