COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Summary of commitments

	Total		Through 2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020
	(in thousands)
Acquisition of programming rights	$	105,235	$	63,241	$	41,667	$	327	$	—	$	—	$	—
Transmission and satellite fees		73,560		7,522		15,668		16,521		17,272		8,296		8,281
Leasehold obligations		27,048		2,516		5,151		5,829		4,518		4,730		4,304
Network affiliation agreements		8,073		913		1,933		2,014		2,113		537		563
Payments for intellectual rights		6,664		532		1,109		1,170		1,231		1,290		1,332
Other contractual obligations		20,977		1,921		3,532		3,730		3,901		4,074		3,819
Total	$	241,557	$	76,645	$	69,060	$	29,591	$	29,035	$	18,927	$	18,299