Federal Communications Commission DA 07-3328
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Application of                                                   
 
News Corporation and   
The DIRECTV Group, Inc.,
 Transferors,  
 
And                                                                 
  
Liberty Media Corporation,  
 Transferee,  
  
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MB Docket No. 07-18
SUPPLEMENTAL PROTECTIVE ORDER
Adopted:  July 20, 2007 Released:  July 20, 2007
By the Chief, Media Bureau: 
1. On May 21, 2007, the Media Bureau (the “Bureau”) issued a Protective Order regarding 
confidential or proprietary documents submitted by News Corporation, The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and 
Liberty Media Corporation (“the Applicants”) and others that have or may become parties to this 
proceeding (each is a “Submitting Party”).1 On July 11, 2007, the Bureau issued a further Protective 
Order regarding highly confidential competitively sensitive documents (“Second Protective Order”).2   
2. On June 22, 2007, the Bureau issued an initial request for information to Liberty Global, 
Inc. (“Liberty Global”).3  On July 16, 2007, Liberty Global requested permission to produce certain of its 
responsive documents pursuant to the protections granted in the Second Protective Order.4  For the 
reasons and to the extent set forth below, we hereby adopt this supplemental Protective Order (the 
“Supplemental Protective Order”) to ensure that certain highly confidential and competitively sensitive 
documents and information to be submitted by Liberty Global are afforded adequate protection.  
3. Liberty Global specifically seeks additional confidential treatment for the following three 
categories of information: (1) the programming agreements between Liberty Global’s wholly-owned 
  
1 News Corporation and The DIRECTV Group, Inc., Transferors, and Liberty Media Corporation, Transferee, 
Protective Order, DA 07-2116 (rel. May 21, 2007) (“First Protective Order”).  
2 News Corporation and The DIRECTV Group, Inc., Transferors, and Liberty Media Corporation, Transferee, 
Protective Order, DA 07-3106 (rel. July 10, 2007) (“Second Protective Order”).  
3 Letters from Monica Shah Desai, Chief, Media Bureau, to Christopher L. Ottele, Counsel for Liberty Global, MB 
Docket 07-18, (filed June 22, 2007).
4 Letter from Lynn R. Charytan, Counsel for Liberty Global, to Monica Shah Desai, Chief, Media Bureau, MB
Docket No. 07-18 (filed July 16, 2007) (“July 16 Letter”).
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subsidiary, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, Ltd. (“LCPR”), and Discovery Communications or its 
subsidiaries; (2) customer data and business and operating metrics of LCPR; and (3) information obtained 
from Choice Cable TV of Puerto Rico (“Choice”) or generated by LCPR in connection with LCPR’s bid 
to acquire Choice.5  Liberty Global states that the programming agreements contain highly proprietary 
terms and conditions and that such information, if reviewed by competitors, could provide important 
strategic information to competitors and put LCPR at a competitive disadvantage in future programming 
negotiations.6 Liberty Global states that the customer data and metrics includes granular information 
concerning the number of subscribers for individual services and packages and extremely sensitive data 
concerning revenues and gross margins that competitors could use to target LCPR’s customers for similar 
services.7 Finally, as to the information relating to LCPR’s bid to acquire Choice, Liberty Global states 
that information supplied by Choice is highly sensitive, as evidenced by the non-disclosure statement 
Liberty Global signed before receiving it, and that if a competitor were to review Liberty Global’s 
internal analyses of its potential purchase of Choice, Liberty Global’s bidding position could be seriously 
compromised.8  
4. This Supplemental Protective Order covers only those portions of documents or data that 
contain Highly Confidential Information, have been protected from disclosure to the public, and are 
responsive to the following document requests directed to Liberty Global:  (a) the programming 
agreements between LCPR and Discovery Communications or its subsidiaries that are responsive to 
Request I.D.1; (b) the customer data and business and operating metrics of LCPR responsive to Requests 
II.B.2, II.B.3, II.C.2, II.D.2, and II.E; and (c) information obtained from Choice or generated by Liberty 
Global in connection with LCPR’s bid to acquire the Choice cable system in Puerto Rico that are 
responsive to Request II.H.  
5. Any party seeking access to the Stamped Highly Confidential Documents or Highly 
Confidential Information subject to this Supplemental Protective Order shall request access pursuant to 
the terms of this Order and the Second Protective Order issued in this proceeding.  This Order 
incorporates by reference the substantive terms of the Second Protective Order, including without 
limitation the definitions, restrictions on access to Highly Confidential Documents and Highly 
Confidential Information, and prohibitions on unauthorized dissemination of such material.  Parties 
seeking access to material submitted under this Order shall sign the Acknowledgement of Confidentiality, 
attached as Appendix A to the Second Protective Order.  
6. This Supplemental Protective Order is issued pursuant to Sections 4(i), 214(a) and 310(d) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 214(a) and 310(d); Section 2 of 
the Cable Landing Act, 47 U.S.C. § 35; Section 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 
552(b)(4); and authority delegated under Section 0.291 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.291, and 
is effective upon its adoption.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  
5 July 16 Letter at page 2.  
6 Id.
7 Id.
8 Id. at pages 2-3.  
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Monica Shah Desai
Chief, Media Bureau