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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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

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​		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
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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

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​	​	​	​	​	​	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

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​	​	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

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​		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

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​	​	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

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​	​	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

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​	​	​		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.

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Currency of the

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as of December

Year

Company

Distribution month

transaction date

2022

Payment month

31, 2022

2022

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Núcleo

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April 2022

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804

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1,271

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May 2022/ Aug 2022

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1,229

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1,229

2021

Núcleo

April 2021

650

1,625

May 2021/ Oct 2021

1,449

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1,449

2020

Núcleo

April 2020

295

1,083

May 2020/ Oct 2020

1,079

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1,079

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