PROGRAM RIGHTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	$ (69,706)	$ (69,662)
Program rights, net	182,170	143,428
Acquired Program Rights [Member]
Acquired program rights, net of amortization	161,929	146,070
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	(69,706)	(69,662)
Program rights, net	92,223	76,408
Produced Program Rights [Member]
Program rights, net	89,947	67,020
Produced Program Rights [Member] \| Feature Films [Member]
Produced program rights – Feature Films:
Released, net of amortization	939	1,039
Produced Program Rights [Member] \| Television Programs [Member]
Produced program rights – Television Programs:
Released, net of amortization	49,888	43,970
Completed and not released	9,987	2,592
In production	28,971	19,109
Development and pre-production	$ 162	$ 310

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 926
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6473108&loc=d3e54431-107959

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