Exhibit 10.9

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Agreement, made as of this 20th day of June, 2003, between Crown Media Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 12700 Ventura Boulevard, Los
Angeles, California 91604 or its permitted assigns ("Employer") and Chris Moseley ("Employee").

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS,
Employer desires to continue to employ Employee as provided herein and Employee desires to be employed by Employer upon the terms and conditions set forth:

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Employment and Duties.



2.Term of Employment.The term of Employee's employment ("Term") with Employer shall commence on the Effective
Date and shall end on July 15, 2006 unless terminated earlier as is provided in Paragraph 8 of this Agreement or extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Employer shall inform
Employee in writing at least six (6) months prior to the end of the Term if Employer wishes to extend the Term and if so upon what terms. If Employee wishes to extend the Term the parties shall
negotiate such extension in good faith, such negotiations to be completed at least three (3) months prior to the end of the Term.

3.Compensation.



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4.Place of Employment; Personal Assistant.During the Term, Employee shall be required to perform Employee's
duties at the offices of Employer in the Los Angeles area (or such other location as may be mutually agreeable to Employer and Employee), and Employee shall undertake all reasonable travel required by
Employer in connection with the performance of Employee's duties hereunder. Employee will be provided with the services of an administrative assistant

5.Confidentiality, Intellectual Property; Name and Likeness.



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6.Employee's Representations.Employee represents and warrants that:



7.Non-Competition; No Raid.



8.Termination.



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9.Breach; Remedies.Both parties recognize that the services to be rendered under this Agreement by Employee
are special, unique and extraordinary in character, and that in the event of the breach by Employee of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employer shall be entitled, inter alia, if it so elects,
 to institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, either in law or in equity, to obtain
damages for any breach of this Agreement, and to seek to enforce the specific performance thereof by Employee, and/or to seek to enjoin Employee from performing services for any other person, firm or
corporation. The parties further stipulate that the law of California shall apply to any dispute of action regarding this Agreement.

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10.Assignment.This Agreement is a personal contract and, except as specifically set forth herein, the rights,
interests and obligations of Employee herein may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, although he may assign or use as security payments due hereunder from Employer. The rights
and obligations of Employer hereunder shall bind in their entirety the successors and assigns of Employer, although Employer shall remain fully liable hereunder. As used in this Agreement, the term
"successor" shall include any person. firm, corporation or other business entity which at the time, whether by merger, purchase or otherwise, acquires all or substantially all of the assets or
business of Employer.

11.Amendment; Captions.This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties. It may not be changed
orally, but only by agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought. Paragraph headings are for convenience of reference
only and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement. If any clause in this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, illegal or contrary to public policy, the parties agree that this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect except for such clause.

12.Prior Agreements.This Agreement supersedes and terminates all prior agreements between the parties relating
to the subject matter herein addressed, and sets out the full agreement between the parties concerning its subject matter, provided however that the employment agreement between the parties dated
July 5, 2000 shall remain in effect through the expiration of its Term.

13.Notices.Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed effective when delivered in person or. if mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, in which case the notice shall be deemed effective on the date of deposit in the
mails, postage prepaid, addressed to Employee at the address for Employee appearing in Employer's records, with a copy to Gavin McElroy, Esq., Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz, 488 Madison
Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Notices to Employer shall be addressed to its Chief Executive Officer at the address first written above, with a copy to the Executive Vice
President of Legal and Business Affairs, Crown Media Holdings, Inc., 12700 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604. Either party may change the address to which notices are to be addressed by
notice in writing given to the other in accordance with the terms hereof.

14.Periods of Time.Whenever in this Agreement there is a period of time specified for the giving of notices or
the taking of action, the period shall be calculated excluding the day on which the giver sends notice and excluding the day on which action to be taken is actually taken.

15.Counterparts.This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one instrument.

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Employer has by its appropriate officer signed this Agreement and Employee has signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

| |  | CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.   
| |  | -----------------------------
| |  | By                           
| |  | Title                        
| |  | EMPLOYEE                     
| |  | /s/CHRIS MOSELEYChris Moseley

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