CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
NET REVENUE	$ 424,573		$ 364,239	$ 279,292
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Programming and technical	135,781		114,912	74,644
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $67, $992 and $994, respectively	137,792		126,451	103,092
Corporate selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $104, $4,154 and $4,805 respectively	40,457		37,850	32,922
Depreciation and amortization	38,715		37,069	17,385
Impairment of long-lived assets	313		22,331	36,063
Total operating expenses	353,058		338,613	264,106
Operating income	71,515		25,626	15,186
INTEREST INCOME	248		354	127
INTEREST EXPENSE	91,150		88,330	46,834
(LOSS) GAIN ON RETIREMENT OF DEBT	0		(7,743)	6,646
GAIN ON INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED COMPANY	0		146,879	0
EQUITY IN INCOME OF AFFILIATED COMPANY	0		3,287	5,558
OTHER EXPENSE, net	1,357		324	3,061
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes, noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(20,744)		79,749	(22,378)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	33,235		66,686	3,971
Net (loss) income from continuing operations	(53,979)		13,063	(26,349)
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax	137		160	276
CONSOLIDATED NET (LOSS) INCOME	(54,116)		12,903	(26,625)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	12,749		10,014	2,008
CONSOLIDATED NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ (66,865)		$ 2,889	$ (28,633)
BASIC NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (1.33)		$ 0.06	$ (0.55)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00		$ 0.00	$ (0.01)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (1.34)	[1]	$ 0.06	$ (0.56)
DILUTED NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (1.33)		$ 0.06	$ (0.55)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00		$ 0.00	$ (0.01)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (1.34)	[1]	$ 0.06	$ (0.56)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic (in shares)	50,015,252		50,739,447	51,509,239
Diluted (in shares)	50,015,252		52,294,322	51,509,239

[1] Per share amounts do not add due to rounding.