PROGRAM RIGHTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	$ (76,193)	$ (69,706)
Total non-current acquired program rights and produced program rights	175,061	182,170
Feature Films [Member]
Feature film costs, released, net of amortization	930	939
Television Programs [Member]
Television programs, released, net of amortization	57,402	49,888
Television programs, completed and not released	7,341	9,987
Television programs, in production	21,538	28,971
Television programs, development and pre-production	394	162
Acquired Program Rights [Member]
Acquired program rights, net of amortization	163,649	161,929
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	(76,193)	(69,706)
Program rights net noncurrent	87,456	92,223
Film And Television [Member]
Program rights net noncurrent	$ 87,605	$ 89,947

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Program Rights Net Current

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Program rights that will be broadcast beyond twelve months, consisting of programming acquired from third parties and own produced programming. Program rights are recorded at their gross value when the license period begins and the programs are available for use. Program rights are amortized on a systematic basis over their expected useful lives in accordance with a schedule that reflects our estimate of the relative economic value of each run.

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The amount of direct negative costs incurred as well as allocations of production overhead and capitalized interest related to the completion of a direct-to-television film not yet released. Examples of direct negative costs include costs of story and scenario; compensation of cast, directors, producers, extras, and miscellaneous staff; costs of set construction and operations, wardrobe, and accessories; costs of sound synchronization; rental facilities on location; and postproduction costs such as music, special effects, and editing.

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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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