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                                                                        FORM 8-K
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                                    UNITED STATES
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                 WASHINGTON, DC 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  reported)     April  15,  2002

                           USA VIDEO INTERACTIVE CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
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                  WYOMING          0-29651          06-15763-91
    (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission          (IRS Employer
       of incorporation          File Number)          Identification No.)
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               70 ESSEX STREET, MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT          06355
                    (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)
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                                 (800) 625-2200
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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ITEM  5.  OTHER  EVENTS  AND  REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE.

On  April  12,  2002  the  Registrant  announced that it has placed eight of its
twenty  employees  in  the  Connecticut  office  on  a  temporary  furlough.

ITEM  7.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS.

Exhibit  99.1     News  Release  dated  April  12,  2002.


                                   SIGNATURES

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  hereunto  duly  authorized.

     USA  VIDEO  INTERACTIVE  CORP.


Date  :     April  15,  2002          By  :     /s/  Anton  J.  Drescher
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               ANTON  J.  DRESCHER,
               CORPORATE  SECRETARY


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     USA  VIDEO  INTERACTIVE  CORP.  REDUCES                    OVERHEAD

APRIL  12, 2002 - MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT - Mr. Edwin Molina, President of USA Video
Interactive  Corp.  (OTCBB:  USVO;  CDNX:  US;  BSE/Frankfurt:  USF;
http://www.usvo.com/)  wishes  to  advise that it has placed eight of its twenty
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employees  in  the  Connecticut  office  on  a temporary furlough.  All of these
employees  are  on call, continue to be covered under the Company's benefit plan
and  are  available  on  a per diem basis to fulfil sales contracts as required.
This  cost  cutting  measure  is  being  done  to  reduce  the Company's current
overhead.

ABOUT  USA  VIDEO  INTERACTIVE
USVO  is  a developer and supplier of Internet media delivery services, systems,
and innovative end-to-end solutions.  The company has developed its StreamHQ(TM)
architecture  to  provide  a  wide  range of business customers with value-added
media delivery services.  StreamHQ(TM) facilitates the transmission of digitized
and  compressed  video  to  the  user's  desktop  via  multiple  modes that take
advantage  of  available  connectivity.  While  competitors  take  a
"one-size-fits-all"  streaming  approach,  StreamHQ(TM)  brings  unique  value
propositions  to  individual  vertical  markets  with  functionality  designed
specifically  for those markets.  Beyond high quality media delivery, USVO gives
its  customers  media  asset  management  tools  and  information  that  provide
accountability  and return on investment (ROI) for their streaming expenditures.
USVO has created Zmail, which uses StreamHQ(TM) to deliver rich media emails for
advertising,  marketing,  corporate  communications,  and  customer  service
applications.  USVO  holds  the  pioneering  patent for store-and-forward video,
filed  in  1990  and  issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
July  14,  1992;  it  has  been  cited by at least 145 other patents. USVO holds
similar patents in Germany, Canada, England, France, Spain, and Italy, and has a
similar  patent  pending  in  Japan.  For  more information, visit www.usvo.com.
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USA VIDEO INTERACTIVE Corporate Headquarters Office: 70 Essex Street; Mystic, CT
06355; (800) 625-2200; (860) 572-1560.  Canada Office: 837 West Hastings Street;
Suite  #507; Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3N6. Trading symbol on the OTCBB: USVO; Trading
symbol  on The Canadian Venture Exchange: US; Trading Symbol on the Berlin Stock
Exchange:  USF.  Standard & Poors Listed. CUSIP 902924208.  The Canadian Venture
Exchange  (CDNX)  has  not  reviewed  and does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release. For more information contact: Kevin Yorio,
860-572-1560;  info@usvo.com
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This  press  release may contain forward-looking statements.  Actual results may
differ  materially  from  those  projected  in  any  forward-looking  statement.
Investors  are  cautioned  that such forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainties,  which  may  cause actual results to differ from those described.