COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

At March 31, 2012, we had total commitments of US$ 337.7 million (December 31, 2011: US$ 361.8 million) in respect of our broadcast and distribution operations for future programming, including contracts signed with license periods starting after the balance sheet date. The amounts are payable as follows:



	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		More than 5 years
Programming purchase obligations	$	337,672	$	135,507	$	170,220	$	31,945	$	—

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we incurred aggregate rent expense on all facilities of US$ 2.2 million and US$ 2.9 million, respectively. Future minimum operating lease payments at March 31, 2012 for non-cancellable operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year (net of amounts to be recharged to third parties) are payable as follows:



	March 31, 2012
2012	$	4,644
2013	3,763
2014	3,163
2015	1,882
2016	1,509
2017 and thereafter	9,177
Total	$	24,138

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of unconditional purchase obligations that are not recognized as a liability on the balance sheet, including the nature and significant terms of an unconditional purchase obligation; the amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the obligation as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the aggregate and, if determinable, for each of the five succeeding fiscal years; the nature of any variable components of the obligation; the amount purchased under the obligation (for example, the take-or-pay or throughput contract) for the reporting period; and may include the amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce the obligation to present value.

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