MEDIA NOTES

          In Orlando, Povtak & Diaz reported that Fox Sports Net
     Research reported that of the NBA's 24 teams televised by
     RSNs, the Magic are first in local Nielsen ratings.  The
     Sunshine Network's telecasts of Magic games have averaged a
     7.4 rating.  The Sonics on FSNW are second with a 7.1,
     followed by the Rockets on FSSW with a 6.4 (ORLANDO
     SENTINEL, 4/10)....In Providence, Bill Reynolds wrote that
     NBC's "obvious decision to showcase the Lakers has
     backfired, for the simple reason that they're in a microcosm
     of everything that's wrong with the NBA."  Reynolds: "The
     Lakers are an underachieving, selfish team, one that's
     testimony to the theory that the NBA after Michael [Jordan]
     is a different place" (JOURNAL, 4/10)....In Toronto, William
     Houston wrote that CTV SportsNet should "be pleased" with
     the early performance of its Blue Jays announcing team of
     Rod Black and Joe Carter, as the "two rookies ... for the
     most part, did a respectable job" (GLOBE & MAIL, 4/10).