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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.47

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into by and between
Mike Sileck ("Employee") and USA Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and is effective October 12, 1999 (the "Effective Date").

          WHEREAS, Employee and USA Networks, a New York general partnership and
an affiliate of the Company ("Networks"), are parties to an Employment
Agreement, dated July __, 1999 and effective September 13, 1999 (the "Existing
Employment Agreement").

          WHEREAS, Employee and Networks desire to terminate the Existing
Employment Agreement, and the Company desires to establish its right to the
services of Employee, in the capacity described below, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, and Employee is willing to accept such
employment on such terms and conditions.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth, Employee and the Company have agreed and do hereby agree as follows:

1.   EMPLOYMENT. The Company agrees to employ Employee as Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Employee accepts and agrees to
such employment, effective as of the date on which the Board of Directors of the
Company or a Committee thereof approves such appointment. As Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, the Employee shall have
responsibility for the financial and administrative operations of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during Employee's employment with the Company,
Employee shall do and perform all services and acts necessary or advisable to
fulfill the duties and responsibilities as are commensurate and consistent with
Employee's position and shall render such services on the terms set forth
herein. During Employee's employment with the Company, Employee shall report
directly to the Vice Chairman of the Company or such person(s) as from time to
time may be designated by the Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Reporting
Officer"). Employee shall have such powers and duties with respect to the
Company as may reasonably be assigned to Employee by the Reporting Officer, to
the extent consistent with Employee's position and status. Employee agrees to
devote all of Employee's working time, attention and efforts to the Company and
to perform the duties of Employee's position in accordance with the Company's
policies as in effect from time to time. Employee's principal place of
employment shall be the Company's offices located in New York, New York.

2.   TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term ("Term") of this Agreement shall commence on
the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of two (2) years, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of the Terms
and Conditions attached hereto.

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3.   COMPENSATION.

     (a)  BASE SALARY. During the Term, the Company shall pay Employee an annual
base salary of $400,000 (the "Base Salary"), payable in equal biweekly
installments or in accordance with the Company's payroll practice as in effect
from time to time. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term "Base Salary"
shall refer to Base Salary as in effect from time to time.

     (b)  DISCRETIONARY BONUS. During the Term, Employee shall be eligible to
receive discretionary annual bonuses.

     (c)  STOCK OPTION. In consideration of Employee's entering into this
Agreement and as an inducement to join the Company, Employee shall be granted
under USA Networks, Inc.'s 1997 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the "Plan") a
non-qualified stock option (the "Option") to purchase an additional 37,500
shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.0l per share (the "Common
Stock"), subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company. The date of grant of the Option shall be the later of
(x) the Effective Date and (y) the date on which the grant is approved by such
Compensation Committee. The exercise price of the Option shall equal the last
reported sales price of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market (or such
other market on which the Common Stock is then traded) on the date preceding the
date of grant. Such Option shall vest and become exercisable in four equal
installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the
Effective Date, provided that the Option shall become 100% vested and
exercisable upon a Change in Control (as such term is defined in the Plan). The
Option shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (i) ten years from the date of
grant (the "Option Term") or (ii) except as otherwise provided in the Option
award agreement, 90 days following the termination of Employee's employment with
the Company for any reason. Other than acceleration of the Option following a
Change in Control, the Option shall not otherwise become vested and exercisable
as a result of the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement (or the
termination of Employee's employment with the Company) for any reason.

     (d)  BENEFITS. During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to participate
in any welfare, health and life insurance and pension benefit and incentive
programs as may be adopted from time to time by the Company on the same basis as
that provided to similarly situated employees of the Company. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Employee shall be entitled to the following
benefits:

          (i)  REIMBURSEMENT FOR BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Term, the Company
shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by
Employee in performing Employee's duties for the Company, on the same basis as
similarly situated employees and in accordance with the Company's policies as in
effect from time to time.

          (ii) RELOCATION EXPENSES. (A) Networks shall reimburse Employee for
all reasonable and necessary commission expenses incurred by Employee in
connection with the sale of his house in order to relocate to commence
employment with Networks, but in no event shall the amount reimbursed exceed 6%
of the sales price of such house.

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               (B)  Networks shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable and
necessary moving expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his relocation
in accordance with Networks' policies as in effect from time to time.

          (iii) VACATION. During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to such
number of weeks of paid vacation per year as are provided to similarly situated
employees of the Company in accordance with the plans, policies, programs and
practices of the Company.

          (iv) MEDICAL EXPENSES. Networks shall reimburse Employee for any
amounts paid by Employee to obtain medical benefits under COBRA during the
period between termination of Employee's employment immediately prior to
commencing employment with Networks and the date on which Employee commences
coverage under the medical benefits plan of Networks or the Company, whichever
occurs first.

4.   NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be given by first-class mail, certified or registered with
return receipt requested or hand delivery acknowledged in writing by the
recipient personally, and shall be deemed to have been duly given three days
after mailing or immediately upon duly acknowledged hand delivery to the
respective persons named below:

         If to the Company:             USA Networks, Inc.
                                        152 West 57th Street
                                        New York, New York  10019
                                        Attention:  General Counsel

         If to the Employee:            Mike Sileck
                                        5 Charles Court
                                        Chappaqua, New York 10514

Either party may change such party's address for notices by notice duly given
pursuant hereto.

5.   GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement and the legal relations thus
created between the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed under and
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference
to the principles of conflicts of laws. Any and all disputes between the parties
which may arise pursuant to this Agreement will be heard and determined before
an appropriate federal court in New York, or, if not maintainable therein, then
in an appropriate New York state court. The parties acknowledge that such courts
have jurisdiction to interpret and enforce the provisions of this Agreement, and
the parties consent to, and waive any and all objections that they may have as
to, personal jurisdiction and/or venue in such courts.

6.   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument. Employee expressly understands and
acknowledges that the Terms and Conditions attached hereto are incorporated
herein by reference, deemed a part of this Agreement

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and are binding and enforceable provisions of this Agreement. References to
"this Agreement" or the use of the term "hereof" shall refer to this Agreement
and the Terms and Conditions attached hereto, taken as a whole.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer and Employee has executed
and delivered this Agreement on November 2, 1999.

                                      USA NETWORKS, INC.

                                      By:
                                         ---------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:
                                                   -----------------------
                                                       MIKE SILECK

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                              TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT.

     (a)  DEATH. In the event Employee's employment hereunder is terminated by
reason of Employee's death, the Company shall pay Employee's designated
beneficiary or beneficiaries, within 30 days of Employee's death in a lump sum
in cash, Employee's Base Salary through the end of the month in which death
occurs and any Accrued Obligations (as defined in paragraph 1(f) below).

     (b)  DISABILITY. If, as a result of Employee's incapacity due to physical
or mental illness ("Disability"), Employee shall have been absent from the
full-time performance of Employee's duties with the Company for a period of four
consecutive months and, within 30 days after written notice is provided to
Employee by the Company (in accordance with Section 6 hereof), Employee shall
not have returned to the full-time performance of Employee's duties, Employee's
employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the Company for Disability.
During any period prior to such termination during which Employee is absent from
the full-time performance of Employee's duties with the Company due to
Disability, the Company shall continue to pay Employee's Base Salary at the rate
in effect at the commencement of such period of Disability, offset by any
amounts payable to Employee under any disability insurance plan or policy
provided by the Company. Upon termination of Employee's employment due to
Disability, the Company shall pay Employee within 30 days of such termination
(i) Employee's Base Salary through the end of the month in which termination
occurs in a lump sum in cash, offset by any amounts payable to Employee under
any disability insurance plan or policy provided by the Company; and (ii) any
Accrued Obligations (as defined in paragraph 1(f) below).

     (c)  TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate Employee's employment
under this Agreement for Cause at any time prior to the expiration of the Term.
As used herein, "Cause" shall mean: (i) the plea of guilty or nolo contendere
to, or conviction for, the commission of a felony offense by Employee; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that after indictment, the Company may suspend Employee from the
rendition of services, but without limiting or modifying in any other way the
Company's obligations under this Agreement; (ii) a material breach by Employee
of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company; (iii) a material breach by Employee of
any of the covenants made by Employee in Section 2 hereof; or (iv) the willful
or gross neglect by Employee of the material duties required by this Agreement.
In the event of Employee's termination for Cause, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligation by the Company, except for the payment of any Accrued
Obligations (as defined in paragraph 1(f) below).

     (d)  TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY OTHER THAN FOR DEATH, DISABILITY OR CAUSE.
If Employee's employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than
Employee's death or Disability or for Cause, then (i) the Company shall pay
Employee the Base Salary through the end of the Term over the course of the then
remaining

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Term; and (ii) the Company shall pay Employee within 30 days of the date of such
termination in a lump sum in cash any Accrued Obligations (as defined in
paragraph 1(f) below).

     (e)  MITIGATION; OFFSET. In the event of termination of Employee's
employment prior to the end of the Term, Employee shall use reasonable best
efforts to seek other employment and to take other reasonable actions to
mitigate the amounts payable under Section 1 hereof. If Employee obtains other
employment during the Term, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for
under Section 1 hereof which has been paid to Employee shall be refunded to the
Company by Employee in an amount equal to any compensation earned by Employee as
a result of employment with or services provided to another employer after the
date of Employee's termination of employment and prior to the otherwise
applicable expiration of the Term, and all future amounts payable by the Company
to Employee during the remainder of the Term shall be offset by the amount
earned by Employee from another employer. For purposes of this Section 1(e),
Employee shall have an obligation to inform the Company regarding Employee's
employment status following termination and during the period encompassing the
Term.

     (f)  ACCRUED OBLIGATIONS. As used in this Agreement, "Accrued Obligations"
shall mean the sum of (i) any portion of Employee's Base Salary through the date
of death or termination of employment for any reason, as the case may be, which
has not yet been paid; and (ii) any compensation previously earned but deferred
by Employee (together with any interest or earnings thereon) that has not yet
been paid.

     2.   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; NON-SOLICITATION; AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

     (a)  CONFIDENTIALITY. Employee acknowledges that while employed by the
Company Employee will occupy a position of trust and confidence. Employee shall
not, except as may be required to perform Employee's duties hereunder or as
required by applicable law, without limitation in time or until such information
shall have become public other than by Employee's unauthorized disclosure,
disclose to others or use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential
Information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
"Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates, and their clients and customers that is not
disclosed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for financial
reporting purposes and that was learned by Employee in the course of employment
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including (without
limitation) any proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, data, formulae,
information and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, and records
(including computer records) of the documents containing such Confidential
Information. Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is
specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company and its
subsidiaries or affiliates, and that such information gives the Company and its
subsidiaries or affiliates a competitive advantage. Employee agrees to deliver
or return to the Company, at the Company's request at any time or upon
termination or expiration of Employee's employment or as soon thereafter as
possible, all documents, computer tapes and disks, records, lists, data,
drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof)
furnished by the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates or prepared by
Employee in the course of Employee's employment by the Company and its
subsidiaries or affiliates. As used in this Agreement,

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"subsidiaries" and "affiliates" shall mean any company controlled by,
controlling or under common control with the Company.

     (b)  NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. Employee recognizes that he will
possess confidential information about other employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries or affiliates relating to their education, experience, skills,
abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with
suppliers to and customers of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Employee recognizes that the information he will possess about these other
employees is not generally known, is of substantial value to the Company and its
subsidiaries or affiliates in developing their respective businesses and in
securing and retaining customers, and will be acquired by Employee because of
Employee's business position with the Company. Employee agrees that, during the
Term (and for a period of 12 months beyond the expiration of the Term), Employee
will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit any employee of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for the purpose of being employed by
Employee or by any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other
entity on whose behalf Employee is acting as an agent, representative or
employee and that Employee will not convey any such confidential information or
trade secrets about other employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates to any other person except within the scope of Employee's duties
hereunder.

     (c)  PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; ASSIGNMENT. All Employee Developments shall be
made for hire by the Employee for the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates. "Employee Developments" means any idea, discovery, invention,
design, method, technique, improvement, enhancement, development, computer
program, machine, algorithm or other work or authorship that (i) relates to the
business or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates,
or (ii) results from or is suggested by any undertaking assigned to the Employee
or work performed by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, whether created alone or with others, during or
after working hours. All Confidential Information and all Employee Developments
shall remain the sole property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates. The Employee shall acquire no proprietary interest in any
Confidential Information or Employee Developments developed or acquired during
the Term. To the extent the Employee may, by operation of law or otherwise,
acquire any right, title or interest in or to any Confidential Information or
Employee Development, the Employee hereby assigns to the Company all such
proprietary rights. The Employee shall, both during and after the Term, upon the
Company's request, promptly execute and deliver to the Company all such
assignments, certificates and instruments, and shall promptly perform such other
acts, as the Company may from time to time in its discretion deem necessary or
desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, enforce or defend the
Company's rights in Confidential Information and Employee Developments.

     (d)  COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. During the Term, Employee
shall adhere to the policies and standards of professionalism set forth in the
Company's Policies and Procedures as they may exist from time to time.

     (e)  REMEDIES FOR BREACH. Employee expressly agrees and understands that
the remedy at law for any breach by Employee of this Section 2 will be
inadequate and that damages

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flowing from such breach are not usually susceptible to being measured in
monetary terms. Accordingly, it is acknowledged that upon Employee's violation
of any provision of this Section 2 the Company shall be entitled to obtain from
any court of competent jurisdiction immediate injunctive relief and obtain a
temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach as well as an
equitable accounting of all profits or benefits arising out of such violation.
Nothing in this Section 2 shall be deemed to limit the Company's remedies at law
or in equity for any breach by Employee of any of the provisions of this Section
2, which may be pursued by or available to the Company.

     (f)  SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations contained in this Section 2
shall, to the extent provided in this Section 2, survive the termination or
expiration of Employee's employment with the Company and, as applicable, shall
be fully enforceable thereafter in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that any
restriction in this Section 2 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the intention
of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to
render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state.

3.   TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and terminates and supersedes any and all prior
agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the Existing Employment Agreement. Employee acknowledges and agrees that neither
the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has made, and is not making, and in
executing this Agreement, the Employee has not relied upon, any representations,
promises or inducements except to the extent the same is expressly set forth in
this Agreement. Employee hereby represents and warrants that by entering into
this Agreement, Employee will not rescind or otherwise breach an employment
agreement with Employee's current employer prior to the natural expiration date
of such agreement

4.   ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS. This Agreement is personal in its nature and none
of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the others, assign or
transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder, provided that,
in the event of the merger, consolidation, transfer, or sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other individual
or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall
discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of
the Company hereunder, and all references herein to the "Company" shall refer to
such successor.

5.   WITHHOLDING. The Company shall make such deductions and withhold such
amounts from each payment and benefit made or provided to Employee hereunder, as
may be required from time to time by applicable law, governmental regulation or
order.

6.   HEADING REFERENCES. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein
for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Agreement for any other purpose. References to "this Agreement" or the use of
the term "hereof" shall refer to these Terms and Conditions and the Employment
Agreement attached hereto, taken as a whole.

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7.   WAIVER; MODIFICATION. Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of
the terms, covenants, or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such
term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of, or
failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right or power hereunder at
any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or
power at any other time or times. This Agreement shall not be modified in any
respect except by a writing executed by each party hereto. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, neither the assignment of Employee to a
different Reporting Officer due to a reorganization or an internal restructuring
of the Company or its affiliated companies nor a change in the title of the
Reporting Officer shall constitute a modification or a breach of this Agreement.

8.   SEVERABILITY. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any law or
public policy, only the portions of this Agreement that violate such law or
public policy shall be stricken. All portions of this Agreement that do not
violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect.
Further, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement shall modify the
stricken terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the
intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

9.   INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless for
acts and omissions in Employee's capacity as an officer, director or employee of
the Company to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
shall indemnify Employee for any losses incurred by Employee as a result of acts
described in Section 1(c) of this Agreement.

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

Date: November 2, 1999

                             USA NETWORKS, INC.

                             By:    /s/ Thomas J. Kuhn
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                                    Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                    and Secretary

                             /s/ Mike Sileck
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                                               MIKE SILECK

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.48

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                  THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into by and
between Barry Baker ("Executive") and USA Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and is effective February 19, 1999 (the "Effective Date").

                  WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish its right to the
services of Executive, in the capacity described below, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, and Executive is willing to accept such
employment on such terms and conditions.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements
hereinafter set forth, Executive and the Company have agreed and do hereby agree
as follows:

                  1.   EMPLOYMENT.

                  (a)  DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. During the Term (as defined in
Section 2 below), the Company agrees to employ Executive as President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company, and Executive accepts and agrees to such
employment. During the Executive's employment, Executive shall be a member of
the Board of Directors of the Company, Ticketmaster Online-City Search Inc.
("TMCS"), and any other subsidiary of the Company whose shares are publicly
traded. Executive shall resign from each of such board memberships upon his
termination of employment. During the Executive's employment, Executive shall
also serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company. Except as may be provided herein, Executive agrees to devote all of
his working time, attention and duties to the business of the Company. Under the
direction of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Executive
shall be responsible for the business, affairs, properties and operations of all
operating units of the Company other than publicly-traded subsidiaries,
including operating units acquired after the Effective Date that are consistent
in size and scope with the Company's existing operating units for which
Executive will be responsible, except with respect to such operating units where
by prior contractual obligations such units need not report to Baker, and such
other business and affairs as the parties may mutually agree. The Company's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer shall reasonably attempt in good faith to
eliminate such prior contractual obligations by modifying such contracts.
Executive shall have general executive charge, management and control over such
operating units which will report to Executive, with all such powers and
authority with respect to such business, affairs, properties and operations as
may be reasonably incident to such duties and responsibilities; PROVIDED, that
Executive shall not be responsible for any corporate functions for any such unit
other than public relations and administration. During Executive's employment
with the Company, Executive shall report directly to the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Executive shall have such powers and duties
with respect to the Company as may reasonably be assigned to him by the Board or
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to the extent consistent with his
position and status as set forth above. Executive's principal place of
employment shall be the Company's offices in New York City.

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                  (b)  OTHER ACTIVITIES. It shall not be a violation of this
Agreement for Executive to (a) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or
committees, (b) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at
educational institutions and (c) manage personal investments, so long as in the
case of (a), (b) and (c) above such activities do not significantly interfere
with the performance of Executive's responsibilities as an employee of the
Company in accordance with this Agreement. In addition, it shall not be a
violation of this Agreement for Executive to maintain an investment, with
minimal time and involvement, in the management of certain radio and television
broadcasting properties which may be acquired by Executive pursuant to certain
agreements with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and its affiliates, so long as
such investments do not interfere with his obligations hereunder. If the
ownership of such broadcasting properties prevents the Company from owning
broadcast stations or properties in such broadcast markets, Executive agrees to
take such action as is reasonably necessary (including transferral of his
ownership of such properties) to remove such impediment to the ownership of
broadcast stations or properties by the Company. During the Term, Executive will
comply with the Company's Code of Conduct, except as specifically contemplated
by this Agreement.

                  2.   TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term ("Term") of this Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of five
years, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4
hereof. The Company acknowledges that although Executive is a part-time employee
as of the Effective Date (and has been a part-time employee of the Company since
February 8, 1999), he shall not be obligated to begin work full-time for the
Company until a date selected by Executive, but in no event later than March 29,
1999. The Company and Executive agree to negotiate in good faith an extension of
the Term commencing one year prior to the expiration of the Term; PROVIDED, that
nothing herein shall require either party to continue the employment
relationship following the end of the Term. If the Company and Executive are
unable to reach agreement upon an extension of the Term by six months prior to
the expiration of the Term, Executive shall be permitted to spend a reasonable
portion of his working time pursuing other employment opportunities, provided
that such employment shall not commence until after expiration of the Term.

                  3.   COMPENSATION.

                  (a)  BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Executive an annual
base salary at the rate of $750,000 per year (the "Base Salary"), payable in
equal biweekly installments or at such other time or times as Executive and the
Company shall agree. The Company may, at any time, in the discretion of the
Board, increase, but not decrease, Executive's Base Salary. For all purposes
under this Agreement, the term "Base Salary" shall refer to Base Salary,
including increases made from time to time.

                  (b)  BONUS. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible for
an annual bonus opportunity based on the achievement of reasonable performance
goals established in accordance with the Company's existing practices for peer
executives. Executive may participate in any Company plan applicable to peer
corporate executives that permits deferred payment of all or a

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portion of such annual bonus, including any arrangement to purchase shares of
the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock")
at a discount. Executive shall be eligible to participate in all other annual
incentive bonus plans or programs (including, without limitation, any profit
sharing or similar bonus programs or arrangements of the Company in effect from
time to time) maintained by the Company and applicable to peer corporate
executives of the Company, on a basis no less favorable than that provided to
peer corporate executives of the Company.

                  (c)  STOCK OPTIONS. Upon Executive becoming a part-time
employee of the Company on February 8, 1999 (the "Grant Date"), the Company
granted to Executive, pursuant to the terms of the HSN, Inc. 1997 Stock and
Annual Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") non-qualified stock options (the
"Options") to purchase 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock. The exercise price of
the Options shall equal to $37.5625 per share. Such Options shall vest and
become exercisable in four equal installments on the anniversary of the Grant
Date in each of 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, provided that the Options shall
become 100% vested and exercisable upon a Change in Control (as such term is
defined below in Section 4(d)); and the Options shall expire ten years from the
Grant Date (the "Option Term"). The Options shall be transferrable by Executive
only to Executive's immediate family members, or certain entities that are owned
by Executive and/or Executive's immediate family members, as provided in the
option agreement, which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A. In addition, Executive shall be eligible for additional grants of
stock options on an annual basis consistent with the Company's practices and
commensurate with Executive's position and responsibilities.

                  (d)  RESTRICTED STOCK. Upon the date this Agreement is
executed, Executive shall be granted, pursuant to the terms of the Incentive
Plan, 125,000 restricted shares of Common Stock (the "Restricted Stock"). The
Restricted Stock shall vest and the restrictions shall lapse with respect to 60%
of the shares on the anniversary of the Effective Date in 2002, and an
additional 20% of the shares on the anniversary of the Effective Date in each of
2003 and 2004, provided that the Restricted Stock shall become 100% vested and
all restrictions shall lapse upon a Change in Control. Prior to vesting, the
Restricted Stock shall be transferrable by Executive only to Executive's
immediate family members, or entities that are owned by Executive's immediate
family members, as provided in the option agreement. The Restricted Stock shall
be evidenced by a restricted stock award agreement, which shall be in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

                  (e)  FRINGE BENEFITS. During the Term, Executive shall be
entitled to participate in any fringe, welfare, health and life insurance and
pension benefit and incentive programs (including excise tax reimbursement
payments) as may be adopted from time to time by the Company on the same basis
as that provided generally to peer corporate executives of the Company. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to the
following benefits:

                  (i) Car Allowance. During the first year of the Term, the
         Company shall provide Executive with a car allowance to cover the cost
         of purchasing or leasing a suitable vehicle

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          and the cost of insuring and maintaining such vehicle in the aggregate
          amount of $500 per month. During the entire Term, the Company shall
          pay for reasonable costs for parking Executive's vehicle in a garage
          in New York City in close proximity to the Company's offices.

                   (ii) Computer, etc. The Company will provide Executive with a
          home facsimile machine, a lap-top computer and a cellular phone for
          home and travel use during the Term.

                  (iii) Reimbursement for Business Expenses. During the Term,
          the Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and necessary
          expenses incurred by Executive in performing his duties for the
          Company, including, without limitation, first class hotel and travel
          accommodations on all commercial carriers for travel related to the
          business of the Company and entertainment expenses consistent with
          Executive's position in the Company. In the event that, in the good
          faith determination of Executive, the Company does not provide
          Executive with reasonable access to Company-leased airplanes in
          connection with travel for multi-destination business trips or any
          other destination for which non-stop service is not available from
          Executive's point of immediate departure, Executive shall thereafter
          be entitled to lease or designate a company (including a company
          affiliated with Executive) to lease to the Company an aircraft;
          PROVIDED, that the charter rates shall be consistent with the rates
          generally applicable for the aircraft leased by Executive, and the
          Company and Executive shall reasonably and mutually agree to the size
          and type of aircraft to be leased for a particular itinerary.

                  (iv) Vacation and Sick Leave. During the Term, Executive shall
          be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per year, or such longer
          period as may be provided by the Company, in accordance with the
          plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company applicable to
          peer corporate executives of the Company generally. Executive shall be
          eligible for sick leave in accordance with the Company's most
          favorable practices generally applicable for executives.

                  (v) Office and Support Staff. During the Term, Executive shall
          be entitled to an office in New York City and such appropriate
          secretarial and administrative assistants consistent with the
          Company's practices for peer corporate executives.

                  (vi) Relocation Expenses. In connection with Executive's
          relocation to New York, the Company shall engage an executive
          relocation service, through which the Company shall purchase
          Executive's home for its appraised value. The Company shall also pay
          the broker's commission on the sale of Executive's home, temporary
          living expenses up to 180 days, the packing, shipping, and unpacking
          of Executive's household goods, including up to two cars, from current
          home to new home, and four house-hunting trips. The Company will also
          pay all normal and customary closing costs for Executive's new and old
          homes. Normal and customary closing costs include but are not limited
          to: legal fees, stamp taxes, transfer taxes, inspections, loan
          application fees, engineering survey, title company fees, brokerage
          commissions and moving expenses. The Company shall also reimburse
          Executive

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          for any taxes imposed upon Executive with respect to the reimbursed
          expenses.

                  (vii) Disability and Life Insurance. Executive shall be
          entitled to (A) coverage under a disability insurance arrangement
          providing for payments of 60% of Executive's Base Salary in the event
          of his disability and continuing until the earlier of his recovery
          from such disability or attainment of age 65 and (B) life insurance
          coverage equal to $11,000,000, in each case without any cost to
          Executive; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Executive shall be entitled to
          designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such life insurance only
          with respect to 50% of the proceeds of such life insurance, and the
          Company shall be entitled to the balance of such proceeds.

                  4.   TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE'S EMPLOYMENT.

                  (a)  DEATH. In the event Executive's employment hereunder is
terminated by reason of Executive's death, the Company shall pay Executive's
designated beneficiary or beneficiaries all amounts otherwise payable to
Executive pursuant to Section 4(d).

                  (b)  DISABILITY. If, as a result of Executive's incapacity
due to physical or mental illness ("Disability"), Executive shall have been
absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for a
period of six consecutive months and, within 30 days after written notice is
provided to him by the Company, he shall not have returned to the full-time
performance of his duties, Executive's employment under this Agreement may be
terminated by the Company or Executive for Disability. During any period prior
to such termination during which Executive is absent from the full-time
performance of his duties with the Company due to Disability, the Company shall
continue to pay Executive his Base Salary at the rate in effect at the
commencement of such period of Disability, offset by any amounts payable to
Executive under any disability insurance plan or policy provided by the Company.
Upon termination of Executive's employment for Disability, the Company shall pay
Executive the amounts provided in Section 4(d).

                  (c)  TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate
Executive's employment under this Agreement for Cause on 60 days written notice
prior to expiration of the Term. As used herein, "Cause" shall mean: (i) during
the Term, Executive's conviction or plea of guilty in a court of law of a
felony; (ii) during the Term, Executive's willful gross misconduct or gross
neglect of duties, but in no event shall an action constitute Cause pursuant to
this clause (ii) if Executive believed in good faith that such action or failure
to act was in the best interest of the Company or (iii) a material breach of a
fiduciary duty owed to the Company which is materially injurious to the Company;
provided however, that Executive's employment may not be terminated for Cause
under clause (ii) or (iii) unless Executive shall have first received written
notice from the Board advising him of the specific acts or omissions alleged to
constitute a breach of duty of a failure or refusal to perform his duties, and
such failure or refusal to perform his duties continues after Executive shall
have had a reasonable opportunity to correct the acts or omissions cited in such
notice. In no event shall the alleged mediocre or poor performance of Executive
in his duties hereunder be deemed grounds for termination of his employment for
Cause. Upon a termination for Cause, all of Executive's obligations under this
Agreement (other than under Section 5) shall

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terminate. In the event of termination for Cause, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligation by the Company, except for (a) its Accrued
Obligations, as defined below, (b) its obligations under Section 5, (c) its
obligations with respect to vested Stock Options, which vested Stock Options
shall remain exercisable for not less than one year, and (d) its obligations
under Section 14.

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                  (d)  TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE OR BY
EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON. If Executive's employment is terminated by the
Company for any reason other than for Cause, including Executive's death or
Disability, or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined
below), then (i) the Company shall pay Executive, within 30 days of the date of
such termination, a lump sum cash payment equal to the sum of (A) his Base
Salary, unreduced, through the day on which the Term would have ended (as
extended, if theretofore extended) if not terminated pursuant to this Section 4
(the "Cutoff Date"), and (B) the average of the last two years' bonuses paid to
Executive (unless termination occurs prior to any bonuses being paid to
Executive in which event such average shall be deemed to be 150% of Base
Salary), multiplied by the number of whole and partial years (rounded to the
nearest 100th (.01)) remaining until the Cutoff Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
Executive's employment terminates due to death or Disability, the lump sum cash
payment pursuant to this clause (i) shall be equal to the Base Salary Executive
would have earned through the end of the fiscal year in which the death or
Disability occurs; (ii) the Options shall immediately vest and any then
outstanding Options held by Executive shall remain exercisable until the later
of the Cutoff Date or two years from the date of termination; (iii) the
Restricted Stock shall immediately vest and all restrictions shall lapse; (iv)
the Company shall maintain until the Cutoff Date, at its expense (provided that
Executive continues to make all required employee contributions), all insurance
coverages and medical and health benefits in respect of Executive and his family
that shall have been in effect with respect to Executive and his immediate
family immediately prior to the termination of Executive's employment; PROVIDED,
that this clause (iv) shall not apply if Executive's employment terminates due
to death or Disability; and (v) the Company shall pay Executive within 30 days
of the date of such termination in a lump sum cash payment any Accrued
Obligations (as defined in subparagraph 4(f) below). The amounts payable under
clause (i) above shall be discounted from the dates they would otherwise have
been paid had Executive's employment not terminated at a discount rate of 5% per
annum. Furthermore, the Company's obligations (i) under Section 5, (ii) with
respect to vested Stock Options, which vested Stock Options shall remain
exercisable until the later of the Cutoff Date or two years from the date of
termination, and (iii) under Section 14 shall remain in full force and effect.
As used herein, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following
without the written consent of Executive: (i) Executive is not elected (and
continued) as a director of the Company, TMCS, or any other publicly-traded
subsidiary, or as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, or
Executive shall be removed from such Board or office, (ii) the Company's
material breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement; (iii) any material
adverse alteration in Executive's title, position, status, duties, level of
reporting or responsibilities with the Company; (iv) any relocation of
Executive's office outside of the New York metropolitan area; or (v) the
occurrence of a Change in Control, as defined in the Incentive Plan. For an
event to constitute Good Reason hereunder, Executive must provide notice of
termination to the Company within 180 days of his knowledge of such event. No
termination for Good Reason shall be effective unless Executive gives at least
10 days prior written notice of the particular act or failure to act that
constitutes the grounds for such termination and the Company fails, within such
period, to cure such act or failure to act.

                  (e)  NO MITIGATION. In no event shall Executive be required
to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the
amounts payable under Section 4

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hereof; PROVIDED, that if Executive obtains other employment during the Term,
the amount of any payment provided to Executive pursuant to Section 4 hereof in
the form of Common Stock or Options (or the vesting of Restricted Stock or
Options) shall be refunded to the Company by Executive to the extent of any
compensation paid in the form of stock, stock options or other equity-based
compensation (including any profit-sharing payments), earned by Executive as a
result of employment with or services provided to another employer after the
date of Executive's termination of employment and prior to the Cutoff Date. In
no event will Executive be obligated to refund any cash compensation paid
pursuant to this Section 4 as a result of this Section 4(e). The Company may
also offset any amounts owed to Executive under Section 4 by any claim or right
the Company may have against Executive.

                  (f)  ACCRUED OBLIGATIONS. As used in this Agreement, "Accrued
Obligations" shall mean the sum of (i) any portion of Executive's Base Salary
through the date of death, Disability or termination, as the case may be, which
has not yet been paid; (ii) any compensation previously deferred by Executive
(together with any interest or earnings thereon) that has not yet been paid; and
(iii) any earned but unpaid bonuses or other earned but unpaid incentive
compensation as of the date of death, Disability or termination, as the case may
be.

                  5.   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a)  CONFIDENTIALITY. Executive acknowledges that in his
employment hereunder he will occupy a position of trust and confidence.
Executive shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder
or as required by applicable law, without limitation in time or until such
information shall have become public other than by Executive's unauthorized
disclosure, disclose to others or use, whether directly or indirectly, any
Confidential Information regarding the Company or any of its respective
subsidiaries. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the
Company or any of its respective subsidiaries, and their respective clients and
customers that is not disclosed by the Company or any of its respective
subsidiaries for financial reporting purposes and that was learned by Executive
in the course of his employment by the Company or any of its respective
subsidiaries, including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, trade
secrets, data, formulae, information and client and customer lists and all
papers, resumes, and records (including computer records) of the documents
containing such Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that such
Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to
the Company and its respective subsidiaries, and that such information gives the
Company and its respective subsidiaries a competitive advantage. Executive
agrees to deliver or return to the Company, at the Company's request at any time
or upon termination or expiration of his employment or as soon thereafter as
possible, all documents, computer tapes and disks, records, lists, data,
drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof)
furnished by the Company and its respective subsidiaries or prepared by
Executive in the course of his employment by the Company and its respective
subsidiaries.

                  (b)  NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. Executive recognizes that
he will possess confidential information about other employees of the Company
and its respective subsidiaries relating to their education, experience, skills,
abilities, compensation and benefits, and

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inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of the Company and
its respective subsidiaries. Executive recognizes that the information he will
possess about these other employees is not generally known, is of substantial
value to the Company and its respective subsidiaries in developing their
respective businesses and in securing and retaining customers, and will be
acquired by him because of his business position with the Company. Executive
agrees that, during the Term (and for a period of 12 months beyond the
expiration of the Term), he will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit
any employee of the Company or any of its respective subsidiaries for the
purpose of being employed by him or by any business, individual, partnership,
firm, corporation or other entity on whose behalf he is acting as an agent,
representative or employee and that he will not convey any such confidential
information or trade secrets about other employees of the Company or any of its
respective subsidiaries to any other person except within the scope of
Executive's duties hereunder.

                  (c)  SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations contained in
this Section 5 shall, to the extent provided in this Section 5, survive the
termination or expiration of Executive's employment with the Company and, as
applicable, shall be fully enforceable thereafter in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in
any state that any restriction in this Section 5 is excessive in duration or
scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is
the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by
the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of
that state.

                  6.   NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by first-class mail, certified
or registered with return receipt requested or hand delivery acknowledged in
writing by the recipient personally, and shall be deemed to have been duly given
three days after mailing or immediately upon duly acknowledged hand delivery to
the respective persons named below:

        If to the Company:                 USA Networks, Inc.
                                           152 West 57th Street
                                           New York, New York 10019
                                           Attention: Office of the Chairman

        If to Executive:                   Barry Baker
                                           -----------
                                           -----------

                                           With a copy to:

                                           Andrew M. Baker, Esq.
                                           Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
                                           2001 Ross Avenue
                                           Dallas, Texas 75201

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Either party may change such party's address for notices by notice duly given
pursuant hereto.

                  7.   TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and terminates and
supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings among the parties
with respect to Executive's employment and compensation by the Company. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that neither Executive nor anyone acting on his
behalf has made, and is not making, and in executing this Agreement, the Company
has not relied upon, any representations, promises or inducements except to the
extent the same is expressly set forth in this Agreement.

                  8.   ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS. This Agreement is personal in its
nature and none of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the others,
assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder,
provided that, in the event of the merger, consolidation, transfer, or sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other
individual or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall
discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of
the Company hereunder, and all references herein to the "Company" shall refer to
such successor.

                  9.   GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the legal relations
thus created between the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed under
and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

                  10.  WITHHOLDING.  The Company shall make such deductions
and withhold such amounts from each payment made to Executive hereunder as may
be required from time to time by law, governmental regulation or order.

                  11.  HEADINGS.  Section headings in this Agreement are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

                  12.  WAIVER; MODIFICATION. Failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions hereof shall not be
deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or
relinquishment of, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right
or power hereunder at any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment
of such right or power at any other time or times. This Agreement shall not be
modified in any respect except by a writing executed by each party hereto.

                  13.  SEVERABILITY. In the event that a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of
any law or public policy, only the portions of this Agreement that violate such
law or public policy shall be stricken. All portions of this Agreement that do
not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and
effect. Further, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement shall
modify the stricken terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as
possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

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                  14.  INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify and hold
Executive harmless from any liability, damage, cost or expense (including
reasonable attorneys fees) resulting from acts and omissions in his capacity as
an officer, director or employee of the Company, or as a result of his being or
having been an officer, director or employee of the Company or any subsidiary or
affiliate of the Company, or as a result of his serving or having served at the
request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, business organization,
enterprise or other entity, including service with respect to employee benefit
plans, to the maximum extent permitted under Delaware law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that neither the Company, nor any of its respective subsidiaries shall indemnify
Executive for any losses incurred by Executive as a result of acts described in
Section 4(c) of this Agreement.

                  15.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

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                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this Agreement to
be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer and Executive has
executed and delivered this Agreement on February 19, 1999.

                                             USA NETWORKS, INC.

                                                      /s/ MICHAEL DURNEY
                                                      --------------------------

                                             By:      Michael Durney
                                                      VP and Controller

                                             BARRY BAKER

                                                      /s/ BARRY BAKER
                                                      --------------------------

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