CONTENT ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

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
	2020		2019		Amortization
	(In thousands)
Produced content assets:
Completed	$	365,806	$	349,521
In-production		11,029		9,472
Licensed content assets acquired:
Acquired		56,913		46,515
Content assets, at cost		433,748		405,508	1-6 Years
Less: Accumulated amortization		(342,139)		(304,745)
Content assets, net		91,609		100,763
Current portion		(28,434)		(30,642)
Noncurrent portion	$	63,175	$	70,121

Schedule Of Finite Lived Content Assets Future Amortization Expense

Future estimated content amortization expense related to agreements entered into as of December 31, 2020, for years 2021 through 2025 is as follows:

	(Inthousands)
2021	$	28,434
2022	$	19,938
2023	$	10,377
2024	$	3,149
2025	$	1,240

Content Payments Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

Future minimum content payments required under agreements entered into as of December 31, 2020, are as follows:

	(Inthousands)
2021	$	16,248
2022	$	7,974
2023	$	1,505