MURDOCH NOT GIVING UP IN QUEST FOR U.S. DBS PARTNERSHIP

          News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch's efforts to enter the
     satellite-TV business in the U.S. is profiled in a front-
     page feature in the WALL STREET JOURNAL under the header,
     "So Far, Murdoch's Bid To Enter Satellite TV In U.S. Goes
     Nowhere."  His plan to partner with EchoStar Communications
     on a national DBS service "has been all but shot down," and
     Murdoch "has been scrambling to find another partner." 
     Those close to Murdoch say "he now realizes he rushed into
     the wrong deal with EchoStar, without firm agreements on
     management or on strategy.  He also underestimated how much
     News Corp. would have to spend, and he misjudged the
     ferocity of opposition from competitors, his shareholders
     and Washington lawmakers."  But Murdoch is "still hunting
     for a way into the U.S. DBS market, and any deal he strikes
     could lead to shifting alliances."  Murdoch is said to be
     "exploring deals" with Primestar Partners and has "reopened
     talks" with DirecTV (Lippman, Robichaux, & Gruley, WALL
     STREET JOURNAL, 5/15).