INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED COMPANY: (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Feb. 28, 2011 Financial Investers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Feb. 25, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 14, 2011 TV One LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 TV One LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 TV One LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 TV One LLC [Member]	Apr. 25, 2011 TV One LLC [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 TV One LLC [Member]	Apr. 30, 2007 TV One LLC [Member]	Jan. 31, 2004 TV One LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 TV One LLC [Member] Advertising Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 TV One LLC [Member] Advertising Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2003 TV One LLC [Member] Advertising Services [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost																									$ 74,000,000
Equity Method Investments																								60,300,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments																			13,700,000
Long-Term Debt, Gross	824,078,000					815,652,000					824,078,000	815,652,000			119,000,000	119,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																	10.00%
Private Placement Debt Offering Utilized Amount																82,400,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage By Parent														50.00%					51.00%		51.10%	51.10%
Operating Income (Loss)	14,673,000	21,573,000	21,467,000	[1]	13,802,000	(8,842,000)	[2]	13,152,000	15,767,000	5,549,000	71,515,000	25,626,000	15,186,000					3,300,000		5,600,000
Percentage Of Outstanding Membership Interest														15.40%								12.40%	2.00%
Percentage Of Outstanding Membership Interest Before Acquisition																						36.80%
Percentage Of Outstanding Membership Interest After Acquisition																						50.90%
Sales Revenue, Services, Net																										694,000	1,800,000
Fees and Commissions																												$ 500,000
Media Placement Fee																										15.00%

[1] The net income from continuing operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 includes $313,000 of pre-tax impairment charges.

[2] The net loss from continuing operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 includes approximately $22.3 million of pre-tax impairment charges.