| Expected contractual cash commitments | 
   
   
   
             The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30,
   2011:
    
   
   
   
   
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       Remaining | 
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       2011 | 
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       2012 | 
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       2013 | 
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       2014 | 
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       2015 | 
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       Thereafter | 
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       Total | 
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    Long-term debt obligations (1)
    
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       $ | 
       24,363 | 
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       $ | 
       1,623 | 
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       $ | 
       779,636 | 
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       $ | 
       550,178 | 
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       $ | 
       1,057,000 | 
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       $ | 
       700,000 | 
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       $ | 
       3,112,800 | 
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    Cash interest payments (1)
    
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       81,399 | 
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       288,338 | 
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       288,208 | 
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       186,935 | 
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       113,433 | 
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       160,128 | 
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       1,118,441 | 
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    Satellite and transmission
    
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       9,760 | 
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       55,680 | 
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       4,782 | 
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       13,250 | 
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       13,156 | 
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       22,093 | 
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       118,721 | 
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    Programming and content
    
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       47,561 | 
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       227,048 | 
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       178,953 | 
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       151,931 | 
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       145,531 | 
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       3,750 | 
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       754,774 | 
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    Marketing and distribution
    
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       28,570 | 
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       25,070 | 
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       17,725 | 
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       12,816 | 
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       11,644 | 
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       11,809 | 
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       107,634 | 
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    Satellite incentive payments
    
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       2,826 | 
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       11,608 | 
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       12,693 | 
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       12,901 | 
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       12,049 | 
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       87,601 | 
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       139,678 | 
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    Operating lease obligations
    
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       8,522 | 
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       32,819 | 
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       28,335 | 
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       21,973 | 
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       13,851 | 
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       5,428 | 
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       110,928 | 
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    Other
    
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       15,119 | 
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       25,921 | 
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       9,883 | 
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       659 | 
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       268 | 
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       182 | 
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       52,032 | 
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    Total (2)
    
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       $ | 
       218,120 | 
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       $ | 
       668,107 | 
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       $ | 
       1,320,215 | 
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       $ | 
       950,643 | 
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       $ | 
       1,366,932 | 
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       $ | 
       990,991 | 
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       $ | 
       5,515,008 | 
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       | (1) | 
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       Includes captial lease obligations. | 
    
   
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       | (2) | 
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       The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2011 totaled $1,496, as the specific timing of any cash payments relating
   to this obligation cannot be projected with reasonable certainty. | 
    
    
    
    
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