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NBC Sports Chicago (formerly Comcast SportsNet Chicago) was an American regional sports network that broadcast regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as college sports events and original sports-related news, discussion and entertainment programming.
In 2004, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bill Wirtz, and the Tribune Company—the owners of the Bulls and White Sox, Blackhawks, and Cubs respectively—formed a new regional sports network with Comcast known as Comcast SportsNet Chicago (later named NBC Sports Chicago). The network was jointly owned by the four teams, while Comcast held a 30% stake and ...
But Comcast, the largest pay-TV provider in Chicago, continues to play hardball with CHSN, requiring the new sports network to move to a higher-priced tier at a much lower carriage fee than it ...
The flagship of the Comcast regional sports networks, it was the first Comcast SportsNet channel to launch, effectively replacing SportsChannel Philadelphia and PRISM in 1997, and (through its ownership by Phillies and Flyers parent Comcast Spectacor) was a pioneer in team-owned sports networks. [51] Other networks SportsNet New York (SNY)
Comcast announced Tuesday night that it was dropping Bally Sports channels, including Bally Sports North, after the sides were unable to reach a contract agreement.
Mountain West Conference (MWC), CBS Corporation, Comcast May 31, 2012 [37] Launched on September 1, 2006. Aired Mountain West Conference sports. NBC Sports Northwest: Pacific Northwest NBC Sports Group September 30, 2021 [38] Launched on November 1, 2007. Formerly known as Comcast SportsNet Northwest. Prime Sports: Liberty Media: November 1 ...
All three decided to enter into a partnership with Comcast to form a new regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, which launched on October 1, 2004. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The move led many cable and satellite providers in northeastern Illinois and northwest Indiana to drop FSN Chicago.
NBC Sports Chicago was created in 2004. It is jointly owned by Comcast subsidiary NBCUniversal (20%), the family of J. Joseph Ricketts (owner of the Cubs, 20%), Jerry Reinsdorf (owner of both the Bulls and the White Sox, giving him a 40% stake), and Rocky Wirtz (owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, 20%).