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Capitalized Content Development Costs
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Capitalized Content Development Costs  
Capitalized Content Development Costs

 

 

5.Capitalized Content Development Costs

 

Capitalized content development costs consisted of the following as of (in thousands):

                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

December 31,
2013

 

September 30,
 2014

 

Capitalized content development costs

 

$

11,816

 

$

16,076

 

Capitalized content development costs in process

 

1,961

 

2,353

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(4,873

)

(6,604

)

Capitalized content development costs, net

 

$

8,904

 

$

11,825

 

 

The Company recorded amortization expense related to capitalized content development costs of $0.5 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The Company recorded amortization expense related to capitalized content development costs of $1.5 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2014, the estimated future amortization expense for the capitalized content development costs is as follows (in thousands):

                                                                                                                               

2014

 

$

762 

 

2015

 

2,860 

 

2016

 

2,423 

 

2017

 

1,829 

 

2018

 

1,272 

 

Thereafter

 

326 

 

Total

 

$

9,472