PROGRAM CONTRACTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

PROGRAM CONTRACTS

PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

Future payments required under program contracts as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):

2019	$	93,480
2020	17,245
2021	14,434
2022	11,458
2023	6,923
Total	143,540
Less: Current portion	(93,480		)
Long-term portion of program contracts payable	$	50,060

Each future period’s film liability includes contractual amounts owed, but 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-month lag.  Included in the current portion amount are payments due in arrears of $23.6 million. In addition, we have entered into non-cancelable commitments for future program rights aggregating to $70.8 million as of December 31, 2018.