PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

8. PROGRAM CONTRACTS:

Future payments required under program contracts as of December 31, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

2015	$	104,922
2016	22,459
2017	14,999
2018	10,341
2019	7,838
2020 and thereafter	4,968
Total	165,527
Less: Current portion	(104,922		)
Long-term portion of program contracts payable	$	60,605

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-month lag. Included in the current portion amounts are payments due in arrears of $34.3 million. In addition, we have entered into non-cancelable commitments for future program rights aggregating to $121.0 million as of December 31, 2014.