Comcast has refused to engage earnestly with Chicago Sports Network in negotiations over a carriage agreement, CHSN president Jason Coyle said Saturday.
Coyle went on the offensive in a meeting with reporters, claiming the new network he oversees — the new TV home of the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox — has made two offers to Comcast but received zero offers in return.
CHSN’s latest offer proposed a “significant” free reduction versus what Comcast previously paid NBC Sports Chicago, Coyle said, but even that generated no traction — although communication between the two parties remains ongoing.
“We are willing, in order to ensure more people can watch, to take less money,” Coyle said.