Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions As of March 31, 2024 , members of the Dolan family, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and members of the Dolan family including trusts for the benefit of members of the Dolan family (collectively, the “Dolan Family Group”) collectively beneficially owned 100% of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”) and approximately 3.9% of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock (inclusive of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2024) . Such shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, collectively, represent approximately 63.7% of the aggregate voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Members of the Dolan Family Group are also the controlling stockholders of Sphere Entertainment, MSG Sports, and AMC Networks Inc. See Note 17. Related Party Transactions, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s current related party arrangements. There have been no material changes in such related party arrangements except as described below. The Company has also entered into a commercial agreement with CPC, under which CPC provides sponsorship sales services. The Company recorded commission expense of $854 and $1,013 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , respectively. and did not record any commission expense for three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 as the arrangement was not yet in place during those periods . As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, prepaid expenses associated with this arrangement were $4,237 and $0, respectively, and are reported under Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. From time to time the Company enters into arrangements with 605, LLC (“605”). James L. Dolan, the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director, and his spouse, Kristin A. Dolan, owned 605 until September 13, 2023. Kristin A. Dolan is also the founder and was the Chief Executive Officer of 605. 605 provides audience measurement and data analytics services to the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. In August 2022, a subsidiary of Sphere Entertainment entered into a three-year agreement with 605, valued at $750, covering several customer analysis projects per year in connection with events held at our venues, which was assigned to the Company in connection with the MSGE Distribution. Pursuant to this arrangement, the Company recognized $0 and $34 of expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $68 and $204 of expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively. On September 13, 2023, 605 was sold to iSpot.tv, and James L. Dolan and Kristin A. Dolan now hold a minority interest in iSpot.tv. As a result, as of September 13, 2023, 605 is no longer considered to be a related party. During Fiscal Year 2023 and the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024, MSG Sports made market rate interest-bearing advances to the Company in connection with the construction of new premium hospitality suites at The Garden. The advances were fully repaid (including interest) in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2024. As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the other debt balance was $0 and $304, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2023, the Company entered into arrangements with (i) MSG Sports, pursuant to which MSG Sports provides certain sponsorship, premium hospitality and other business operations services to the Company in exchange for service fees, (ii) Sphere Entertainment, pursuant to which the Company provides certain sponsorship account management services to Sphere Entertainment in exchange for service fees, and (iii) MSG Sports and Sphere Entertainment, pursuant to which the three companies have agreed to allocate expenses in connection with the use by each company of aircraft owned or leased by the Company and MSG Sports. Revenues and Operating Expenses The following table summarizes the composition and amounts of the transactions with the Company’s affiliates. The significant components of these amounts are discussed below. These amounts are reflected in revenues and operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023: Three Months Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenues $ 46,396 $ 41,594 $ 85,185 $ 96,805 Operating expenses (credits): Revenue sharing expenses $ 8,521 $ 7,353 $ 15,988 $ 15,639 Reimbursement under Arena License Arrangements (10,959) (8,911) (19,266) (18,761) Cost reimbursement from MSG Sports (9,483) (9,789) (28,871) (28,781) Cost reimbursement from Sphere Entertainment (after April 20, 2023) and Corporate allocations to Sphere Entertainment (before April 20, 2023) (27,494) (40,794) (84,171) (114,761) Other operating expenses, net 1,266 327 4,120 3,682 Total operating expenses (credits), net (a) $ (38,149) $ (51,814) $ (112,200) $ (142,982) _________________ (a) Of the total operating expenses (credits), net, $(1,661) and $895 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $(804) and $(1,329) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively, are included in direct operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations, and $(36,488) and $(113,095) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $(51,010) and $(141,653) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively, are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses. (b) Other operating expenses, net, includes CPC professional expenses. Revenues The Company recorded $35,588 and $61,441 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively . In addition to the Arena License Agreements, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company’s revenues from related parties primarily reflected sponsorship sales and service representation agreements of $7,234 and $15,503, respectively, and merchandise sharing revenues of $2,789 and $5,087, respectively, with MSG Sports. The Company also earned sublease revenue from related parties of $761 and $2,258 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , respectively. The Company recorded $31,163 and $64,312 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively . In addition, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded revenues under sponsorship sales and service representation agreements of $7,079 and $15,643, respectively, and merchandise sharing revenues of $2,160 and $4,451, respectively, with MSG Sports. The Company recorded revenues under the Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement of $0 and $8,802 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively. The Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement was terminated effective as of December 31, 2022. As a result, after December 31, 2022, the Company no longer recognizes advertising sales commission revenue or the employee costs related to the Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement. The Company also earned sublease revenue from related parties of $716 and $2,100 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively . Other Related Party Matters Loans Receivable from Sphere Entertainment Prior to the MSGE Distribution, the Company’s captive insurance entity, Eden Insurance Company, Inc. (“Eden”), entered into a loan agreement with Sphere Entertainment (the “Eden Loan Agreement”), under which Eden granted Sphere Entertainment an unsecured loan bearing interest at a rate of SOFR plus 350 basis points with a principal amount not exceeding $60,000. This loan was in the form of a demand promissory note, payable immediately upon order from Eden. The loan payable to the Company held by Sphere Entertainment under the Eden Loan Agreement was assigned by Sphere Entertainment to the Company in connection with the MSGE Distribution, and has been eliminated in consolidation by the Company for periods subsequent to the MSGE Distribution. During Fiscal Year 2023, Eden declared and paid dividends to Sphere Entertainment through a reduction of the loan receivable from Sphere Entertainment. During Fiscal Year 2023, no interest or principal payments were received by Eden. Instead, the accrued but unpaid interest was added to the outstanding principal amount of the loan. The cash flows related to this loan receivable for periods prior to the MSGE Distribution are reflected as investing activities, as these balances represent amounts loaned by the Company to Sphere Entertainment. The Company recorded related party interest income of $0 and $0 related to the Eden Loan Agreement in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $1,121 and $2,925 in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. |