PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

6.PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

Future payments required under program contracts as of December 31, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

2012	$	63,825
2013	18,360
2014	8,182
2015	1,083
Total	91,450
Less: Current portion	(63,825		)
Long-term portion of program contracts payable	$	27,625

Each future periods’ 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-month lag.  Included in the current portion amounts are payments due in arrears of $15.6 million.  In addition, we have entered into non-cancelable commitments for future program rights aggregating to $125.1 million as of December 31, 2011.