COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

	Total

	(in thousands)
Acquisition of programming rights	$	216,994	164,681	52,313	—	—	—
Transmission and satellite fees		89,267	16,518	21,955	19,745	18,263	12,786
Leasehold obligations		41,116	5,810	8,158	8,615	9,042	9,491
Network affiliation agreements		9,242	2,370	3,101	2,385	1,090	296
Acquisition of format rights		2,026	2,026	—	—	—	—
Cable connections		4,241	1,590	2,121	530	—	—
Payments for intellectual rights		14,507	2,161	3,049	3,217	3,384	2,696
Other contractual obligations		15,212	2,597	3,221	3,346	2,953	3,095

Total	$	392,605	197,753	93,918	37,838	34,732	28,364

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of unconditional purchase obligations that are not recognized as a liability on the balance sheet, including the nature and significant terms of an unconditional purchase obligation; the amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the obligation as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the aggregate and, if determinable, for each of the five succeeding fiscal years; the nature of any variable components of the obligation; the amount purchased under the obligation (for example, the take-or-pay or throughput contract) for the reporting period; and may include the amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce the obligation to present value.

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