Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Company has purchase obligations which consist primarily of program rights obligations that have not yet met the criteria to be recorded in the balance sheet. Future purchase obligations at December 31, 2013, are as follows: $122,560 in 2014, $24,963 in years 2015-2016, $14,355 in years 2017-2018 and $11,938 thereafter. The Company has guarantee commitments which consists primarily of a guarantee of payments to a production service company for certain production related costs. Guarantees at December 31, 2013, are $60,179 in 2014. The Company has contract obligations which primarily represents participation obligations and deferred carriage fees payable to distributors. Contract obligations at December 31, 2013, are as follows: $33,549 in 2014, $12,471 in years 2015-2016, $3,165 in years 2017-2018 and $2,560 thereafter.

Legal Matters

On April 15, 2011, Thomas C. Dolan, a director of the Company and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development, in the Office of the Chairman and a director of Cablevision, filed a lawsuit against Cablevision and RMH in New York Supreme Court. The lawsuit raises compensation-related claims (seeking approximately $11,000) related to events in 2005. The matter is being handled under the direction of an independent committee of the board of directors of Cablevision. In connection with the Distribution Agreement, Cablevision indemnified the Company and RMH against any liabilities and expenses related to this lawsuit. Based on the indemnification and Cablevision’s and the Company’s assessment of this possible loss contingency, no provision has been made for this matter in the consolidated financial statements.

In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is party to various lawsuits and claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of these other matters cannot be predicted with certainty and the impact of the final resolution of these other matters on the Company’s results of operations in a particular subsequent reporting period is not known, management does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company or the ability of the Company to meet its financial obligations as they become due.