RANGERS-FLYERS MOVED TO ESPN IN N.Y./PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

          Game One of the Rangers-Flyers NHL Eastern Conference
     Finals Friday will be seen live on ESPN in New York and
     Philadelphia, according to Phil Mushnick of the N.Y. POST. 
     ESPN announced that boxing, originally scheduled for ESPN,
     will be preempted in the two teams' local markets (N.Y.
     POST, 5/14).  Outside the New York and Philadelphia areas,
     the game will be carried on ESPN2 (N.Y. TIMES, 5/14).
          GOOD FOR BUSINESS: The financial impact of the Rangers
     and Knicks playoff games on MSG is examined by NEWSDAY's
     Elizabeth Sanger.  The Knicks-Heat on the MSG Network drew
     an eight rating Monday, meaning more than 500,000 homes
     tuned in, "double" the number for a typical regular-season
     game.  The most-watched Rangers game earned nearly a six
     rating, "three times" the audience of a regular-season game. 
     MSG Exec VP Joseph Cohen noted that ad revenue per game for
     both teams is up 50% for the playoffs (NEWSDAY, 5/14).