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Program Rights and Obligations (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Film, Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Program Rights by Predominant Monetization Strategy
Total capitalized produced and licensed content by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:
December 31, 2023
(In thousands) Predominantly Monetized Individually  Predominantly Monetized as a Group  Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed$139,363 $532,839 $672,202 
In-production and in-development — 284,455 284,455 
Total owned original program rights, net$139,363 $817,294 $956,657 
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series$973 $599,607 $600,580 
Licensed originals1,555 169,489 171,044 
Advances and other production costs— 82,252 82,252 
Total licensed program rights, net2,528 851,348 853,876 
Program rights, net $141,891 $1,668,642 $1,810,533 
Current portion of program rights, net$7,880 
Program rights, net (long-term)1,802,653 
$1,810,533 
December 31, 2022
(In thousands) Predominantly Monetized Individually  Predominantly Monetized as a Group  Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed$215,496 $322,248 $537,744 
In-production and in-development 45,098 294,086 339,184 
Total owned original program rights, net$260,594 $616,334 $876,928 
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series$3,092 $642,768 $645,860 
Licensed originals5,373 171,418 176,791 
Advances and other production costs— 74,167 74,167 
Total licensed program rights, net8,465 888,353 896,818 
Program rights, net $269,059 $1,504,687 $1,773,746 
Current portion of program rights, net$10,807 
Program rights, net (long-term)1,762,939 
$1,773,746 
Schedule of Amortization of Owned and Licensed Program Rights
Amortization, including write-offs, of owned and licensed program rights is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
(In thousands)Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotal
Owned original program rights$154,523 $282,954 $437,477 
Licensed program rights3,162 465,519 468,681 
Program rights amortization$157,685 $748,473 $906,158 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotal
Included in Technical and operating:
Owned original program rights$279,910 $182,695 $462,605 
Licensed program rights37,935 507,930 545,865 
$317,845 $690,625 $1,008,470 
Included in Restructuring and other related charges:
Owned original program rights$192,749 $24,914 $217,663 
Licensed program rights110,830 75,261 186,091 
$303,579 $100,175 $403,754 
Schedule of Expected Amortization of Owned and Licensed Program Rights
The following table presents the expected amortization over each of the next three years of completed program rights on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023:
(In thousands)202420252026
Owned original program rights:
          Predominantly Monetized Individually$56,381 $40,358 $19,152 
          Predominantly Monetized as a Group212,874 177,484 100,634 
Licensed program rights:
          Predominantly Monetized Individually$2,064 $313 $128 
          Predominantly Monetized as a Group409,805 225,101 101,837 
Schedule of Amounts Payable for Program Rights Obligations
Amounts payable subsequent to December 31, 2023 related to program rights obligations included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:
(In thousands)
Years Ending December 31, 
2024$301,221 
202598,536 
202633,373 
202715,039 
20283,268 
Thereafter727 
$452,164