US EditionWhite Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls Games to Air on Xfinity in Chicago Area Under New Deal
- The Chicago Sports Network debuted on October 1, 2024, offering more than 300 live games featuring Chicago’s major professional baseball, basketball, and hockey teams on Comcast’s premium Ultimate TV package.
- This launch followed NBC Sports Chicago's shutdown on September 30, 2024, and was shaped by carriage fee negotiations complicated by CHSN's prior free over-the-air broadcasts.
- The new deal includes pre- and post-game shows plus Chicago sports-focused programming, with CHSN also pushing its direct-to-consumer streaming service costing $29.99 monthly or $349.99 annually.
- Comcast senior vice president Chris Smith described the deal as a thrilling development for local sports enthusiasts, while CHSN president Jason Coyle expressed their pride in welcoming Xfinity subscribers to a channel dedicated solely to Chicago’s sports community.
- The carriage agreement ended a prolonged blackout for Comcast's one million Chicago-area subscribers but requires paying an extra $20 monthly, raising concerns about subscriber upgrades and affordability.
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Chicago Sports Network, Comcast announce carriage agreement that starts Friday
Chicago Sports Network and Comcast announced a carriage agreement that put the network on the cable provider's Xfinity system Friday. The deal ends a blackout of more than eight months that kept White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks games off the air for about 1 million Comcast customers.The channel is available on Xfinity's Ultimate programming tier on Channel 200, the same spot that the teams' former home, NBC Sports Chicago, occupied on the Popular…
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