While the Chicago Bulls’ 2024-2025 season opener wasn’t available to FuboTV subscribers on Wednesday, they’ll be able to watch the team’s second game on Friday night.
Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) announced Friday afternoon that it had struck a distribution deal with Fubo and that the channel was now available, just in time for the Bulls’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
“Fubo continues to deliver more access for sports fans to watch their favorite teams, and they have made it clear that Chicago sports and their fans are an important part of that growth,” CHSN president Jason Coyle said in a news release. “As we continue to aim to be on every platform where our fans watch, we are excited about the opportunity the Fubo platform provides our fans through their flexible billing terms and availability everywhere.”
.@CHSN__ is now LIVE on @fuboTV ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/44rvpny4Hx
— Chicago Sports Network PR (@CHSN_Media) October 25, 2024
The new home of the Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago White Sox still isn’t available to Chicago-area subscribers of Comcast as well as Hulu and YouTubeTV. CHSN has reached distribution deals in the area with DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, U-verse, and Astound/RCN. It also has agreements with local TV stations in Chicago, Rockford, South Bend, and Indianapolis.
Terms of the multiyear carriage agreement between CHSN and Fubo were not disclosed.
“Chicago fans are some of the most passionate in sports,” Todd Mathers, Fubo’s senior vice president of content strategy and acquisition, said in a statement Friday. “We all know that sports is local, and local team coverage is a priority for Fubo’s sports-first content strategy. With the launch of CHSN on Fubo we’re ready to superserve Chicagoans with even more coverage of their most iconic teams.”
Fubo, a leading national streaming service that focuses on live sports content, will include CHSN for subscribers in the Chicago market as part of its base Pro plan, which costs $79.99 per month, with a $20 discount off the first month, the company said.
CHSN went live on Fubo as soon as the ink on the contract dried Friday afternoon. Terms of the multiyear carriage agreement were not disclosed.
