Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 19: Commitments and Contingencies

 

The following is a schedule of future minimum cash contractual obligations as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands):

                                                       
    2026     2027     2028     2029     2030     Thereafter     Total  
Operating Leases   $ 1,166     $ 1,385     $ 1,040     $ 1,078     $ 1,105     $ 1,105     $ 6,879  
Finance Leases     118       114       29                         261  
Employment Contracts     2,655       2,417       1,275                         6,347  
Consulting Contracts     2,476       434                               2,910  
Production Facilities     13,654                                     13,654  
Contractual obligation   $ 20,069     $ 4,350     $ 2,344     $ 1,078     $ 1,105     $ 1,105     $ 30,051  

 

Leases

 

The present value discount of the minimum operating lease payments above was $1.6 million which when deducted from the cash commitments for the leases included in the table above, equates to the lease liabilities of $5.2 million recorded as of March 31, 2026 on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Employment contracts

 

The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain key executives, which remain in effect for fixed terms. Under these agreements, the executives receive a base salary, subject to potential reviews at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Some of these agreements also include provisions for severance benefits in certain circumstances. As a result, the Company's commitments under these agreements represent future salary or severance payments obligations.

 

Other Funding Commitments

 

The Company enters into various agreements associated with its individual properties. Some of these agreements call for the potential future payment of royalties or “profit” participations for either (i) the use of third party intellectual property, in which the Company is obligated to share net profits with the underlying rights holders on a certain basis as defined in the respective agreements, or (ii) services rendered by animation studios, post-production studios, writers, directors, musicians or other creative talent for which the Company is obligated to share with these service providers a portion of the net profits of the properties on which they have rendered services, as defined in each respective agreement.