ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS:

2017 Acquisitions. During 2017, we acquired certain media assets for an aggregated $23 million, less working capital of $2.8 million, with an additional $6 million earn-out potential based on certain contingencies. The transactions were funded with cash on hand.

Tennis Channel. In March 2016, we acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Tennis Channel (Tennis), a cable network which includes coverage of the top 100 tennis tournaments and original professional sport and tennis lifestyle shows, for $350.0 million plus a working capital adjustment of $9.2 million. The transaction was funded through cash on hand and a draw on the Bank Credit Agreement. The acquisition provides an expansion of our network business and increases value based on the synergies we can achieve. Tennis is reported within Other within Note 6. Segment Data.

The following table summarizes the allocated fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities (in thousands):



Cash	$	5,111
Accounts receivable	17,629
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,518
Property and equipment	5,964
Definite-lived intangible assets	272,686
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	23,400
Other assets	619
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(7,414		)
Capital leases	(115		)
Deferred tax liability	(16,991		)
Other long term liabilities	(1,669		)
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired	305,738
Goodwill	53,427
Total	$	359,165

The allocations presented above are based upon management’s estimate of the fair values using valuation techniques including income, cost and market approaches. In estimating the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, the fair value estimates are based on, but not limited to, expected future revenue and cash flows, expected future growth rates, and estimated discount rates. The purchase prices have been allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on estimated fair values.

The definite-lived intangible assets of $272.7 million related primarily to customer relationships, which represent existing advertiser relationships and contractual relationships with multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and will be amortized over a weighted average useful life of 15 years. Acquired property and equipment will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the respective estimated remaining useful lives. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired and represents the future economic benefits expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce and noncontractual relationships, as well as expected future synergies. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.

In connection with the acquisition, for the year ended December 31, 2016, we incurred a total of $0.2 million of costs primarily related to legal and other professional services which we expensed as incurred and classified as corporate general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Net revenues of Tennis included in our consolidated statements of operations, were $36.5 million and $69.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, and $27.5 million and $35.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Our consolidated statements of operations included operating loss of Tennis of $2.0 million and operating income of $5.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and an operating loss of $9.7 million and $11.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

Other 2016 Acquisitions. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we acquired certain television station related assets for an aggregate purchase price of $72.0 million less working capital of $0.1 million. We also exchanged certain broadcast assets which had a carrying value of $23.8 million with another broadcaster for no cash consideration, and recognized a gain on the derecognition of those broadcast assets of $4.4 million, respectively.

Pro Forma Information. The following table sets forth unaudited results of operations, assuming that Tennis, along with transactions necessary to finance the acquisition, occurred at the beginning of the year preceding the year of acquisition. The pro forma results exclude the other acquisitions discussed above, as they were deemed not material both individually and in the aggregate (in thousands, except per share data):




	For the six months ended June 30, 2016
Total revenues	$	1,259,915
Net Income	$	75,322
Net Income attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group	$	72,652
Basic earnings per share attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group	$	0.77
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group	$	0.76

This pro forma financial information is based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of the purchase price and other acquisition accounting adjustments, and is not indicative of what our results would have been had we operated Tennis since the beginning of the annual period presented because the pro forma results do not reflect expected synergies. The pro forma adjustments reflect depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets related to the fair value adjustments of the assets acquired, additional interest expense related to the financing of the transactions, and exclusion of nonrecurring financing and transaction related costs. Depreciation and amortization expense are higher than amounts recorded in the historical financial statements of the acquirees due to the fair value adjustments recorded for long-lived tangible and intangible assets in purchase accounting.

Alarm Funding Sale. In March 2017, we sold Alarm Funding Associates LLC (Alarm) for $200.0 million less working capital and transaction costs of $5.0 million. We recognized a gain on the sale of Alarm of $53.0 million of which $12.3 million was attributable to noncontrolling interests which is included in the gain on asset dispositions and net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest, respectively, on the consolidated statement of operations.

Pending Acquisitions. In April 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the stock of Bonten Media Group Holdings, Inc. (Bonten) and Cunningham entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the membership interest of Esteem Broadcasting for an aggregate purchase price of $240 million. Bonten owns 14 television stations in 8 markets and provides services to 4 stations pursuant to the joint sales agreement with Esteem Broadcasting. On June 30, 2017, the FCC approved the transaction. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. We expect to fund the purchase price through cash on hand.

In May 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the stock of Tribune Media Company (Tribune) for $43.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.9 billion, plus the assumption or refinancing of approximately $2.7 billion in net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, Tribune stockholders will receive $35.00 in cash and 0.23 shares of Sinclair Class A common stock for each share of Tribune Class A common stock and Class B common stock they own. Tribune owns or operates 42 television stations in 33 markets, cable network WGN America, digital multicast network Antenna TV, minority stakes in the TV Food Network, ThisTV, and CareerBuilder, and a variety of real estate assets. Tribune’s stations consists of 14 FOX, 12 CW, 6 CBS, 3 ABC, 2 NBC, 3 MyNetworkTV affiliates and 2 independent stations. We expect the transaction will close by year-end 2017, subject to approval by Tribune’s stockholders, as well as customary closing conditions, including antitrust clearance and approval by the FCC. We expect to fund the purchase price through a combination of cash on hand, fully committed debt financing, and by accessing the capital markets. See Note 3. Notes Payable and Commercial Bank Financing for further discussion on debt financing.