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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and investments | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | As of December 31,
Cash and cash equivalents | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
Cash and Banks (1) |  | 16,258 |  | 25,637
Time deposits |  | 15,713 |  | 6,978
Mutual funds |  | 3,245 |  | 6,050
Government bonds at fair value |  | 4,836 |  | —
Total cash and cash equivalents |  | 40,052 |  | 38,665
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Investments |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
Government bonds at fair value |  | 8,263 |  | 20,847
Mutual funds |  | 110 |  | 163
​ |  | 8,373 |  | 21,010
Non- current |  | ​ |  |
Investments in associates (a) |  | 6,443 |  | 6,281
2003 Telecommunications Fund |  | 1 |  | 1
​ | ​ | 6,444 | ​ | 6,282
Total investments |  | 14,817 |  | 27,292
(1) | As of December 31, 2022, includes restricted funds for $505 corresponding to the funds to be paid to clients
| (a) | Information on Investments in associates is detailed below:
Schedule of financial position information of investments in associates | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | Percentage |  | ​ |  | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | of capital | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | stock owned | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | and | ​ | Valuation as | ​ | Valuation as
Companies | ​ | Main activity | ​ | Country | ​ | voting rights | ​ | of 12.31.2022 | ​ | of 12.31.2021
Ver TV. (1) | ​ | Cable television station | ​ | Argentina | ​ | 49.00 | ​ | 4,132 | ​ | 3,914
TSMA (1) (2) (3) |  | Cable television station |  | Argentina |  | 50.10 |  | 1,554 |  | 1,334
La Capital Cable (1) (2) |  | Closed-circuit television |  | Argentina |  | 50.00 |  | 757 |  | 1,033
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,443 |  | 6,281
(1) | Data about the issuer arise from extra-accounting information.
(2) | Direct and indirect interest.
(3) | Despite owning a percentage higher than a 50% of interest, the Company does not have the control in accordance with the requirements of IFRS.
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Schedule of earnings (losses) information in associates | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Years ended December 31,
​ |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Ver TV | ​ | 413 | ​ | 608 | ​ | 1,095
TSMA |  | 272 |  | 150 |  | 323
La Capital Cable |  | 134 |  | 12 |  | 41
Total |  | 819 |  | 770 |  | 1,459
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Schedule of changes in assets/liabilities components | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | December 31,
Net increase in assets |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Trade receivables |  | (26,143) |  | (25,039) |  | (39,105)
Other receivables |  | (20,699) |  | (10,355) |  | (11,701)
Inventories |  | (5,017) |  | (762) |  | (3,785)
​ |  | (51,859) |  | (36,156) |  | (54,591)
Net increase (decrease) in liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade payables |  | 39,055 |  | 12,934 |  | 17,311
Salaries and social security payables |  | 16,383 |  | 19,483 |  | 12,749
Other taxes payables |  | (5,480) |  | (5,174) |  | 6,753
Other liabilities and provisions |  | (9,296) |  | (8,853) |  | (7,346)
​ |  | 40,662 |  | 18,390 |  | 29,467
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Schedule of main financing activities components | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Bank overdrafts | ​ | — | ​ | 19,783 | ​ | —
Notes | ​ | 22,512 | ​ | 80,886 | ​ | 82,548
Bank and other financial entities loans |  | 60,714 |  | 21,544 |  | 73,005
Loans for purchase of equipment |  | 1,989 |  | 2,875 |  | 9,184
Total financial debt proceeds | ​ | 85,215 | ​ | 125,088 | ​ | 164,737
Bank overdrafts | ​ | (1,171) | ​ | — | ​ | (20,311)
Notes | ​ | (98) | ​ | (38,417) | ​ | (28,288)
Bank and other financial entities loans | ​ | (60,390) | ​ | (52,600) | ​ | (137,084)
Loans for purchase of equipment | ​ | (6,654) | ​ | (6,956) | ​ | (6,588)
Total payment of debt | ​ | (68,313) | ​ | (97,973) | ​ | (192,271)
Bank overdrafts | ​ | (8,409) | ​ | (6,229) | ​ | (11,664)
Notes | ​ | (16,328) | ​ | (20,650) | ​ | (16,762)
Bank and other financial entities loans |  | (19,012) |  | (20,025) |  | (26,574)
By DFI, purchase of equipment and others |  | (2,463) |  | (5,334) |  | (6,307)
Total payment of interest and related expenses |  | (46,212) |  | (52,238) |  | (61,307)
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Schedule of main non-cash operating transactions | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
PP&E and intangible assets acquisition financed with accounts payable | ​ | 28,349 | ​ | 40,144 | ​ | 54,143
Dividends payment with investments not considered as cash and cash equivalents (See “Cash and non-cash assets dividends from the Company and its subsidiaries”) | ​ | 45,258 | ​ | 77,956 | ​ | 75,597
Initial debt for acquisition of NYSSA (Note 3.d.1.b) | ​ | 609 | ​ | — | ​ | —
Indemnification assets (Note 3.d.1.b) | ​ | 90 | ​ | — | ​ | —
Trade payables cancelled with financial debt | ​ | 10,736 | ​ | 15,852 | ​ | 732
Trade receivables cancelled with government bonds | ​ | 671 | ​ | 4,587 | ​ | 1,375
Social security payables cancelled with government bonds | ​ | — | ​ | 2,563 | ​ | —
Other receivables offset with income tax liabilities | ​ | — | ​ | 142 | ​ | 76
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Schedule of cash dividends from the Company, its subsidiaries and associates companies | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ |  | Cash Dividends Collected
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Current currency
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Currency of the | ​ | as of December 31,
Year |  | Company |  | transaction date |  | 2022
2022 | ​ | Ver TV | ​ | 104 | ​ | 195
​ | ​ | TSMA | ​ | 28 | ​ | 51
​ |  | La Capital Cable |  | 343 |  | 369
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 615
2021 |  | Ver TV |  | 110 |  | 298
​ |  | TSMA |  | 57 |  | 158
​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | (*) | 456
2020 |  | Ver TV |  | 50 |  | 168
​ |  | TSMA |  | 21 |  | 68
​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ |  | 236
(*) includes 27 corresponding to dividends distributed in 2020. ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Distributed amount | ​ | ​ | ​ | Amount paid in
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Current currency | ​ | ​ | ​ | current currency
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Currency of the | ​ | as of December 31, | ​ | ​ | ​ | as of December
Year |  | Company |  | Distribution month |  | transaction date |  | 2022 |  | Payment month |  | 31, 2022
2022 | ​ | Núcleo | ​ | April 2022 | ​ | 804 | ​ | 1,271 | ​ | May 2022/ Aug 2022 | ​ | 1,229
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,229
2021 |  | Núcleo |  | April 2021 |  | 650 |  | 1,625 |  | May 2021/ Oct 2021 |  | 1,449
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 1,449
2020 |  | Núcleo |  | April 2020 |  | 295 |  | 1,083 |  | May 2020/ Oct 2020 |  | 1,079
​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,079

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