CATCH A RISING NETSTAR? TSN PARENT REPORTEDLY ON THE BLOCK

          The "word" in Canada is that NetStar Communications,
     which owns TSN and its French equivalent, RDS, among several
     broadcast outlets, is "up for sale and that Shaw
     Communications is one of the prospective buyers," according
     to Mike English of the EDMONTON JOURNAL.  The pricetag for
     NetStar is "roughly being put" at C$1B, but English reports
     "there have also been rumors of NetStar going public or that
     NetStar will purchase CTV Sports Net," which would create a
     merger of Canada's two largest sports networks.  CTV Sports
     Net is slated for an October debut (EDMONTON JOURNAL, 7/10).