Yankees, Cubs Fans Are Latest Victims of TV Sports Blackouts
- Comcast viewers in Chicago lose games as new channel debuts
- YouTube says it’s unable to reach a deal for Sinclair networks
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A new cable channel that carries the Chicago Cubs made its debut on Saturday, but Ken Matuszak, a lifelong fan of the team, wasn’t able to tune in.
His cable company, Comcast Corp., doesn’t carry the new Marquee Sports Network, which is jointly owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. and the Cubs. That means Comcast’s 1.56 million subscribers in the area, the most of any pay-TV provider, are shut out as preseason baseball gets underway.