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We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our debt and other obligations.
Our ability to make payments on our debt, including our Notes, and our other obligations will depend on our financial and operating performance, which
is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. For several years prior to
2020, our cash flows from operations were negative. We may be unable to attain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay
the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our debt, including the Notes, and other obligations, including amounts due under our streaming content
obligations.
If we are unable to service our debt and other obligations from cash flows, we may need to refinance or restructure all or a portion of such obligations
prior to maturity. Our ability to refinance or restructure our debt and other obligations will depend upon the condition of the capital markets and our financial
condition at such time. Any refinancing or restructuring could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which
could further restrict our business operations. If our cash flows are insufficient to service our debt and other obligations, we may not be able to refinance or
restructure any of these obligations on commercially reasonable terms or at all and any refinancing or restructuring could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations, or financial condition.
If our cash flows are insufficient to fund our debt and other obligations and we are unable to refinance or restructure these obligations, we could face
substantial liquidity problems and may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell material assets or operations to meet our
debt and other obligations. We cannot assure you that we would be able to implement any of these alternative measures on satisfactory terms or at all or that
the proceeds from such alternatives would be adequate to meet any debt or other obligations when due. If it becomes necessary to implement any of these
alternative measures, our business, results of operations, or financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Risks Related to International Operations
We could be subject to economic, political, regulatory and other risks arising from our international operations.
Operating in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and will subject us to economic, political, regulatory and
other risks that may be different from or incremental to those in the U.S. In addition to the risks that we face in the U.S., our international operations involve
risks that could adversely affect our business, including:
⚫the need to adapt our content and user interfaces for specific cultural and language differences;
⚫difficulties and costs associated with staffing and managing foreign operations;
•political or social unrest and economic instability;
⚫compliance with laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws, export controls and economic
sanctions, and local laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials;
⚫difficulties in understanding and complying with local laws, regulations and customs in foreign jurisdictions, including local ownership requirements for
streaming content providers;
⚫regulatory requirements or government action against our service, whether in response to enforcement of actual or purported legal and regulatory
requirements or otherwise, that results in disruption or non-availability of our service or particular content in the applicable jurisdiction;
⚫foreign intellectual property laws, such as the EU copyright directive, or changes to such laws, which may be less favorable than U.S. law and, among
other issues, may impact the economics of creating or distributing content, anti-piracy efforts, or our ability to protect or exploit intellectual property
rights;
⚫adverse tax consequences such as those related to changes in tax laws or tax rates or their interpretations, and the related application of judgment in
determining our global provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets or liabilities or other tax liabilities given the ultimate tax determination is
uncertain;
⚫fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which we do not use foreign exchange contracts or derivatives to hedge against and which will impact revenues
and expenses of our international operations and expose us to foreign currency exchange rate risk;
⚫profit repatriation and other restrictions on the transfer of funds;
⚫differing payment processing systems as well as consumer use and acceptance of electronic payment methods, such as payment cards;
•new and different sources of competition;
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