ESPN CLASSIC MAKES RUN AT BOXING FILM: PLANS TO ADD MORE

          ESPN Classic has "joined the ranks of the cable
     channels that buy the broadcast window of theatrical
     movies," as it has purchased the rights to "Price of Glory,"
     a film about a family of Latino boxers, according to John
     Dempsey of DAILY VARIETY.  The movie, which stars actor
     Jimmy Smits, will air during the network's Sunday night
     movie showcase "Reel Classics."  ESPN Classic VP & GM Mark
     Shapiro said that the network will "look for opportunistic
     buys of new movies in the broadcast window," adding the
     network's main goal is to get its hands on "the most popular
     and entertaining sports-themed movies of the past."  Shapiro
     said that ESPN Classic is "alerting the major studios that
     it wants to join the list of networks that buy short windows
     to older A titles" (DAILY VARIETY, 7/20).