ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Accounts payable	$	47,676	$	48,898
Related party accounts payable	1,955		3,335
Programming liabilities	32,532		25,761
Related party programming liabilities	68,573		41,635
Duties and other taxes payable	13,462		17,889
Accrued staff costs	24,532		23,802
Accrued interest payable	24,108		27,162
Income taxes payable	1,379		3,728
Accrued production costs	4,303		3,035
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	3,409		3,994
Authors’ rights	6,367		9,534
Other accrued liabilities	11,752		15,285
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	240,048	$	224,058