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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                          TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (THIS "AGREEMENT") IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO AS
OF JANUARY 30TH, 2003 BY AND BETWEEN PRAMER S.C.A., AN ARGENTINE CORPORATION
("PRAMER"), LATIN AMERICA MEDIA DISTRIBUTION S.C.A., AN URUGUAYAN CORPORATION
(LAMD), AND CROWN MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
("CMI").

                                    RECITALS

WHEREAS, Pramer acknowledges that CMI and LAMD have entered into a license
agreement (the "License Agreement"), pursuant to which CMI has given LAMD the
right to represent CMI in the distribution in the Territory (as hereinafter
defined) of a general entertainment television Channel currently named the
"Hallmark Channel", consisting generally of 24 hours of programming, feature
series, motion pictures and interstitials (the "Channel").

WHEREAS, in order to carry out the distribution, transmission and exhibition of
the Channel in the Territory, CMI requires that Pramer provides to CMI certain
services relating to the handling of transmission tapes and other materials, as
well as services for the satellite transmission of the Channel in the Territory.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

                                   AGREEMENT

1.       DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1      DEFINITIONS. In this Agreement the following words and expressions
shall have the following meanings:

"Affiliate" shall mean any Person that, through itself or one or more Systems,
transmits the Channel to subscribers by means of a Pay Television Service in the
Territory pursuant to an Affiliation Agreement issued by LAMD or CMI, whether or
not such Person has actually executed a written document evidencing the
Affiliation Agreement.

"Affiliation Agreement" shall mean a license or other form of permission granted
by CMI or LAMD, on behalf of CMI, to an Affiliate for the purpose of authorizing
such Affiliate to transmit the Channel to subscribers.

"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions in Argentina, Uruguay or Denver are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close.

"Channel" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

"Channel Programs" shall mean all television programs, theatrical motion
pictures, made for television movies, animated shorts or features, sport
programming and any other audio/visual programming acquired or produced by CMI
and which are selected by CMI, in its sole discretion, and included as part of
the Channel.

"Commercial/s" shall mean any paid advertising message (other than
"interstitials") to promote products or services.

"Confidential Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

"Exhibit"/"Exhibition" shall mean the diffusion, distribution, telecast,
transmission, broadcast,

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exhibition, projection, performance or display, in whole or in part, of the
Channel.

"Home Video" shall mean prerecorded videocassettes and videodiscs and any other
similar devices, now known or hereafter developed, embodying audio/visual
programming intended primarily for non-public Exhibition by means of a playback
device which causes a visual image to be seen.

"Interest Rate" shall mean two percent (2%) above the then prevailing annual
rate of interest publicly announced by Citibank, N.A., or its successors and
assigns, in the city of New York, New York, as its prime rate per annum,
compounded monthly.

"Interstitial" shall mean any advertisement, promotion or other channel brand or
programming identification and bumpers relating to the Channel itself or any
Channel Program thereof.

"License Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.

"Mastering Material/s" shall mean those items provided by CMI and to be used in
the preparation of Transmission Tapes, which include a submaster of all Channel
Programs, Commercials, and Interstitial material, scripts, music and effects
tracks and cue sheets, or as the parties hereto may otherwise agree.

"Pay Television Service" shall mean the television Exhibition of films or other
programming to residences or commercial establishments in the Territory, by
means of cable, wire or fiber of any material, satellite master antenna, single-
and multi- channel multi-point distribution (so-called "MDS" and "MMDS"), DBS,
DTH or other forms of direct to consumer satellite transmission, any scrambled
terrestrial broadcast systems other than Exhibition by means of Standard
Broadcast Television, Home Video and theatrical and non-theatrical Exhibition.
Pay Television Channel shall not include pay-per-day, pay-per-view or
pay-per-show Exhibition.

"Person" shall mean any individual, corporate entity, partnership, joint
venture, organization or other entity, firm or governmental agency.

"Standard Broadcast Television System" shall mean the Exhibition of television
channels or stations by means of non-scrambled VHF or UHF television broadcast,
the video and audio portions of which are intelligibly receivable without charge
(apart from amounts, if any, payable for the right to use a television set) by
means of standard home roof-top or televisions antennas.

"System" shall mean a Person which utilizes a method, whether analogue or
digital, of distributing Pay Television Services for reception by a television
monitor in the Territory.

"Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

"Territory" shall mean Mexico, Central and South America, but excluding
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay and any areas traditionally considered part of
the United States broadcast territory.

"Technical Services" shall mean the Services set forth in Section 2 of this
Agreement.

"Service Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

"Transmission Tapes" shall mean the pre-recorded media on which Mastering
Materials are recorded and which are used for the satellite transmission of the
Channel to Affiliates.

2.       TECHNICAL SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED.

2.1      Upon the execution of this Agreement Pramer will provide CMI, the
         following resources and Services (together with the Services described
         in Section 2.2., 2.3. and 2.4. individually a "Technical Service" and
         collectively, the "Technical Services");

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         (a)      performing all necessary checks on Mastering Materials
                  provided to Pramer by or on behalf of CMI, for technical
                  quality and timing in accordance with CMI specifications, and
                  promptly reporting any defects or other problems to provider
                  or licensor of the applicable Mastering Materials and to CMI;

         (b)      subtitling of Mastering Materials where necessary and subject
                  to any consents or approvals required pursuant to any
                  applicable agreement and applicable guidelines supplied by
                  CMI. If it is requested by CMI, the subtitles will be supplied
                  in "screen" format. Pramer does not (nor does any third party)
                  acquire any proprietary rights as a result of the operation of
                  this section in relation to the Mastering Materials
                  (including any dubbed or subtitled material). Any such
                  materials shall remain (or, immediately upon creation, shall
                  become and thereafter remain) the property of CMI.

         (c)      undertaking all Services connected with "mastering" the
                  Mastering Materials supplied by or on behalf of CMI and all
                  tasks (including any production and post-production Services)
                  to prepare Transmission Tapes for the Channel, including the
                  compilation of Channel Programs and Interstitials;

         (d)      providing appropriate library space for all tape materials,
                  and providing, in connection therewith, appropriate security
                  facilities and personnel, and log in, log-out requirements and
                  using commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the theft,
                  pirating, unauthorized reception or exhibition, copying or
                  duplication of the Mastering Materials;

         (e)      producing and distributing appropriate scheduling materials;

         (f)      at the direction of CMI, providing all production and
                  post-production Services necessary to create Interstitials (to
                  the extent such Interstitials are not provided by CMI) and the
                  "look" of the Channel including, without limitation, design
                  and development of any logos, promotional material and other
                  "filler" material. CMI shall make available to Pramer any
                  trailers for programming included in the Channel and
                  Interstitials using the "Hallmark" name which CMI has rights
                  and access to for use by Pramer in preparing Interstitials and
                  other promotional materials for the Channel. CMI shall have
                  the right (but not the obligation) to provide Interstitials,
                  logos and other materials to Pramer which, at the direction of
                  CMI, shall be included in the Channel;

         (g)      integrating all Mastering Materials into the Transmission
                  Tapes for the Territory and delivering the Transmission Tapes
                  to the uplink point for transmission as provided herein to CMI
                  using Pramer's backhaul satellite capacity; and

         (h)      providing such other Services which CMI reasonably considers
                  to be necessary or advisable to produce the Channel in a first
                  class manner comparable to other general entertainment
                  programming Channels.

2.2      With the prior written consent of CMI, which shall not be unreasonably
         denied or insofar it is in accordance with standards provided in
         advance by CMI, Pramer may assign particular aspects of its Technical
         Services, subcontract, and/or utilize its suppliers or third parties in
         order to perform part of such Technical Services (current Pramer agents
         and suppliers to the extent previously discussed with and approved by
         CMI are considered to be "authorized").

2.3      Under this Services Agreement, Pramer will produce and assemble three
         different feeds of the Channel, one for Brazil, one for Mexico and one
         for Latin America, except Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, that shall
         be distributed from CMI's satellite capacity on PanamSat Pas-9 (the
         "CMI Transponder"). CMI will receive the feeds from Pramer's satellite
         capacity, encode them and uplink these feeds to the CMI Transponder for
         reception by the Affiliates in the Territory. CMI will be responsible
         for supplying the necessary decoders and other equipment needed by
         Affiliates in the Territory for reception of the Channel.

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For the purposes of this Agreement, a "first-class television Channel" refers,
at any given time, to the quality of the Channel as transmitted in 2002 by CMI.

2.4      In order to perform the Technical Services for CMI, Pramer shall:

         (a)      comply with all applicable Argentine laws, rules and
                  regulations with respect to the Technical Services provided
                  hereunder and, where it deems appropriate use its reasonable
                  efforts to challenge, seek and appeal concerning, protest or
                  seek exemption from any of the foregoing; and

         (b)      promptly handle complaints and requests regarding the
                  Technical Services from any governmental or regulatory
                  entities and notify CMI of any such complaint or request.

2.5      CMI shall have the right to review all Channel Programming,
         Interstitials, logos and other materials to be used as part of the
         Channel (other than that supplied by CMI and Commercials). All Channel
         Programming (other than that supplied by CMI and Commercials),
         Interstitials, logos, and promotional materials, shall be developed,
         created and included in the Channel in accordance with guidelines,
         style manuals and tool kits provided by CMI.

3.       SERVICE FEES/PAYMENT.

3.1      SERVICE FEE. As compensation for Pramer's performance of the Technical
         Services under this Agreement, including all costs incurred in
         connection with the Technical Services, CMI shall pay to Pramer the
         service fees set forth in the Exhibit A ("Service Fees"). Payments by
         CMI, shall be made within 15 days after the end of each month, to the
         following account (which may change from time to time as notified by
         Pramer);

         CITIBANK N.A., NEW YORK
         111 WALL STREET, 19TH FLOOR
         NEW YORK, N.Y. 10043 U.S.A.
         ABA #021000089
         SWIFT CODE: CITIUS33
         BENEFICIARY: PRAMER S.C.A.
         BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT: 36228824

3.2      INTEREST. All past due payments in respect of the Service Fee shall
         bear interest at the Interest Rate from the due date of such payment to
         and including the date on which payment is made to Pramer in full,
         including such interest accrued thereon.

3.3      TAXES. Except as provided below, all payments hereunder will be made
         free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any
         present or future taxes, value-added taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
         fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter
         imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing
         authority thereof on the amounts payable hereunder (but excluding, any
         tax imposed on or measured by the income of Pramer pursuant to the
         Argentinean laws such as the "Impuesto a las Ganancias" and "Impuesto a
         los Ingresos Brutos" taxes) and all interest, penalties or similar
         liabilities with respect thereto (collectively, "Taxes"). If any Taxes
         are so levied or imposed, CMI agrees to pay the full amount of such
         Taxes so that every payment of all amounts due hereunder, after
         withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be
         less than the amount provided for herein. CMI will reimburse Pramer
         upon its written request, for the amount of any Taxes or other amounts
         described above which are levied or imposed on and paid by Pramer with
         the approval of CMI. It is the parties position that no VAT or
         "Impuesto al Valor Agregado" tax is payable or need be withheld from
         the Service Fees and other payment hereunder since the results of the
         Services to be provided by Pramer will be "exported" to CMI in the
         United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if CMI is required to
         deduct or pay Tax with respect to any amounts payable to Pramer under
         this Agreement, then CMI shall provide to Pramer a certificate of
         deduction of tax so that Pramer can claim the relevant tax credit. If
         any Tax payable or

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         deductible from payments under this Agreement can be used as a tax
         credit against Pramer's income taxes in any jurisdiction, then CMI may
         make such payments after deduction of the Tax but shall increase the
         payments by a sufficient amount to compensate Pramer for the Tax being
         paid earlier than the underlying tax liability would have been payable,
         assuming that such an underlying liability arises in respect of the tax
         year in which the payment is made. In such case, at the time Pramer is
         able to effectively use and realize the benefits of the tax credit, the
         amount will be reimbursed or credited to CMI. If any Tax deductible
         from payments under this Agreement cannot be used as a Tax credit
         against Pramer's income tax or the amount of the Tax cannot otherwise
         be recovered by Pramer, then CMI shall increase the amount paid to such
         amount as shall result in the same net payment to Pramer. If CMI is
         required to increase the payment as described above, then Pramer agrees
         to co-operate at CMI's expenses in any actions reasonably required of
         CMI to enable CMI to attempt to recover the Tax. CMI will anticipate to
         Pramer any and all expenses in relation thereto. CMI shall not be
         obligated to provide a certificate of deduction of tax unless Pramer
         agrees to repay (or allow the deduction from CMI's payments to Pramer
         of) the amount of tax covered by such certificate once it is
         effectively credited or used by Pramer, however, Pramer agrees to use
         reasonable commercial efforts to take such tax credits where possible
         and pass the benefits of the credits on to CMI as provided herein.

4.       SUSPENSION OF PERFORMANCE

In addition to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, in the event CMI
defaults in the punctual payment of any Service Fee(s) and/or any other
amount(s) due by CMI to Pramer under this Agreement including interest thereon
(together with any and all reasonable expenses incurred by Pramer in enforcing
its rights in connection with the collection of any Service Fee(s) and related
amounts), and this default continues in effect after CMI has been provided with
written notice of default and thirty (30) days to cure such default. Pramer may
at its option, terminate this Agreement or suspend performance of its
obligations under Section 2 hereof without any liability whatsoever. If Pramer
elects to suspend such performance, the other provisions of this Agreement,
including the rights and the payment obligations provided for in said Section 3
above, shall remain in effect until such time as this Agreement is terminated.
Such suspension shall not be deemed a waiver of Pramer's rights hereunder,
including the right subsequently to terminate this Agreement.

5.       TERM AND TERMINATION.

5.1      The term of this Agreement shall commence on March 1st, 2003 and end on
         December 31, 2005 (the "Term"). The Term will be automatically renewed
         for a two (2)-year period thereafter, unless a prior notification to
         the contrary by any party is served upon the other at least 90 days in
         advance of the expiration of the original Term.

5.2      This agreement may be terminated by either party, in the event that the
         License Agreement is terminated for any reason.

5.3      TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. This Agreement may be terminated by CMI or
         Pramer in the event of (i) any material default in, or material breach
         of, any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by the other
         party, which default continues in effect after the defaulting party has
         been provided with written notice of default and sixty (60) days to
         cure such default; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary case or other
         proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with
         respect to any party or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or
         other similar law now or hereafter in effect, that authorizes the
         reorganization or liquidation of such party or its debt or the
         appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator custodian or other
         similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (iii)
         the consent of any of the party to any such relief or to the
         appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an
         involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or (iv) the
         making by any of the parties of a general assignment for the benefit of
         creditors; or any of the parties becoming insolvent; or any party
         taking any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing. In the
         event of any termination

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         this Agreement for any reason by either party, all information,
         documentation, Mastering Materials, Transmission Tapes and other
         materials relating to the Technical Services, Channel Programming,
         Interstitials, Commercials and operation of the Channel in the
         possession or control of Pramer, will be immediately returned to CMI.

6.       FORCE MAJEURE. None of the parties hereto shall be considered in
         default or liable for any delay or failure to perform any provision of
         this Agreement, if such delay or failure arises out of an Act of God,
         acts of public enemy, war, freight embargoes, quarantine restrictions,
         unusually severe weather conditions, fires, insurrection, riot or
         unavailability of material, utilities and fuel shortages, strikes, and
         other causes beyond the reasonable control of the party undergoing the
         force majeure conditions. The party who has been so affected shall
         promptly give written notice to the other parties and shall use its
         best efforts to resume performance. Upon receipt of such notice, all
         obligations under this Agreement, shall be immediately suspended for
         the duration of such force majeure conditions except for CMI's
         responsibility to make payments of accrued Channel Fee(s) and related
         amounts. If the Force Majeure continues for a period in excess of 15
         days, the party whose performance has not been affected may terminate
         this Agreement immediately without further liability.

7.       CONFIDENTIALITY. All reports and other proprietary data and material
         supplied by any party hereto that are labeled as "Confidential" are and
         shall remain the property of such party (the "Confidential
         Information"). The parties agree that the Confidential Information
         shall not be disclosed to anyone other than authorized personnel,
         experts and consultants of each party or as required by law or
         regulation, without the written consent of the party owning the
         Confidential Information.

8.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each one of the parties represents and
         warrants that:

         (a)      it is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
                  the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has
                  the power and lawful authority to own its assets and
                  properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. Such
                  party is duly licensed or qualified to do business and in good
                  standing in each jurisdiction, except where the failure to be
                  licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the
                  aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial
                  condition or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

         (b)      each party has or will, throughout the life of this Agreement,
                  obtain and maintain, in all material respects, all federal,
                  state and municipal authorizations or permissions necessary
                  for the performance and to comply, in all material respects,
                  with all governmental regulations regarding their respective
                  obligations under this Agreement. The parties will reasonably
                  cooperate with each other in obtaining and maintaining all
                  such authorizations or permissions and in complying with all
                  such regulations.

         (c)      this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such
                  party and, assuming the due execution and delivery by the
                  other parties hereto (which are not affiliates of such party),
                  constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such party,
                  enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) such
                  enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
                  reorganization or moratorium or other similar laws affecting
                  the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) the
                  availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable
                  principles of general applicability.

         (d)      the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation
                  of the transactions contemplated hereunder and the performance
                  by such party of this Agreement in accordance with its terms
                  and conditions will not conflict with or result in the breach
                  or violation of any of the terms or conditions of, or
                  constitute (or with notice or lapse of time or both would
                  constitute a default under, (i) the Certificate of
                  Incorporation, By-laws or documents analogous to the foregoing
                  documents of such party; (ii) any instrument, contract or
                  other agreement to which such party is a party or by or to
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                  or properties are bound or subject; or (iii) any statute or
                  any regulation, order, judgment or decree of any court or
                  governmental or regulatory body, except conflicts, breaches or
                  violations as to which requisite waivers or consents have been
                  obtained or which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
                  materially impair such party's ability to perform its
                  obligations under this Agreement or have a material adverse
                  effect on the financial positions of such party; and

         (e)      there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations
                  pending or, to the knowledge of such party or the affiliates
                  of such party, threatened against or affecting such party or
                  the affiliates of such party or their respective properties,
                  assets or businesses in any court or before or by any
                  governmental department, board, agency or instrumentality or
                  arbitrator which could, if adversely determined (or, in the
                  case of an investigation could lead to any action, suit or
                  proceeding, which if adversely determined) could reasonably be
                  expected to materially impair such party's ability to perform
                  its obligations under this Agreement or to have a material
                  adverse effect on the financial positions of such party; and
                  (ii) such party or the affiliates of such party are not in
                  default, under any applicable order, writ, injunction, decree,
                  permit, determination or award of any court, any governmental
                  department, board, agency or instrumentality or arbitrator
                  which could reasonably be expected to materially impair such
                  party's ability to perform its obligations under this
                  Agreement.

         (f)      That the materials (including Mastering Materials) and
                  services (including Technical Services) the respective party
                  supplies under this Agreement will be suitable and will
                  incorporate all necessary rights necessary for distribution of
                  the Channel as provided herein and in the License Agreement.

9.       INDEMNIFICATION

9.1      Pramer and CMI agree to indemnify and hold each other harmless from and
         against any and all direct losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint
         or several (and all actions in respect thereof), caused by, related to
         or arising out of (i) a material breach by any such party of its
         obligations hereunder, (ii) any claim made under any covenant, warranty
         or representation by such party to any third part, (iii) any materials
         or services provided by the indemnifying party, or (iv) any such
         party's bad faith or willful misconduct related to or arising out of
         this Agreement and prior to any termination hereof, and promptly upon
         demand thereof to reimburse the other party or parties entitled to be
         indemnified as applicable, for all reasonable expenses (including all
         interest, penalties, legal and other costs and expenses together with
         any Tax thereon) incurred by the said other indemnified party or
         indemnified parties in connection with pending or threatened litigation
         which the other indemnified party or indemnified parties is/are a
         party. The foregoing agreement shall be in addition to any rights that
         any indemnified party may have at common law or otherwise. These
         indemnification and expense reimbursement provisions are in addition to
         any liability which any such party might have to the other party or
         parties.

9.2      THIRD PARTY CLAIMS. Neither party makes any warranty, express or
         implied, to any Person or entity other than the other party or
         its/their permitted successor(s) or assignee(s) hereunder concerning
         performance of the Technical Services or the materials provided by that
         party as provided and the extent stated in this Agreement.

9.3      EQUITABLE RELIEF. To the extent permitted under applicable law, Pramer
         and CMI shall have the right to seek injunctive relief, if necessary,
         in order to prevent any of the other parties from willfully breaching
         its obligations under this Agreement or to compel such the other party
         to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

10.      MISCELLANEOUS.

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10.1     ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by any of the parties
         except with the other parties' prior written consent.

10.2     EXERCISE OF RIGHTS, WAIVER. The parties shall not by any act (except by
         a written instrument), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be
         deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or in any breach of
         any of the terms and conditions hereof. No failure to exercise, nor any
         delay in exercising, on the part of any of the parties, any right,
         power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No
         single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder
         shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof of the exercise of
         any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by a part of any right or
         remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to
         any right or remedy which a party would otherwise have on any future
         occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may
         be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights
         or remedies provided by law.

10.3     AMENDMENTS. This Agreement shall not be modified except by a writing
         signed by all parties hereto.

10.4     INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. The relationship of Pramer and CMI hereunder
         shall be that of independent contractors. Nothing herein shall be
         construed to constitute a partnership between or joint venture of
         Pramer and CMI nor shall either of them be deemed the agent of the
         other or have the right to bind the other in any way without the prior
         written consent of the other.

10.5     ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of
         the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are
         no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any party
         relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred
         to herein.

10.6     TRADEMARKS. CMI will authorize Pramer to use, to the fullest extent
         which may be necessary and permitted under CMI licenses with Hallmark
         Cards, Inc. or other third parties, any and all trademarks owned or
         licensed by CMI, and CMI created branding and intellectual property
         rights, which may be required for use in connection with the Technical
         Services, in accordance with standards provided by CMI.

10.7     CMI REPRESENTATIVES. CMI will appoint up to two representatives or
         employees (the "CMI Representatives") who will be available on Pramer
         premises for purposes of providing the necessary guidelines,
         consultation and approvals required from CMI.

10.8     GOVERNING LAW/SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. This Agreement will be
         governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
         the State of California, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
         govern under applicable California principles of conflicts of law. Each
         of the Parties will irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submit itself
         in any legal action or proceeding relating to the Agreement to the
         exclusive jurisdiction or for recognition and enforcement of any
         judgment in respect thereof to the no-exclusive general jurisdiction,
         of the courts of the State of California and appellate courts from any
         thereof; (ii) consent that any such action or proceeding may be brought
         in such courts and waive any objection that it may now or thereafter
         have to the venue of any such actions or proceeding was brought in an
         inconvenient court and agree not to plead or claim the same; (iii)
         agree that service or process in any such action or proceeding will be
         in accordance with the laws of the State of California; and (iv) waive
         in connection with any such action any and all rights to a jury trial.

10.9     NOTICES. Any notice, consent, authorization, approval or other
         communication required to be given under this Agreement must be in
         writing and sent via facsimile with a copy by certified mail (return
         receipt requested) or courier addressed to the other party at its
         address indicated below (or at such other address as may hereafter be
         given by such party). Notice shall be effective upon receipt of the
         facsimile transmission or hand delivery.

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         CMI:
                6430 South Fiddlers Green Circle
                Suite 500
                Greenwood Village, CO 80111
                Attn: Chief Executive Officer
                CC: Legal Department
                Facsimile: 303-221-3779

         Pramer:
                Bonpland 1745
                Buenos Aires (1414) Argentina
                Attention: General Manager
                Fax: (5411) 4778-6584

10.10    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all
         of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

10.11    SURVIVAL. All representations, warranties and indemnifications
         contained in this Agreement shall survive the signing, delivery and
         performance of this Agreement, any investigations made by or on behalf
         of any of the parties and the expiration of this Agreement.

10.12    HEADINGS. Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
         convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of
         this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY
EXECUTED AS OF THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN.

PRAMER S.C.A.

By: /s/ CLAUDIO A. BEVILAPAPUA                  By: /s/ MARCELO BOMBAU
    --------------------------                      -------------------
    AUTHORIZED OFFICER                              AUTHORIZED OFFICER
    CLAUDIO A. BEVILAPAPUA                          MARCELO BOMBAU
    ABODERADO                                       ATTORNEY IN FACT

LATIN AMERICA MEDIA DISTRIBUTION S.C.A.

By: /s/ CLAUDIO A. BEVILAPAPUA
    --------------------------
    AUTHORIZED OFFICER

CROWN MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, LLC

By: /s/ RUSSELL GIVENS
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    RUSSELL GIVENS
    PRESIDENT AND CEO

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                                   EXHIBIT A
                                  SERVICE FEES

AMOUNTS IN US DOLLARS

MONTHLY BASIS STARTING ON MARCH 2003

OPERATING EXPENSES

- SECTION 2.1. (a)
- SECTION 2.1. (c)
- SECTION 2.1. (d)
- SECTION 2.1. (e)
- SECTION 2.1. (g)

                                     $21,300

TRANSPONDER AND OPERATION

- SECTION 2.3.

                                     $35,000

PROMOTIONS AND INTERSTITIALS

- SECTION 2.1. (f)

                                     $26,000

                        SUB-TOTAL                $82,300
                        --------------------------------

SUBTITLE (ENGLISH-PORTUGUESE)

- SECTION 2.1. (b)                       $2.3 PER MINUTE

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                                                                   March 5, 2003

VISN Management Corp.
810 Twelfth Avenue South
Nashville, TN  37203
Attention: Wilford V. Bane

National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc.
74 Trinity Place
Suite 1550
New York, NY  10006
Attention: Ed Murray

Gentlemen:

This will confirm our agreement to further amend the Agreement between Odyssey
Holdings, LLC (now known as Crown Media United States, LLC, hereinafter "Crown")
and the National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc. ("NICC") dated as of November
13, 1998 (the "Programming Agreement"), which was previously amended by an
amendment dated as of February 22, 2001 between Crown, NICC and VISN Management
Corp. (the "Amendment"), as follows:

       1.     Paragraphs 1(c) and 2(b) of the Amendment provided for payment of
              license fees or production funding by Crown of up to $10,000,000
              per year for a Signature Series (the "Series"), co-produced by
              Crown and NICC. In view of the fact that production of the Series
              has not commenced in either 2002 or 2003 and accordingly NICC has
              not realized any "overhead fees" from the Series, Crown has agreed
              to pay NICC the sum of $3,000,000 in each of 2002 and 2003 to
              defer NICC's cost of maintaining its production operations during
              these years. As of the date of this Amendment, $3,750,000 of this
              amount has been paid. The remainder will be payable, upon receipt
              of invoice, in three installments of $750,000 each on April 1,
              2003, July 1, 2003 and October 1, 2003, provided that production
              of the Series has not commenced. Once production of the Series
              commences or the Programming Agreement or Amendment are terminated
              pursuant to their terms, Crown's obligation to make these payments
              will end and Crown will be entitled to recover the previous
              amounts paid pursuant to this paragraph from any future amounts
              payable by Crown or HEI to NICC or its affiliated companies under
              the license agreements or production budgets for the Series.

       2.     Under the Programming Agreement, NICC granted Crown certain
              exclusive broadcast rights to new programming produced pursuant to
              the Programming Agreement. These provisions in the Programming
              Agreement regarding exclusivity and license term (the "Program
              License Term") also governed programs produced pursuant to the
              Amendment. Notwithstanding the terms of the Programming Agreement,
              NICC and Crown have agreed that the period of Crown's exclusivity
              to the "non-dramatic" Holiday Specials described in Paragraph 1(d)
              of the Amendment will be determined as follows: At any time
              following the 60th day after the Hallmark Channel's initial
              telecast of a "non-dramatic" Holiday Special, NICC may submit a
              written request to Crown, asking that Crown waive its exclusivity
              to that Holiday Special. Crown will advise NICC within 15 days of
              receiving such request, whether it intends to rebroadcast the
              Special and, if so, the period during which Crown believes, in
              good faith, that it will need to retain its exclusivity to the
              Special. If Crown advises NICC that it wishes to retain
              exclusivity for a specified period, then Crown's rights to the
              Special will remain exclusive for that period and then following
              the specified period, will become non-exclusive for the remainder
              of the Program License Term. If Crown advises NICC that it does
              not require further exclusivity or does not respond within the 15
              day period, then Crown's rights to the Special will become
              non-exclusive for the remainder of the Program License Term.

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Except as amended herein, the terms of the Programming Agreement and Amendment
will remain in full force and effect.

Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing by countersignature where
provided below.

                                               Very truly yours,
                                               Crown Media United States, LLC

                                               By: /s/ DAVID J. EVANS
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Accepted and Agreed to
VISN Management Corp.

By:  /s/ WILFORD V. BANE, JR.
     ------------------------

National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc.

By:  /s/ EDWARD J. MURRAY
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