Exhibit 10.20


                          BUSINESS CONSULTING AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT,  made as of this  19th day of March  1999 by and  between  METRO
GLOBAL  MEDIA,  INC., a Rhode Island  corporation  having is principal  place of
business at 1060 Park Avenue,  Cranston,  Rhode Island  02910,  hereinafter  the
"Company," and KENNETH F. GUARINO,  residing at 50 Fort Avenue,  Cranston, Rhode
Island 02905, hereinafter the "Consultant".

     WHEREAS,  the Company is a public company required to file reports pursuant
to the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  and is  current in its
reporting requirements; and

     WHEREAS,  the  Consultant  is  in  the  business  of  providing  management
consulting  services  and  his  services  have  been  used  in  the  past  on  a
deal-to-deal basis; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Consultant to perform management
consulting  services in  connection  with the  Company's  business  affairs on a
non-exclusive  basis, and the Consultant is willing to undertake to provide such
services on that basis and as hereinafter set forth.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

     1. TERM:  The term of this  Agreement  shall be one (1) years from April 1,
1999 through March 31, 2000.

     2. NATURE OF SERVICES:  The Consultant will use his best efforts and render
advice and assistance to the Company on  business-related  matters (all of which
services are  hereinafter  collectively  referred to as the  "Program"),  and in
connection therewith, the Consultant shall:

     a.  Attend  meetings  of  the  Company's  Board  of  Directors,   Executive
Committee, and Financial Committee(s) when so requested by the Company.

     b. Attend meetings and at the request of the Company,  review,  analyze and
report  on  proposed  business  opportunities.  These  meetings  are to  include
operations and production meetings when the Company deems necessary.

     c.  Consult  with  the  Company  concerning  on-going  strategic  corporate
planning and  long-term  investment  policies,  including  any  revisions of the
Company's business plan.

     d. Consult with and advise the Company with regard to potential mergers and
acquisitions,  whether  the  Company is the  acquiring  company or the target of
acquisitions.

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     e. Assist in the  preparation  and  distribution  of press releases when so
requested  by the  Company  to be  distributed  to  the  press,  news  services,
customers,  suppliers, selected NASD broker/dealers,  financial institutions and
the Company's shareholders.

     f.  Consultant has no authority to bind the Company and his sole duties are
to report recommendations to the Company's Board of Directors.

     Anything to the  contrary  herein  notwithstanding,  it is  recognized  and
agreed  that  the  Consultant's  services  will not  include  any  service  that
constitutes the rendering of legal opinions,  performance of work that is in the
ordinary  purview of a certified public  accountant,  or any work that is in the
ordinary purview of a registered securities broker/dealer.

     3.  COMPENSATION:  As full payment for his  services  set forth above,  the
Consultant shall receive One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000), payable
in increments of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per month beginning April 1,
1999.

     In addition,  the Company shall issue to the Consultant options to purchase
100,000 shares of the Company's free-trading,  common stock (the "Option") which
shall be  exercisable  for a  period  of five  (5)  years  from the date of this
agreement at $2.00 per share (the average 10-day closing price prior to the date
of this Business Consulting Agreement).

     Upon  issuance  of  the  Option,  the  Company  shall  prepare  and  file a
registration  statement  on Form S-8  (the  "Registration  Statement")  with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  registering  the shares to be issued upon
exercise of the Option (the "Shares").

     a. The Company and the Consultant  hereby agree that,  notwithstanding  the
fact that the Option and Shares  are being  registered  in the S-8  Registration
Statement in the name of the Consultant,  in light of the Company's agreement to
file the S-8 Registration Statement, the Consultant hereby consents to delay the
delivery of the Option until the filing of the S-8.

     b. Once  delivery  of the  Option is made,  the Option  delivered  shall be
deemed the sole and exclusive property of the Consultant,  and the Company shall
be obligated to deliver the Shares upon exercise. The Option is not transferable
without the prior written consent of the Company.

     4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY:

     The Company represents and warrants to Consultant each such  representation
and warranty being deemed to be material, that:

     a. The  Company  will  cooperate  fully and timely with the  Consultant  to
enable the  Consultant  to perform  his  activities  and  obligations  under the
Agreement.

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     b. The execution and  performance of this Agreement by the Company has been
authorized  by  the  Board  of  Directors  of the  Company  in  accordance  with
applicable law.

     c. The entry into and the performance by the Company of this Agreement will
not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation,  nor will it violate
any provision of the organizational  documents of the Company or any contractual
obligation to which the Company may be bound.

     d. Since the Consultant  will rely upon  information  being supplied him by
the Company,  all such  information  shall be true,  accurate,  complete and not
misleading, in all material respects.

     e. The Shares,  when issued upon the  exercise of the Option,  will be duly
and validly issued,  fully paid and non-assessable with no personal liability to
the ownership thereof.

     f. The Company will act  diligently  and  promptly in  reviewing  materials
submitted to it by the  Consultant  to enhance the timely  distribution  of such
materials and will inform the Consultant of any material inaccuracies  contained
therein prior to dissemination.

     g. The Company will initiate and complete a registration  statement on Form
S-8 and will fully comply with any and all applicable  provisions of the Federal
and  State  Securities  Laws.  In the  event  law  prohibits  the  Company  from
registering  securities  on Form S-8,  the Company  will  register  Consultant's
shares pursuant to an alternative registration method.

     5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONSULTANT: By virtue of his execution
hereof,  and in order to induce the  Company to enter into this  Agreement,  the
Consultant hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

     a.  The  Consultant  has full  power  and  authority  to  enter  into  this
Agreement,  to enter into a consulting relationship with the Company as provided
for and described  herein,  and to otherwise  perform this Agreement in the time
and manner contemplated.

     b. The  Consultant  has the requisite  skill and  experience to perform the
services  contemplated by this  Agreement,  to create and implement the Program,
and to carry out and fulfill his duties and obligations hereunder.

     c. The Consultant is not an officer, director, shareholder, control person,
principal or affiliate of any  underwriter,  broker or finders which is doing or
has done business with or on behalf of the Company.

     d. The  Consultant  hereby  acknowledges,  agrees and accepts  that pending
delivery of the Option and  thereafter  during and throughout the entire term of
this  Agreement,  he shall be  exclusively  responsible  for the  payment of any

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expenses  relating to the Program,  at the sole expense of the Consultant unless
otherwise approved by the Company.

     e. The Consultant will make no representation  that he has the authority to
bind the Company in any matter whatsoever.

     6.  LIABILITY OF  CONSULTANT:  In  furnishing  the Company with  management
advice and other services as herein  provided,  neither the Consultant,  nor any
employee or agent  thereof,  shall be liable to the Company or its creditors for
error  of  judgment  or for  anything  except  malfeasance,  bad  faith or gross
negligence  in the  performance  of his  duties,  or reckless  disregard  of his
obligations and duties under this Agreement.

     It  is  further  understood  and  agreed  that  Consultant  may  rely  upon
information  furnished to him by the Company reasonably  believed to be accurate
and reliable and that,  except as herein  provided,  the Consultant shall not be
accountable  for any loss  suffered  by the  Company by reason of the  Company's
action or non-action on the basis of any advice,  recommendation  or approval of
the Consultant, his employees or agents.

     The  parties  further   acknowledge  that  the  Consultant   undertakes  no
responsibility for the accuracy of any statement made by management contained in
press releases or other communications,  including,  but not limited to, filings
with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and the National  Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.

     7. STATUS OF CONSULTANT:  The  Consultant is an independent  contractor and
has no  authority  to bind the Company  without the  approval  from the Board of
Directors.  The Consultant  shall not have, nor be deemed to have, any fiduciary
obligation or duties to the Company.

     8.  OTHER  ACTIVITIES  OF  CONSULTANT:  The  Company  recognizes  that  the
Consultant  now  renders,  and may continue to render,  consulting  and advisory
services  to other  companies  which may or may not have  policies  and  conduct
activities  similar to those of the  Company.  The  Consultant  shall be free to
pursue,  conduct  and  carry on for the  Consultant's  own  account  (or for the
account of others) such activities,  employment,  ventures, businesses and other
pursuits as the Consultant in his sole, absolute and unfettered discretion,  may
elect,  provided the Consultant and any such  activities by him or on his behalf
do not violate Paragraph 10 of this Agreement, or any other provision hereof.

     9. DISCLAIMER BY CONSULTANT:  The Consultant will prepare certain materials
for the Company.  Consultant  makes no  representation  that his  services  will
result in any enhancement of the Company.

     10. CONFIDENTIALITY:  Until such time as it may be publicly disclosed,  the
Consultant agrees that any information,  materials or documents  provided by the
Company  will not be revealed or  disclosed  to the public or any third  person,
except in the performance of this Agreement and with the Company's consent. Upon

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completion  of the term of this  Agreement  and at the  written  request  of the
Company, the Consultant will return any original  documentation  provided by the
Company to the Consultant.  The Consultant will require similar  confidentiality
agreements  from his employees  and/or agents where he reasonably  believes they
will come in contact with confidential material.

     11. MISCELLANEOUS:

     a. The Company shall make all final decisions with respect to consultation,
advice and services rendered by the Consultant.

     b. This Agreement  contains the entire  agreement of the parties hereto and
there  are  no  agreements,  representations  or  warranties  other  than  those
contained herein.  Neither party may modify this Agreement unless in writing and
signed by both parties.

     c. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Rhode Island.

     d. Any  controversy  or claim  under,  arising  out of, or  related to this
Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules and under
the auspices of the American  Arbitration  Association  to be conducted in Rhode
Island.

     e. This  Agreement  shall  supersede  and replace all  previous  agreements
between the parties, both written and oral.

     12.  NOTICES:  All notices and other  communications  hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered in person or sent by
prepaid first class  registered or certified mail,  return receipt  requested to
the last known address of any party hereto.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have executed this Agreement effective
as of the day and year first above written.

METRO GLOBAL MEDIA, INC.



By: /s/ A. Daniel Geribo            /s/ Kenneth F. Guarino
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        A. DANIEL GERIBO                KENNETH F. GUARINO
        Board Member



By: /s/ Alan Casale
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        ALAN CASALE
        Board Member

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