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D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., et al. – ‘SC 13G’ on 6/9/05 re: Mig, Inc.

On: Thursday, 6/9/05, at 4:28pm ET · Accession #: 1125282-5-3045 · File #: 5-32255

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 6/09/05  D.E. Shaw Laminar Ports, L.L.C.   SC 13G                 4:16K  Mig, Inc.                         Bowne & C… Smartedgar/FA
          D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
          D.E. Shaw & Co., LLC
          David E. Shaw

Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13G
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G      Statement of Beneficial Ownership                      8     29K 
 2: EX-1        Power of Attorney                                      1      7K 
 3: EX-2        Power of Attorney                                      1      7K 
 4: EX-3        Joint Filing Agreement                                 1      6K

SC 13G — Statement of Beneficial Ownership
Document Table of Contents

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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Certification Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13D-1(B) or 13D-2(B) or (C), Check Whether the Person Filing Is A: Notice of Dissolution of Group Ownership Ownership of Five Percent or Less of A Class Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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6	Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13D-1(B) or 13D-2(B) or (C), Check Whether the Person Filing Is A:
"	Item 4. Ownership
7	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of A Class
"	Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
"	Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
"	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
"	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
"	Item 10. Certification

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Metromedia International Group, Inc.
------------------------------------
(Name of Issuer)

 Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 -----------------------------
(Title of Class of Securities)

 591689104
 ---------
(CUSIP Number)

June 1, 2005
------------
 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the 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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CUSIP NO. 591689104                                                             

   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)                                               
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.                         
01-0577802                                                    

2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 
(A)                  [ ]                                      
(B)                  [ ]                                      

3.    SEC USE ONLY                                                        

4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                
Delaware                                                      

NUMBER OF                 5.     SOLE VOTING POWER                              
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY                                                                    
OWNED BY                         -0-                                            
EACH                                                                            
REPORTING                                                                       
PERSON WITH                                                                     
6.     SHARED VOTING POWER  
4,845,000     

 7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-           

   8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,845,000     

9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        
4,845,000                                                     

 10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)                                                 

11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
5.2%                                                          

12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                         
OO                                                            

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CUSIP NO. 591689104                                                             

   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)                                               
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.                                        
13-3695715                                                    

2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 
(A)                  [  ]                                     
(B)                  [  ]                                     

3.    SEC USE ONLY                                                        

4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                
Delaware                                                      

NUMBER OF                 5.     SOLE VOTING POWER                              
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY                                                                    
OWNED BY                         -0-                                            
EACH                                                                            
REPORTING                                                                       
PERSON WITH                                                                     
6.     SHARED VOTING POWER  
4,845,000     

 7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-           

   8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,845,000     

9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        
4,845,000                                                     

 10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)                                                 

11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
5.2%                                                          

12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                         
IA, PN                                                        

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CUSIP NO. 591689104                                                             

1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                          
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.                                      
13-3799946                                                    

2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 
(A)                       [  ]                                
(B)                       [  ]                                

3.    SEC USE ONLY                                                        

4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                
Delaware                                                      

NUMBER OF                 5.     SOLE VOTING POWER                              
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY                                                                    
OWNED BY                         -0-                                            
EACH                                                                            
REPORTING                                                                       
PERSON WITH                                                                     
6.     SHARED VOTING POWER  
4,845,000     

 7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-           

   8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,845,000     

9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        
4,845,000                                                     

 10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)                                                 

11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
5.2%                                                          

12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                         
OO                                                            

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CUSIP NO. 591689104                                                             

1.   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                     
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
David E. Shaw                                           

    2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(A)                          [  ]                         
(B)                          [  ]                         

3.   SEC USE ONLY                                                   

4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                           
United States                                             

NUMBER OF                5.      SOLE VOTING POWER                              
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY                                                                    
OWNED BY                         -0-                                            
EACH                                                                            
REPORTING                                                                       
PERSON WITH                                                                     
6.      SHARED VOTING POWER   
4,845,000     

7.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-           

  8.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,845,000     

9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   
4,845,000                                                 

 10.  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                        

11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)              
5.2%                                                      

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    
IN                                                      

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ITEM 1.                                                                         
(A)       NAME OF ISSUER:                                             
Metromedia International Group, Inc.    

(B)       ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:            
8000 Tower Point Drive                  
Charlotte, North Carolina  28227        

ITEM 2.                                                                         
(A)       NAME OF PERSON FILING:                                      
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.   
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.                  
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.                
David E. Shaw                           

(B)       ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
          The business address for each reporting person is:
120 W. 45th Street, Tower 45, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10036                      

(C)       CITIZENSHIP:                                                
                    D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. is a limited liability
                      company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
                 D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized
    under the laws of the state of Delaware.
               D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. is a limited liability company
              organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
                   David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.

(D)       TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:                               
Common Stock, $0.01 par value           

(E)       CUSIP NUMBER:                                               
591689104                               

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B) OR (C),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:                                           

Not applicable                                                                  

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP                                                               

As of June 1, 2005:                                                             

(a)  Amount beneficially owned:                                                 
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolio, L.L.C.:             4,845,000 shares    
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:                           4,845,000 shares    
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:                         4,845,000 shares    
David E. Shaw:                                    4,845,000 shares    

(b)  Percent of class:                                                          
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolio, L.L.C.:             5.2%                
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:                           5.2%                
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:                         5.2%                
David E. Shaw:                                    5.2%                

(c)  Number of shares to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to     
direct the vote:                                                      
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolio, L.L.C.:             -0- shares          
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:                           -0- shares          
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:                         -0- shares          
David E. Shaw:                                    -0- shares          

(ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                  
           D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolio, L.L.C.:        4,845,000 shares
           D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:                      4,845,000 shares
           D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:                    4,845,000 shares
           David E. Shaw:                               4,845,000 shares

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(iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:       
     D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolio, L.L.C.:        -0- shares
     D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:                      -0- shares
     D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:                    -0- shares
     David E. Shaw:                               -0- shares

(iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     
           D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolio, L.L.C.:        4,845,000 shares
           D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:                      4,845,000 shares
           D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:                    4,845,000 shares
           David E. Shaw:                               4,845,000 shares

David E. Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of David E. Shaw's    
position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is  
the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., which in turn is the investment  
adviser of D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., and by virtue of David E.     
Shaw's position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., 
which is the managing member of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the  
managing member of D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., David E. Shaw may be  
deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and the shared   
power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the 4,845,000 shares as described
above constituting 5.2% of the outstanding shares and, therefore, David E. Shaw 
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. David E. Shaw disclaims
beneficial ownership of such 4,845,000 shares.                                  

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS                            
Not Applicable                                                                  

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON         
Not Applicable                                                                  

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED      
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR 
CONTROL PERSON                                                  
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                                                          

By signing below, each of D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., D. E. Shaw &   
Co., L.P., D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., and David E. Shaw certify that, to the best
of such reporting person's 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 such purposes or effect.                                     

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SIGNATURE 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the     
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,   
complete and correct. Powers of Attorney, dated February 24, 2004, granted by   
David E. Shaw in favor of Julius Gaudio, are attached hereto.                   

Dated: June 9, 2005                                                             

  D. E. Shaw
                  Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.

                         By:  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as
                 managing member

                       By: /s/ Julius Gaudio
                              --------------------
                       Julius Gaudio
                           Managing Director

              D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

             By: /s/ Julius Gaudio
                    --------------------
             Julius Gaudio
                 Managing Director

                D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.

             By: /s/ Julius Gaudio
                    --------------------
             Julius Gaudio
                 Managing Director

     David E. Shaw

            By: /s/Julius Gaudio
                    --------------------
             Julius Gaudio
                                  Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw

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