PROGRAM CONTRACTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Future payments required under program contracts as of December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):



2016	$	108,260
2017	22,946
2018	14,270
2019	9,850
2020	7,562
2021 and thereafter	2,293
Total	165,181
Less: Current portion	108,260
Long-term portion of program contracts payable	$	56,921

Each future period’s film liability includes contractual amounts owed, however, what is contractually owed does not necessarily reflect what we are expected to pay during that period. While we are contractually bound to make the payments reflected in the table during the indicated periods, industry protocol typically enables us to make film payments on a three months lag. Included in the current portion amounts are payments due in arrears of $26.6 million. In addition, we have entered into non-cancelable commitments for future program rights aggregating to $139.6 million as of December 31, 2015.