ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts payable	$	42,460	$	55,422
Related party accounts payable	1,805		827
Programming liabilities	72,867		56,560
Related party programming liabilities	55,518		52,863
Duties and other taxes payable	14,071		11,912
Accrued staff costs	16,029		16,506
Accrued interest payable	19,647		28,255
Income taxes payable	3,143		5,089
Accrued services and other supplies	21,844		18,283
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	2,706		4,807
Authors’ rights	3,442		3,391
Other accrued liabilities	1,923		1,766
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	255,455	$	255,681