Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
Last July, I wrote about a looming issue for many regional sports networks, perhaps including the Cubs channel Marquee Sports Network. You can read the entire issue at that link, but the short version is: Comcast/Xfinity wants to put RSNs on its higher-priced “Ultimate” tier. Teams, of course, resisted that because it would cost fans more money to watch their games.
The July article noted that the now-former Diamond Sports RSNs were being put on Comcast’s Ultimate tier.