SEGMENT DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

Below are tables showing our Net Revenues, OIBDA and Total Assets by segment for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 for Consolidated Statement of Operations data and as at December 31, 2011 and 2010 for Consolidated Balance Sheet data:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
Net revenues	2011			2010			2009
Broadcast:
Bulgaria	$	93,732		$	61,753		$	3,517
Croatia	61,502			51,350			48,543
Czech Republic	285,865			265,018			271,733
Romania	159,387			157,416			175,409
Slovak Republic	101,973			90,391			106,479
Slovenia	72,519			64,799			63,385
Total Broadcast	774,978			690,727			669,066
Media Pro Entertainment	187,224			140,797			107,683
New Media	15,764			11,193			9,935
Intersegment revenues (1)	(113,184		)	(105,583		)	(104,739		)
Total net revenues	$	864,782		$	737,134		$	681,945

(1) Reflects revenues earned by the Media Pro Entertainment segment through sales to the Broadcast segment.  All other revenues are third party revenues.

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	For the Year Ended December 31,
OIBDA	2011			2010			2009
Broadcast:
Bulgaria	$	12,897		$	(2,071	)	$	(44,471	)
Croatia	4,659			2,368			634
Czech Republic	140,386			122,818			130,739
Romania	25,939			25,997			39,935
Slovak Republic	9,968			(1,001		)	14,965
Slovenia	19,602			18,427			15,579
Divisional operating costs	(2,361		)	(2,123		)	(2,410		)
Total Broadcast	211,090			164,415			154,971
Media Pro Entertainment	3,996			(3,005		)	7,538
New Media	(2,558		)	(6,542		)	(8,651		)
Central	(41,851		)	(44,062		)	(38,151		)
Elimination	(3,675		)	(3,483		)	(333		)
Total OIBDA	$	167,002		$	107,323		$	115,374

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Reconciliation to Consolidated Statement of Operations:	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Total OIBDA	$	167,002		$	107,323		$	115,374
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	(56,581		)	(58,062		)	(52,583		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(34,881		)	(25,987		)	(19,919		)
Impairment	(68,748		)	(397		)	(81,843		)
Operating income / (loss)	6,792			22,877			(38,971		)
Interest expense, net	(158,704		)	(131,267		)	(112,895		)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) / gain, net	(31,124		)	(5,030		)	82,920
Change in fair value of derivatives	7,281			1,164			1,315
Other income	1			357			1,385
Provision for income taxes	(3,850		)	(5,025		)	(4,737		)
Loss from continuing operations	$	(179,604	)	$	(116,924	)	$	(70,983	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Total assets (1):	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Broadcast	$	2,362,143		$	2,552,034
New Media	11,206			2,011
Media Pro Entertainment	221,601			224,934
Total Operating Segments	2,594,950			2,778,979
Corporate	100,115			191,503
Elimination	(13,296		)	(29,932		)
Total	$	2,681,769		$	2,940,550

(1) Segment assets exclude any intercompany investments.

Long-lived assets (1):	December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Bulgaria	$	13,830	$	18,035
Croatia	7,684		10,017
Czech Republic	54,759		61,274
Romania	90,270		104,304
Slovak Republic	25,608		31,664
Slovenia	23,115		25,163
	215,266		250,457
Corporate	2,101		445
Total long-lived assets	$	217,367	$	250,902

(1) Reflects property, plant and equipment.