As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2006

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                                  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): March 17, 2006


                      METROMEDIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                      1-5706                  58-0971455
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(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File           (IRS Employer
         incorporation)                  Number)             Identification No.)

       8000 Tower Point Drive, Charlotte, NC                       28227
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (704) 321-7380
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.        Other Events

     On March 17, 2006, Metromedia International Group, Inc. (the "Company")
announced that the Company is unable to timely file its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the "2005 Form 10-K"). The
filing of the Company's 2004 Form 10-K and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2005 (the "2005
Quarterly Reports") with the SEC, along with the Company's completion of its
work effort for compliance with Section 404, "Management Assessment of Internal
Controls" of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for corporate headquarters, are a
prerequisite for the filing of the 2005 Form 10-K.

     At present, the Company cannot predict with confidence when it will file
either the 2004 Form 10-K or the 2005 Quarterly Reports and thus the 2005 Form
10-K.

     The press release announcing this matter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

              (d)      Exhibits

             99.1      Press Release of Metromedia International Group, Inc.,
                       dated March 17, 2006.


                                   SIGNATURE
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             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.

                              METROMEDIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.


                              By: /S/ HAROLD F. PYLE, III
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                                  Name:  Harold F. Pyle, III
                                  Title: Executive Vice President Finance, Chief
                                         Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: March 17, 2006
Charlotte, NC