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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
As of June 30, 2022, members of the Dolan family including trusts for member 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 all of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common Stock and approximately 5.1% of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock (inclusive of options exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2022). Such shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, collectively, represent approximately 72.6% of the aggregate voting power of Company’s outstanding common stock. Members of the Dolan family are also the controlling stockholders of MSG Sports and AMC Networks Inc. (“AMC Networks”).
Current Related Party Arrangements
The Company is party to the following agreements and/or arrangements with MSG Sports:
Media rights agreements with MSG Sports pursuant to which the Company has the exclusive live media rights to Knicks and Rangers games in their local markets;
Sponsorship sales and service representation agreements pursuant to which the Company has the exclusive right and obligation to sell MSG Sports’ sponsorships for an initial stated term of ten years for a commission;
A team sponsorship allocation agreement, pursuant to which MSG Sports continues receiving an allocation of sponsorship and signage revenues associated with the sponsorship agreements that existed at the Entertainment Distribution Date;
Arena License Agreements pursuant to which the Company (i) provides MSG Sports the right to use The Garden for games of the Knicks and Rangers for a 35-year term in exchange for venue license fees, (ii) shares revenues collected for suite licenses, (iii) operates and manages the sale of the sports teams merchandise at The Garden for a commission, (iv) operates and manages the sale of food and beverage sales and catering services during the Knicks and Rangers games for a portion of net profits (as defined under the Arena License Agreements), (v) provides day of game services that were historically provided prior to the Entertainment Distribution, and (vi) provides other general services within The Garden;
Transition services agreement (the “TSA”) pursuant to which the Company provides certain corporate and other transition services to MSG Sports, such as information technology, security, accounts payable, payroll, tax, certain legal functions, human resources, insurance and risk management, government affairs, investor relations, corporate communications, benefit plan administration and reporting, and internal audit functions as well as certain marketing functions, in exchange for service fees. MSG Sports also provides certain transition services to the Company, including certain legal functions, communications, ticket sales and certain operational and marketing services, in exchange for service fees;
Sublease agreement, pursuant to which the Company subleases office space to MSG Sports;
Group ticket sales representation agreement, pursuant to which the Company appointed MSG Sports as its sales and service representative to sell group ticket packages related Company events in exchange for a commission;
Single night rental commission agreement, pursuant to which MSG Sports may, from time to time, sell (or make referrals for sales of) licenses for the use of suites at The Garden for individual Company events in exchange for a commission;
Aircraft time sharing agreements (discussed below); and;
Other agreements with MSG Sports entered into in connection with the Entertainment Distribution such as a distribution agreement, a tax disaffiliation agreement, an employee matters agreement, a trademark license agreement and certain other arrangements.
Further, 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 Sports and (ii) the Company’s Vice Chairman with MSG Sports and AMC Networks. Prior to April 1, 2022, the Company also shared costs for the Company’s former President with MSG Sports. In addition, the Company, through its MSG Networks segment, has also entered into various agreements with AMC Networks with respect to a number of ongoing commercial relationships.
The Company is a party to various aircraft arrangements. Pursuant to certain Aircraft Support Services Agreements (the “Support Agreements”), the Company provides certain aircraft support services to entities controlled by (i) Charles F. Dolan, a director, and certain of his children, who are siblings of James L. Dolan, the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director, specifically: Thomas C. Dolan (a director of the Company), Deborah Dolan-Sweeney, Patrick F. Dolan, Marianne Dolan Weber (a director of the Company), and Kathleen M. Dolan, and (ii) Patrick F. Dolan, the son of Charles F. Dolan and brother of James L. Dolan.
The Company is party to reciprocal time sharing/dry lease agreements with Charles F. Dolan and Sterling2k LLC (collectively, “CFD”), an entity owned and controlled by Deborah Dolan-Sweeney, the daughter of Charles F. Dolan and the sister of James L. Dolan, pursuant to which the Company has agreed from time to time to make its aircraft available to CFD and CFD has agreed from time to time to make their aircraft available to the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, CFD may lease on a non-exclusive, “time sharing” basis, certain Company aircraft.
The Company is also party to a dry lease agreement and a time sharing agreement with Brighid Air, LLC (“Brighid Air”), a company owned and controlled by Patrick F. Dolan, the son of Charles F. Dolan and the brother of James L. Dolan, pursuant to which Brighid Air has agreed from time to time to make its Bombardier BD100-1A10 Challenger 350 aircraft (the “Challenger”) available to the Company on a non-exclusive basis. In connection with the dry lease agreement, the Company also entered into a Flight Crew Services Agreement (the “Flight Crew Agreement”) with Dolan Family Office, LLC (“DFO”), an entity owned and controlled by Charles F. Dolan, pursuant to which the Company may utilize pilots employed by DFO for purposes of flying the Challenger when the Company is leasing that aircraft under the Company’s dry lease agreement with Brighid Air.
Prior to December 21, 2021, the Company was also party to (i) a reciprocal time sharing/dry lease agreement with Quart 2C, LLC (“Q2C”), a company controlled by James L. Dolan and Kristin A. Dolan, his spouse and a director of the Company, pursuant to which the Company from time to time made its aircraft available to Q2C, and Q2C, from time to time made its aircraft available to the Company, and (ii) an aircraft support services agreement with an entity controlled by James L. Dolan, pursuant to which the Company provided certain aircraft support services. These agreements were no longer effective as of December 21, 2021.
The Company and each of MSG Sports and AMC Networks are party to certain aircraft time sharing agreements, pursuant to which the Company has agreed from time to time to make aircraft available to MSG Sports and/or AMC Networks for lease on a “time sharing” basis. Additionally, the Company, MSG Sports and AMC Networks have agreed on an allocation of the costs of certain aircraft and helicopter use by their shared executives.
In addition to the aircraft arrangements described above, certain executives of the Company are party to aircraft time sharing agreements, pursuant to which the Company has agreed from time to time to make certain aircraft available for lease on a “time sharing” basis for personal use in exchange for payment of actual expenses of the flight (as listed in the agreement).
From time to time the Company enters into arrangements with 605, LLC. James L. Dolan, the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director, and his spouse, Kristin A. Dolan (a director of the Company), own 50% of 605, LLC. Kristin A. Dolan is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of 605, LLC. 605, LLC provides audience measurement and data analytics services to the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, BCE had $875 and $792, respectively, of notes payable with respect to a loan received by BCE from its noncontrolling interest holder.
The Company has also entered into certain commercial agreements with its equity method investment nonconsolidated affiliates in connection with MSG Sphere. For Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $121,115 and $66,525, respectively, of capital expenditures in connection with services provided to the Company under these agreements. As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, accrued capital expenditures associated with related parties were $25,028 and $6,921, respectively, and are reported within Accrued and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
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 consolidated and combined statements of operations for Fiscal Years 2022, 2021 and 2020:
Years Ended June 30,
202220212020
Revenues$94,662 $37,914 $5,817 
Operating expenses (credits):
Media rights fees$163,131 $143,464 $140,058 
Revenue sharing expenses17,279 558 110,002 
Allocation of charges for venue usage to MSG Sports— — (46,072)
Reimbursement under Arena License Arrangements(25,827)(9,717)— 
General and administrative with MSG Sports net of TSA credits
(38,254)(36,502)(116,946)
Origination, master control and technical services4,880 4,784 4,690 
Other operating expenses, net4,013 4,594 11,836 
  Total operating expenses, net (a)
$125,222 $107,181 $103,568 
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(a)Of the total operating expenses, net, $159,937, $139,089 and $208,678 for Fiscal Years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are included in direct operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated and combined statements of operations, and $(34,715), $(31,908) and $(105,110) for Fiscal Years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are included as net credits in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Revenues
Through Fiscal Year 2022, the Knicks and the Rangers played a total of 98 home games at The Garden and the Company recorded $68,072 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for Fiscal Year 2022. In addition to the Arena License Agreements, the Company’s revenues from related parties primarily reflected sponsorship sales and service representation agreements of $17,570, and merchandise sharing revenues of $4,412 with MSG Sports for Fiscal Year 2022. The Company also earned $2,444 of sublease revenue from related parties during Fiscal Year 2022.
Through Fiscal Year 2021, the Knicks and the Rangers played a total of 69 home games at The Garden and the Company recorded $21,345 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for Fiscal Year 2021. In addition, the Company recorded revenues under sponsorship sales and service representation agreements of $13,584 for Fiscal Year 2021. The Company also earned $2,450 of sublease revenue from related parties during Fiscal Year 2021.
Operating Expenses
Media Rights Fees
MSG Networks’ media rights agreements with MSG Sports, effective as of July 1, 2015, provide the MSG Networks segment with the exclusive live media rights to Knicks and Rangers games in their local markets. These media rights fees are paid to MSG Sports.
Revenue sharing expenses
In connection with the Entertainment Distribution, revenue sharing expenses include MSG Sports’ share of the Company’s suite license arrangements and certain venue signage agreements entered into by the Company, as well as profit sharing expenses related to in-venue food and beverage sales in connection with the Arena License Agreements.
Allocation of Charges for Venue Usage to MSG Sports and Reimbursements under Arena License Arrangements
For purposes of the Company’s combined financial statements prior to the Entertainment Distribution, the Company allocated to MSG Sports certain expenses for the usage of The Garden, which were reported as a reduction of direct operating expense in the accompanying consolidated and combined statements of operations.
After the Entertainment Distribution, fees recognized by the Company under the Arena License Agreements with MSG Sports for use of The Garden are reported as operating lease revenues in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases. Because The Garden was closed by government mandate, the Company did not recognize operating lease revenue under the Arena License Agreements for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Starting December 2020, the Garden reopened for games of the Knicks and the Rangers and the Company recorded $68,072 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for Fiscal Year 2022. In addition, the Company recorded credits to direct operating expenses as a reimbursement under the Arena License Agreements of $25,827 and $9,717 for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021, respectively. No credits were recorded for Fiscal Year 2020.
General and Administrative with MSG Sports — Net of TSA Credits
The Company’s corporate overhead expenses that are charged to MSG Sports are primarily related to centralized functions, including information technology, security, accounts payable, payroll, tax, legal, human resources, insurance and risk management, investor relations, corporate communications, benefit plan administration and reporting, and internal audit.
Prior to the Entertainment Distribution, allocations of corporate overhead and shared services expense were recorded by both the Company and MSG Sports for corporate and operational functions based on direct usage or the relative proportion of revenue, headcount or other measures of the Company or MSG Sports. After the Entertainment Distribution, general and administrative operating expenses with MSG Sports, net of TSA credits included in the table above primarily reflect charges from the Company to MSG Sports pursuant to the TSA of $38,254, $36,365 and $7,005 for Fiscal Years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Origination, Master Control and Technical Services
AMC Networks provides certain origination, master control, and technical services to the MSG Networks segment.
Other Operating Expenses, net
The Company and its related parties enter into transactions with each other in the ordinary course of business. Amounts charged to the Company for other transactions with its related parties are net of amounts charged by the Company to the Knickerbocker Group, LLC, an entity owned by James L. Dolan, the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, for office space and the cost of certain technology services. In addition, other operating expenses include net charges relating to (i) reciprocal aircraft arrangements between the Company and each of Q2C and CFD, (ii) time sharing and/or dry lease agreements with MSG Sports, AMC Networks and Brighid Air and (iii) commission under the group ticket sales representation agreement with MSG Sports. The reciprocal aircraft arrangement between the Company and Q2C and the related aircraft support services arrangement between them was no longer effective as of December 21, 2021.
Cash Management
MSG Sports uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing of operations. Prior to the Entertainment Distribution, the Company’s and other MSG Sports’ or MSG Sports subsidiaries’ cash was available for use and was regularly “swept” historically. Transfers of cash both to and from MSG Sports were included as components of MSG Sports Investment on the combined statements of divisional equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests. The main components of the net transfers (to)/from MSG Sports are cash pooling/general financing activities, various expense allocations to/from MSG Sports, and receivables/payables from/to MSG Sports deemed to be effectively settled upon the distribution of the Company by MSG Sports.