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PROGRAM CONTRACTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
PROGRAM CONTRACTS:  
PROGRAM CONTRACTS
9. PROGRAM CONTRACTS:
 
Future payments required under television program contracts as of December 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):
 
2021$92 
202216 
20239 
20244 
20251 
Total122 
Less: Current portion92 
Long-term portion of program contracts payable$30 
 
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 $24 million. In addition, we have entered into non-cancelable commitments for future television program rights aggregating to $91 million as of December 31, 2020.