Equity Method Investments | Note 6. Equity Method Investments ā The Company makes investments that support its underlying business strategy and enable it to enter new markets. The Company holds equity investments in Pantaya (until the closing of the Pantaya Acquisition), Canal 1, Snap JV and ASG Latin (effective as of the closing of the Pantaya Acquisition) (in each case, as defined and discussed below), which are variable interest entities (āVIEsā), for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the party involved with the VIE that (i) has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIEās economic performance, and (ii) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The activities of each VIE that most significantly impact the VIEās economic performance are controlled by the VIEās board of directors and the Companyās representation on the board of directors of each VIE is commensurate with its voting equity interest. As the Company does not hold a majority voting interest or disproportionate voting or other rights, it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of any of these VIEs. ā On November 3, 2016, we acquired a 25% equity interest in Pantaya, a Spanish-language streaming service formed in partnership with Lionsgate. The service launched on August 1, 2017. Prior to the Pantaya Acquisition, the investment was deemed a variable interest entity (āVIEā) that was accounted for under the equity method. We recorded the income or loss on investment on a one quarter lag. As of March 31, 2019, our applicable pro rata share of the inception-to-date losses exceeded our contractual funding commitment of $10 million. As such, our cumulative share of the losses is limited to $10 million and no additional losses have been recorded following the three months ended March 31, 2019. As a result, we did not record any share of the loss from the investment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The net balance recorded in equity method investments related to the Pantaya joint venture was $0 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. At December 31, 2020, we had a receivable balance from Pantaya of $3.8 million, and is included in accounts receivable and other assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The accounts receivable balance from Pantaya was $2.3 million immediately prior to the Acquisition Date, and this amount was effectively settled as a result of the Pantaya Acquisition. On March 31, 2021, the Company acquired the remaining 75% equity interest in Pantaya, upon which Pantaya became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company. For more information, see Note 3, āBusiness Combinationā of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. ā On November 30, 2016, we, in partnership with Colombian content producers, Radio Television Interamericana S.A., Compania de Medios de Informacion S.A.S. and NTC Nacional de Television y Comunicaciones S.A., were awarded a ten (10) year renewable television broadcast concession license for Canal 1 in Colombia. The partnership began operating Canal 1 on May 1, 2017. On February 7, 2018, Colombian regulatory authorities approved an increase in our ownership in the joint venture from 20% to 40%. In July 2019, the Colombian government enacted legislation resulting in the extension of the concession license for Canal 1 for an additional ten years for no additional consideration. The concession is now due to expire on April 30, 2037 and is renewable for an additional 20-year period. The joint venture is deemed a VIE that is accounted for under the equity method. As of March 31, 2021, we have funded $120.4 million in capital contributions to Canal 1. The Canal 1 joint venture losses-to-date have exceeded the capital contributions of the common equity partners and in accordance with equity method accounting, losses in excess of the common equity have been recorded against the next layer of the capital structure, in this case, preferred equity. The Company is currently the sole preferred equity holder in Canal 1 and therefore, the Company has recorded nearly 100% of the losses of the joint venture. We record the income or loss on investment on a one quarter lag. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded $2.5 million in gain from equity method investment and $6.8 million in loss on equity method investment in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, respectively. The net balance recorded in equity method investments related to the Canal 1 joint venture was $33.2 million and $29.9 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and is included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had a receivable balance from Canal 1 of $2.6 million, and is included in other assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ā On April 28, 2017, we acquired a 25.5% interest in REMEZCLA, a digital media company targeting English speaking and bilingual U.S. Hispanic millennials through innovative content, for $5.0 million. At March 31, 2020, given the negative impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated liquidity and going-concern uncertainties related to REMEZCLA, the Company determined that the investment in REMEZCLA was other-than-temporarily impaired and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $5.5 million reflecting the write-off of the full carrying amount of our investment. The write-off was recorded in impairment of equity method investment in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Due to the above mentioned write-off of the investment carrying value, we did not record any share of the loss from the investment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The net balance recorded in equity method investments related to REMEZCLA was $0 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and is included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ā On November 26, 2018, Snap Media acquired a 50% interest in Snap JV, LLC (āSnap JVā) (we own 75% of Snap Media), a newly formed joint venture with Mar Vista Entertainment, LLC (āMarVistaā), to co-produce original movies and series. The investment is deemed a VIE that is accounted for under the equity method. As of March 31, 2021, we have funded $0.4 million into Snap JV. We record the income or loss on investment on a one quarter lag. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded $0 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in loss on equity method investment in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The net balance recorded in equity method investments related to Snap JV was $0.1 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and is included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ā ā ā The Company records the income or loss on investments on a one quarter lag. Summary unaudited financial data for our equity investments, excluding Pantaya, in the aggregate as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2020, are included below (amounts in thousands): ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Total Equity ā Investees Current assets ā $ 15,741 Non-current assets ā $ 30,854 Current liabilities ā $ 59,221 Non-current liabilities ā $ 4,156 Net revenue ā $ 3,041 Operating loss ā $ (2,796) Net loss ā $ (2,234) ā |