ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$ 55,746	$ 57,042
Related party accounts payable	68	53
Programming liabilities	22,948	24,901
Related party programming liabilities	16,320	14,583
Duties and other taxes payable	9,424	12,856
Accrued staff costs	15,900	20,709
Accrued interest payable	3,058	914
Related party accrued interest payable (1)	10,450	477
Other accrued liabilities	3,464	3,170
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 137,378	$ 134,705