PROGRAM CONTRACTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

Future payments required under program contracts as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):



2017	$	109,702
2018	21,844
2019	14,303
2020	10,924
2021	6,765
Total	163,538
Less: Current portion	109,702
Long-term portion of program contracts payable	$	53,836

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 amount are payments due in arrears of $27.3 million. In addition, we have entered into non-cancelable commitments for future program rights aggregating to $150.9 million as of December 31, 2016.