EXHIBIT 10.1

                                                 April 25, 2006




Media & Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
4429 Edmondson Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75205



Lazard Capital Markets LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112



Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
590 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10022


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                Re:            INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
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Gentlemen:




                The undersigned stockholder,  officer and/or director of Media &
Entertainment  Holdings,  Inc.  ("Company"),  in consideration of Lazard Capital
Markets LLC ("Lazard") and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.  ("Ladenburg") entering
into a letter of intent  ("Letter of Intent") to  underwrite  an initial  public
offering of the  securities  of the Company  ("IPO")  and  embarking  on the IPO
process,  hereby agrees as follows  (certain  capitalized  terms used herein are
defined in paragraph 11 hereof):


                1.      If the Company solicits  approval of its stockholders of
a Business  Combination,  the  undersigned  will vote all Insider Shares and IPO
Shares  owned by him in  accordance  with the  majority of the votes cast by the
holders of the IPO Shares,  other than  Insiders,  officers and directors of the
Company.

                2.      In the event  that the  Company  fails to  consummate  a
Business Combination within 18 months from the effective date ("Effective Date")
of the  registration  statement  relating  to the IPO (or 24  months  under  the
circumstances  described in the prospectus relating to the IPO), the undersigned
will take all  reasonable  actions  within  his power to cause  the  Company  to
liquidate as soon as reasonably  practicable.  The undersigned hereby waives any
and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of
the  Trust  Fund (as  defined  in the  Letter  of  Intent)  as a result  of such
liquidation  with respect to his Insider Shares  ("Claim") and hereby waives any
Claim the  undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of,
any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse  against
the Trust Fund for any reason  whatsoever.  The undersigned  agrees to indemnify
and hold  harmless  the  Company  against any and all loss,  liability,  claims,
damage and expense whatsoever (including,  but not limited to, any and all legal
or other expenses reasonably  incurred in investigating,  preparing or defending
against any litigation,  whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever)
which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by any vendor that
is owed money by the Company for services  rendered or products sold but only to
the extent  necessary  to ensure  that such loss,  liability,  claim,  damage or
expense  does not reduce the amount in the Trust Fund (as  defined in the Letter
of Intent).
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Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
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                3.      In order to  minimize  potential  conflicts  of interest
which may arise from multiple affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to
the Company for its consideration,  prior to presentation to any other person or
entity,  any suitable  opportunity to acquire an operating  business,  until the
earlier  of the  consummation  by the  Company of a  Business  Combination,  the
liquidation of the Company or until such time as the undersigned ceases to be an
officer  or  director  of the  Company,  subject to any  pre-existing  fiduciary
obligations the undersigned might have.


                4.      The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company
will not consummate any Business  Combination  which involves a company which is
affiliated  with any of the Insiders  unless the Company obtains an opinion from
an  independent  investment  banking firm  reasonably  acceptable  to Lazard and
Ladenburg that the business  combination  is fair to the Company's  stockholders
from a financial perspective.


                5.      Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the
undersigned,  nor any Affiliate of the  undersigned  will be entitled to receive
and will not accept any compensation for services  rendered to the Company prior
to the consummation of the Business Combination; provided that commencing on the
Effective Date, Transmedia  Corporation  ("Related Party"),  shall be allowed to
charge the Company an allocable  share of Related Party's  overhead,  $7,500 per
month, to compensate it for certain  administrative,  technology and secretarial
services,  as well as the use of certain  limited office space in Dallas,  Texas
that it will provide to the Company.  Related  Party and the  undersigned  shall
also be entitled  to  reimbursement  from the  Company  for their  out-of-pocket
expenses  incurred  in  connection  with  seeking  and  consummating  a Business
Combination.

                6.      Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the
undersigned,  or any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or
accept a finder's fee or any other  compensation  in the event the  undersigned,
any member of the family of the  undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned
originates a Business Combination.

                7.      The  undersigned  will escrow his Insider Shares for the
period   commencing  on  the  Effective  Date  and  ending  one  year  from  the
consummation of a business  combination,  subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow
Agreement  which the Company will enter into with the  undersigned and an escrow
agent acceptable to the Company.


                8.      The  undersigned  agrees to be the Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company until the earlier of the consummation
by the Company of a Business  Combination or the liquidation of the Company. The
undersigned's  biographical  information  furnished to the Company,  Lazard, and
Ladenburg and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects,
does  not  omit any  material  information  with  respect  to the  undersigned's
background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant
to Section 401 of Regulation S-K,  promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
The undersigned's  Questionnaire furnished to the Company, Lazard, and Ladenburg
and  annexed  as  Exhibit B hereto is true and  accurate  in all  respects.  The
undersigned represents and warrants that:


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Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
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                (a)     he is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action
for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or
refrain from any act or practice  relating to the offering of  securities in any
jurisdiction;

                (b)     he has never been  convicted of or pleaded guilty to any
crime (i) involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial  transaction  or
handling of funds of another person,  or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any
securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal  proceeding;
and

                (c)     he has never been suspended or expelled from  membership
in any securities or commodities  exchange or association or had a securities or
commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.

                9.      The  undersigned  has  full  right  and  power,  without
violating  any  agreement  by  which he is  bound,  to enter  into  this  letter
agreement and to serve as Chairman of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of
the Company.



                10.     The  undersigned  authorizes  any  employer,   financial
institution,  or  consumer  credit  reporting  agency to  release  to Lazard and
Ladenburg and its legal  representatives  or agents (including any investigative
search firm  retained by Lazard and  Ladenburg)  any  information  they may have
about the undersigned's background and finances ("Information"),  purely for the
purposes  of the  Company's  IPO (and  shall  thereafter  hold such  information
confidential).  Neither Lazard,  Ladenburg nor its agents shall be violating the
undersigned's  right of privacy in any manner in  requesting  and  obtaining the
Information  and the  undersigned  hereby  releases them from  liability for any
damage whatsoever in that connection.


                11.     As used herein, (i) a "Business  Combination" shall mean
an acquisition by merger,  capital stock exchange,  asset or stock  acquisition,
reorganization or otherwise,  of an operating  business selected by the Company;
(ii)  "Insiders"  shall mean all officers and directors who are  stockholders of
the Company  immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) "Insider Shares" shall mean all
of the shares of Common  Stock of the Company  owned by an Insider  prior to the
IPO; and (iv) "IPO  Shares"  shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the
Company's IPO.

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Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
April 25, 2006
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                12.     The  undersigned  hereby  waives  his right to  exercise
conversion  rights with respect to any Insider Shares and/or IPO Shares owned by
the  undersigned,  directly  or  indirectly,  and  agrees  that he will not seek
conversion  with respect to such Insider  Shares and/or IPO Shares in connection
with any vote to approve a Business  Combination  (as is more fully described in
the Company's Prospectus relating to its IPO).



                                                   /s/ Herbert A. Granath
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                                                   Herbert A. Granath


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Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
April 25, 2006
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                                    EXHIBIT A

HERBERT A. GRANATH has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer since August 2005. Since February 2001, Mr. Granath has served as
Chairman Emeritus of ESPN, a cable sports network, and Telenet, Belgium's
leading cable television company. Since 1999, he has served as a Director of
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd, a company engaged in the ownership and
operation of leading commercial television stations in Central and Eastern
Europe, and of Crown Media Holdings, which owns and operates the Hallmark
Channel. Mr. Granath is also a director of the International Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences ("IATAS"), a non-profit industry organization
promoting international television. Mr. Granath was employed by ABC for over 35
years, where he was Senior Vice President from 1998 to February 2001, and was
Chairman of Disney/ABC International, an international broadcasting company,
from 1996 to January 1998. He served as Chairman of the Board of ESPN for 16
years, from January 1984 to February 2001, as well as Board Chairman of A&E,
from March 1980 to February 2001, The History Channel, from May 1992 to February
2001, The Biography Channel, from March 1994 to February 2001, and Lifetime
Television, from March 1980 to December 1996, and was a Founding Partner and
Director of Eurosport, the largest cable network in Europe, from April 1985 to
April 1995. He also served on the boards of Telefunf, from June 1984 to March
1987, RTL2, from May 1987 to December 1995, and TM3 networks in Germany, from
June 1989 to December 1995, SBS Broadcasting SA, from March 1985 to November
1995, and TVA, the Brazilian pay-TV company, from January 1990 to June 1998. Mr.
Granath also served as Senior Content Advisor to Cable Partners Europe, a cable
communications operator, from February 2001 to February 2006, and on the Board
of Advisors of Veronis, Suhler & Associates Fund III, a billion dollar fund
investing in worldwide media, from 1999 to October 2005. Among the awards Mr.
Granath has received are two TONY Awards, an International EMMY (Lifetime
Achievement in International TV), as well as a U.S. EMMY (Lifetime Achievement
in Sports TV). Most recently, he was honored by the National Association of
Broadcasters as a Broadcast Pioneer and received the European Lifetime
Achievement Award at the Rose d'Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland.


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