The Chicago-based Stadium sports network is "poised to grow as it aligns with more broadcast stations and cuts deals with more online platforms," according to Phil Rosenthal of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. It is a "matter of time before Stadium offers audio content via podcasts and/or satellite radio," and many people have already been "coming across its live sports, studio shows, interview programs, vintage content or clips at some point." White Sox and Bulls Chair Jerry Reinsdorf founded the net, and fans who attend White Sox home games "will find Stadium presenting baseball highlights on the video board in center field." Stadium "carries basketball and football, along with lacrosse, wrestling, hockey, soccer, volleyball, water polo and even offbeat stuff." Stadium CEO Jason Coyle said, "We feel the other networks are very similar in terms of their look, their approach, their story selection. We're actually not big into opinionists and hot takes; we're going with insiders. We go with information. We go with news." Stadium is "available in some of the Chicago area as a secondary digital TV channel over the air," but if Sinclair Broadcast Group completes its deal for Tribune Broadcasting, Stadium's local availability is "expected to get a major upgrade." But what makes Stadium a "media player to watch ... is the many ways it can be seen, from the mobile phone in one's hand to a big-screen plasma at home, with or without ads, with or without running fan commentary, live or not" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/22).
