OTHER ASSETS

Other current and non-current assets comprised the following at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:



	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Current:
Prepaid acquired programming	$	30,155	$	37,692
Other prepaid expenses	10,282		11,083
Income taxes recoverable	3,173		7,956
Deferred tax	9,268		3,835
Capitalized debt costs	5,142		5,940
VAT recoverable	4,862		7,333
Inventory	5,333		2,351
Restricted cash	363		540
Other	1,051		1,957
Total other current assets	$	69,629	$	78,687

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Non-current:
Capitalized debt costs	$	21,479	$	26,937
Deferred tax	2,614		1,378
Other	3,140		3,450
Total other non-current assets	$	27,233	$	31,765

Capitalized debt costs primarily comprise the costs incurred in connection with the issuance of our Senior Notes and Convertible Notes (see Note 5, “Long-Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements”), and are being amortized over the term of the Senior Notes and Convertible Notes using either the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, or the effective interest method.