CONTENT ASSETS - Future Minimum Content Payments (Details) - Content Assets [Member] $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Content Assets [Line Items]
2020	$ 14,804
2021	8,727
2022	5,338
2023	$ 761

Amount of content payments maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant