UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 1999



                             STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



                1-15015                                06-1461770
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        (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer Identification No.)



                     29 WEST 36TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10018
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (212) 548-9600



                                       NA
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








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ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

      On September 14, 1999, StarMedia Network, Inc.  ("StarMedia") acquired all
of the outstanding shares of common stock of Webcast Solutions, Inc. ("Webcast")
in a merger  transaction  pursuant to an Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization,
dated  as of  September  14,  1999  (the  "Agreement"),  by and  among  Webcast,
StarMedia and S Media Acquisition  Corp., a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
1.1 to this  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K.  Pursuant  to the  Agreement,  each
outstanding  share of  Webcast  common  stock  was  converted  into the right to
receive  .1084  share  of  StarMedia  common  stock.  The  merger  consideration
consisted  of an  aggregate  of  842,887  shares of  StarMedia's  common  stock.
Outstanding  options to purchase  Webcast stock were  converted  into options to
purchase an aggregate number of 100,806 shares of StarMedia common stock.































































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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a)         Financial statements of business acquired.

            Not applicable.

(b)         Pro-forma financial information.

            Not applicable.

(c)         Exhibits.

Attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current  Report on Form 8-K is the Agreement and
Plan of  Reorganization,  dated as of September 14, 1999, by and among  Webcast,
StarMedia and S Media Acquisition Corp.





























































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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  September 28, 1999          STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.
                                   (Registrant)



                                   By: /S/ JUSTIN K. MACEDONIA
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                                       Justin K. Macedonia
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel




























































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

       EXHIBIT NO.                  DESCRIPTION                    PAGE
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           1.1            Agreement and Plan of                      6
                          Reorganization, dated as of
                          September   14,  1999,  by  and
                          among Webcast Solutions,  Inc.,
                          StarMedia Network,  Inc., and S
                          Media Acquisition Corp.

































































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                                   EXHIBIT 1.1

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization









































































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