CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No.  )*

                     CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
                     ---------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                      Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
                      ------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   G 2004 5103
                                 --------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               September 14, 1999
             -------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [ ]      Rule 13d-1(b)
         [X]      Rule 13d-1(c)
         [ ]      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. G20045103                                           Page 2 of 6 Pages
          ---------

1    NAME OF  REPORTING  PERSONS  S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NO. OF ABOVE
     PERSONS

     Mark A. Riely

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[ ]   (b)[ ]


3    SEC USE ONLY


4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

     United States


5    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH  REPORTING  PERSON  WITH SOLE
     VOTING POWER

     123,000


6    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING  PERSON WITH SHARED
     VOTING POWER

     819,200


7    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH  REPORTING  PERSON  WITH SOLE
     DISPOSITIVE POWER

     123,000


8    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING  PERSON WITH SHARED
     DISPOSITIVE POWER

     819,200


9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     942,200


10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]



11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     5.1%


12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN




                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

                                page 2 of 5 pages


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Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer:

             Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

             Clarendon House, Church Street
             Hamilton
             HM CX Bermuda

Item 2(a).   Name of Person Filing:

             This statement is filed by:

     Mark A. Riely ("Riely") with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share ("Common  Stock") of the Company which may be deemed to
be beneficially owned by Riely, including 81,000 shares of Common Stock owned of
record by Riely,  32,000 shares of Common Stock owned by an IRA F/B/O Riely (the
"Mark Riely IRA"),  10,000 shares of Common Stock owned by a SEP IRA F/B/O Riely
(the  "Riely SEP IRA"),  693,900  shares of Common  Stock  owned by Media  Group
Partners,  L.P. which has a sole general partner, Media Group Management,  Inc.,
of which Riely is a 75% shareholder, and 125,300 shares of Common Stock owned by
Media Group Investments, Ltd., which has as its investment advisor Vercingetorix
Corp., of which Riely is a 50% shareholder.

Item 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:

             The  address  of  Riely  is  260 Broadway, Suite 2-D, New York, New
York 10013.

Item 2(c).   Citizenship:

             Riely is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities:

             This statement  relates to the Company's Class A Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share.

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number:

             G20045103

Item 3.      If  this  statement is  filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
             or (c), check whether the person is a:

(a) [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
(b) [ ]  Bank as defined in  Section  3(a)(6)  of the Act,
(c) [ ]  Insurance  Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
(d) [ ]  Investment  Company  registered  under  Section  8  of  the  Investment
         Company  Act,
(e) [ ]  Investment  Adviser  in  accordance  with  Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f) [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
         Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) [ ]  Parent Holding  Company or control person in accordance with
         Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h) [ ]  Savings  Association  as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
         Insurance Act,
(i) [ ]  Church  Plan  that  is  excluded  from  the definition of an investment
         company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
(j) [ ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) check this box.  |X|

Item 4.  Ownership.

         (a)   Amount beneficially owned:  942,200
         (b)   Percent of class:  5.1%
         (c)   (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote:             123,000
               (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:           819,200
               (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:   123,000
               (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 819,200

     As of September  14, 1999,  Riely has the sole power to vote and dispose of
81,000 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Riely,  32,000 shares of Common
Stock owned by Mark Riely IRA,  10,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Riely SEP
IRA.  Riely has the shared power to vote and dispose of 693,900 shares of Common
Stock directly owned by Media Group  Partners,  L.P. and  beneficially  owned by
Media Group Management,  Inc., of which Riely is a 75% shareholder,  and 125,300
shares of Common Stock directly owned by Media Group  Investments,  Ltd.,  which
has as its  investment  advisor  Vercingetorix  Corp.,  of which  Riely is a 50%
shareholder.

Item 5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less or a Class.

             Not applicable.

Item 6.      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

             See Item 4.

Item 7.      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
             the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

             Not applicable.

Item 8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

             Not applicable.

Item 9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group.

             Not applicable.

Item 10.     Certification.

             Riely hereby makes the following certification:

             By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated: September 14, 1999

                                                       /s/ Mark A. Riely
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Mark A. Riely








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