TV NOTES: In Orlando, Larry Guest writes that a "rumor
floating that ESPN is on the verge of moving its entire
operations from Bristol, Conn., to Disney World" is "not
true." Guest: "However, the cable network does plan to
increase its presence at Disney by moving certain production
facilities" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 10/9)....PrimeStar is
offering its "NHL Center Ice" package for a full-season
price of $129. PrimeStar is also offering its "NBA League
Pass" package for $139 before October 15 (PrimeStar)....HBO
Sports' documentary, "Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio?,"
debuts Monday, October 20 at 8:00pm ET (HBO Sports).
THE FRANCHISE: In N.Y., Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
reviews Hyperion's "The Franchise: A History of Sports
Illustrated Magazine," written by Michael MacCambridge.
Lehmann-Haupt: "Although confused in its perspective, 'The
Franchise' makes one nostalgic for that long-ago time when
the printed word defined that unseen game and we all first
fell in love with it" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/9). In K.C., Mike
Vaccaro interviews MacCambridge and reports that he
"interviewed more than 300 people and accumulated more than
600 hours of taped reflections, anecdotes and memories from
a wealth of people in and around the magazine." Vaccaro
writes, "His reward for that effort is a decisive,
definitive oral history" of SI (K.C. STAR, 10/9).
