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Related Party Transactions
 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
As of March 31, 2025, certain members of the Dolan family, including certain trusts for members of the Dolan family (collectively, the “Dolan Family Group”), for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, collectively beneficially owned 100% of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock”) and approximately 2.6% of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock. Such shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, collectively, represented approximately 70.7% of the aggregate voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2025. Members of the Dolan family are also the controlling stockholders of Sphere Entertainment, MSG Entertainment and AMC Networks Inc. (“AMC Networks”).
The Company was party to the following agreements and/or arrangements with MSG Entertainment as of March 31, 2025:
•Arena license agreements, entered into in April 2020 (the “Arena License Agreements”), pursuant to which MSG Entertainment (i) provides the right to use The Garden for games of the Knicks and the Rangers for a 35-year term in exchange for arena license fees, (ii) shares revenues collected for suite and club licenses, (iii) operates and manages the sale of the sports teams’ merchandise at The Garden for a commission, (iv) operates and manages the sales of food and beverage concessions in exchange for 50% of net profits from sales and catering services during Knicks and Rangers home games, (v) shares revenues collected for the sale of venue indoor signage space and sponsorship rights at The Garden that are not specific to our sports teams, (vi) provides day of game services, and (vii) provides other general services within The Garden;
•Sponsorship sales and service representation agreements (the “Sponsorship Sales and Service Representation Agreements”) pursuant to which MSG Entertainment has the exclusive right and obligation to sell the Company’s sponsorships for an initial stated term of 10 years for a commission. In addition, under these agreements, the Company is charged by MSG Entertainment for sales and service staff and overhead associated with the sales of sponsorship assets;
•Team sponsorship allocation agreement with MSG Entertainment, pursuant to which the sports teams receive an allocation of sponsorship and signage revenues associated with sponsorship agreements that include the assets of both the Company and MSG Entertainment;
•Services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company (i) receives certain services from MSG Entertainment, such as information technology, executive support, accounts payable, payroll, human resources, and other corporate functions, and communications, marketing and facilities-related services, in exchange for service fees and (ii) provides certain services to MSG Entertainment, such as certain communications services, in exchange for service fees;
•Arrangements pursuant to which the Company provides MSG Entertainment certain services associated with the management of ticketing, premium hospitality sales, sponsorship sales, and other business operations services;
•The Sublease Agreement, pursuant to which the Company leases office space from MSG Entertainment;
•Group ticket sales representation agreement, pursuant to which MSG Entertainment appointed the Company as its sales and service representative to sell group ticket packages related to MSG Entertainment events in exchange for a commission and reimbursement for sales and service staff and overhead associated with ticket sales on behalf of MSG Entertainment;
•Single night rental commission agreement, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, sell (or make referrals for sales of) licenses for the use of suites at The Garden for individual MSG Entertainment events in exchange for a commission; and
•Other agreements with MSG Entertainment entered into in connection with the Sphere Distribution, including a trademark license agreement and certain other arrangements.
The Company was also party to the following agreements and/or arrangements with Sphere Entertainment (including through its subsidiary MSG Networks) as of March 31, 2025:
•Media rights agreements between the Company and MSG Networks, entered into in July 2015 with stated terms of 20 years, providing MSG Networks with local telecast rights for Knicks and Rangers games in exchange for media rights fees;
•Arrangements with MSG Networks pursuant to which the Knicks and the Rangers have allocated revenues with MSG Networks related to virtual advertising inventory;
•Arrangements pursuant to which the Company provides Sphere Entertainment with certain business operations services;
•Other agreements with Sphere Entertainment in connection with the Sphere Distribution, including a distribution agreement, a tax disaffiliation agreement and an employee matters agreement and certain other arrangements; and
•Other agreements with MSG Networks entered into in connection with the MSGS Distribution, including an employee matters agreement, agreements related to audio-only distribution rights for Knicks and Rangers games, and certain other arrangements.
On April 24, 2025, Knicks LLC and Rangers LLC (collectively, the “Teams”), entered into a Transaction Support Agreement (the “Transaction Support Agreement”) with respect to amendments to the media rights agreements between subsidiaries of MSG Networks and the Teams and the restructuring of the debt of subsidiaries of MSG Networks (the “Transactions”). The Transaction Support Agreement contemplates entering into amendments to the media rights agreements to which the Teams are a party, effective as of January 1, 2025, as follows:
•New York Knicks:
◦a reduction of 28% in the annual rights fee;
◦an elimination of the annual rights fee escalator; and
◦a change to the contract expiration date to the end of the 2028-29 season, subject to a right of first refusal in favor of MSG Networks;
•New York Rangers:
◦a reduction of 18% in the annual rights fee;
◦an elimination of the annual rights fee escalator; and
◦a change to the contract expiration date to the end of the 2028-29 season, subject to a right of first refusal in favor of MSG Networks; and
•the issuance by MSG Networks of penny warrants to the Company exercisable for 19.9% of the equity interests in MSG Networks.
The Transactions will be consummated upon the execution of definitive documents containing terms consistent with those set forth in the Transaction Support Agreement.
Prior to April 1, 2024, the Company was also party to arrangements with MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment pursuant to which the Company provided certain sponsorship services to MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment in exchange for services fees.
The Company is also party to dry lease arrangements and time-sharing with MSG Entertainment in connection with aircraft leased by the Company and MSG Entertainment, respectively, as well as arrangements with MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment pursuant to which the three companies have agreed to allocate expenses in connection with the use by each company of such aircraft.
In addition, the Company shares certain executive support costs, including office space, executive assistants, security and transportation costs for: (i) the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment, (ii) the Company’s Vice Chairman with MSG Entertainment, Sphere Entertainment, and AMC Networks, and (iii) the Company’s Executive Vice President with Sphere Entertainment and AMC Networks. Additionally, the
Company, MSG Entertainment, Sphere Entertainment, and AMC Networks allocate the costs of certain personal aircraft and helicopter usage by their shared executives.
Revenues and Operating Expenses (Credits)
The following table summarizes the composition and amounts of the transactions with the Company’s affiliates. These amounts are reflected in revenues and operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended March 31,Nine Months Ended March 31,
2025202420252024
Revenues (a)
$67,704 $86,944 $156,825 $173,419 
Operating expenses:
Expense pursuant to the Services Agreement$10,383 $9,131 $26,836 $28,557 
Rent expense pursuant to Sublease Agreement1,973 731 7,151 2,233 
Costs associated with the Sponsorship Sales and Service Representation Agreements8,568 7,260 17,209 15,411 
Operating lease expense associated with the Arena License Agreements33,380 35,370 61,472 61,043 
Other costs associated with the Arena License Agreements16,746 16,788 31,565 30,409 
Other operating credits, net(1,135)(666)(1,711)(1,985)
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(a)Primarily consist of local media rights recognized from the licensing of team-related programming under the media rights agreements covering the Knicks and the Rangers.