UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP INC
11-K, 1997-06-30
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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C.  20549

                              FORM 11-K


(MARK ONE)
[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

                                 OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D)OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM     TO
                                                         ---    ---

                     COMMISSION FILE NUMBER   0-22662


     A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if
         different from that of the issuer named below:


                    UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                              401(k) PLAN


     B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and
         the address of its principal executive office:


                    UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                  7140 S. Lewis Avenue, Tulsa, OK  74136
                             (918) 488-4000




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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                              401(k) Plan

                           Financial Statements
                        and Supplemental Schedules


                             TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                 Page

Independent Auditors' Report                                       2

Financial Statements:

    Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits -
        December 31, 1996 and 1995                                 3

    Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits -
        Year Ended December 31, 1996 and Three Months Ended
        December 31, 1995                                          4

    Notes to Financial Statements                                 5-10



                                                               Schedule
Item 27(a) -
    Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes -
        December 31, 1996                                          1
    Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes -
        December 31, 1995                                          2

Item 27(d) -
    Schedule of Reportable Transactions - Year Ended
        December 31, 1996                                          3
    Schedule of Reportable Transactions - Three Months
        Ended December 31, 1995                                    4



All other schedules required for 1996 and 1995 by the Department of
Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 are omitted as they are
inapplicable or not required.


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                     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT



To the Plan Administrator
United Video Satellite Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan:


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for
benefits of United Video Satellite Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan")
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of changes
in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31,
1996 and the three months ended December 31, 1995.  These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatements.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits
of the Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the changes in net
assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1996 and
the three months ended December 31, 1995 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedules of
assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 1996 and 1995
and the schedules of reportable transactions for the year ended
December 31, 1996 and the three months ended December 31, 1995, are
presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required
part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary
information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations
for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.  The supplemental schedules have been subjected
to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.





                                     KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Denver, Colorado
June 27, 1997

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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                             401(k) PLAN

            Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                       December 31, 1996 and 1995


                                                 1996           1995
                                                 ----           ----


Assets
- ------

Cash                                          $     3,222   $        --
Investments at fair value:
  Money market funds                            1,089,412     1,198,776
  Common/collective trust funds                 5,594,390            --
  Mutual funds                                  5,484,698     7,888,672
  Common stock of United Video
    Satellite Group, Inc.                          85,430            --
  Participant loans                               180,042       155,043
                                              -----------   -----------
    Total investments                          12,433,972     9,242,491

Receivables:
  Employee contributions receivable                73,689        74,480
  Employer contributions receivable                47,249        60,221
  Accrued income                                      469            --
                                              -----------   -----------
    Total receivables                             121,407       134,701
                                              -----------   -----------
                                               12,558,601     9,377,192


Liabilities
- -----------

Unallocated forfeitures                            24,208        17,133
                                              -----------   -----------
Net assets available for benefits
  (includes benefits payable to
  participants of $535,476 and
  $329,167 in 1996 and 1995,
  respectively)                               $12,534,393   $ 9,360,059
                                              ===========   ===========


             See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                             401(k) PLAN

                  Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                         Available for Benefits

                    Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                  Three Months Ended December 31, 1995


                                                 1996           1995
                                                 ----           ----
Additions to net assets available for
  benefits attributed to:

    Transfer from predecessor plan            $       --    $8,611,305
    Investment income:
      Net appreciation in fair value
        of investments                          1,267,663      261,335
      Interest                                     14,952        3,309
      Dividends                                   345,607       90,782
                                              -----------   ----------
        Total investment income                 1,628,222      355,426

    Contributions:
      Employee contributions                    1,426,764      255,405
      Employer contributions                      758,674      186,149
      Rollover contributions                        7,252       15,764
                                              -----------   ----------
        Total contributions                     2,192,690      457,318
                                              -----------   ----------
          Total additions                       3,820,912    9,424,049

Deductions from net assets available
  for benefits attributed to:
    Benefits paid to participants                 608,258       46,857
    Forfeitures                                    24,208       17,133
    Other, net                                     14,112           --
                                              -----------  -----------
          Total deductions                        646,578       63,990
                                              -----------  -----------

Net increase in net assets
  available for benefits                        3,174,334    9,360,059

Net assets available for benefits:
  Beginning of year                             9,360,059           --
                                              -----------   ----------

      End of year                             $12,534,393   $9,360,059
                                              ===========   ==========

            See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                             401(k) PLAN

                     Notes to Financial Statements
                      December 31, 1996 and 1995



(1)  Description of Plan

     Effective September 29, 1995, United Video Satellite Group, Inc.
     (the "Company") adopted the United Video Satellite Group, Inc.
     401(k) Plan (the "Plan").  The beginning balances of the Plan were
     transferred from a previously existing plan, the United Video
     Management, Inc. and Affiliates Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing
     Plan (the "Predecessor Plan").  The Predecessor Plan included
     account balances of participants who were not employees of the
     Company and who do not currently participate in the Plan.  Account
     balances for employees of the Company under the Predecessor Plan
     were transferred into the Plan effective September 29, 1995.

     The following description of the Plan provides only general
     information.  Participants should refer to the 401(k) Plan
     document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

     General

     The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all
     employees of the Company who have completed one year of service
     and are age twenty-one or older.  The Plan is subject to the
     provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
     (ERISA).

     Contributions

     Each year participants may elect to save, through payroll
     deductions, from 1% to 12% of pretax compensation, as defined by
     the Plan. Eligible employees may make a rollover contribution to
     the Plan of all or any portion of eligible rollover distributions
     as defined by the Plan.  The Company may make a matching
     contribution of an amount equal to a designated percentage rate of
     each participant's contribution of pretax compensation.  The
     Company's matching percentage shall be determined by the Company
     and announced prior to the beginning of the Plan year.  For the
     periods ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company matched 100%
     of the first 4% of each participant's contribution of pretax
     compensation.  For any plan year, additional matching
     contributions can be made at the option of the Company.

     Participant Accounts

     Each participant's account is credited with the participant's
     contributions, the Company's matching contributions, and an
     allocation of the Plan's earnings.  Forfeited balances of
     terminated participants' nonvested accounts are used to reduce
     future Company matching contributions.  The benefit to which a
     participant is entitled is the vested balance in the participant's
     account.  At year end, these unallocated forfeitures are reflected
     in the accompanying financial statements as a reduction of net
     assets available for benefits.


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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                             401(k) PLAN

                Notes to Financial Statements, Continued



     Vesting

     Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus
     actual earnings thereon.   Vesting for the Company matching
     contributions is at a rate of 20% per year beginning after the
     employee's first full year of service with an additional 20% for
     the next four years achieving 100% vesting at five years of
     credited service. Participants become fully vested in the Company
     matching contributions upon retirement or in the event of death or
     disability.

     Investment Options

     Effective April 1, 1996, the Plan assets were transferred to a
     third party trustee/custodian.  As a result of the transfer, the
     investment options also changed.  The following investment options
     were available prior to April 1, 1996:

        Vanguard Money Market Reserves - U.S. Treasury Portfolio -
        invests in securities backed by the U.S. Government.

        Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund - GNMA Portfolio -
        invests at least 80% of its assets in Government National
        Mortgage Association pass-through certificates.  These
        certificates are mortgage-backed securities representing part
        ownership of a pool of mortgage loans.

        Vanguard Index Trust - 500 Portfolio - invests in an attempt to
        duplicate the investment results of the S&P 500 Index by
        holding all 500 stocks in approximately the same proportions as
        they are represented in the S&P 500 Index.

        Fidelity Contrafund - invests mainly in equity securities of
        companies that are undervalued or "out-of-favor" but show
        potential for capital appreciation.

     The following investment options were available effective April 1,
     1996:

        Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Fund - invests in short-term
        money market securities such as U.S. Government and agency
        securities, bank certificates of deposit and banker's
        acceptances, commercial paper and repurchase agreements to seek
        current income, preservation of capital and liquidity.

        Merrill Lynch Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund - invests at
        least 65% of its assets in high quality corporate debt.  This
        portfolio invests primarily in securities rated "A" or better.

        Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust - invests in an attempt to
        duplicate the investment results of the S&P 500 Index by
        holding all 500 stocks in approximately the same proportions as
        they are represented in the S&P Index.

        Merrill Lynch Capital Fund - invests primarily in equity
        securities of high quality large-cap companies, corporate bonds
        and money market securities in an effort to diversify its
        investments.


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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                            401(k) PLAN

                Notes to Financial Statements, Continued



       Merrill Lynch Technology Fund - invests in equities of
       technology companies domiciled in developed markets including
       computer production, communications, consumer electronics,
       electronic components, factory and office automation and in
       other companies substantially involved in the more general
       field of technology.  The fund will not invest more than 25% of
       its total assets in any one industry.  Subsequent to December
       31, 1996, the assets in this fund were transferred to the
       Seligman Communication and Information Fund.
       
       Aim Value Fund - invests primarily in equity securities of
       companies that are believed to be undervalued relative to
       current or projected earnings of the companies issuing the
       securities, or relative to the current market value of the
       assets owned by the company.  The fund may invest up to 25% of
       its assets in foreign securities.
       
       Aim Equity Constellation Fund - invests largely in common
       stocks, emphasizing small to medium-sized emerging growth
       companies that have experienced above-average and consistent
       earnings growth or companies that are currently experiencing a
       dramatic increase in profits.
       
       Templeton Foreign Fund - invests in stocks and debt securities
       of companies and governments outside the United States.  It
       maintains a flexible investment policy allowing it to invest in
       all types of securities and in any foreign country, developed
       or under-developed.
       
       United Video Stock Fund - invests primarily in shares of the
       Company.  A participant may not invest more than 20% of the
       value of his or her accounts in the United Video Stock Fund.
       
     Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employer and
     employee contributions in 1% increments to the available
     investment options.  Participants may change their investment
     options and transfer balances between existing investments on a
     daily basis.

     Payment of Benefits

     Upon separation of service due to termination, death, disability
     or retirement, participants can elect to leave their account
     balance within the Plan until minimum distribution payments are
     required by law or elect to receive either a lump sum distribution
     of their account or, if their account balance is greater than
     $3,500, equal periodic payments over a designated period in
     accordance with current tax regulations.

     Included in net assets available for benefits as of December 31,
     1996 and 1995 is $535,476 and $329,167, respectively, which
     represent amounts allocated to accounts of individuals who have
     elected to withdraw from the Plan but have not yet been paid.
     These amounts are reported as liabilities on the Internal Revenue
     Service Form 5500.

     Participant Loans

     Under certain circumstances, participants may borrow from their
     accounts up to a maximum of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account
     balance.  Loan terms are not to exceed five years (10 years for
     the purchase of a principal residence).  The loans are secured by
     the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at the
     prime rate published in the Wall Street Journal on the last
     business day of the month prior to the date the loan is funded
     plus 1%.  Principal and interest are repaid by the participant in
     accordance with the Plan document.
     

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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                             401(k) PLAN

                Notes to Financial Statements, Continued



     Administrative Expenses

     The Company may elect to pay all administrative expenses of the
     Plan.  Administrative expenses not paid by the Company are paid
     from Plan assets.  All administrative expenses were paid by the
     Company in 1996 and 1995.


(2)  Summary of Accounting Policies

     Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been
     prepared on an accrual basis of accounting.

     Investment Valuation

     The Plan's investments are stated at fair value, based on quoted
     market prices.  The participant loans are valued at cost which
     approximates fair value.  Purchases and sales of securities are
     recorded on a trade date basis.

     Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
     generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
     make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial
     statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ
     from those estimates.


(3)  Investments

     The following table presents the fair values of individual
     investments at December 31, 1996 and 1995.


                                                 1996           1995
                                                 ----           ----

       Vanguard Index Trust 500 Portfolio;
         76,496.386 shares of $57.60 per
         share at December 31, 1995          $        --     $4,406,192
       Vanguard Fixed Income Securities
         Fund GNMA Portfolio; 164,189.14
         shares at $10.43 per share at
         December 31, 1995                            --      1,712,493
       Vanguard Money Market Reserves
         U.S. Treasury Portfolio;
         1,198,776 shares at $1.00 per
         share at December 31, 1995                   --      1,198,776
       Fidelity Contrafund; 46,554.1 shares
         at $38.02 per share at
         December 31, 1995                            --      1,769,987
       Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves
         Fund; 1,089,412 shares at $1.00
         per share at December 31, 1996        1,089,412             --
       Merrill Lynch Investment Grade
         Corporate Bond Fund; 157,348
         shares at $11.32 per share at
         December 31, 1996                     1,781,179             --
       Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust;
         113,797.31 shares at $49.16
         per share at December 1996            5,594,390             --
       Merrill Lynch Technology Fund;
         24,794.55 shares at $4.97 per
         share at December 31, 1996              123,228             --
       Merrill Lynch Capital Fund;
         8,046.533 shares at $31.02 per
         share at December 31, 1996              249,604             --
       Aim Equity Constellation Fund;
         22,413.22 shares at $25.26
         per share at December 331, 1996         566,158             --
       Aim Value Fund; 85,902.777 shares
         at $29.15 per share at
         December 31, 1996                     2,504,066             --
       Templeton Foreign Fund; 25,141.22
         shares at $10.36 per share at
         December 31, 1996                       260,463             --
       United Video Satellite Group
         Class A Common Stock;
         4,881.7 shares at $17.50 per
         share at December 31, 1996               85,430             --
       Participant loans                         180,042        155,043
                                             -----------     ----------

                                             $12,433,972     $9,242,491
                                             ===========     ==========


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                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                             401(k) PLAN

                Notes to Financial Statements, Continued


     The following schedule presents the net appreciation(depreciation)
     in fair value for each significant class of investment for the
     year ended December 31, 1996 and the three months ended December
     31, 1995:

                                                 1996           1995
                                                 ----           ----

       Common/collective trust funds          $  715,784     $     --
       Mutual funds                              561,839      261,335
       Common stock                               (9,960)          --
                                              ----------     --------

                                              $1,267,663     $261,335
                                              ==========     ========


(4)  Internal Revenue Service Status

     During 1996, the Internal Revenue Service ruled that the Plan
     qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
     and, therefore, the related trust is not subject to tax under
     present income tax law.  Once qualified, the Plan is required to
     operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification.
     Plan trustees and the administrative committee are not aware of
     any course of action or series of events that have occurred that
     might adversely affect the Plan's qualified status.


(5)  Plan Termination

     Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has
     the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any
     time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.
     In the event of Plan termination, participants will become fully
     vested in their accounts.


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(6)  Separate Option Allocation

     The amount of net assets available for benefits at the beginning
     of the Plan year and changes in net assets during the Plan year,
     allocated by separate investment option, is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                                               
                                                                                             Merrill                           
                            Vanguard     Vanguard                                Merrill     Lynch                             
                            Fixed Income Money Market  Vanguard                  Lynch       Investment  Merrill     Merrill
                            Securities   Reserves -    Index Trust               Retirement  Grade       Lynch       Lynch
                                         U.S.
                            Fund - GNMA  Treasury      500          Fidelity     Reserves    Corporate   Equity      Capital
                            Portfolio    Portfolio     Portfolio    Contrafund   Fund        Bond Fund   Index Trust Fund
                                                                                                                               
<S>                         <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
                                                                                                                               
Net assets available for                                                                                                       
 benefits,                                                                                                                     
 September 29, 1995         $        --  $        --   $        --  $        --  $        -- $        -- $        -- $      --
                                                                                                                               
Transfer from predecessor                                                                                                      
 plan                         1,627,496    1,164,721     4,038,374    1,623,874           --          --          --        --
                                                                                                                               
Investment income:                                                                                                             
  Net appreciation in fair                                                                                                     
    value of investments         30,296           --       203,575       27,464           --          --          --        --
  Interest                          499          369         1,516          925           --          --          --        --
  Dividends                      29,225       15,464        42,303        3,790           --          --          --        --
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
   Total investment                                                                                                            
     income                      60,020       15,833       247,394       32,179           --          --          --        --
                                                                                                                               
Contributions:                                                                                                                 
  Employee contributions         22,711        9,732        75,097       73,385           --          --          --        --
  Employer contributions         17,647        7,795        56,337       44,149           --          --          --        --
  Rollover contributions            664        9,768           713        4,619           --          --          --        --
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
   Total contributions           41,022       27,295       132,147      122,153           --          --          --        --
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
                                                                                                                               
    Total additions           1,728,538    1,207,849     4,417,915    1,778,206           --          --          --        --
                                                                                                                               
Benefits paid to                                                                                                               
 participants                   (14,279)     (10,514)      (11,353)      (8,657)          --          --          --        --
Forfeitures                          --           --            --           --           --          --          --        --
Other, net                           --           --            --           --           --          --          --        --
                            -----------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
    Total deductions            (14,279)     (10,514)      (11,353)      (8,657)          --          --          --        --
                                                                                                                               
Interfund transfers              (1,766)       1,441          (370)         438           --          --          --        --
                            -----------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Net assets available for                                                                                                       
 benefits, December 31,                                                                                                        
 1995                         1,712,493    1,198,776     4,406,192    1,769,987           --          --          --        --
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Investment income:                                                                                                             
  Net appreciation in fair                                                                                                     
    value of investments        (41,694)          --       282,160      123,656           --                 715,784    10,144
                                                                                             (1,607)
  Interest                          495          341         1,600        1,069          946       1,456       4,928        17
  Dividends                      27,434       11,926        14,039       (1,098)      41,999      85,048          89    10,469
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
   Total investment                                                                                                            
     income                     (13,765)      12,267       297,799      123,627       42,945      84,897     720,801    20,630
                                                                                                                               
Contributions:                                                                                                                 
  Employee contributions         46,384       43,217       177,385      159,503       65,605      90,096     320,076    62,790
  Employer contributions         29,485       24,382       117,316       97,196       43,015      53,834     181,282    15,794
  Rollover contributions          1,074          488         2,715        2,975          --          --          --         --
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
   Total contributions           76,943       68,087       297,416      259,674      108,620     143,930     501,358    78,584
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
                                                                                                                               
    Total additions              63,178       80,354       595,215      383,301      151,565     228,827   1,222,159    99,214
                                                                                                                               
Benefits paid to                                                                                                               
 participants                   (64,718)     (11,302)     (254,773)     (14,911)                                          (481)
                                                                                 (40,937)    (38,075)    (83,452)
Forfeitures                          --           --            --           --           --          --          --        --
Other, net                       (2,238)       5,641       (13,093)      (3,830)          41         141          20        --
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
    Total deductions            (66,956)      (5,661)     (267,866)     (18,741)                                          (481)
                                                                                 (40,896)    (37,934)    (83,432)
                                                                                                                               
Interfund transfers          (1,708,715)  (1,273,469)   (4,733,541)  (2,134,547)     978,743   1,590,286   4,455,663   150,871
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
                                                                                                                               
Net change in net assets                                                                                                       
 available for benefits      (1,712,493)  (1,198,776)   (4,406,192)  (1,769,987)   1,089,412   1,781,179   5,594,390   249,604
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
                                                                                                                               
Net assets available for                                                                                                       
 benefits, December 31,                                                                                                        
 1996                       $        --  $        --   $        --  $        --  $ 1,089,412 $ 1,781,179 $ 5,594,390 $ 249,604
                            ===========  ===========   ===========  ===========  =========== =========== =========== =========
                                                                                                                               


</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
Merrill                   Aim                                                                                           
Lynch        Aim          Equity         Templeton                                                                      
Technology   Value        Constellation  Foreign       United Video  Participant                                        
Fund         Fund         Fund           Fund          Stock Fund    loans       Cash        Unallocated   Total
                                                                                                                        
<C>          <S>          <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
$     --     $        --  $      --      $      --     $     --      $      --   $     --    $     --      $        --
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --        156,840         --          --        8,611,305
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --          --          261,335
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --          --            3,309
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --          --           90,782
- --------     -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   --------    --------      -----------
                                                                                                           
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --          --          355,426
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --      74,480          255,405
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --      60,221          186,149
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --          --           15,764
- --------     -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   --------    --------      -----------
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --     134,701          457,318
- --------     -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   --------    --------      -----------
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --        156,840         --     134,701        9,424,049
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --         (2,054)        --          --          (46,857)
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --     (17,133)         (17,133)
      --              --         --             --           --             --         --          --               --
- --------     -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   --------    --------      -----------
      --              --         --             --           --         (2,054)        --     (17,133)         (63,990)
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --            257         --          --               --
- --------     -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   --------    --------      -----------
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
      --              --         --             --           --        155,043        --      117,568        9,360,059
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
   1,558         158,056     19,184         10,382       (9,960)            --        --           --        1,267,663
      --           3,510         49             41           31             --        --          469           14,952
   5,555         121,482     18,877          9,787           --             --        --           --          345,607
- --------     -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   -------     --------      -----------
                                                                                                                        
   7,113         283,048     38,110         20,210       (9,929)            --        --          469        1,628,222
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
   21,903        259,906    100,261         36,232       44,197             --        --         (791)       1,426,764
    6,496        148,603     29,891         16,187        8,165             --        --      (12,972)         758,674
       --             --         --             --           --             --        --           --            7,252
- ---------    -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   -------     --------      -----------
   28,399        408,509    130,152         52,419       52,362             --        --      (13,763)       2,192,690
- ---------    -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   -------     --------      -----------
                                                                                                                        
   35,512        691,557    168,262         72,629       42,433             --        --      (13,294)       3,820,912
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
       --        (98,219)      (563)          (341)      (1,629)        (2,079)    3,222           --         (608,258)
       --             --         --             --           --             --        --      (24,208)         (24,208)
       --             --         --             --           --           (794)       --           --          (14,112)
- ---------    -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   -------     --------      -----------
       --        (98,219)      (563)          (341)      (1,629)        (2,873)    3,222      (24,208)        (646,578)
                                                                                                                        
   87,716      1,910,728    398,459        188,175       44,626         27,872        --       17,133               --
- ---------    -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   -------     --------      -----------
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
  123,228      2,504,066    566,158        260,463       85,430         24,999     3,222      (20,369)       3,174,334
- ---------    -----------  ---------      ---------     --------      ---------   -------     --------      -----------
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
$ 123,228    $ 2,504,066  $ 566,158      $ 260,463     $ 85,430      $ 180,042   $ 3,222     $ 97,199      $12,534,393
=========    ===========  =========      =========     ========      =========   =======     ========      ===========
                                                                                                                        



</TABLE>



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<PAGE>

                         SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES


                                                            Schedule 1



                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                            401(k) PLAN

                 Item 27(a) - Schedule of Assets Held
                       For Investment Purposes

                          December 31, 1996


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column (a)       Column (b)               Column (c)            Column (d)  (Column (e)
                                                                                       
                                          Description of                               
                                          Investment Including                         
Party-in-        Identity of Issue,       Maturity Date, Rate                          
Interest         Borrower, Lessor         of Interest, Par or               Current
Identification   or Similar Party         Maturity Value        Cost        Value
                                                                                       
<S>              <C>                      <C>                   <C>         <C>
                                                                                       
      *          Merrill Lynch:                                                        
                                                                                       
                   Retirement Reserves                                                 
                     Fund                 Money market          $ 1,089,412 $ 1,089,412
                                                                                       
                   Investment Grade                                                    
                     Corporate Bond Fund  Mutual fund             1,780,853   1,781,179
                                                                                       
                   Equity Index Trust     Common/collective       4,898,110   5,594,390
                                          trust
                                                                                       
                   Capital Fund           Mutual fund               240,522     249,604
                                                                                       
                   Technology Fund        Mutual fund               123,413     123,228
                                                                                       
                 Aim:                                                                  
                   Value Fund             Mutual fund            2,358,704    2,504,066
                                                                                       
                   Equity Constellation                                                
                     Fund                 Mutual fund              551,967      566,158
                                                                            
                 Templeton Foreign Fund   Mutual fund              249,977      260,463
                                                                                       
      *          United Video Satellite                                                
                   Group, Inc.,                                                        
                   Class A Common Stock   Common stock              94,032       85,430
                                                                                       
      *          Participant Loans        (7%-10%)                 180,042      180,042
                                                                ----------  -----------
                                                                $11,567,032 $12,433,972
                                                                =========== ===========
                                                                                       
                                                                                       

</TABLE>


* Party-in-Interest



                                   11

<PAGE>


                                                            Schedu1e 2

                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                            401(k) PLAN

                  Item 27(a) - Schedule of Assets Held
                       For Investment Purposes

                          December 31, 1995


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Column (a)       Column (b)                Column (c)            Column (d)  (Column (e)
                                                                                        
                                           Description of                               
                                           Investment Including                         
Party-in-        Identity of Issue,        Maturity Date, Rate                          
Interest         Borrower, Lessor          of Interest, Par or               Current
Identification   or Similar Party          Maturity Value        Cost        Value
                                                                                        
<S>              <C>                       <C>                   <C>         <C>
                                                                                        
                 Vanguard:                                                              
                                                                                        
                   Index Trust 500                                                      
                     Portfolio             Mutual fund           $4,212,443  $4,406,192
                                                                                        
                   Fixed Income                                                         
                     Securities Fund                                                    
                     GNMA Portfolio        Mutual fund            1,682,197   1,712,493
                                                                                        
                   Money Market Reserves                                                
                     U.S. Treasury                                                      
                     Portfolio             Money market account   1,198,776   1,198,776
                                                                                        
                 Fidelity Contrafund       Mutual fund            1,876,777   1,769,987
                                                                                        
     *           Participant loans         (7%-10%)                 155,043     155,043
                                                                 ----------  ----------
                                                                 $9,125,236  $9,242,491
                                                                 ==========  ==========
                                                                                        

</TABLE>

*  Party-in-Interest

                                   12

<PAGE>



                                                            Schedule 3


                 UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                            401(k) PLAN

         Item 27(d) - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

                   Year Ended December 31, 1996


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Column (a)    Column (b)                Column (c)    Column (d)  Column (e)   Column (f) Column (g)   Column (h)   Column (i)
                                                                                                                              
                                                                  Expense                              Current                
                                                                                                       Value
Identity                                                          Incurred                             of Asset on            
of Party      Description               Purchase      Selling     With         Lease      Cost of      Transaction  Net Gain
Involved      of Assets                 Price         Price       Transaction  Rental     Asset        Date         (Loss)
                                                                                                                              
<S>           <C>                       <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
The Merrill   Merrill Lynch:                                                                                                  
  Lynch         Retirement Reserves                                                                                 
  Trust           Fund                  $1,500,533    $       --       --           --    $1,500,533   $1,500,533   $    --
  Companies     Retirement Reserves                                                                                           
                  Fund                          --       411,120       --           --       411,120      411,120        --
                Equity Index Trust       5,404,603            --       --           --     5,404,603    5,404,603        --
                Equity Index Trust              --       525,977       --           --       506,492      525,997    19,505
                Investment Grade                                                                                              
                  Corporate Bond Fund    2,036,713            --       --           --     2,036,713    2,036,713        --
                Investment Grade                                                                                              
                  Corporate Bond Fund           --       251,433       --           --       253,365      251,433    (1,932)
              AIM:                                                                                                  
                Equity Constellation                                                                                          
                  Fund                     653,636            --       --           --       653,636      653,636        --
                Equity Constellation                                                                                          
                  Fund                          --       106,660       --           --       101,668      106,660     4,992
                Value Fund               2,856,669            --       --           --     2,856,669    2,856,669        --
                Value Fund                      --       510,659       --           --       497,964      510,659    12,695
                                                                                                                              
The Vanguard  Vanguard:                                                                                                       
  Group         Index Trust                                                                                                   
                  500 Portfolio                 --     4,959,189       --           --     4,677,028    4,959,189   282,161
                Index Trust                                                                                                   
                  500 Portfolio            273,889            --       --           --       273,889      273,889        --
                Fixed Income                                                                                        
                  Securities Fund                                                                                             
                  GNMA Portfolio                --     1,755,227       --           --     1,796,921    1,755,227   (41,694)
                Fixed Income                                                                                        
                  Securities Fund                                                                                             
                  GNMA Portfolio            64,843            --       --           --        64,843       64,843        --
                Money Market Reserves                                                                                         
                  U.S. Treasury                                                                                     
                  Portfolio                     --     1,273,140       --           --     1,273,140    1,273,140        --
                Money Market Reserves                                                                                         
                  U.S. Treasury                                                                                               
                  Portfolio                 65,774            --       --           --        65,774       65,774        --
                                                                                                                              
Fidelity      Fidelity:                                                                                                       
  Investments   Contrafund                      --     2,369,772       --           --     2,246,116    2,369,772   123,656
                Contrafund                 476,147            --       --           --       476,147      476,147        --
                                                                                                                              

</TABLE>


                                   13


<PAGE>

                                                            Schedule 4

                   UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                            401(k) PLAN

         Item 27(d) - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

                 Three Months Ended December 31, 1995



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Column (a)    Column (b)             Column (c)    Column (d)  Column (e)   Column (f)  Column (g)   Column (h)   Column (i)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                     Current                
                                                               Expense                               Value
Identity                                                       Incurred                              of Asset on            
of Party      Description            Purchase      Selling     with         Lease       Cost of      Transaction  Net Gain
Involved      of Assets              Price         Price       Transaction  Rental      Asset        Date         (Loss)
                                                                                                                            
<S>           <C>                    <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
The Vanguard  Vanguard:                                                                                                     
  Group         Index Trust 500                                                                                   
                  Portfolio          $4,230,371        --           --           --     $4,230,371   $4,230.371  --
                Index Trust 500                                                                                             
                  Portfolio                --       17,928          --           --         17,928       17,928   --
                Fixed Income                                                                                                
                  Securities                                                                                                
                  GNMA Portfolio      1,674,753        --           --           --      1,674,753    1,674,753   --
                Fixed Income                                                                                                
                  Securities                                                                                                
                  GNMA Portfolio             --     22,264          --           --         22,264       22,264   --
                Money Market                                                                                                
                  Reserves                                                                                                  
                  U.S. Treasury                                                                                             
                  Portfolio           1,375,002        --           --           --      1,375,002    1,375,002   --
                Money Market                                                                                                
                  Reserves                                                                                                  
                  U.S. Treasury                                                                                             
                  Portfolio                  --    176,225          --           --        176,225      176,225   --
                                                                                                                            
Fidelity      Fidelity:                                                                                                     
  Investments   Contrafund            1,752,635         --          --           --      1,752,635    1,752,635   --
                Contrafund                   --     10,112          --           --         10,112       10,112   --
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            

</TABLE>

                                   14



                               EXHIBITS



23     Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


                                   15




<PAGE>

                             SIGNATURES



     The Plan.   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the
employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                               UNITED VIDEO SATELLITE GROUP, INC.
                                          401(k) Plan





DATE:  June 27, 1997           By:     /s/ Peter C. Boylan III
                                    ------------------------------
                                          Peter C. Boylan III
                                    Member, United Video Satellite
                                       Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
                                       Administrative Committee



                                   16

<PAGE>


                             EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                     Description
- -------                    ------------

  23         Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




                                   17

<PAGE>


Exhibit 23


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





The Plan Committee
United Video Satellite Group, Inc.
401(k) Plan:




We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No. 333-2866) on Form S-8 of United Video Satellite Group, Inc. 401(k)
Plan of our report dated June 27, 1997, relating to the statements of
net assets available for benefits of United Video Satellite Group, Inc.
401(k) Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year
ended December 31, 1996 and the three month period ended December 31,
1995 and all related schedules, which report appears in the December
31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 11-K.







                                  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Denver, Colorado
June 27, 1997






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