RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following table summarizes the revenue and charges (credits) related to services provided to or received from AMC Networks and Madison Square Garden reflected in continuing operations not discussed elsewhere in the accompanying combined notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013			2014		2013
Revenues, net	$	1,146	$	1,280		$	4,056	$	4,459
Operating expenses (credits):
Technical expenses, net of credits(a)	$	43,799	$	48,665		$	135,581	$	134,007
Selling, general and administrative expenses, net of credits		126		(252	)		2,442		1,124
Operating expenses, net		43,925		48,413			138,023		135,131
Net charges	$	42,779	$	47,133		$	133,967	$	130,672

(a) Technical expenses include primarily costs incurred by the Company for the carriage of the Fuse program services (through June 30, 2014) and the MSG networks of Madison Square Garden, and the AMC, WE tv, IFC and Sundance program services of AMC Networks on the Company's cable systems.  The Company also purchases certain programming signal transmission and production services from AMC Networks.