Business Description

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation Description of Business Sphere Entertainment Co. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Sphere Entertainment”) is a leader in immersive experiences, technology and media and is comprised of two reportable segments, Sphere and MSG Networks. Sphere ® is an experiential medium powered by advanced technologies, and MSG Networks operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, as well as a direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) and authenticated streaming product. Sphere : This segment reflects Sphere, an experiential medium powered by advanced technologies that bring storytelling to a new level. The Company’s first Sphere venue opened in Las Vegas on September 29, 2023. The entire exterior surface of Sphere, referred to as the Exosphere ® , is covered with nearly 580,000 square feet of fully programmable LED lighting, creating the largest LED screen in the world and an impactful display for artistic and branded content. Inside, the venue features a 16K x 16K interior display plane – the world’s highest-resolution LED screen that wraps up, over, and around the audience creating a fully immersive visual environment. In addition, Sphere’s advanced technologies include Sphere Immersive Sound TM – Sphere’s proprietary audio system – as well as haptic seating and 4D environmental effects. The venue can accommodate up to 20,000 guests and hosts a wide variety of events year-round, including The Sphere Experience TM , which features original immersive productions, as well as concerts and residencies from renowned artists, and marquee sports and brand events (formerly referred to as corporate events). Production efforts for Sphere events are supported by Sphere Studios TM , an immersive content studio dedicated to creating multi-sensory experiences exclusively for Sphere, using proprietary technology, tools and production facilities. Sphere Studios is home to a team of creative, production, technology and software engineering experts who provide full in-house creative and production services. The studio campus in Burbank includes a 68,000-square-foot development facility, as well as Big Dome, a 28,000-square-foot, 100-foot high custom dome, with a quarter-sized version of the interior display plane at Sphere in Las Vegas, that serves as a specialized screening, production facility, and lab for content at Sphere. The Company is focused on creating a global network of Spheres. The Company is working with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (“DCT Abu Dhabi”) to bring Sphere to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In January 2026, the Company, the State of Maryland, Prince George’s County, and Peterson Companies announced the Company’s intent to develop a new Sphere venue at National Harbor, Maryland. MSG Networks: This segment is comprised of the Company’s regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as its DTC and authenticated streaming offering, MSG+ (which is included in the Gotham Sports streaming product). MSG Networks serves the New York designated market area, as well as other portions of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania and features a wide range of sports content, including exclusive live local games and other programming of the New York Knicks (the “Knicks”) of the National Basketball Association (the “NBA”) and the New York Rangers (the “Rangers”), New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (the “NHL”), as well as significant coverage of the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. The Company was originally organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and, on June 4, 2025, redomesticated to the State of Nevada by conversion. The Company conducts substantially all of its business activities presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements through Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC (“Sphere Entertainment Group”) and MSG Networks Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “MSG Networks”), and each of their direct and indirect subsidiaries. MSG Entertainment Distribution The Company (formerly Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.) was incorporated on November 21, 2019 as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (“MSG Sports”). On April 17, 2020, MSG Sports distributed all outstanding common stock of the Company to MSG Sports’ stockholders (the “2020 Entertainment Distribution”).…