ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts payable	$	46,690	$	55,422
Related party accounts payable	588		827
Programming liabilities	76,708		56,560
Related party programming liabilities	60,653		52,863
Duties and other taxes payable	14,335		11,912
Accrued staff costs	21,594		16,506
Accrued interest payable	18,988		28,255
Income taxes payable	1,250		5,089
Accrued services and other supplies	24,228		18,283
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	3,392		4,807
Authors’ rights	4,578		3,391
Other accrued liabilities	2,684		1,766
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	275,688	$	255,681