CONTENT ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

CONTENT ASSETS

Schedule Of Finite Lived Content Assets

The gross cost and accumulated amortization of content assets is as follows:

	As of December 31,				Period of
	2019		2018		Amortization
	(In thousands)
Produced content assets:
Completed	$	349,521	$	318,234
In-production		9,472		13,578
Licensed content assets acquired:
Acquired		46,515		35,866
Content assets, at cost		405,508		367,678	1‑10 Years
Less: Accumulated amortization		(304,745)		(256,461)
Content assets, net		100,763		111,217
Current portion		(30,642)		(33,951)
Noncurrent portion	$	70,121	$	77,266

Schedule Of Finite Lived Content Assets Future Amortization Expense

Future estimated content amortization expense related to agreements entered into as of December 31, 2019, for years 2020 through 2024 is as follows:

	(Inthousands)
2020	$	30,642
2021	$	22,089
2022	$	14,268
2023	$	5,976
2024	$	1,380

Content Payments Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

Future minimum content payments required under agreements entered into as of December 31, 2019, are as follows:

	(Inthousands)
2020	$	14,804
2021	$	8,727
2022	$	5,338
2023	$	761