ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(Unaudited)
	(In Thousands)
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(13,220)	$	(13,221)	$	(49,219)	$	(46,434)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net loss per share - weighted average outstanding shares		47,601,371		47,443,031		47,502,733		48,680,979
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock		—		—		—		—
Denominator for diluted net loss per share - weighted-average outstanding shares		47,601,371		47,443,031		47,502,733		48,680,979

Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share – basic and diluted	$	(0.28)	$	(0.28)	$	(1.04)	$	(0.95)

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

All stock options and restricted stock awards were excluded from the diluted calculation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the potential common shares excluded from the diluted calculation.

Three Months

Ended

Nine Months Ended

Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2014

September 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

Stock options

2,680

4,575

Restricted stock awards

118

160

156

169

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities are categorized as follows:

	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Unaudited)
	(In thousands)
As of September 30, 2014
Assets subject to fair value measurement:
Corporate debt securities (a)	$	804	$	804	$	—	$	—
Government sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities (a)		101		—		101		—
Mutual funds (a)		2,008		2,008		—		—
Total	$	2,913	$	2,812	$	101	$	—

Liabilities subject to fair value measurement:
Incentive award plan (b)	$	932	$	—	$	—	$	932
Employment agreement award (c)		15,737		—		—		15,737
Total	$	16,669	$	—	$	—	$	16,669

Mezzanine equity subject to fair value measurement:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (d)	$	8,553	$	—	$	—	$	8,553

As of December 31, 2013
Assets subject to fair value measurement:
Corporate debt securities (a)	$	147	$	147	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds (a)		2,315		2,315		—		—
Total	$	2,462	$	2,462	$	—	$	—

Liabilities subject to fair value measurement:
Incentive award plan (b)	$	2,114	$	—	$	—	$	2,114
Employment agreement award (c)		13,688		—		—		13,688
Total	$	15,802	$	—	$	—	$	15,802

Mezzanine equity subject to fair value measurement:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (d)	$	11,999	$	—	$	—	$	11,999

(a) Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows.

(b) These balances are measured based on the estimated enterprise fair value of TV One. Significant inputs to the discounted cash flow analysis include forecasted operating results, discount rate and a terminal value. A third-party valuation firm assisted the Company in estimating TV One’s fair value.

(c) Pursuant to an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) executed in April 2008, the Chief Executive Officer (“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 reviews the factors underlying this award at the end of each quarter including the valuation of TV One. There are probability factors included in the calculation of the award related to the likelihood that the award will be realized. 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. A third-party valuation firm assisted the Company in estimating TV One’s fair value. Significant inputs to the discounted cash flow analysis include forecasted operating results, discount rate and a terminal value. As noted in our current report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2014, the compensation committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has approved terms for a new employment agreement with the CEO, including a renewal of the TV One Award upon similar terms as in the prior Employment Agreement.

(d) The redeemable noncontrolling interest in Reach Media is measured at fair value using a discounted cash flow methodology. A third-party valuation firm assisted the Company in estimating the fair value. Significant inputs to the discounted cash flow analysis include forecasted operating results, discount rate and a terminal value.

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Incentive		Employment		Redeemable
	Award		Agreement		Noncontrolling
	Plan		Award		Interests
	(In thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2013	$	2,114	$	13,688	$	11,999
Distribution		(1,370)		—		—
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—		—		(9)
Change in fair value		188		2,049		(3,437)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	932	$	15,737	$	8,553

The amount of total losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date	$	(188)	$	(2,049)	$	—

	Incentive		Employment		Redeemable
	Award		Agreement		Noncontrolling
	Plan		Award		Interests
	(In thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2012	$	5,345	$	11,374	$	12,853
Distribution		(3,198)		—		—
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—		—		453
Change in fair value		(12)		1,789		(660)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	2,135	$	13,163	$	12,646

The amount of total losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date	$	12	$	(1,789)	$	—

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

For Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements were as follows:

			As of			As of			As of
			September 30,			December 31,			September
		Significant	2014			2013			30, 2013
Level 3 liabilities	Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	Significant Unobservable Input Value

Incentive award plan	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		10.4	%		10.8	%		10.8	%
Incentive award plan	Discounted Cash Flow	Long-term Growth Rate		3.0	%		3.0	%		3.0	%
Employment agreement award	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		10.4	%		10.8	%		10.8	%
Employment agreement award	Discounted Cash Flow	Long-term Growth Rate		3.0	%		3.0	%		3.0	%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		12.0	%		12.5	%		13.0	%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	Discounted Cash Flow	Long-term Growth Rate		1.5	%		1.5	%		1.5	%

Schedule of Derivative Liabilities at Fair Value [Table Text Block]

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

	Liability Derivatives
	As of September 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	(Unaudited)
Derivatives not designated as hedging	(In thousands)
instruments:	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Employment agreement award	Other Long-Term Liabilities	$	15,737	Other Long-Term Liabilities	$	13,688
Total derivatives		$	15,737		$	13,688

Schedule Of Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Table Text Block]

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

Derivatives Not Designated	Location of Gain (Loss)
as Hedging Instruments	in Income of Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) in Income of Derivative
		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2014		2013
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)

Employment agreement award	Corporate selling, general and administrative expense	$	(546)	$	(553)

Derivatives Not Designated	Location of Gain (Loss)
as Hedging Instruments	in Income of Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) in Income of Derivative
		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2014		2013
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)

Employment agreement award	Corporate selling, general and administrative expense	$	(2,049)	$	(1,789)

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, including financial assets and financial liabilities, and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities.

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Tabular disclosure of liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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