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PROGRAM CONTRACTS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
PROGRAM CONTRACTS:  
Schedule of future payments required under program contracts
Future payments required under television program contracts as of December 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):
 
2021$92 
202216 
20239 
20244 
20251 
Total122 
Less: Current portion92 
Long-term portion of program contracts payable$30 
The following table presents our annual non-cancellable commitments relating to the local sports segment's sports programming rights agreements as of December 31, 2020. These commitments assume that sports teams fully deliver the contractually committed games, and do not reflect the impact of rebates expected to be paid by the teams.
(in millions)
2021$1,820 
20221,575 
20231,525 
20241,457 
20251,370 
2026 and thereafter6,912 
Total$14,659