RATINGS NOTES: In Boston, Sunday's Broncos-Patriots
preseason game drew a 13.5 rating on WHDH. Going head-to-
head with the Pats, Sunday's Red Sox-Twins earned a 4.1 on
WABU (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/19)....In Baltimore, Friday's Orioles-
Mariners drew a 12.6/24 on WJZ. On Saturday, the O's-Angels
on WNUV scored a 10.0/20, while at the same time, Saturday's
Ravens-Eagles on WBFF earned a 4.4/8 (Baltimore SUN, 8/19).
...In DC, Saturday's Redskins-Falcons on WJLA drew a 12.8/25
(WASHINGTON POST, 8/19).
OTHER NOTES: In N.Y., Richard Sandomir reports that in
the Time Warner-SportsChannel dispute over the carriage of
Mets game, Time Warner yesterday proposed to make the
remaining 12 games available for $1 each, with $.90 to
SportsChannel. SportsChannel has rejected the deal, which
Rainbow Media Exec VP/Sports Mike Bair called "a p.r. ploy
that doesn't serve customers" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/19)....HBO
Sports will explore the life of Joe DiMaggio in a one-hour
documentary, "Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio?" It will
premiere on October 20 (HBO)....ESPN Int'l will air the
Super Bowl and 35 regular-season NFL games to more than 150
countries and territories worldwide (ESPN Int'l).
