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Investment in Films and Television Programs (Tables) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024
Summary of Company's Investments in Films and Television Programs |  | The predominant monetization strategy for all of the Company’s investments in films and television programs is on an individual film basis. Total investment in films and television programs is as follows:
|  | March 31, 2024 |  |  | March 31, 2023 |
|  | (Amounts in millions) |
Investment in Films and Television Programs (1)(2) : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Released, net of accumulated amortization |  | $ | 992.2 |  |  | $ | 779.9 |
Completed and not released |  |  | 225.4 |  |  |  | 289.8 |
In progress |  |  | 644.4 |  |  |  | 649.1 |
In development |  |  | 67.0 |  |  |  | 67.9 |
Investment in films and television programs, net |  | $ | 1,929.0 |  |  | $ | 1,786.7 |
(1) | At March 31, 2024, the unamortized balance related to completed and not released and in progress theatrical films was $532.5 million.
(2) | Production tax credits reduced total investment in films and television programs by $112.2 million and $181.2 million during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which resulted in a reduction of direct operating expense related to the amortization of investment in films and television programs cost of approximately $70.6 million and $84.3 million for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense of the Company in Film and Television Programs |  | The table below summarizes estimated future amortization expense for the Company’s investment in film and television programs as of March 31, 2024:
|  | Year Ending March 31, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 2027 |
|  | (Amounts in millions) |
Estimated future amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Released investment in films and television programs |  | $ | 391.2 |  |  | $ | 189.5 |  |  | $ | 147.5 |
Completed and not released investment in films and television programs |  | $ | 139.6 |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |
Schedule of Total Investment in Films and Television Programs | Total investment in films and television programs is as follows:
|  | September 30, 2024 |  |  | March 31, 2024 |
|  | (Amounts in millions) |
Investment in Films and Television Programs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Released, net of accumulated amortization |  | $ | 1,051.8 |  |  | $ | 992.2 |
Completed and not released |  |  | 115.8 |  |  |  | 225.4 |
In progress |  |  | 1,097.9 |  |  |  | 644.4 |
In development |  |  | 79.1 |  |  |  | 67.0 |
Investment in films and television programs, net |  | $ | 2,344.6 |  |  | $ | 1,929.0 |
Schedule of Impairments by Segment | Investment in films and television programs includes write-downs to fair value, which are included in direct operating expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, and represented the following amounts by segment for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
|  | (Amounts in millions) |
Impairments by seg me nt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in direct operating exp en s e (1) : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Motion Picture |  | $ | 18.3 |  |  | $ | 26.8 |  |  | $ | 18.5 |  |  | $ | 27.0 |
Television Production |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.4 |
Impairments not included in segment operating results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in restructuring and other |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 17.8 |  |  | $ | 32.2 |  |  | $ | 18.0 |  |  | $ | 32.4 |
(1) | Impairments included in direct operating expense are included in the amortization expense amounts disclosed above.

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