DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES:

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

6.  DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES:

  ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” establishes disclosure requirements related to derivative instruments and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and its related interpretations; and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. ASC 815 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about the fair value of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.

The Company recognizes all derivatives at fair value, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item are recognized in the statement of operations. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income and are recognized in the statement of operations when the hedged item affects net income. As of March 31, 2013, the Company has no such instruments. If a derivative does not qualify as a hedge, it is marked to fair value through the statement of operations. 

As of March 31, 2013, the Company was party to an Employment Agreement executed in April 2008 with the CEO. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the CEO is eligible to receive an award amount equal to 8% of any proceeds from distributions or other liquidity events in excess of the return of the Company’s aggregate investment in TV One. The Company reassessed the estimated fair value of the award at March 31, 2013, to be approximately $11.8 million, and accordingly, adjusted its liability to this amount. The Company’s obligation to pay the award will be triggered only after the Company’s recovery of the aggregate amount of its capital contribution in TV One and only upon actual receipt of distributions of cash or marketable securities or proceeds from a liquidity event with respect to the Company’s membership interest in TV One. The CEO was fully vested in the award upon execution of the Employment Agreement, and the award lapses if the CEO voluntarily leaves the Company, or is terminated for cause. The terms of the April 2008 employment agreement remain in effect including eligibility for the TV One award.

The fair values and the presentation of the Company’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows: 

	Liability Derivatives
	As of March 31, 2013			As of December 31, 2012
	(Unaudited)
	(In thousands)
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Employment agreement award	Other Long-Term Liabilities	$	11,836	Other Long-Term Liabilities	$	11,374
Total derivatives		$	11,836		$	11,374

The effect and the presentation of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss)  in Income of Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) in Income of Derivative
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013		2012
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Employment agreement award	Corporate selling, general and administrative expense	$	462	$	350