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Television Distribution Rights, Net | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Television Distribution Rights [Abstract] |
Television Distribution Rights, Net | Television Distribution Rights, Net Television distribution rights consisted of the following:
(in millions) | June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |
Television distribution rights | $ | 769 |  | 723 |
Less accumulated amortization | (570 | ) | (583 | )
Television distribution rights, net | $ | 199 |  | 140 |
The Company recorded amortization expense of $32 million and $16 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to television distribution rights. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, amortization expense for television distribution rights was $66 million and $32 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, related amortization expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2019 | $ | 65 |
2020 | 117 |
2021 | 14 |
2022 | 3 |
2023 | — |

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