ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	47,357	$	56,343
Related party accounts payable	128		267
Programming liabilities	17,889		17,293
Related party programming liabilities	11,714		10,553
Duties and other taxes payable	11,102		9,426
Accrued staff costs (1)	23,141		24,027
Accrued interest payable	2,075		2,104
Related party accrued interest payable (including Guarantee Fees)	1,084		1,103
Income taxes payable	11,094		10,304
Other accrued liabilities	5,329		4,230
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	130,913	$	135,650

⁽¹⁾ Includes certain retention bonuses related to the proposed Merger.