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                                 EXHIBIT 99.17.2


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 22, 1997

                  THE BOX WORLDWIDE AND TCI MUSIC SET TO MERGE

                  Combined Resources and Expertise Will Create
                     Diversified Music Programming Services

                       Binding Letter Of Intent Is Signed

Miami Beach, Florida, and Englewood, Colorado -- The Box Worldwide, Inc. ("The
Box Worldwide") (Nasdaq: BOXW), which programs and distributes the music video
channel THE BOX, and TCI Music, Inc. ("TCI Music") (Nasdaq: TUNE) today signed a
binding letter of intent for the merger of The Box Worldwide into TCI Music. As
a result of the merger, The Box Worldwide would become a wholly-owned subsidiary
of TCI Music, and shares of the Common Stock of The Box Worldwide would be
exchanged for shares of TCI Music's Series "A" Preferred Stock.

The letter of intent provides that each share of Common Stock of The Box
Worldwide would be valued at $1.50 and would be exchanged for shares of TCI
Music Series "A" Preferred Stock ("TCI Music Preferred"). Each share of TCI
Music Preferred would be immediately convertible into three shares of TCI Music
Series "A" Common Stock entitled to the same rights as the currently outstanding
TCI Music Series "A" Common Stock other than its put feature. The number of
shares of TCI Music Preferred which each Box Worldwide shareholder will be
entitled to receive will be determined by dividing the product of $1.50 times
the number of Box Worldwide shares held, by three times the average bid and ask
price of TCI Music Series "A" Common Stock during the 20 consecutive trading
days ending on the third trading day prior to the closing of the transaction.

The announcement was made by Alan McGlade, President and Chief Executive Officer
of The Box Worldwide, and Leo J. Hindery, Jr., Chairman of TCI Music and
President and Chief Operating Officer of its parent company, TeleCommunications,
Inc. ("TCI"), the nation's largest cable television operator. The merger would
combine the resources and expertise of THE BOX, the world's only interactive,
24-hour, all music video service, with TCI Music, formed earlier this year by
TCI, to deliver audio and video music services to residential and commercial
customers via television, the Internet and other methods.

THE BOX is a technically advanced programming service that has been transformed
over the past year to provide market-by-market customization from five basic
music video formats: Pop/Rock, Mainstream, Urban, Country and Latin. The Box
Worldwide also has recently completed an upgrade of all its domestic markets to
a fully integrated digital distribution system utilizing local file servers. THE
BOX currently reaches more than 30 million households in the U.S. and abroad.


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In announcing the binding letter of intent to merge, TCI's Mr. Hindery said, "By
bringing The Box Worldwide into the TCI family, we have the strategic
opportunity to build the assets of TCI Music and embark on an exciting future
together. THE BOX's agile video platform, in particular, will be a vital
component to our plans to develop TCI Music into a major music services
company."

The Box Worldwide's Mr. McGlade commented, "We are enthusiastic about this
merger which is the next logical step in the evolution of THE BOX. It positions
The Box Worldwide for both short and long term growth as we further enhance
existing programming, launch new services and heighten our impact in the
television and music industries."

TCI Music is managed by Liberty Media Corporation, the programming unit of TCI.
Liberty Media has been an investor in The Box Worldwide for many years and also
holds numerous other investments in globally branded entertainment and
electronic retailing networks. Earlier this month, TCI Music acquired DMX Inc.,
which programs, markets and distributes its premium digital audio service,
Digital Music Express.

Robert R. Bennett, President and CEO of Liberty Media, said "Last week's
acquisition of DMX positioned TCI Music as a leading provider of digital audio
music to cable and satellite television customers. With this transaction we will
broaden our product offering to include digital video music, including THE BOX's
unique existing service as well as a music multiplex service that we expect to
create and launch in the coming months."

The merger, expected to take several months to complete, is subject to
regulatory approvals, the requisite approval of The Box Worldwide shareholders
and the fiduciary obligations of the Board of Directors. David Burns of
Communications Equity Associates is representing The Box Worldwide in the
transaction.

TCI Music, Inc. Series "A" Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market
under the symbol TUNE. It is anticipated that TCI Music Preferred will also
trade on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. Efforts will be made to list the TCI Music
Series "A" Common Stock that The Box Worldwide shareholders may initially
receive upon conversion, so that those shares which will not have the put
feature, may trade separately from the currently outstanding TCI Music Series
"A" Common Stock. The put feature will expire no later than August 11, 1998
after which time all shares of TCI Music Series "A" Common Stock will trade as a
single class.

Devoid of veejays, long form programming and commercial clutter, THE BOX has
engendered viewer loyalty by presenting the most diverse selection of new music
on television. Viewers call in and request a video from a menu of up to 300
selections, with the cost billed directly to the consumer's telephone. THE BOX
is currently available in the United States, Europe, Latin America and New
Zealand through locally installed Boxes and on U.S. satellite via Galaxy 7,
T-13. The Box Worldwide is traded under the symbol BOXW on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market.

