Before Saturday's home game between the Blackhawks & Buffalo Sabres at United Center, CHSN President Jason Coyle told the Sun-Times' Ben Pope that the new network & Xfinity remain very much at an impasse. For Blackhawks & Bulls' fans hoping to get the new network on Xfinity's air anytime soon, it doesn't look promising.

Coyle says that CHSN has made two offers to Xfinity, but the city's top cable system hasn't made any counter offers. While the issue appears to be CHSN wanting to be on Comcast's basic tier, but the cable provider wants to place it on the highest, most expensive tier. That's the word from The Athletic.

Although talks between CHSN & Xfinity/Comcast remain at an impasse at this hour, the rumblings & grumblings are that CHSN are in conversations with Fubo TV & Hulu, two of the nation's top streaming services. There's also been conversations about a direct to consumer app, but not quite yet.

Many Blackhawks & Bulls' fans have complained about the lack of carriage deals with Xfinity, let alone have expressed frustration with using an old fashioned antenna so that they could watch OTA on WJYS 62.2 & 62.3.

As for where things stand with CHSN & Xfinity/Comcast, here are the links you need to know...

https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2024/10/19/chicago-sports-network-comcast-tv-negotiations-fubo-jason-coyle
https://awfulannouncing.com/comcast/chicago-sports-network-offers-comcast-carriage-dispute.html