LOWER PROJECTIONS FOR ENGLISH SOCCER PPV; FIFA KICKS ON

          English soccer will receive "far less money" from PPV
     TV than "previously thought, even though a third of the
     population follows the game," according to Simon Kuper of
     the FINANCIAL TIMES.  PPV "will generate only" $725M in
     revenue a year by 2003, with 2.5 million people paying to
     watch individual matches.  Forecasts by banks, consultants
     and club executives had 10 million people buying games and
     creating revenues over $3B a year.  The new numbers are from
     an independent report by publisher Fletcher Research and
     media consultant Oliver & Ohlbaum (FINANCIAL TIMES, 9/24).  
          FIFA-VISION: FIFA will produce its own weekly TV
     magazine program beginning next year.  The series will be
     produced by ISL TV productions and each episode will be 26
     minutes long, and the first of 50 episodes will be shown in
     January (REUTERS, ESPN SportsZone, 9/23).