RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

22. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

We consider our related parties to be our officers, directors and shareholders who have direct control and/or influence over the Company as well as other parties that can significantly influence management. On June 14, 2018, AT&T acquired the outstanding shares of Warner Media. We have identified transactions with individuals or entities associated with AT&T, which is represented on our Board of Directors and holds a 44.5% voting interest in CME Ltd. (see Note 13, "Equity") as at December 31, 2018, as material related party transactions.

AT&T



	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Cost of revenues	$	22,609	$	22,373	$	19,244
Interest expense	31,867		62,501		103,253



	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Programming liabilities	$	12,171	$	21,189
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities	292		252
Accrued interest payable ⁽¹⁾	1,749		6,273
Other non-current liabilities⁽²⁾	33,465		69,620


⁽¹⁾	Amount represents accrued Guarantee Fees for which we have not yet paid. See Note 5, "Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements".


⁽²⁾	Amount represents Guarantee Fees for which we had previously made an election to pay in kind. The balance as at December 31, 2017 included the Commitment Fee which was paid on July 31, 2018. See Note 5, "Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements".