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Program Rights
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Film, Disclosures [Abstract]  
Program Rights Program Rights
Total capitalized produced and licensed content by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:
June 30, 2026
(In thousands) Predominantly Monetized Individually  Predominantly Monetized as a Group  Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed$35,973 $705,150 $741,123 
In-production and in-development — 182,094 182,094 
Total owned original program rights, net$35,973 $887,244 $923,217 
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series$— $538,023 $538,023 
Licensed originals— 112,521 112,521 
Advances and other production costs— 59,301 59,301 
Total licensed program rights, net— 709,845 709,845 
Program rights, net $35,973 $1,597,089 $1,633,062 
Current portion of program rights, net$5,280 
Program rights, net (long-term)1,627,782 
$1,633,062 

December 31, 2025
(In thousands) Predominantly Monetized Individually  Predominantly Monetized as a Group  Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed$44,258 $597,009 $641,267 
In-production and in-development — 333,568 333,568 
Total owned original program rights, net$44,258 $930,577 $974,835 
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series$— $593,491 $593,491 
Licensed originals— 141,243 141,243 
Advances and other production costs— 57,045 57,045 
Total licensed program rights, net— 791,779 791,779 
Program rights, net $44,258 $1,722,356 $1,766,614 
Current portion of program rights, net$3,530 
Program rights, net (long-term)1,763,084 
$1,766,614 
Amortization of owned and licensed program rights included in Technical and operating expenses is as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
(In thousands)Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotalPredominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotal
Owned original program rights$2,909 $94,516 $97,425 $8,278 $187,852 $196,130 
Licensed program rights— 111,742 111,742 — 219,299 219,299 
$2,909 $206,258 $209,167 $8,278 $407,151 $415,429 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(In thousands)Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotalPredominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotal
Owned original program rights$11,645 $91,290 $102,935 $15,538 $178,433 $193,971 
Licensed program rights63 108,752 108,815 142 215,518 215,660 
$11,708 $200,042 $211,750 $15,680 $393,951 $409,631 
There were no significant program rights write-offs included in technical and operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 or 2025.
In the normal course of business, the Company may qualify for tax incentives through eligible spend on productions. Receivables related to tax incentives earned on production spend as of June 30, 2026 consisted of $124.8 million recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $74.3 million recorded in Other assets. Receivables related to tax incentives earned on production spend as of December 31, 2025 consisted of $125.3 million recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $95.0 million recorded in Other assets.