Program Rights and Obligations

Program Rights

Owned original program rights, net of $80,826 at December 31, 2012 is included as a component of long-term program rights, net in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company estimates that approximately 94% of unamortized owned original programming costs, as of December 31, 2012, will be amortized within the next three years. The Company expects to amortize $48,294 of unamortized owned original programming costs, during the next twelve months. Program rights write-offs of $9,990, $18,332 and $1,222 were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Program Rights Obligations

Amounts payable subsequent to December 31, 2012 related to program rights obligations included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:



Years Ending December 31,
2013	$	157,584
2014	141,276
2015	126,134
2016	82,379
2017	25,338
Thereafter	15,588
	$	548,299