Exhibit 10.8

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT, dated as of February 1, 1998 between Ticketmaster Ticketing Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Timothy Wood
("Executive").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, prior to the date hereof, Executive has been employed by the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries or affiliates in various management positions;
and

WHEREAS,
the Company is desirous of continuing to employ Executive, and Executive is desirous of continuing to be employed by the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement;

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

1.Definitions.The following terms shall have the indicated meanings when used in this Agreement, unless the context
requires otherwise:



2.Employment.The Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment with the
Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

3.Term of Employment.The term of employment hereunder shall commence on the date hereof and end on
January 3, 2002, subject to early termination as herein provided.

4.Position and Duties.Executive shall serve as the Executive Vice President of the Company. Subject
to the authority of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Executive shall have all of the powers and duties incident to the office of the Executive Vice President
and such other powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Executive agrees to serve without further compensation, if elected or appointed thereto, as an officer or a director of any of the Company's domestic and foreign
subsidiaries and affiliates.

5.Exclusive Duties.During Executive's employment by the Company, Executive shall devote his entire
working time, attention and energies to the business of the Company and will not take any actions of the kind described in Sections 9(b), 9(c) and 9(d).

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6.Compensation and Other Benefits.



7.Termination.The Company or Executive may terminate the employment of Executive hereunder upon the
occurrence of a Disability (as defined in Section 6(a)) for a period of no less than 120 days during any consecutive twelve-month period. The Company may also terminate the employment of
Executive hereunder upon Executive's death or for Cause. For purposes hereof, "Cause" shall mean (i) fraud, theft, misappropriation of funds or conviction of a felony, (ii) Executive's
engagement is illegal conduct tending to place Executive or the Company in disrepute, (iii) dereliction

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or gross misconduct in Executive's performance of his duties as an employee of the Company or the failure of Executive to perform his duties in a manner consistent with the instructions of the Board
of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or (iv) violation by Executive of any of his material covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation,
Section 10.

8.Developmental Rights.Executive agrees that any developments by way of invention, design, copyright,
trademark or other matters which may be developed or perfected by him during the term hereof, and which relate to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, shall be the property
of the Company without any interest therein by Executive, and he will, at the request and expense of the Company, apply for and prosecute letters patent thereon in the United States or in foreign
countries if the Company so requests, and will assign and transfer the same to the Company together with any letters patent, copyrights, trademarks and applications therefor; pr6vided, however, that
the foregoing shall not apply to an invention that Executive develops entirely on his own time without using the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information, except for those
inventions that either:



9.Consulting.



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10.Confidentiality.Executive shall not at any time during or after termination of employment disclose
(except as may be required by law) or use, except in the pursuit of the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any Proprietary Information of the Company. "Proprietary
Information of the Company" means all information known or intended to be known only to employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in a confidential relationship with the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates relating to technical matters pertaining to the Ticketmaster Businesses, but shall not include any information within the public domain. Executive
agrees not to remove any documents, records or other information from the premises of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates containing any such Proprietary Information, except in the
pursuit of the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and acknowledges that such documents, records and other information are the exclusive property of the Company or its
subsidiaries or affiliates. Upon termination of Executive's employment, Executive shall immediately return all Proprietary Information of the Company and all copies thereof to the Company.

11.General Provisions.



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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

| |  | TICKETMASTER TICKETING CO., INC. 
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| |  |                                  
| |  | By:                              
| |  | Title:                           
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| |  | /s/TIMOTHY J. WOODTimothy J. Wood

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