Netscape Communications Corp. has selected FL-based
SportsLine USA to provide sports content for its new
Netcenter Sports Channel. SportsLine will provide sports-
related news and information and will also sell all
advertising and sponsorship associated with the content (AD
AGE, 1/29)....DirecTV and PrimeStar are offering subscribers
a free preview of the $69 "NBA League Pass," a DBS package
that features nightly broadcasts of up to eight NBA games,
from February 5-11 (NBA)....The Seahawks will telecast a '99
Kickoff Special of its local "Seahawks Saturday" TV show on
January 30. The special will be the first official NFL team
show to be produced/transmitted in HDTV (Seahawks)....The
Sonics have hired former NBA player/coach Darrell Walker as
a color analyst for their radio and TV broadcasts (SEATTLE
TIMES, 1/28)...The Sports Fan Radio Network is airing
"Inside the NHL," a weekly live, two-hour magazine talk
show. The show, hosted by Rangers' analyst John Davidson
and Panthers announcer Jeff Rimer, is produced by Five Star
Productions and runs through the Stanley Cup (THE DAILY).