MEDIA NOTES

     The NBA will increase its presence on the World Wide Web and
debut a new version of its NBA.com on October 29, with revamped
bios updated daily.  The NBA will also unveil "completely
revamped sites for their 29 teams" (N.Y. POST, 10/20)....The NFL
has sued 10 Long Island bars and restaurants and one in Queens
"for allegedly showing out-of-market NFL games without a
commercial license" (NEWSDAY, 10/21)....Braves Manager Bobby Cox,
who was miked by Fox, was heard using a expletive during pregame
introductions  last night during Game One of the World Series.
Fox Sports' Vince Wladika: "It's one of the risks of live
television.  ... There's always the risk of hearing language
that's not up to snuff" (TAMPA TRIBUNE, 10/21)....Today's N.Y.
POST runs a transcript of Ted Turner's deposition on his role in
to keep the Fox News Channel from being seen on New York City
cable.  Turner on News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch: "Murdoch is a
pretty slimy character. ... His journalistic credentials are a
joke" (N.Y. POST, 10/21).