((HT: Chicago Tribune/Channick))
For the first time since 1948, the Chicago Cubs and WGN-TV could not be television partners after the current contract expires after next season...
Which, for a lot of early cable heads like the HQ, meant we grew up on things like this...
But, what this could mean are the Cubs could be going the way of the Dodgers and creating their own network. Or they could be doing it to jack up the rates for CSN Chicago and WGN. Everyone could be be just posturing to get more money, more games, or just more stuff...
From Channick on the dollars:
The Cubs get about $20 million to air 70 games each year on WGN. If the team didn’t give notice to opt out at this point in the contract, the deal would run through 2022 at the current rate, and the Cubs would lose any leverage for renegotiating the broadcast rights, according to sources.
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