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                       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):
                                  July 13, 1999

                               USA NETWORKS, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

                                    Delaware
                          (State or other jurisdiction
                                of incorporation)

                   0-20570                           59-2712887
             (Commission File No.)           (IRS employer identification no.)

             152 West 57th Street, New York, NY              10019
            (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (212) 314-7300



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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On July 13, 1999, USA Networks, Inc. issued the press release attached
hereto as Exhibit 20.1 regarding its 1999 Annual Meeting. This press release is
incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits.

         20.1  Press Release of USA Networks, Inc. dated July 13, 1999.

         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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                          USA NETWORKS, INC.


                                          By: /s/  Thomas J. Kuhn
                                              -------------------
                                          Name:  Thomas J. Kuhn
                                          Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                 General Counsel

Date:  July 13, 1999


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit                     Description
            No.

            20.1                     Press Release of USA Networks, Inc. dated
                                     July 13, 1999.

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                 USA NETWORKS, INC. TO HOLD 1999 ANNUAL MEETING
                                 OF STOCKHOLDERS

New York - July 13, 1999 - USA Networks, Inc., (NASDAQ: USAI) announced today
that it will hold its 1999 annual meeting of stockholders on September 30, 1999,
in New York City. The matters to be acted upon at the 1999 annual meeting are
the election of directors and the approval of the Company's appointment of
auditors. The deadline for submitting stockholder proposals for the Company's
1999 annual meeting is August 13, 1999.

USA Networks, Inc. is a diversified media and electronic commerce company with
assets that include the following: USA Network; SCI FI Channel; Studios USA, the
Company's first-run and network production and distribution arm; USA Films; USA
Broadcasting; Home Shopping Network; Ticketmaster and USA Networks Interactive,
which includes Internet Shopping Network, whose primary service is First
Auction, and the Hotel Reservations Network. The Company also owns a controlling
interest in Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc., an internet provider of local
content and online ticketing.





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