CHSN, a joint venture between the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox, launches in less than two weeks. Here's what viewers should know so far.

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.

Comcast is planning to shut down its regional sports network for Chicago as the company loses some of its most-lucrative sports rights to a startup broadcast television network. This month, some pay TV platforms like YouTube TV and Comcast’s own Xfinity TV began notifying subscribers that NBC Sports Chicago will be removed from packages on October 1,

The Chicago Sports Network is supplanting NBC Sports Chicago, the 20-year-old regional sports network whose broadcast rights expire after the current White Sox season.

The network will be available to subscribers of DIRECTV’s Choice packages or higher, just as NBCSCH has been. That network will go off the air on Sept. 30.

DirecTV is the first pay television provider to announce its intention to distribute the Chicago Sports Network when it launches in October. This article, DirecTV will carry Chicago Sports Network in October,

DirecTV becomes first major distributor to deliver Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, and White Sox games across all three teams’ home territories