Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible Assets
The table below summarizes the Company’s intangible assets (in thousands):
Useful Lives
(Years)
Weighted Average Remaining
 Life (Years)
December 31, 2024
Intangible AssetsAccumulated AmortizationNet Balance
Trade names
2-9
4.238,822 (20,784)18,038 
Capitalized internal use software31.837,238 (16,087)21,151 
Software and technology
3-9
4.1196,821 (102,307)94,514 
Total$272,881 $(139,178)$133,703 
Useful Lives
(Years)
Weighted Average Remaining
 Life (Years)
December 31, 2023
Intangible AssetsAccumulated Amortization Net Balance
Customer relationships20.0$32,729 $(32,729)$— 
Trade names
2-9
5.238,859 (16,578)22,281 
Capitalized internal use software32.325,770 (5,893)19,877 
Software and technology
3-9
5.1196,136 (79,846)116,290 
Total$293,494 $(135,046)$158,448 
The intangible assets are being amortized over their respective original useful lives, which range from two to nine years. The Company recorded amortization expense of $37.1 million, $35.0 million, and $35.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 including amortization related to impaired intangible assets. Intangible assets includes an impairment charge of $100.3 million related to the historical Facebank reporting unit.
The estimated future amortization expense associated with intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
Future Amortization
202537,715 
202635,330 
202729,033 
202825,305 
20296,320 
Total$133,703 
Goodwill
The following table is a summary of the changes to goodwill (in thousands):
December 31,
20242023
Beginning balance$622,818 $618,506 
Foreign currency translation adjustment(7,419)4,312 
Ending balance$615,399 $622,818 
In the first quarter of 2024, we identified a triggering event that required us to perform a quantitative assessment of impairment of goodwill as of March 31, 2024. The Company estimated the fair value of its single reporting unit by weighting results from a market approach and an income approach. Significant assumptions inherent in the valuation methodologies included, but were not limited to, prospective financial information (including revenue growth and subscriber related expenses), a long-term growth rate, discount rate, and comparable multiples from publicly-traded companies in the same industry. The results of the impairment test showed that the fair value was in excess of its carrying value.
We performed a qualitative assessment for our annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2024 and concluded that it was not more-likely-than-not that the fair value was less than the carrying value.
Goodwill includes a cumulative impairment charge of $148.1 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 related to the historical Facebank reporting unit

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2024Mar 3, 2025Showing above
2023Mar 5, 2024
2022Feb 27, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022
2020Mar 25, 2021
2019May 29, 2020
2018Jun 10, 2019

About Goodwill & Intangibles Disclosures

Goodwill and intangible asset disclosures reveal the premium paid in acquisitions and how management assesses whether that premium retains its value. Since goodwill is no longer amortized under US GAAP, the annual impairment test is the only mechanism that adjusts carrying values downward — making the assumptions behind that test critically important for investors.

Key signals: a history of goodwill impairments suggests management consistently overpays for acquisitions. Watch the gap between reporting unit fair value and carrying amount — when fair value exceeds carrying amount by less than 10-20%, a small decline in business performance could trigger a write-down. For finite-lived intangibles, examine useful life assumptions across customer relationships, technology, and trade names; aggressive estimates inflate near-term earnings. Compare total intangibles-to-total-assets ratios against peers to assess acquisition dependency. Rising goodwill as a percentage of equity can signal balance sheet fragility.