COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

At March 31, 2014, we had total commitments of US$ 208.1 million (December 31, 2013: US$ 253.6 million) in respect of future programming, including contracts signed with license periods starting after the balance sheet date. These are presented with future minimum operating lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year (net of amounts to be recharged to third parties) and other commitments as follows:

	Programming purchase obligations		Digital transmission obligations		Operating leases		Capital expenditures
2014	$	63,898	$	20,880	$	4,632	$	3,713
2015	65,529		18,050		3,615		375
2016	53,498		13,993		2,426		—
2017	17,652		6,324		1,767		—
2018	6,485		3,953		1,453		—
2019 and thereafter	1,051		1,351		8,810		—
Total	$	208,113	$	64,551	$	22,703	$	4,088