Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MELLON HBV ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
METROMEDIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC [MTRM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 PARK AVE, STE 3300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks Section
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10166-3399		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,907,610
I
See (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MELLON HBV ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC
200 PARK AVE
STE 3300
NEW YORK, NY 10166-3399		   X   X   See Remarks Section

Signatures

Michael W. Hawthorne, Managing Director of Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC 10/16/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mellon HBV (as defined below) holds through an affiliated fund 7,907,610 shares of common stock.
(2) Mellon HBV disclaims any pecuniary interest in the shares of common stock owned by the other Group Members (as defined below).
 
Remarks:
Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC ("Mellon HBV") may be deemed to be a member of a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5
 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, consisting of Cadence Investment Management LLC, Esopus
 Creek Value LP, D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. and the other reporting persons (collectively, the "Group Members")
 identified in the Schedule 13D filed on October 10, 2006 by the Group Members.  William F. Harley III, Mellon HBV's
 President and Chief Executive Officer, is now a director of the Issuer.

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