LONG-TERM DEBT: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Long Term Debt [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt consists of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Senior bank term debt	$	377,297	$	383,105
63/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 2013		747		747
121/2%/15% Senior Subordinated Notes due May 2016		327,034		312,800
10% Senior Secured TV One Notes due March 2016		119,000		119,000
Total debt		824,078		815,652
Less: current portion		4,587		3,860
Less: original issue discount		5,360		6,748
Long-term debt, net	$	814,131	$	805,044

Schedule of Ratios Calculated in Accordance with Credit Agreement [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2012, ratios calculated in accordance with the 2011 Credit Agreement, are as follows:

	As of  December  31, 2012			Covenant  Limit			Excess  Coverage
Pro Forma Last Twelve Months Covenant EBITDA (In millions)	$	83.3
Pro Forma Last Twelve Months Interest Expense (In millions)	$	63.2
Senior Debt (In millions)	$	352.5
Total Debt (In millions)	$	680.3
Senior Secured Leverage
Senior Secured Debt / Covenant EBITDA		4.23	x		4.50	x		0.27	x
Total Leverage
Total Debt / Covenant EBITDA		8.17	x		8.50	x		0.33	x
Interest Coverage
Covenant EBITDA / Interest Expense		1.32	x		1.10	x		0.22	x
EBITDA - Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Future scheduled minimum principal payments of debt as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	Senior Subordinated Notes		Credit Facility		Senior Secured Notes		Total
	(In thousands)
2013	$	747	$	3,840	$	—	$	4,587
2014		—		3,840		—		3,840
2015		—		3,840		—		3,840
2016		327,034		365,777		119,000		811,811
Total Debt	$	327,781	$	377,297	$	119,000	$	824,078