Television Distribution Rights, Net |
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| Television Distribution Rights, Net |
Television Distribution Rights, Net
Television distribution rights consisted of the following:
The Company recorded amortization expense of $50 million and $47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to television distribution rights.
As of March 31, 2017, related amortization expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
The decrease in future amortization expense in 2018 is primarily due to the end of affiliation agreement terms for contracts in place at the time of Liberty's acquisition of QVC in 2003.
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- Definition Disclosure for affiliation agreements with television providers for carriage of the company's service, as well as for certain channel placement. No definition available.
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