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Capitalized Content Development Costs (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Capitalized Content Development Costs |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized content development costs | $ 14,894,000 |  | $ 14,894,000 |  | $ 11,816,000
Capitalized content development costs in process | 2,412,000 |  | 2,412,000 |  | 1,961,000
Accumulated amortization | (6,272,000) |  | (6,272,000) |  | (4,873,000)
Capitalized content development costs, net | 11,034,000 |  | 11,034,000 |  | 8,904,000
Amortization expense related to capitalized content development costs | 700,000 | 500,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,000,000 |
Estimated future amortization expense for the capitalized content development costs |  |  |  |  |
2014 | 1,450,000 |  | 1,450,000 |  |
2015 | 2,589,000 |  | 2,589,000 |  |
2016 | 2,117,000 |  | 2,117,000 |  |
2017 | 1,473,000 |  | 1,473,000 |  |
2018 | 903,000 |  | 903,000 |  |
Thereafter | 90,000 |  | 90,000 |  |
Total | $ 8,622,000 |  | $ 8,622,000 |  |

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