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 *
  ESOPUS CREEK VALUE L P
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)
500 5TH AVE SUITE 2620
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ 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 10110
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 2,530,000
D (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
ESOPUS CREEK VALUE L P
500 5TH AVE SUITE 2620
NEW YORK, NY 10110
    X   See Remarks Section
Esopus Creek Advisors LLC
500 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2620
NEW YORK, NY 10110
    X   See Remarks Section
Criscione Joseph S
500 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2620
NEW YORK, NY 10110
    X   See Remarks Section
Sole Andrew L.
500 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2620
NEW YORK, NY 10110
    X   See Remarks Section

Signatures

Andrew L. Sole, Managing Member by Esopus Creek Advisors LLC, as General Partner of Esopus Creek Value LP 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) Esopus Creek Advisors LLC ("Advisors") is the general partner of the Fund (as defined below). Andrew L. Sole and Joseph S. Criscione are the managing members of Advisors and are deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock of the Issuer owned by the Fund. For purposes of this Form 3, Advisors and Messrs. Sole and Criscione disclaim ownership of the shares of common stock owned by the Fund except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2) The Fund, Advisors and Messrs. Sole and Criscione disclaim any pecuniary interest in the shares of common stock owned by the other Group Members (as defined below).
 
Remarks:
Esopus Creek Value LP (the "Fund") 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 Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC, Cadence Investment
 Management, LLC, 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.

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