ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$ 50,894	$ 53,408
Related party accounts payable	143	252
Programming liabilities	16,573	16,923
Related party programming liabilities	12,264	20,027
Duties and other taxes payable	6,560	8,769
Accrued staff costs	13,428	18,430
Accrued interest payable	2,945	3,326
Related party accrued interest payable (including Guarantee Fees)	2,641	6,273
Income taxes payable	7,843	14,018
Other accrued liabilities	1,509	2,467
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 114,800	$ 143,893