CTV BID ACCEPTED BY SHAREHOLDERS, BUT BIG STEPS STILL LOOM

          NetStar Communications' shareholders yesterday accepted
     CTV's buyout bid, but Rob Ferguson of the TORONTO STAR
     writes that CTV's quest for the network, which includes TSN,
     "isn't over yet," as it must now convince Canada's Federal
     Competition Bureau and the Canadian Radio-TV and Telecom
     Commission (CRTC) to approve its purchase.  CTV, owner of
     SportsNet, will present its application for CRTC approval
     "in the coming weeks," and a hearing is expected in the fall
     with a decision by the end of the year.  Industry observers
     say CTV "may have a tough time" convincing the CRTC to allow
     it to keep SportsNet along with TSN (TORONTO STAR, 2/11).