Program Production Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

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Program Production Costs

Program Production Costs

Program production costs are included in other assets and consist of the following at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018:

	2019		2018
Television programming
Released, less amortization	$	22,361	30,800
In production	47,291		42,768
Pre-production	964		489
Theatrical programming
Released, less amortization	21,264		71,339
In production	19,722		9,503
Pre-production	6,147		2,452
Total program production costs	$	117,749	157,351

Based on management’s total revenue estimates at December 29, 2019, $40,342 of $43,625 unamortized programming costs relating to released productions are expected to be amortized during fiscal 2020. Based on current estimates, the Company expects to amortize all of the programming costs relating to released productions during the next five years.