CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$ 81,259	$ 73,002
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred tax (benefit) expense	(4,938)	5,120
Depreciation and amortization	12,925	10,154
Amortization of programming rights	209,047	157,189
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	1,796	3,889
Stock based compensation expense	15,592	25,004
Equity in income of unconsolidated investees	(514)	(272)
Foreign currency losses/ (gains)	307	(1,055)
Impairment loss	16,843
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	10,242	(9,496)
Prepayments	(8,727)	(1,076)
Other assets	(4,338)	(8,424)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(5,188)	9,259
Deferred revenue	(1,026)	4,042
Other liabilities	(12,860)	(12,575)
Dividends received from equity investees	533	307
Acquisition of programming and sublicensing rights	(253,960)	(183,261)
Net cash provided by operating activities	56,993	71,807
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions of property and equipment and intangible assets	(16,037)	(11,775)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(24,476)	(13,340)
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash disposed		2,026
Receipts from/(investments in) deposits	38,646	(64,741)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,867)	(87,830)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	5,352	35,305
Repayments of loans		(28,250)
Decrease in restricted cash		126
Dividends paid to stockholders	(59,714)	(30,288)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	(4,813)	(3,787)
Net cash used in financing activities	(59,175)	(26,894)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1,332	152
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,717)	(42,765)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	59,565	84,441
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 56,848	$ 41,676