ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$ 47,072	$ 54,526
Related party accounts payable	84	53
Programming liabilities	27,701	24,901
Related party programming liabilities	13,950	14,583
Duties and other taxes payable	11,803	12,856
Accrued staff costs	15,496	20,709
Accrued interest payable	851	914
Related party accrued interest payable	16,823	477
Income taxes payable	16	249
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	1,618	1,744
Authors’ rights	3,496	2,516
Other accrued liabilities	1,091	1,177
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 140,001	$ 134,705