Note 12. Commitments

The Company has entered into certain rental property contracts with third parties, which are accounted for as operating leases. Rental expense was $0.7 million, $0.7 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively

The Company has certain commitments including various operating leases.

Future minimum payments for these commitments and other commitments, primarily programming and equity method capital contributions, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Operating Leases		Other Commitments		Total
2018	$	2,063	$	10,418	$	12,481
2019		449		6,929		7,378
2020		358		3,121		3,479
2021		343		1,242		1,585
2022 and thereafter		655		—		655

Total	$	3,868	$	21,710	$	25,578