COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Summary of commitments

	Total		Through 2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020
	(in thousands)
Acquisition of programming rights	$	106,012	$	43,052	$	58,651	$	4,309	$	—	$	—	$	—
Transmission and satellite fees		58,792		3,088		13,210		13,661		14,297		7,264		7,272
Leasehold obligations		21,339		1,028		4,187		4,744		3,790		3,970		3,620
Network affiliation agreements		6,030		373		1,579		1,619		1,699		371		389
Payments for intellectual rights		5,389		223		936		987		1,038		1,088		1,117
Other contractual obligations		12,735		964		2,657		2,223		2,318		2,415		2,158
Total	$	210,297	$	48,728	$	81,220	$	27,543	$	23,142	$	15,108	$	14,556