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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets Assets subject to Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 14,827 | $ 14,794
Accumulated Amortization | 9,630 | 9,133
Net Carrying Value | 5,197 | 5,661
Subscriber relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 7,717 | 7,678
Accumulated Amortization | 4,880 | 4,519
Net Carrying Value | 2,837 | 3,159
Distribution rights |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 4,227 | 4,233
Accumulated Amortization | 1,867 | 1,731
Net Carrying Value | 2,360 | 2,502
Internally developed software |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 446 | 446
Accumulated Amortization | 446 | 446
Net Carrying Value | 0 | 0
Proprietary content |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 153 | 153
Accumulated Amortization | 153 | 153
Net Carrying Value | 0 | 0
Intellectual property |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 2,284 | 2,284
Accumulated Amortization | 2,284 | 2,284
Net Carrying Value | $ 0 | $ 0

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