UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~June~~July 720, 2010

RHI ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE	001-34102	36-4614616

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1325 Avenue of Americas, 21st Floor, New York, NY		10019

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 977-9001 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 711, 2010, ~~William J. Aliber, the Chief Financial Officer of~~ RHI Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Company”), ~~notified~~announced ~~the Company~~ that heWilliam ~~will~~J. Aliber would be resigning his position toas ~~pursue other opportunities closer to his Kansas City home. Mr. Aliber will remain with~~ the Company ~~until sometime in August 2010 to assist in the transition of his responsibilities and the Company~~’s ~~ongoing~~ ~~restructuring~~Chief ~~efforts.~~Financial ~~Mr. Aliber’s~~Officer ~~resignation did not result from any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating~~ to ~~the~~pursue ~~Company’s operations, policies or practices, nor was it~~other ~~related~~opportunities tocloser ~~the Company’s ongoing efforts~~ to ~~restructure~~his ~~its~~Kansas ~~indebtedness~~City ~~and capital structure~~home.

~~Upon~~ On ~~Mr.~~July ~~Aliber’s departure~~20, ~~Michael J. Scarpelli~~2010, ~~age~~the ~~35, will assume most of Mr. Aliber~~Company’s ~~current responsibilities.~~indirect ~~Mr. Scarpelli has been serving as Senior Vice President~~subsidiary, ~~Finance~~RHI ~~and Controller of the Company since January 2009. In this role~~Entertainment, ~~Mr. Scarpelli~~LLC ~~has~~(“ ~~been responsible for overall~~RHI ~~financial management of the Company~~LLC”), ~~including financial~~ and ~~strategic planning, reporting and analysis, and communications to the investment community.~~ Mr. ~~Scarpelli~~Aliber ~~joined~~executed ~~the~~a ~~Company~~Separation inAgreement ~~May 2006~~outlining asthe ~~Controller.~~terms ~~He was promoted in June 2007 to Vice President, Finance~~ and ~~Controller, and~~conditions ~~promoted~~regarding ~~again in January 2009 to~~ his ~~current~~termination ~~position~~of employment. ~~Prior~~Pursuant to ~~joining~~ the ~~Company~~Separation Agreement, Mr. ~~Scarpelli~~Aliber’s last ~~was~~day aof ~~Senior~~active ~~Manager~~employment inwith the ~~Entertainment and Media practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The~~ Company ~~intends~~will tobe ~~amend Mr.~~August ~~Scarpelli’s~~13, ~~employment~~2010 ~~contract~~(the ~~when~~“ heTermination ~~assumes additional responsibilities in August 2010~~Date”).

~~Item 8.01.~~ As ~~Other~~consideration ~~Events~~for executing the Separation Agreement and complying with its terms, the Company has agreed to:

~~In connection with its ongoing restructuring efforts, on June 7, 2010 the Company announced that it had engaged Robert Del Genio of Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co., LLC~~ (~~“ CDG”~~1) continue asto ~~Strategic Planning~~pay ~~Officer of the Company.~~ Mr. ~~Del Genio will report to the Company~~Aliber’s ~~Board~~base ofsalary ~~Directors, and~~up ~~will,~~to ~~among other functions, communicate frequently with the Company’s lenders~~ and ~~their representatives~~including ~~regarding~~ the ~~Company’s~~Termination ~~activities,~~Date; ~~cash flows, cost controls~~ and ~~restructuring~~ efforts. To the extent necessary, Mr. Del Genio also will assist the Company in connection with the preparation for, and administration of, any bankruptcy filing under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

(2) pay Mr. ~~Del~~Aliber ~~Genio~~a ~~has~~cash anpayment ~~extensive~~of ~~background~~$292,487.23, inwhich ~~finance~~represents ~~and~~the ~~accounting,~~sum ~~including~~of as(a) ~~Corporate Finance~~$250,000, ~~Partner~~(b) the ~~and~~gross ~~National~~cost ~~Director~~ of ~~Ernst~~30 days &of ~~Young~~“COBRA” ~~LLP.~~continuation Hecoverage ~~will~~under ~~assist,~~the ~~advise~~group ~~and~~health ~~support~~plan ~~the~~in which ~~Company,~~he ~~as needed~~participates, inand (c) the ~~transition~~value of Mr. Aliber’s ~~responsibilities~~accrued and unused vacation time as of the Termination Date (the “ Termination Payment”).

2 As consideration for the amounts payable to Mr. Aliber under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Aliber has agreed, among other things:

(1) to forfeit as of the Termination Date all vested and unvested restricted stock units and options to purchase the Company’s common stock that he currently holds;

(2) that his Employment Agreement with RHI LLC, dated November 2, 2009, as amended May 3, 2010, will be terminated as of the Termination Date, except that the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 6 of such agreement regarding confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and other matters will continue to apply for the maximum time and to the maximum extent provided therein;

(3) to sign a Waiver and Release of Claims Agreement (the “ Release”);

(4) to sign an additional Release on the Termination Date (the “ Termination Date Release”). If, as of the thirtieth day following the Termination Date, Mr. Aliber has failed to sign or has revoked the Termination Date Release, then he is required to immediately repay the full amount of the Termination Payment; and

(5) to make himself available to respond to any inquiries from the Company’s officers and board of directors and to provide consulting services and advice, as needed, regarding business matters of the Company for a 12-month period beginning on the Termination Date. Mr. Aliber further agreed to cooperate fully and make himself available to respond to any inquiries from the Company or its representatives, and to provide testimony, if needed, in connection with any investigation, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to any matter that occurred during his employment, including testimony related to the Company’s restructuring efforts. Such continuing obligation to cooperate with the Company in any investigation, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to any matter that occurred during his employment shall continue in perpetuity.

The preceding summary of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to full text of the Separation Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

10.1

Separation Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	RHI ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant)
	RHI ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: June 11, 2010	By:	/s/ Henry S. Hoberman
	(Registrant)
Date: July 23, 2010	By:	/s/ Henry S. Hoberman
		Name:	Henry S. Hoberman
		Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

3INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Separation Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2010.

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