Hawks, Bulls, & Sox new channel is Chicago Sports Network (CHSN)

[Beukeboom Fan]

Chicago Sports Network's over-the-air gesture is wonderful, but there's a business aspect, too

If you want to make friends, give people something they want for free. That isn’t the only rationale behind Chicago Sports Network’s decision, but that’s how many received it.

chicago.suntimes.com

OTA: mainly leverage to get carriage with cable/satellite firms. who'd have thunk?

I've been a YouTube TV subscriber for 2-3 years now (was with DirecTV for ~20 years previously, and not going back). fully resigned to not having the Hawks being carried by YTTV (like Marquee). fortunately, OTA works for me (but no DVR, ugh), but I fully get that it doesn't for a lot of fans. ownership doesn't give a shit

Was like you being with DTV for 20+ years, and also can't justify going back. The NHL's inability to provide a realistic streaming option is criminal IMO. It's almost like the league is directly invested in the legacy system that is dying as we watch.