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EXHIBIT 10.29

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        AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of November 25, 2002 (this "Amendment"), to
the AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (the
"Partnership Agreement"), of VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT LLLP (the
"Partnership") dated as of May 7, 2002, by and among USI ENTERTAINMENT INC., a
Delaware corporation ("Universal Sub"), as general partner, USANI HOLDINGS
XX, INC., a Delaware corporation, UNIVERSAL PICTURES INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS BV,
a corporation organized under the laws of The Netherlands, UNIVERSAL PICTURES
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS 2 BV, a corporation organized under the laws of The
Netherlands, NYCSPIRIT CORP. II, a Delaware corporation, USA INTERACTIVE
(formerly known as USA Networks, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, USANi SUB LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, NEW-U STUDIOS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation, and BARRY DILLER, as limited partners, VIVENDI UNIVERSAL S.A., a
société anonyme organized under the laws of France, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC., a
Delaware corporation, and SUB I-USA Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, USI-USA Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, USIE-USA
Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and V-USA Holding LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.

        A.    The Partnership intends to enter into the VUE Term Loan Agreement
(as defined below).

        B.    As a condition to the VUE Term Loan Agreement, the Partners are
required to amend certain provisions of the Partnership Agreement as set forth
herein.

        C.    Each capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

        Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained
and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        SECTION 1.    Amendments.    

        (a)  Section 1.01 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order
therein:

        ""VUE Term Loan Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated
Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2002, among the Partnership, Banc of America
Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as lead arrangers and
bookrunners, the Banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative
agent."

        ""VUE Security Agreement" shall mean the Guarantee and Security
Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2002, among the Partnership, the guarantors
party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent."

        (b)  Section 2.03 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting prior to the period at the end of such section the words ", other than
trade or fictitious names required in connection with the business of
subsidiaries of the Partnership in the ordinary course of their business."

        (c)  Article XIII of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following section at the end thereof:

        "SECTION 13.06.    VUE Term Loan Agreement.    The Partnership shall not
at any time on or prior to the 91st day following the date on which all of the
Release Conditions (as defined in the VUE Security Agreement) are satisfied,
take any action of the sort contemplated by Clause 16.6(c) of the VUE Term Loan
Agreement with respect to the

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Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the VUE Term Loan
Agreement) or the assets of any of the foregoing without the prior written
agreement of all Partners holding Common Interests at such time."

        SECTION 2.    Effectiveness.    This Amendment shall be effective as of
the date first set forth above.

        SECTION 3.    Effect of Amendment.    

        Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by
implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise
affect the rights and remedies of any of the parties to the Partnership
Agreement, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the
terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the
Partnership Agreement, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all
respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

        SECTION 4.    Counterparts.    

        This amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

        SECTION 5.    Applicable Law.    THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.

 
 
USI ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
 
 
By
  

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Name: Karen Randall
Title:    Executive Vice President
 
 
USANI HOLDING XX, INC.,
 
 
By
  

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Name: Karen Randall
Title:    Executive Vice President
 
 
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS BV,
 
 
By
  

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Name: Ad Heskes
Title:
 
 
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS 2 BV,
 
 
By
  

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Name: Johannes Reinier van den Eijnden
Title:
 
 
NYCSPIRIT CORP. II,
 
 
By
  

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Name:
Title:
 
 
USA INTERACTIVE,
 
 
By
  

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Name:
Title:

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