SEGMENT DATA Net Revenue and OIBDA (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) operating_segment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | operating_segment		5
Net revenues		$ 143,816	$ 146,559
OIBDA		37,171	38,057
Depreciation		(7,927)	(8,226)
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles		(2,167)	(2,194)
Other Items		(880)	0
Operating income		26,197	27,637
Interest expense		(6,595)	(8,242)
Other non-operating expense, net		(6,136)	(3,097)
Income / (loss) before tax		13,466	16,298
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		143,816	146,559
OIBDA		44,636	45,309
Operating Segments | Bulgaria
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		16,955	19,293
OIBDA		4,818	6,121
Operating Segments | Czech Republic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		49,215	50,316
OIBDA		15,950	14,947
Operating Segments | Romania
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		39,515	38,810
OIBDA		15,064	17,533
Operating Segments | Slovak Republic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		22,159	21,332
OIBDA		3,945	1,729
Operating Segments | Slovenia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		16,734	17,850
OIBDA		4,862	4,931
Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[1]	(762)	(1,042)
OIBDA		(3)	48
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		$ (7,465)	$ (7,252)

[1] ⁽¹⁾  Reflects revenues earned from the sale of content to other country segments in CME Ltd. All other revenues are third party revenues.