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Related party transactions (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
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Related party transactions
Total expense			$ 0.2	$ 0.2
MVS Multivision Digital Sde RLde CV and Affiliates \| Satellite and Support Services Agreement \| Cinelatino
Related party transactions
Number of channel feeds delivered through satellite \| item			2
Total expense	$ 0.7	$ 0.7	$ 1.3	1.3
Due to related parties	0.6		0.6		$ 0.7
MVS Multivision Digital Sde RLde CV and Affiliates \| Affiliation Agreement
Related party transactions
Revenue recognized from related party	0.5	0.5	0.9	1.0
Due from related parties	0.7		$ 0.7		0.3
MVS Multivision Digital Sde RLde CV and Affiliates \| Master License Agreement \| Cinelatino
Related party transactions
Distribution fee as a percentage of revenue earned			13.50%
Revenue recognized from related party	0.3	0.3	$ 0.6	0.6
Due from related parties	0.5		0.5		0.7
Director \| Consulting Agreement with Director
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Pantelion Films \| Movie License Agreement
Related party transactions
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Programming rights	$ 0.9		$ 0.9		$ 0.5