Television Distribution Rights, Net |
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Television Distribution Rights, Net
Television distribution rights consisted of the following:
The Company recorded amortization expense of $39 million and $47 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to television distribution rights. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, amortization expense for television distribution rights was $141 million and $143 million, respectively.As of September 30, 2017, related amortization expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
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- Definition Disclosure for affiliation agreements with cable and satellite television providers for carriage of the company's service, as well as for certain channel placement. No definition available.
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- Definition Television Distribution Rights [Abstract] No definition available.
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