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PROGRAM CONTRACTS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
PROGRAM CONTRACTS:  
Schedule of Future Payments Required Under Program Contracts
Future payments required under television program contracts as of December 31, 2021 were as follows (in millions):
 
2022$97 
202314 
20246 
20251 
2026— 
Total118 
Less: Current portion97 
Long-term portion of program contracts payable$21 
The following table presents our annual non-cancellable commitments relating to the local sports segment's sports programming rights agreements as of December 31, 2021. These commitments assume that sports teams fully deliver the contractually committed games, and do not reflect the impact of rebates expected to be paid by the teams.
(in millions)
2022$1,819 
20231,773 
20241,707 
20251,573 
20261,373 
2027 and thereafter5,723 
Total$13,968