Sox, Bulls, Hawks Launching 'Chicago Sports Network' (June '24 Announcement)

[Georgie56 3078]

Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Edited June 3 by 24994J

[Spring Rubber 623]

Given that it's just internal talk at the moment, I suppose it's too early to tell what exactly might happen. Sounds like the possibilities are wide open at this point. Whatever the arrangement might be after October 2024, I assume it ought to launch with a heavy streaming component.

[nycnewsjunkie 1419]

4 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Wirtz and Reinsdorf wouldn’t need to start entirely from scratch. They could feasibly buy out Comcast’s 25% share of NBCS Chicago and they’d have their own RSN. Given that Comcast can’t find a buyer for their RSNs (since they aren’t in demand,) this would be an easy way for Comcast to sell one of them. Both sides would essentially get what they want.

[NYCsporty 10]

Well, it's going to happen come October with the launch of generically-named Chicago Sports Network. https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2024/06/03/chicago-sports-network-will-be-new-home-of-white-sox-bulls-blackhawks-beginning-in-october

[Megatron81 194]

Yeah, I agree should just buy NBC Sports Chi and rebrand it Chi Sports Network in my opinion. I wonder if Stadium will air some of the White Sox, Bulls, & Blackhawks come Oct.

[MD TV 187]

It's funny, this is how Fox Sports Chicago ended about 20 years ago, with those teams and the Cubs leaving there.

[Jase 848]

2 hours ago, Megatron81 said:

Yeah, I agree should just buy NBC Sports Chi and rebrand it Chi Sports Network in my opinion. I wonder if Stadium will air some of the White Sox, Bulls, & Blackhawks come Oct.

 

Reinsdorf wouldn't have spent the $$$ to buy NBC Sports Chicago. We all know how cheap this guy is which is why they went with converting Stadium to Chicago Sports Network and bringing in some random company (Standard Media) to help with distribution. And what kind of name is Chicago Sports Network??? That's the best they could come up with???

[NYCsporty 10]

40 minutes ago, Jase said:

 

Reinsdorf wouldn't have spent the $$$ to buy NBC Sports Chicago. We all know how cheap this guy is which is why they went with converting Stadium to Chicago Sports Network and bringing in some random company (Standard Media) to help with distribution. And what kind of name is Chicago Sports Network??? That's the best they could come up with???

TBH, whatever name that was gonna be brought up for the new RSN, there's going to be ppl that'll knock it around because that's the nature of the beast that is social media, although while generic, the name at least labels the purpose of the RSN, it's better than coming up with crazy names like Venu Sports.

[SDHIll1980 13]

Hell, if Reinsdorf was going to name this new channel, he should went old-school and brought back the "SportsVision" name.  A better name than "Chicago Sports Network", in my opinion.

[Jase 848]

1 hour ago, NYCsporty said:

TBH, whatever name that was gonna be brought up for the new RSN, there's going to be ppl that'll knock it around because that's the nature of the beast that is social media, although while generic, the name at least labels the purpose of the RSN, it's better than coming up with crazy names like Venu Sports.

 

When you're trying to start a new sports network in an environment in which most RSNs are struggling, the last thing you want to do is pick a generic name. Given that the Bulls, Sox and Blackhawks are pretty bad (and likely will be for some time); a cool/interesting name would at least drum up interest in the network. I see this as a missed opportunity from a marketing pov.