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Material accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies, Changes In Accounting Estimates And Errors [Abstract] |
Disclosure of intangible assets with a finite life and property plant and equipment useful life |
| Estimated useful life
Property, plant and equipment |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 2 to 40 years
Buildings | 5 to 50 years
Finite-life intangible assets |
Software | 2 to 12 years
Customer relationships | 2 to 26 years
Program and feature film rights | Up to 5 years
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets |
|  | Finite-life | Indefinite-life |
For the year ended December 31, 2024 | Note | Software | Customer relation-ships | Program and feature film rights | Other | Total | Brands | Spectrum and other licences | Broadcast licences | Total | Total intangible assets
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2024 |  | 11,345 |  | 1,778 |  | 651 |  | 521 |  | 14,295 |  | 2,432 |  | 5,949 |  | 1,434 |  | 9,815 |  | 24,110 |
Additions |  | 317 |  | — |  | 1,328 |  | 4 |  | 1,649 |  | — |  | 553 |  | — |  | 553 |  | 2,202 |
Business acquisitions | 4 | 4 |  | 40 |  | — |  | — |  | 44 |  | 4 |  | 1 |  | — |  | 5 |  | 49 |
Transfers |  | 1,279 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,279 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,279 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (860) |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | (861) |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | (1) |  | (862) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | (85) |  | — |  | (144) |  | (10) |  | (239) |  | (49) |  | — |  | (578) |  | (627) |  | (866) |
Amortization included in operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | (1,158) |  | — |  | (1,158) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,158) |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3) |  | — |  | (3) |  | (3) |
December 31, 2024 | 12,000 |  | 1,818 |  | 677 |  | 514 |  | 15,009 |  | 2,387 |  | 6,500 |  | 855 |  | 9,742 |  | 24,751 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2024 |  | 6,193 |  | 1,089 |  | — |  | 219 |  | 7,501 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7,501 |
Amortization |  | 1,142 |  | 96 |  | — |  | 45 |  | 1,283 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,283 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (818) |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | (819) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (819) |
December 31, 2024 | 6,517 |  | 1,185 |  | — |  | 263 |  | 7,965 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7,965 |
Net carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2024 |  | 5,152 |  | 689 |  | 651 |  | 302 |  | 6,794 |  | 2,432 |  | 5,949 |  | 1,434 |  | 9,815 |  | 16,609 |
December 31, 2024 |  | 5,483 |  | 633 |  | 677 |  | 251 |  | 7,044 |  | 2,387 |  | 6,500 |  | 855 |  | 9,742 |  | 16,786 |
|  | Finite-life | Indefinite-life |
For the year ended December 31, 2023 | Note | Software | Customer relation- ships | Program and feature film rights | Other | Total | Brands | Spectrum and other licences | Broadcast licences | Total | Total intangibles assets
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 10,543 |  | 1,802 |  | 603 |  | 407 |  | 13,355 |  | 2,435 |  | 5,905 |  | 1,486 |  | 9,826 |  | 23,181 |
Additions |  | 471 |  | — |  | 1,260 |  | 149 |  | 1,880 |  | — |  | 53 |  | — |  | 53 |  | 1,933 |
Business acquisitions/(business disposition) | 4 | 10 |  | 45 |  | — |  | (4) |  | 51 |  | 31 |  | (7) |  | — |  | 24 |  | 75 |
Transfers |  | 897 |  | — |  | — |  | (27) |  | 870 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 870 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (576) |  | (69) |  | (2) |  | (4) |  | (651) |  | — |  | (2) |  | (9) |  | (11) |  | (662) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | — |  | — |  | (45) |  | — |  | (45) |  | (34) |  | — |  | (17) |  | (51) |  | (96) |
Amortization included in operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | (1,165) |  | — |  | (1,165) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,165) |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (26) |  | (26) |  | (26) |
December 31, 2023 | 11,345 |  | 1,778 |  | 651 |  | 521 |  | 14,295 |  | 2,432 |  | 5,949 |  | 1,434 |  | 9,815 |  | 24,110 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 5,734 |  | 1,060 |  | — |  | 204 |  | 6,998 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,998 |
Amortization |  | 1,033 |  | 98 |  | — |  | 42 |  | 1,173 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,173 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (574) |  | (69) |  | — |  | (2) |  | (645) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (645) |
Transfers |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (25) |  | (25) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (25) |
December 31, 2023 | 6,193 |  | 1,089 |  | — |  | 219 |  | 7,501 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7,501 |
Net carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 4,809 |  | 742 |  | 603 |  | 203 |  | 6,357 |  | 2,435 |  | 5,905 |  | 1,486 |  | 9,826 |  | 16,183 |
December 31, 2023 |  | 5,152 |  | 689 |  | 651 |  | 302 |  | 6,794 |  | 2,432 |  | 5,949 |  | 1,434 |  | 9,815 |  | 16,609 |

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