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): October 22, 2008
CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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BERMUDA
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0-24796
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98-0438382
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation and organisation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Clarendon
House, Church Street, Hamilton
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HM
11 Bermuda
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (441) 296-1431
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On
October 22, 2008, the Board of Directors of Central European Media Enterprises
Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Duco Sickinghe, Chief Executive Officer of
Telenet, the Belgian cable, broadband and telephony services provider, to the
Board of Directors.
On
October 22, 2008 the Board of Directors also reappointed Mr. Frank Ehmer of Apax
Partners to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ehmer served as a Director of the
Company from September 1, 2006 until August 30, 2007 pursuant to a partnership
agreement between our controlling shareholder and a fund affiliated with Apax
Partners. As reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
August 30, 2007, Mr. Ehmer resigned in order to ensure that the Company had a
majority of independent directors pursuant to Nasdaq requirements, with the
understanding that he would be reappointed to the Board of Directors once an
additional independent director was appointed.
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have duly caused
this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
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Date:
October 28, 2008
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/s/ Wallace Macmillan
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Wallace
Macmillan
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Chief
Financial Officer
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