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Programming Content (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Other Industries [Abstract] |
Schedule of Capitalized Cost for Film, Monetized on Its Own and Film, Monetized in Film Group | Total programming content is as follows:
| March 31, 2025 |  | March 31, 2024
| (Amounts in millions)
Licensed program rights, net of accumulated amortization | $ | 1,080.0 |  |  | $ | 919.4 |
Owned and produced films and television programs: |  |  |
Released, net of accumulated amortization | 9.2 |  |  | 15.6 |
In progress | — |  |  | 5.0 |
In development | 7.1 |  |  | 2.9 |
| 16.3 |  |  | 23.5 |
Programming content, net | $ | 1,096.3 |  |  | $ | 942.9 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense for Film, Monetized on Its Own and Film, Monetized in Film Group and License Agreement for Program Rights | Amortization of programming content is as follows and was included in direct operating expense in the combined statement of operations:
| Year Ended
| March 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (Amounts in millions)
Amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |
Licensed program rights | $ | 633.4 |  |  | $ | 544.5 |  |  | $ | 596.0 |
Owned and produced films and television programs | 5.5 |  |  | 82.0 |  |  | 49.0 |
| $ | 638.9 |  |  | $ | 626.5 |  |  | $ | 645.0 |
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Investment in Films and Television Programs and Licensed Program Rights | The table below summarizes estimated future amortization expense for the Starz Business's programming content as of March 31, 2025:
| Year Ending
| March 31,
| 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028
| (Amounts in millions)
Estimated future amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |
Licensed program rights | $ | 317.2 |  |  | $ | 119.4 |  |  | $ | 80.7 |
Released owned and produced films and television programs | 2.9 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 1.3 |

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