Business Description

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all entities in which we have a controlling voting interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) required to be consolidated, including Universal Beijing Resort (see Note 8). We translate assets and liabilities of our foreign operations where the functional currency is the local currency into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date and translate revenue and expenses using average periodic exchange rates. The related translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated balance sheets. Any foreign currency transaction gains or losses are included in our consolidated statements of income in investment and other income (loss), net. For disclosures containing future amounts where the functional currency is the local currency, we translate the amounts into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. On January 2, 2026 (the “Separation date”), we completed the previously announced separation of Versant into an independent publicly traded company comprised of select cable television networks and complementary digital platforms through a tax-free spin-off (the “Separation”). As the Separation occurred after December 31, 2025, the consolidated financial statements and related notes do not reflect the Separation. See Note 16 for additional information. Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Refer to Note 3 for a discussion of the changes in our presentation of disaggregated revenue and Note 12 for a discussion of the changes in our presentation of treasury shares. Accounting Policies Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require us to select accounting policies, including in certain cases industry-specific policies, and make estimates that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The following accounting policies are specific to the industries in which we operate: • capitalization and amortization of film and television costs (see Note 4) • costs for connecting customers to our HFC network (see Note 9) Information on other accounting policies and methods that we use in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are included, where applicable, in their respective footnotes that follow. Below is a discussion of accounting policies and methods used in our consolidated financial statements that are not presented within other footnotes. Advertising Expenses Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Fair Value Measurements The accounting guidance related to fair value measurements establishes a hierarchy based on the types of inputs used for the various valuation techniques. The levels of the hierarchy are described below. • Level 1: Values are determined using quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market. • Level 2: Values are determined using quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. • Level 3: Values are determined using models that use significant inputs that are primarily unobservable, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. We use this three-tier fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of certain financial instruments on a recurring basis, such as for investments (see Note 8); on a non-recurring basis, such as for acquisitions (see Note 7) and impairment testing (see Note 10); and for disclosure purposes, such as for debt (see Note 6). Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation and classification within the fair value hierarchy.…