MEDIA NOTES

          In N.Y., Richard Sandomir, on the upcoming NBA TV
     rights negotiations: "For NBC, the N.B.A. is like 'Seinfeld'
     -- crucial, centerpiece programming that it can hardly
     afford to lose.  The N.B.A. was a critical building block in
     NBC's climb to becoming the most powerful broadcast sports
     division. ... For Turner, the N.B.A., like the N.F.L., is
     must-have programming.  In sheer numbers, TNT and TBS are
     more the networks of the N.B.A. than NBC" (N.Y. TIMES,
     5/13)....ESPN's Keith Olbermann, who returns to
     "SportsCenter" tonight, on his recent time off: "Everybody
     sees things a lot more clearly now, from both sides.  It's
     been a very educational time" (Baltimore SUN, 5/13).