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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ACTV,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>94-2907258<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10003-1604<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Options issued in connection with<BR>
ACTV,&nbsp;Inc.'s acquisition of Intellocity,&nbsp;Inc.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(Full Title of the Plan)  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Copies To:  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DAY L. PATTERSON, ESQ. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary ACTV, Inc 225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor New York, New York 10003-1604 (212) 497-7000</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>JAY M. KAPLOWITZ, ESQ. Gersten, Savage &amp; Kaplowitz, LLP 101 East 52nd Street New York, New York 10022 (212) 752-9700</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the
following box /x/ </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount Being Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Security(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.10 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,289,310</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$309,434.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$77.36</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
price is estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and is
based, as to the 1,289,310 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger between ACTV,&nbsp;Inc. and Intellocity,&nbsp;Inc. dated as
of March&nbsp;7, 2001, upon the average price upon which such options may be exercised. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers 1,289,310 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock of ACTV,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company"), par
value $.10 per share, for issuance upon exercise of options (the "Options") granted pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger between the Company and Intellocity,&nbsp;Inc., dated as of
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Options were granted to employees of Intellocity,&nbsp;Inc., who upon said merger became employees of the Company. The Options, and the exercise thereof and the sale of the
underlying Shares, are subject to various restrictions, including: (i)&nbsp;each Option vests over a period of four or five years, and (ii)&nbsp;the holder of any currently vested portion of any
Option is subject to a lock-up provision which restricts the sale of the Shares underlying that vested portion to one-third per year for the next three years from the date of
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Information.*  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration
of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of a Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus hereunder is delivered, upon the
oral or written request of such person, a copy of any document incorporated in this registration statement by reference, except exhibits to such documents. Requests for such information should be
directed to ACTV,&nbsp;Inc., 225 Park Avenue South, 18th&nbsp;Floor, New York, New York 10003-1604, Attn: Law Department, Telephone (212)&nbsp;497-7000. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of certain documents by reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2000. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. All information appearing in this registration statement is qualified in its
entirety by the information and financial statements (including notes thereto) appearing in the documents incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent set forth in the immediately preceding
statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon the oral or written request of such person, a copy of any
document incorporated in this registration statement by reference, except exhibits to such documents. Requests for such information should be directed to ACTV&nbsp;Inc., 225 Park Avenue South,
18<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, New York, New York 10003-1604, Attn: Law Department, Telephone (212)&nbsp;497-7000. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of officers and directors.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision, as permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, that eliminates the personal liability of directors to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of a director's fiduciary duty to the Company. This provision does
not permit the elimination of, or any limitation on, the liability of a director for disloyalty to the Company or its stockholders, for failing to act in good faith, for engaging in intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, for obtaining an improper personal benefit or for paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase that was illegal under the General Corporation Law of
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Company require the Company to indemnify directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or
in the right of the Company (a "derivative action")) if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in the or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that
indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such an action. Moreover, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from registration claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
suit information in the registration statement, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that paragraphs 9(1)(i)&nbsp;and 9(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to any charter provision, by-law, contract, arrangement, statute, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized in the City of New
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM C. SAMUELS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William C. Samuels<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM C. SAMUELS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William C. Samuels</FONT></TD>
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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April 6,2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID REESE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Reese</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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April 6,2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BRUCE J. CROWLEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bruce J. Crowley</FONT></TD>
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President of ACTV Enhanced Media Services, Inc. and Director</FONT></TD>
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April 6,2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSEPH P. DWYER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joseph P. Dwyer</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM A. FRANK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William A. Frank</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAY L. PATTERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Day L. Patterson</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ACTV, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
94-2907258
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10003-1604
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Options issued in connection with
ACTV, Inc.'s acquisition of Intellocity, Inc.
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copies To:
DAY L. PATTERSON, ESQ. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary ACTV, Inc 225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor New York, New York 10003-1604 (212) 497-7000
JAY M. KAPLOWITZ, ESQ. Gersten, Savage & Kaplowitz, LLP 101 East 52nd Street New York, New York 10022 (212) 752-9700
If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the
following box /x/
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount Being Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Security(1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
1,289,310
$0.24
$309,434.00
$77.36
(1)
The
price is estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and is
based, as to the 1,289,310 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger between ACTV, Inc. and Intellocity, Inc. dated as
of March 7, 2001, upon the average price upon which such options may be exercised.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This registration statement on Form S-8 registers 1,289,310 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock of ACTV, Inc. (the "Company"), par
value $.10 per share, for issuance upon exercise of options (the "Options") granted pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger between the Company and Intellocity, Inc., dated as of
March 7, 2001.
The
Options were granted to employees of Intellocity, Inc., who upon said merger became employees of the Company. The Options, and the exercise thereof and the sale of the
underlying Shares, are subject to various restrictions, including: (i) each Option vests over a period of four or five years, and (ii) the holder of any currently vested portion of any
Option is subject to a lock-up provision which restricts the sale of the Shares underlying that vested portion to one-third per year for the next three years from the date of
the merger.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.  Plan Information.*
Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
* Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with
Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
This
registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration
of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of a Section 10(a) prospectus hereunder is delivered, upon the
oral or written request of such person, a copy of any document incorporated in this registration statement by reference, except exhibits to such documents. Requests for such information should be
directed to ACTV, Inc., 225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10003-1604, Attn: Law Department, Telephone (212) 497-7000.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of certain documents by reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(1)  The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2000.
In
addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. All information appearing in this registration statement is qualified in its
entirety by the information and financial statements (including notes thereto) appearing in the documents incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent set forth in the immediately preceding
statement.
The
Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon the oral or written request of such person, a copy of any
document incorporated in this registration statement by reference, except exhibits to such documents. Requests for such information should be directed to ACTV Inc., 225 Park Avenue South,
18
th
Floor, New York, New York 10003-1604, Attn: Law Department, Telephone (212) 497-7000.
Item 4.  Description of securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5.  Interests of named experts.
Not applicable.
Item 6.  Indemnification of officers and directors.
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision, as permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, that eliminates the personal liability of directors to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of a director's fiduciary duty to the Company. This provision does
not permit the elimination of, or any limitation on, the liability of a director for disloyalty to the Company or its stockholders, for failing to act in good faith, for engaging in intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, for obtaining an improper personal benefit or for paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase that was illegal under the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware.
The
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Company require the Company to indemnify directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or
in the right of the Company (a "derivative action")) if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in the or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that
indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such an action. Moreover, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the Company.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 7.  Exemption from registration claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
5.1
Opinion of Gersten, Savage & Kaplowitz, LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP
23.2
Consent of Gersten, Savage & Kaplowitz, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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Item 9.  Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)  To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)  To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii)  To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
suit information in the registration statement,
provided, however,
that paragraphs 9(1)(i) and 9(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2)  That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)  To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4)  The
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5)  Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to any charter provision, by-law, contract, arrangement, statute, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized in the City of New
York, New York on the 6th day of April, 2001.
ACTV, INC.
By:
/s/
WILLIAM C. SAMUELS
William C. Samuels
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
WILLIAM C. SAMUELS
William C. Samuels
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
April 6,2001
/s/
DAVID REESE
David Reese
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
April 6,2001
/s/
BRUCE J. CROWLEY
Bruce J. Crowley
President of ACTV Enhanced Media Services, Inc. and Director
April 6,2001
/s/
JOSEPH P. DWYER
Joseph P. Dwyer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
April 6,2001
/s/
WILLIAM A. FRANK
William A. Frank
Executive Vice President and Director
April 6,2001
/s/
DAY L. PATTERSON
Day L. Patterson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
April 6,2001
Melvyn N. Klein
Director
April 6,2001
Steven W. Schuster
Director
April 6,2001
John C. Wilcox
Director
April 6,2001
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5.1
Opinion of Gersten, Savage & Kaplowitz, LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP
23.2
Consent of Gersten, Savage & Kaplowitz, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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