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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Summary of Revenue and Charges (Credits) Related to Services Provided to or Received from AMC Networks and Madison Square Garden
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 March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues, net
 
$
1,191

 
$
1,324

Operating expenses:
 
 

 
 

Technical expenses, net of credits (a)
 
$
44,937

 
$
46,068

Selling, general and administrative expenses, net of credits
 
1,928

 
1,302

Operating expenses, net
 
46,865

 
47,370

Net charges
 
$
45,674

 
$
46,046

 
 
(a)
Technical expenses include primarily costs incurred by the Company for the carriage of the MSG networks and Fuse program services (2014 period only) of Madison Square Garden, as well as for AMC, WE tv, IFC, Sundance Channel and BBC America (2015 period only) of AMC Networks on the Company's cable systems.  The Company also purchases certain programming signal transmission and production services from AMC Networks.