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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-12-01</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2009-04-12</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000925645</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CETV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001460935</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Dvorak Petr</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>POVLTAVSKA 5/74</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PRAGUE 7</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>2N</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>170 00</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CZECH REPUBLIC</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP, Broadcasting</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock; par value $0.08</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>9000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option: Right to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>72.05</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2007-12-14</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-12-13</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock; par value $0.08</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option: Right to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>59.98</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2007-02-01</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-01-31</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock; par value $0.08</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>8000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option: Right to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>113.56</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2008-12-05</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2015-12-04</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock; par value $0.08</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option: Right to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>22.64</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2009-12-16</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-12-15</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock; par value $0.08</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>8000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option: Right to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>17.52</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2010-05-15</value>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2015-05-14</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock; par value $0.08</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>16000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">1,000 options are exercisable on each of 12/14/2007, 12/14/2008, 12/14/2009 and 12/14/2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">2,000 options are exercisable on each of 02/01/2007, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2009 and 02/01/2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">1,000 options are exercisable on each of 12/05/2008, 12/05/2009, 12/05/2010 and 12/05/2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">2,000 options are exercisable on each of 12/16/2009, 12/16/2010, 12/16/2011 and 12/16/2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">8,000 options will become exercisable on each of 05/15/2010 and 05/15/2011.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Joanne Cochrane on behalf of Petr Dvorak</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
