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AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 6 Months Ended
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Affiliate and Related Party Transactions Altice USA is controlled by Patrick Drahi who also controls Altice Europe N.V. ("Altice Europe") and its subsidiaries and other entities. As the transactions discussed below were conducted between entities under common control by Mr. Drahi, amounts charged for certain services may not have represented amounts that might have been received or incurred if the transactions were based upon arm's length negotiations. The following table summarizes the revenue and expenses related to services provided to or received from affiliates and related parties:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Revenue | $ | 3,035 |  |  | $ | 3,379 |  |  | $ | 6,441 |  |  | $ | 6,867 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Programming and other direct costs | $ | (4,504) |  |  | $ | (1,738) |  |  | $ | (6,732) |  |  | $ | (3,927) |
Other operating expenses, net | (2,696) |  |  | (2,161) |  |  | (5,875) |  |  | (6,102) |
Operating expenses, net | (7,200) |  |  | (3,899) |  |  | (12,607) |  |  | (10,029) |
Net charges | $ | (4,165) |  |  | $ | (520) |  |  | $ | (6,166) |  |  | $ | (3,162) |
Capital Expenditures | $ | 9,589 |  |  | $ | 3,676 |  |  | $ | 20,210 |  |  | $ | 10,901 |
Revenue The Company recognized revenue primarily from the sale of advertising to a subsidiary of Altice Europe and a foundation controlled by Mr. Drahi. Programming and other direct costs Programming and other direct costs include costs incurred by the Company for advertising services provided by Teads S.A., a subsidiary of Altice Europe. Other operating expenses, net Other operating expenses primarily include charges for services provided by certain subsidiaries of Altice Europe and other related parties. Capital Expenditures Capital expenditures primarily include costs for equipment purchased and software development services provided by subsidiaries of Altice Europe. Aggregate amounts that were due from and due to affiliates and related parties are summarized below:
| June 30, |  | December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Due from other affiliates and related parties | $ | 3,669 |  |  | $ | 4,262 |
Due to: |  |  |
Altice Europe | $ | 13,586 |  |  | $ | 7,938 |
Other affiliates and related parties | 864 |  |  | 600 |
| $ | 14,450 |  |  | $ | 8,538 |
Amounts due from affiliates presented in the table above represent amounts paid by the Company on behalf of or for services provided to the respective related party. Amounts due to affiliates relate to the purchase of equipment and advertising services, as well as reimbursement for payments made on our behalf. CSC Holdings CSC Holdings made cash equity distribution payments to Altice USA. Also, CSC Holdings recorded net non-cash equity contributions during the three and months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which represent the non-cash settlement of intercompany balances with Altice USA. These balances primarily include amounts due to/due from Altice USA pursuant to a tax sharing agreement between the entities. See summary below:

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