IS C-SPAN NEXT? FLEDGLING NET TALKING SETTLEMENT WITH ESPN

          A U.S. District Court judge in NY on Wednesday "denied"
     ESPN's request for a "temporary restraining order ... that
     would have prohibited" AL-based RSN CSPN from using the CSPN
     name and logo, according to Michael Tomberlin of the
     BIRMINGHAM NEWS.  But CSPN Owner Kirk Wood said the two
     sides are talking "about a settlement" to ESPN's suit.  He
     said he did not know if removing the "C" from CSPN would be
     an "acceptable change, but he hopes to find an expedient
     resolution to the case."  Tomberlin noted that ESPN's "size
     and financial resources could mount a legal fight that would
     prove costly to upstart CSPN."  An August 4 court date has
     been set "to hear arguments" (BIRMINGHAM NEWS, 7/29).