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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                               THIRD AMENDMENT TO
                   OUTSIDE DIRECTORS' 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN

     THIS THIRD AMENDMENT to the Outside Directors' 1996 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") of College Television Network, Inc. (the "Company") (formerly known as
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Laser Video Network, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (this "Amendment") is made
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effective as of the 13th day of May, 1999 (the "Effective Date").  All
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capitalized terms in this Amendment have the meaning ascribed to such terms in
the Plan, unless otherwise stated herein.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company desires to amend the Plan to
adjust the exercise price of options granted thereunder.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises
contained herein, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

          4.  Section 6(a) of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting Section
6(a) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

          "The exercise price per share of Common Stock under each option shall
          be determined by the Executive Committee of the Company in its sole
          discretion."

          5.  Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Plan shall
remain in full force and effect as prior to this Amendment.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed as
of the Effective Date.

                                 COLLEGE TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.

                                 By: /s/ Jason Elkin
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                                     Jason Elkin
                                     Chief Executive Officer
ATTEST:

By: /s/ Patrick Doran
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16

                                   AMENDMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT ("Amendment"), effective as of July 30, 1999 ("Effective
Date"), by and between the College Television Network, Inc. ("CTN"), a Delaware
corporation with its principal place of  business at 5784 Lake Forrest Drive,
Suite 275, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, and Turner Private Networks, Inc., a Georgia
corporation with its principal place of business at One CNN Center, P.O. Box
105366, Atlanta, Georgia 30348-5366 ("Turner").  (CTN and Turner are
collectively referred to herein as the "Parties").

                              W I T N E S S E T H
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     WHEREAS, Turner and CTN are parties to a certain Agreement dated January 1,
1998 (the "Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, the parties wish to expand the relationship established under the
Agreement in certain respects as set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good a valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which the parties hereby acknowledge, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

     1.  Headline News Authorization.  Turner Private Networks, Inc. hereby
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authorizes CTN to downlink the CNN Headline News ("HLN") feed each school day
during the Fall and Spring semesters of the Term solely to retrieve the "Top
Stories" segments for use on the Network in exchange for the HLN License Fee set
forth below.  CTN will contract with (and be solely responsible for payments to)
Crawford Communications or another contractor reasonably acceptable to Turner to
downlink the HLN "Top Stories" segments in their entirety (excluding the HLN
open, anchor promos and any third party advertising).  CTN shall have no rights
whatsoever to use, distribute or exploit any other portion of HLN.  All news
stories contained within the HLN top Stories must run as is with no alteration
whatsoever.  CTN agrees to update HLN "Top Stories" throughout the day as
necessary to reflect current news events, with a minimum of four (4) updates per
day.  Furthermore, Turner, at its discretion, may request CTN to update Top
Stories more often in case of significant breaking news and CTN will provide
such updates as soon as possible upon request at CTN's sole cost.  Turner shall
have no responsibility or liability for any transmission or signal failure
associated with its distribution of HLN.

     2.  CTN Graphics Fee.  Turner will produce and provide the CTN "Top
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Stories" graphics (lens/cover, open and close) for a graphics fee of $5,500,
which amount shall be payable on delivery.  CTN shall package such original
graphics elements with the HLN "Top Stories" segments for distribution on the
Network.  Use of the CTN graphics on the Network is expressly conditioned on
Turner's receipt of payment therefore.

     3.  HLN License Fee.  In exchange for the HLN "Top Stories" rights granted
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to CTN hereunder, CTN hereby agrees to pay Turner an annual HLN License Fee of
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000), which annual amount shall be payable in
twelve (12) equal installments on the first date of each month ($6,250) during
the Term commencing on August 1, 1999.

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     4.  Term.  This Amendment and the rights granted herein shall run
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coterminously with the Agreement; however, Turner shall have the right to
terminate this Amendment and the rights granted herein at any time for any
reason upon thirty (30) days notice.  Said termination shall have no effect on
the Agreement.

     5.  Additional Terms.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with all other provisions set forth in the Agreement, except to the
extent of a conflict, in which event this Amendment shall control solely with
respect to such matters.

     6.  Definitions.  Any capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not
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defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

     7.  Ratification/Continuing Effect.  Except as expressly supplemented
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hereinabove, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified
by the parties and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with
their terms throughout the extended Term.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized
representatives to execute this Amendment as of the date first above written.

COLLEGE TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.           TURNER PRIVATE NETWORKS, INC.

By:    /s/ Jason Elkin                    By:    /s/ Debra Cooper
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Title: Chief Executive Officer            Title: Senior Vice President
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Date:  July 30, 1999                      Date:  July 30, 1999
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.29

                    FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to that certain Employment Agreement ("Original
Agreement") dated as of April 29, 1997 by and among College Television Network,
Inc. f/k/a UC Television Network Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
U-C Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Holdings") and
Jason Elkin ("Executive"); is made as of the 1st day of May, 1999 between the
Company and Executive.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

   WHEREAS, the Company desires to change the compensation of Executive and
Executive is willing to make such change, in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

   NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for ten dollars ($10.00) in hand paid by the
Company to Executive and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agrees
as follows:

   1. All defined terms in the Original Agreement shall have the same meaning
herein unless the context requires otherwise or unless redefined herein.

   2. Section 4(a) of the Original Agreement is amended by deleting the first
sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

          "During the Employment Period, effective as of May 1, 1999,
          Executive's base salary shall be Five Hundred Thirteen Thousand and
          No/100 Dollars ($513,000.00) per annum or such higher rate as the
          Board may designate from time to time (the "Base Salary"), which
          salary shall be payable in regular installments in accordance with the
          Company's general payroll practices.  The Base Salary shall be
          increased on an annual basis by at least ten percent (10%) over the
          Base Salary paid to Executive during the pervious year of the
          Employment Period, to be increased on each anniversary date of this
          Agreement."

   3. Subsequent to Section 4(d) of the Original Agreement the following shall
be inserted:

          "(e)  Executive will be granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of
          Common Stock of the Company on the anniversary date of the Employment
          Period, which is April 28.  The options will vest over three years,
          with immediate vesting upon a Sale of the Company.  The grant of such
          options is subject to the approval of the Board."

   4. Except as specifically amended herein, the Original Agreement shall remain
unchanged and unamended hereby.

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   IN WITNESS WHEREAS, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.

                                COLLEGE TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.

                                By: /s/  Patrick Doran
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                                Its:     Chief Financial Officer
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                                U-C HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

                                By: /s/  Daniel M. Gill
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                                Its:     General Manager
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                                /s/ Jason Elkin
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                                JASON ELKIN

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