COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Summary of commitments

	Total		Through 2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020
	(in thousands)
Acquisition of programming rights	$	127,738	$	96,096	$	31,403	$	239	$	—	$	—	$	—
Transmission and satellite fees		73,062		10,541		14,762		15,593		16,386		7,893		7,887
Leasehold obligations		30,781		3,860		5,444		5,760		5,016		5,451		5,250
Network affiliation agreements		8,100		1,301		1,835		1,912		2,007		510		535
Payments for intellectual rights		13,090		1,500		2,093		2,209		2,323		2,435		2,530
Other contractual obligations		22,104		2,774		3,580		3,777		3,951		4,128		3,894
Total	$	274,875	$	116,072	$	59,117	$	29,490	$	29,683	$	20,417	$	20,096