ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	54,526	$	55,564
Related party accounts payable	53		43
Programming liabilities	24,901		42,828
Related party programming liabilities	14,583		24,980
Duties and other taxes payable	12,856		23,341
Accrued staff costs	20,709		21,168
Accrued interest payable	914		1,958
Related party accrued interest payable	477		173
Income taxes payable	249		460
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	1,744		3,004
Authors’ rights	2,516		4,434
Other accrued liabilities	1,177		1,271
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	134,705	$	179,224