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

[Crow]

Directv stream app fails to perform constantly on my newest model fire stick 4k. Good luck rewinding, fast forwarding, or even pausing.

Stream itself is good quality.

FWIW this was remedied by uninstalling and reinstalling the app. Not sure why that would matter but it did.

Don’t mind DIRECTV much. Now I’m paying about $128 a month where I was paying $72 or something though. So that sucks. I do get nhl network and a bunch of blacked out regional channels though. I can cut out $17 of the difference and drop nhl network and the regional channels. I’m not sure if I will. I really like having nhl network. Might just keep it for the season and turn it off when it’s over. Off season isn’t very long though. I also get cubs games, which I’m not a fan of. That might matter to some.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

who within hawks is responsible for the chsn debacle...how are they not on youtube tv and comcast again, at least have a dtc option...gold standard of nhl to this in 10 years lol

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Hawks and Bulls merch was on my shopping list for both Christmas and birthdays this season, but if this crappy channel isn’t on Xfinity by puck drop tomorrow then I’m not spending a dime on them this season.

Illini and ECHL Bison’s gain.

 

[bwana63]

who within hawks is responsible for the chsn debacle...how are they not on youtube tv and comcast again, at least have a dtc option...gold standard of nhl to this in 10 years lol

I can't imagine Wirtz not signing off on this crap.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

class of the league to grab an antenna to watch our team, truly generational run

 

[WarriorofTime]

It's hard to overstate how bad it is going to look for all parties if there is not a deal in place before the puck drops tomorrow. I better wake up to hear they figured something out with Xfinity at 4 am.

 

[BHawk21]

Gameday and most of the fans cannot watch the team tonight.

I have season tickets. Havnt been able to get a hold of my rep for a couple weeks. They dont have game swaps available yet. They have controversy after controversy and they haven't made the playoffs in 10 years.

I wont go buy an antenna. Thats a joke.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

perennial cup contender to come watch our fourth line captain play but grab the antenna beforehand, new regime is starting to turn this team into a shit show

 

[BHawk21]

Our powerplay 2 is Craig Smith Ryan Donato Alec Martinez Pat Maroon and Kurashev and the games are not on tv.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Our powerplay 2 is Craig Smith Ryan Donato Alec Martinez Pat Maroon and Kurashev and the games are not on tv.

congrats to danny for running a crown jewel family business into the ground in record speed

 

[Teemu]

 

[Wally1112pac]

congrats to danny for running a crown jewel family business into the ground in record speed

Never forget whose blood runs through his veins...

Cpt. BlackOut himself.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

speed up the rebuild after a year and no tv deal with relevant providers in 2024, solid job to new regime

 

[Paul Allen]

Never forget whose blood runs through his veins...

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Cpt. BlackOut himself.

Ahh so it skips a generation

 

[WarriorofTime]

speed up the rebuild after a year and no tv deal with relevant providers in 2024, solid job to new regime

How did they speed up the rebuild? They signed a bunch of stopgaps to not overload the NHL roster with overmatched rookies. Bertuzzi and Teravainen were the only ones brought in by Davidson that were given more than 2 years and nobody besides Jones and Vlasic has an active contract for 5+ seasons.

 

[Wally1112pac]

Ahh so it skips a generation

It's always a roll of the dice when it comes family wealth.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Home games weren't on television until I was in college Jesus do I feel old.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Real talk, what did the Reinsdorf's and the Wirtzes expect the likes of Comcast and AT&T to offer them versus what they previously had with NBCSC? The carriers have all of the cards here, the Hawks/Bulls/Sox killed their channel without a landing spot agreed upon, so they know the morons have a ticking clock, and are trying to negotiate a deal at a time when the ceiling for all three teams is mediocrity for at least a couple more years. Not exactly must watch TV for normies.

Oh, and it seems like almost everyone blames the teams and not the carriers, so it's not like there's a groundswell of public anger directed at anyone not working in the UC.

 

[Pez68]

If you have internet, there's actually a pretty cheap way to watch the majority of Hawks games.

ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu bundle is $15 a month. NordVPN is $3 a month and some change. For $18 a month, you can watch most Blackhawks games.

You just need a device you can install NordVPN on, or use SmartDNS. I have NordVPN on my firesticks, and I manually configured a DNS entry on my LG TV with the NordVPN SmartDNS IP.