ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS	ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., a Bermuda company limited by shares, is a vertically integrated media and entertainment company operating leading broadcast, content, and new media businesses in Central and Eastern Europe. Our assets are held through a series of Dutch and Curaçao holding companies. At September 30, 2011, we operated mainly in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. We manage our business on a divisional basis, with three operating segments, Broadcast, Media Pro Entertainment, our content division, and New Media, which are also our reportable segments. Broadcast Our Broadcast segment consists of 29 television channels in six countries. We generate advertising revenues in our Broadcast segment primarily through entering into agreements with advertisers, advertising agencies and sponsors to place advertising on the television channels that we operate. Our main general entertainment television channels in each country are distributed on a free-to-air basis terrestrially in analogue, digital or both, depending on the digitalization status in each country, and are also distributed via cable and satellite. Our other channels are generally distributed via cable and satellite. Unless otherwise indicated, we own 100% of our broadcast operating and license companies in each country. Bulgaria We operate one general entertainment channel, BTV, four other channels, BTV CINEMA, BTV COMEDY, RING.BG and BTV ACTION, and several radio channels. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we completed the integration of the operations of PRO BG MEDIA OOD and Ring TV EAD into BTV Media Group EAD (the "bTV group"), of which we own 94.0%. Croatia We operate one general entertainment channel, NOVA TV (Croatia), one female-oriented channel, DOMA (Croatia), and an international channel, NOVA WORLD. Czech Republic We operate one general entertainment channel, TV NOVA (Czech Republic), and three other channels, NOVA CINEMA, NOVA SPORT and MTV CZECH. NOVA SPORT and MTV CZECH are also broadcast in the Slovak Republic. Romania We operate two general entertainment channels, PRO TV and ACASA, three other channels, PRO CINEMA, SPORT.RO and MTV ROMANIA, and an international channel, PRO TV INTERNATIONAL, as well as a general entertainment channel broadcasting in Moldova, PRO TV CHISINAU. Slovak Republic We operate one general entertainment channel, TV MARKIZA, and one female-orientated cable channel, DOMA (Slovak Republic). Slovenia We operate two general entertainment channels, POP TV and KANAL A, and POP NON STOP, a subscription package of six channels which includes POP KINO, POP KINO2, POP BRIO, POP FANI, POP OTO and POP SPOT. Media Pro Entertainment Media Pro Entertainment (“MPE”), our fully integrated content business, leverages creative talent across all our countries and focuses on the development, production and distribution of content for our television channels and to third parties, both within our region and globally. MPE is organized into three subdivisions: Production: This subdivision produces a range of fiction, reality and entertainment programming, and films, using both purchased formats and developing original formats. The content produced may be easily adapted for use across several markets and in many revenue-generating windows. Production Services: This subdivision provides assets and expertise to both our production operations and to third parties, including studio spaces, set design and construction, camera, lighting, grip equipment, visual effects, costumes and post production services. Distribution and Exhibition: In addition to having responsibility for selling finished content and formats developed by our production operations to third parties, this subdivision acquires rights to international film and television content across our region and distributes them both to third party clients and to our Broadcast operations. Our distribution and exhibition operations are also able to generate third-party revenue by distributing our content directly through their cinema and home video operations. MPE owns and operates sixteen cinema screens in Romania. In addition, a home video distribution business sells DVD and Blu Ray discs to wholesale and retail clients in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and Hungary. A significant portion of our distribution revenues are to third parties, which are expected to generate a significant portion of MPE’s consolidated profits in the short-term. On June 30, 2011, we acquired Bontonfilm a.s. (“Bontonfilm”), a distribution company that distributes theatrical, home entertainment, digital and television film rights in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic and has a leading market position in each country (see Note 3, "Acquisitions"). In total, the MPE segment currently generates the majority of its revenues from sales to our Broadcast segment. For that reason, the financial results of the segment are largely dependent on the performance of the television advertising market, although the long-term nature of the production process is such that it takes time for significant market changes to be reflected in this segment's results. New Media We operate more than 60 websites and distribution platforms across our markets with two principal objectives: to build strong online channels to distribute popular content and to operate an efficient marketing tool for our Broadcast segment. The New Media segment focuses on offering viewers the choice of watching our premium television content anytime, anywhere and operates a series of news portals, ranging from general information to sports or niche sites. Revenues generated by the New Media segment are primarily derived from the sale of advertising. During the first nine months of 2011, we commenced the launch across all our territories of Voyo, an internet-based content aggregation and distribution platform that offers consumers both free and paid content in multiple distribution windows.

ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., a Bermuda company limited by shares, is a vertically integrated media and entertainment company operating leading broadcast, content, and new media businesses in Central and Eastern Europe. Our assets are held through a series of Dutch and Curaçao holding companies. At September 30, 2011, we operated mainly in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.

We manage our business on a divisional basis, with three operating segments, Broadcast, Media Pro Entertainment, our content division, and New Media, which are also our reportable segments.

Broadcast

Our Broadcast segment consists of 29 television channels in six countries. We generate advertising revenues in our Broadcast segment primarily through entering into agreements with advertisers, advertising agencies and sponsors to place advertising on the television channels that we operate. Our main general entertainment television channels in each country are distributed on a free-to-air basis terrestrially in analogue, digital or both, depending on the digitalization status in each country, and are also distributed via cable and satellite. Our other channels are generally distributed via cable and satellite. Unless otherwise indicated, we own 100% of our broadcast operating and license companies in each country.

Bulgaria

We operate one general entertainment channel, BTV, four other channels, BTV CINEMA, BTV COMEDY, RING.BG and BTV ACTION, and several radio channels. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we completed the integration of the operations of PRO BG MEDIA OOD and Ring TV EAD into BTV Media Group EAD (the "bTV group"), of which we own 94.0%.

Croatia

We operate one general entertainment channel, NOVA TV (Croatia), one female-oriented channel, DOMA (Croatia), and an international channel, NOVA WORLD.

Czech Republic

We operate one general entertainment channel, TV NOVA (Czech Republic), and three other channels, NOVA CINEMA, NOVA SPORT and MTV CZECH. NOVA SPORT and MTV CZECH are also broadcast in the Slovak Republic.

Romania

We operate two general entertainment channels, PRO TV and ACASA, three other channels, PRO CINEMA, SPORT.RO and MTV ROMANIA, and an international channel, PRO TV INTERNATIONAL, as well as a general entertainment channel broadcasting in Moldova, PRO TV CHISINAU.

Slovak Republic

We operate one general entertainment channel, TV MARKIZA, and one female-orientated cable channel, DOMA (Slovak Republic).

Slovenia

We operate two general entertainment channels, POP TV and KANAL A, and POP NON STOP, a subscription package of six channels which includes POP KINO, POP KINO2, POP BRIO, POP FANI, POP OTO and POP SPOT.

Media Pro Entertainment

Media Pro Entertainment (“MPE”), our fully integrated content business, leverages creative talent across all our countries and focuses on the development, production and distribution of content for our television channels and to third parties, both within our region and globally.

MPE is organized into three subdivisions:

Production: This subdivision produces a range of fiction, reality and entertainment programming, and films, using both purchased formats and developing original formats. The content produced may be easily adapted for use across several markets and in many revenue-generating windows.

Production Services: This subdivision provides assets and expertise to both our production operations and to third parties, including studio spaces, set design and construction, camera, lighting, grip equipment, visual effects, costumes and post production services.

Distribution and Exhibition: In addition to having responsibility for selling finished content and formats developed by our production operations to third parties, this subdivision acquires rights to international film and television content across our region and distributes them both to third party clients and to our Broadcast operations. Our distribution and exhibition operations are also able to generate third-party revenue by distributing our content directly through their cinema and home video operations. MPE owns and operates sixteen cinema screens in Romania. In addition, a home video distribution business sells DVD and Blu Ray discs to wholesale and retail clients in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and Hungary. A significant portion of our distribution revenues are to third parties, which are expected to generate a significant portion of MPE’s consolidated profits in the short-term. On June 30, 2011, we acquired Bontonfilm a.s. (“Bontonfilm”), a distribution company that distributes theatrical, home entertainment, digital and television film rights in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic and has a leading market position in each country (see Note 3, "Acquisitions").

In total, the MPE segment currently generates the majority of its revenues from sales to our Broadcast segment. For that reason, the financial results of the segment are largely dependent on the performance of the television advertising market, although the long-term nature of the production process is such that it takes time for significant market changes to be reflected in this segment's results.

New Media

We operate more than 60 websites and distribution platforms across our markets with two principal objectives: to build strong online channels to distribute popular content and to operate an efficient marketing tool for our Broadcast segment. The New Media segment focuses on offering viewers the choice of watching our premium television content anytime, anywhere and operates a series of news portals, ranging from general information to sports or niche sites. Revenues generated by the New Media segment are primarily derived from the sale of advertising.

During the first nine months of 2011, we commenced the launch across all our territories of Voyo, an internet-based content aggregation and distribution platform that offers consumers both free and paid content in multiple distribution windows.