EXHIBIT 10.12 @Entertainment Inc. One Commercial Plaza 24th Floor Hartford CT 06103 PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 1999 March 1, 1999 Mr. Przemyslaw Szmyt Ul. Orzechowa # 3 05-B30 Nadarzyn POLAND Dear Przemyslaw: As agreed, below please find amendments to the agreement signed between you and Poland Communications, Inc. on February 7, 1997 (as subsequently amended and assigned to @Entertainment, Inc.). Section 1A. shall read as follows: Your engagement with the Company shall be for a five- (5) year period, commencing February 7, 1997. Section 1B. shall read as follows: You shall hold the position of Senior Vice President Business Development and General Counsel. Section 1D. shall read as follows: You shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. Section 11A, second sentence, shall read as follows: The Company may terminate this Agreement upon six (6) months notice at any time during the term. The foregoing amendments are effective as of January 1, 1999. Best regards, By: /S/ ROBERT E. FOWLER, III -------------------------- Robert E. Fowler, III Chief Executive Officer