SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 23, 1998
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
@Entertainment, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-22877 06-1487156
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(State or Other Juris. of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Commercial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3585
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(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(860) 549-1674
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(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Item 5. Other Events.
On December 23, 1998, @Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release relating to a preliminary agreement with an institutional
investor for the proposed sale of $50,000,000 of redeemable preferred stock of
the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
Number Description
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99 Press Release of @Entertainment, Inc.
dated December 23, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
@Entertainment, Inc.
Date: December 23, 1998 By: /s/ DONALD MILLER-JONES
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By: Donald Miller-Jones
Its: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
99. Press Release of @Entertainment, Inc. dated December 23, 1998.
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