Exhibit 10.22



                                 UnitedGlobalCom


July 10, 2000

Jonathan Morphett
25 Stanley Avenue
Mosman, NSW 20880
AUSTRALIA

Re:  Employment Terms

Dear Jonathan:

This letter sets forth our agreement  ("Agreement)  concerning  your  employment
with   UnitedGlobalCom,   Inc.   ("United)  and   secondment  to  Austar  United
Communications  Pty Ltd  ("Company").  Your initial job assignment will be Chief
Financial  Officer for the Company.  You will be seconded to the Company and the
Company  will have  various  rights  and  responsibilities  related  to your job
assignment.


1.  Effective Date: August 21, 2000

2.  Title and Job   Chief Financial Officer
    Description:

3.  Term:           The  term of this  Agreement  will be for a  period  of four
                    years,  commencing on the Effective Date and ending July 30,
                    2004  subject  to the terms and  conditions  of this  letter
                    Agreement.

4.  Wages:          You will be paid on a bi-weekly basis, at a rate equal to an
                    annual salary of US $200,000.  This wage,  together with the
                    other  benefits  described  below,   represents  your  total
                    compensation package.

5.  Bonus:          You will be eligible  for an annual bonus of up to a maximum
                    amount of fifteen  percent  (15%) of your base salary.  Your
                    eligibility  for  the  bonus  will  be  based  on  both  the
                    performance of the Company and your individual  performance.
                    The granting of the bonus is in the sole  discretion  of the
                    Board of the Company.

6.  Cost of Living  You will be paid a cost of living differential,  for housing
    Differential:   and goods and services,  in accordance  with the policies of
                    United and as may be recommended by a third party consultant
                    used by  United.  Such  payment  will be made on the  normal
                    payroll dates.


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                                                            Employment Agreement
                                                               Jonathan Morphett
                                                                    July 5, 2000


7.  Automobile:     The Company will pay for an  automobile  and all  automobile
                    operating costs, to include gas,  insurance and maintenance,
                    as approved in advance by your supervisor.

8.  Benefits:       You and  your  family  will  be  eligible  for the  standard
                    benefit  package  offered by United,  in accordance with the
                    policy  guidelines  set  forth by United  and its  insurance
                    carriers.  You will be eligible to  participate  in United's
                    401(k) plan in accordance with the plan guidelines.

9.  Tuition:        You  will be  reimbursed  for the cost of  tuition  fees and
                    transportation   for  your   children   enrolled  in  grades
                    kindergarten  through 12 (or the equivalent) who reside with
                    you in Australia as approved in advance by your supervisor.

10. Stock Options:  Upon  notice  from  the  Board of the  Company,  you will be
                    granted  1,500,000 stock options over ordinary shares issued
                    by the Company as an "Eligible Employee" pursuant to the AUC
                    Executive Share Option Plan Rules.  For the  purposes of the
                    grant all  references  to  "Group" in the  Company  Employee
                    Share Option Plan rules will be taken to include United. The
                    options  will vest 1/8 on  January  31,  2001,  and  monthly
                    thereafter over the next 42 months.  The exercise price will
                    be the average  closing  price for the shares of the Company
                    on the ASX in June 2000.

11. Tax             Your taxes will be  equalized  in  accordance  with the "Tax
    Equalization:   Equalization Policy" of United. In general terms, this means
                    that the Company will bear the overall  worldwide tax burden
                    to the extent it exceeds  your  hypothetical  tax  liability
                    (within some limitations) had you remained in the U.S.

                    If it is  determined  by  United  and  its  independent  tax
                    consultants that under United's Tax Equalization  Policy you
                    owe taxes as a result of your assignment, you agree that you
                    will pay such  amount  to  United.  If it is  determined  by
                    United  and  its  independent  tax  consultants  that  under
                    United's Tax Equalization Policy, United owes you taxes as a
                    result of your  assignment in the foreign  location,  United
                    agrees  to pay you  such  amount.  In the  event  you do not
                    submit  information  necessary to complete  your tax returns
                    for a given tax year by the date  required by  United's  tax
                    consultant  for  timely  filing or in the event you have not
                    paid  amounts  owing to United  under  the Tax  Equalization
                    Policy  for  prior  years,  you will have no right to be tax
                    equalized  for that tax year for which a tax return is to be
                    prepared and, in United's sole discretion,  United may elect
                    not to tax equalize you for such year.

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                                                            Employment Agreement
                                                               Jonathan Morphett
                                                                    July 5, 2000


12. Vacation:       You will be  granted  20 days of  vacation  per  anniversary
                    year, which accrues on a monthly basis,  taken in accordance
                    with United policy.

13. Home Leave:     The  Company  agrees  to pay for one  business  or two coach
                    class tickets per anniversary  year for you and each of your
                    immediate  family members  residing in the foreign  location
                    for  return to one  destination  in the U.S.  These  tickets
                    cannot be used or exchanged for any other purpose.

14. Repatriation:   Upon  termination of your employment  except for termination
                    by United  for cause as  defined in Section 16 or unless you
                    voluntarily  resign prior to the end of this Agreement,  the
                    Company will pay all  repatriation  costs in accordance with
                    United policy to one destination in the U.S.

15. Employee        You understand  that you may incur personal  expenses in the
    Receivables:    course of your  employment  with United.  These expenses may
                    include,  but are not  limited  to,  personal  phone  calls,
                    personal travel expenses,  travel advances,  and amounts due
                    as  a  result  of  the  tax  equalization  calculation.  You
                    understand  that  United  may  deduct  expenses  you owe the
                    Company   from  your   paycheck  at  any  time  during  your
                    employment.

                    You also understand that if you fail to return, or return in
                    damaged  condition,  any  items  you have  received  for use
                    during  your   employment  with  United  (such  as  computer
                    equipment,  fax machine,  etc.),  that upon  separation from
                    United the fair  market  value of such items may be deducted
                    from your final paycheck. Also, the Company may pursue other
                    legal remedies  available to recover the reasonable value of
                    any items not returned.

16. Termination:    Although it is not  anticipated,  your  employment  and this
                    Agreement  may be  terminated  before  the end of its stated
                    assignment   length  with  or  without   cause.   Cause  for
                    termination  shall  include but not be limited to violations
                    of Company policy,  unsatisfactory  job performance,  sexual
                    harassment or other workplace misconduct,  misuse of expense
                    account,   falsification  of  Company  records,  or  similar
                    offenses.  Your  employment  and this  Agreement may also be
                    terminated  without  cause for any reason.  In the case of a
                    termination by the Company without cause,  before the end of
                    your  assignment  term,  however,  you will be entitled to a
                    severance payment equal to three (3) months salary or salary
                    through the end of the term of your assignment, whichever is
                    less.  As a condition of receiving  the  severance  payment,
                    however, you will be required to sign a legal release giving
                    up your  rights to sue United  and the  company to which you
                    have been seconded for any reason related to your employment
                    and separation from employment.


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                                                            Employment Agreement
                                                               Jonathan Morphett
                                                                    July 5, 2000



17. United          The Company may change, at its sole discretion, from time to
    Policies:       time, the provisions of benefit plans,  expatriate  policies
                    or other corporate policies.

18. Confidential    You will not, during or after your  employment,  disclose or
    Information:    use for the  benefit  of any  person  or entity  other  than
                    United or the  Company,  any United or Company  confidential
                    information   that  you  develop  or  receive   during  your
                    employment.  United  and  Company  confidential  information
                    shall include all trade  secrets,  research and  development
                    information,  product and  marketing  plans,  personnel  and
                    financial   data,   product  and   service   specifications,
                    prototypes,  software,  models,  customer  lists  and  other
                    confidential information or materials of United, Company, or
                    of others with whom United or the Company has a confidential
                    relationship.  You will promptly return all such information
                    and materials to United when your employment ends.

19. Severability    In case any one or more of the  provisions of this Agreement
    and Survival    shall be found to be invalid,  illegal or  unenforceable  in
    of Terms:       any respect,  the validity,  legality and  enforceability of
                    the remaining  provisions  contained in this  Agreement will
                    not be affected.  Further,  any provision or portion of this
                    Agreement  found to be invalid,  illegal,  or  unenforceable
                    shall be deemed,  without  further action on the part of you
                    or United, to be  modified, amended  and/or  limited  to the
                    minimum  extent  necessary  to  render  such  provisions  or
                    portions  thereof valid and  enforceable.  The provisions of
                    this  letter   regarding  trade  secrets  and   confidential
                    information and arbitration shall survive the termination of
                    your employment by United.

20. Entire          This Agreement  contains the parties' entire  agreement with
    Agreement:      respect to your  expatriate  assignment  and  supersedes any
                    prior written or oral  agreements the parties may have made.
                    This  Agreement  may be amended  only by a written  document
                    signed by you, United and the Company.

21. Governing Law:  This   Agreement   and  all   aspects  of  your   employment
                    relationship  with  United are  governed  by the laws of the
                    United  States and the State of  Colorado  and all  disputes
                    concerning same will be resolved in Colorado.

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                                                            Employment Agreement
                                                               Jonathan Morphett
                                                                    July 5, 2000


If the above employment terms are satisfactory,  please indicate your acceptance
of our offer by signing and returning two executed originals of this letter.

Sincerely,

UNITEDGLOBALCOM, INC.


By: /s/ Michael T. Fries
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AUSTAR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD



By: /s/ Michael T. Fries
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ACCEPTED and AGREED:


/s/ Jonathan G. Morphett
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Jonathan Morphett


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