ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

9.    ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	54,413	$	57,042
Related party accounts payable	30		53
Programming liabilities	30,811		24,901
Related party programming liabilities	18,673		14,583
Duties and other taxes payable	11,134		12,856
Accrued staff costs	19,987		20,709
Accrued interest payable	3,096		914
Related party accrued interest payable (1)	31,118		477
Other	2,848		3,170
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	172,110	$	134,705

⁽¹⁾  Amount represents accrued Guarantee Fees for which we have not yet paid in cash or made an election to pay in kind. See Note 4, "Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements".