content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
  
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                                      FORM 8-K
  
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  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
            August 14, 2000                               0-14871
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       (Date of earliest report)                  (Commission File Number)
  
  
                               ML MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
             New York                                      13-3221085
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     (State or other jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or organization)        Identification Number)
  
  
  
         World Financial Center, South Tower, New York, New York 10080-6108
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                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
  
  
                                   (212) 236-6577
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                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                   Not Applicable
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  Item 5.   Other Events.
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  Registrant has not filed  quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
  June 30 and  September  29, 2000 with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
  ("SEC").  This Current Report explains why the Registrant has not made these SEC
  filings.
  
  The  sole  remaining  operating  investment  in  media  properties  held  by the
  Registrant is its 50% interest in the joint venture that owns  Century-ML  Cable
  Corp.  ("C-ML Cable") , which owns and operates two cable television  systems in
  Puerto Rico.  C-ML Cable is held by a 50-50 joint venture of the  Registrant and
  Adelphia Communications  Corporation,  including its subsidiaries  ("Adelphia").
  Under  the terms of the joint  venture  agreement,  Adelphia  has  managed  C-ML
  Cable's  operations;  as such,  Adelphia  has  been  responsible  for the  cable
  systems' financial reports and operating data.
  
  The Registrant's  Form 10-Qs for the second and third quarters have not yet been
  completed  because the  Registrant  has not yet received  what it believes to be
  complete  and  accurate  financial  information  from  Adelphia.   Although  the
  Registrant  has  received  material  purporting  to reflect the joint  venture's
  financial  results for the second and third  quarters,  the Registrant  believes
  that certain  financial data are not correctly stated and that inclusion of that
  information  in filings  with the SEC would be  misleading.  The  Registrant  is
  presently  discussing  these  matters with  Adelphia,  but it is  impossible  to
  predict when the issues will be resolved.  Although  the  Registrant  desires to
  prepare  and make  all SEC  filings  by  their  respective  filing  dates,  such
  financial  reports  cannot  be  filed  until  complete  and  accurate  financial
  information is obtained from Adelphia.  The Registrant  takes very seriously its
  obligation  to make complete and accurate  financial  reports to partners and to
  the SEC, and is pursuing the matter with Adelphia diligently.
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
  Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                         ML MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.
  
                                         By:  Media Management Partners,
                                                  General Partner
  
                                         By:  RP Media Management,
                                                  General Partner
  
                                         By:  IMP Media Management,
                                                  Inc.
  
  
  Dated December 21, 2000                By:  s/ Elizabeth McNey Yates
                                              ------------------------------------
                                              Elizabeth McNey Yates
                                              Vice President
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                           -------------------------------
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                           -------------------------------
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
            August 14, 2000                               0-14871
  ----------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
       (Date of earliest report)                  (Commission File Number)
  
                               ML MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             New York                                      13-3221085
  ----------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
     (State or other jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or organization)        Identification Number)
  
         World Financial Center, South Tower, New York, New York 10080-6108
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                   (212) 236-6577
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                   Not Applicable
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  Item 5.   Other Events.
            ------------
  
  Registrant has not filed  quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
  June 30 and  September  29, 2000 with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
  ("SEC").  This Current Report explains why the Registrant has not made these SEC
  filings.
  
  The  sole  remaining  operating  investment  in  media  properties  held  by the
  Registrant is its 50% interest in the joint venture that owns  Century-ML  Cable
  Corp.  ("C-ML Cable") , which owns and operates two cable television  systems in
  Puerto Rico.  C-ML Cable is held by a 50-50 joint venture of the  Registrant and
  Adelphia Communications  Corporation,  including its subsidiaries  ("Adelphia").
  Under  the terms of the joint  venture  agreement,  Adelphia  has  managed  C-ML
  Cable's  operations;  as such,  Adelphia  has  been  responsible  for the  cable
  systems' financial reports and operating data.
  
  The Registrant's  Form 10-Qs for the second and third quarters have not yet been
  completed  because the  Registrant  has not yet received  what it believes to be
  complete  and  accurate  financial  information  from  Adelphia.   Although  the
  Registrant  has  received  material  purporting  to reflect the joint  venture's
  financial  results for the second and third  quarters,  the Registrant  believes
  that certain  financial data are not correctly stated and that inclusion of that
  information  in filings  with the SEC would be  misleading.  The  Registrant  is
  presently  discussing  these  matters with  Adelphia,  but it is  impossible  to
  predict when the issues will be resolved.  Although  the  Registrant  desires to
  prepare  and make  all SEC  filings  by  their  respective  filing  dates,  such
  financial  reports  cannot  be  filed  until  complete  and  accurate  financial
  information is obtained from Adelphia.  The Registrant  takes very seriously its
  obligation  to make complete and accurate  financial  reports to partners and to
  the SEC, and is pursuing the matter with Adelphia diligently.
  SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
  Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                         ML MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.
  
                                         By:  Media Management Partners,
                                                  General Partner
  
                                         By:  RP Media Management,
                                                  General Partner
  
                                         By:  IMP Media Management,
                                                  Inc.
  
  Dated December 21, 2000                By:  s/ Elizabeth McNey Yates
                                              ------------------------------------
                                              Elizabeth McNey Yates
                                              Vice President