Exhibit 10.22

                  Amendment No. 1 Business Consulting Agreement

     This Amendment No. 1 to Business Consulting Agreement ("Amendment") is made
and entered as of September 10, 1999 by and between Metro Global Media,  Inc., a
Rhode  Island   corporation   (the   "Company")  and  Kenneth  F.  Guarino  (the
"Consultant") with reference to the following facts:

     A. The Company and the Consultant  have entered into that certain  Business
Consulting Agreement, dated March 19, 1999 (the "Agreement").

     B. The  parties  now desire to amend the  Agreement  on the terms set forth
herein.

     NOW,  THEREFORE.  For  and in  consideration  of the  mutual  promises  and
agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

     1. Section 2 is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

     "2. NATURE OF SERVICES: The Consultant will use his best efforts and render
advise 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 Board of Directors.

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

     c.  Consult  with the  Board of  Directors  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 Board of Directors  with regard to potential
mergers and  acquisitions,  whether the Company is the acquiring  company or the
target of acquisitions.

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

     In  addition,  the  Consultant  shall serve as the acting  Chief  Executive
Officer of the Company until such time as a full-time  Chief  Executive  Officer
has been appointed.  As acting Chief Executive Officer,  Consultant shall assist
and  advise  the  Company  in its  efforts  to  recruit a  qualified  permanent,
full-time Chief  Executive  Officer as soon as practicable  and,  pending such a

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recruitment,  shall  perform all duties that are  customary  for an officer of a
corporation  holding  such office and without  limiting  the  generality  of the
foregoing,  shall do and  perform all  services,  acts and things  necessary  or
advisable  to manage and conduct the  business  of the  Company,  subject to the
instructions  of and policies  and  limitations  set by the Board of  Directors;
provided,  however,  that Consultant shall at no time have any authority to bind
the Company  without prior approval of the Company's  Board of Directors and his
sole  duties  shall  be 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 s in the
ordinary purview of a registered securities broker/dealer."

     2. The following is added to the end of Section 3 (Compensation):

     "Additionally,  the Consultant is authorized to incur  reasonable  expenses
for promoting and conducting the business of the Company, including expenditures
for  entertainment  and travel,  and the Company shall  reimburse the Consultant
monthly for all such  business  expenses  upon the  presentation  of  reasonable
documentation establishing the amount and nature of the expenses."

     3. Except as provided  herein,  the terms and  conditions  of the Agreement
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

     4. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile in one or more counterparts,
each of which  shall be  deemed an  original,  but all of which  together  shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the
date first above written.

                          COMPANY:

                          Metro Global Media, Inc.


                          By:   /s/ Janet Hoey
                          ---------------------
                                    JANET HOEY,
                                    TREASURER


                          CONSULTANT:

                          By:   /s/ Kenneth Guarino
                          -------------------------
                                    KENNETH GUARINO


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