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Hawkvision

American regional sports network

Summary

American regional sports network

Field	Value
network_name	Hawkvision
headquarters	Chicago, IL
network_type	Pay television network (sports)
available	United States
owner	Wirtz Corporation
launch_date
dissolved

Hawkvision was an American subscription television service founded by Wirtz Corporation and Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz.{{cite web |access-date=2008-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201110839/http://www.csweekly.com/featuredStory/index/id/112 |archive-date=December 1, 2007 |url-status=dead The service broadcast Chicago Blackhawks games. It operated in conjunction with Chicago's local version of SportsChannel, and access cost $29.95 per month.

Overview

In 1992, Wirtz, who had a reputation for stubbornness and frugality, |access-date = 2007-09-29|agency = Associated Press|date = September 26, 2007|publisher = Fox News}} ended all Blackhawks broadcast agreements with network and cable television outlets. While vilified for this decision by many Blackhawks fans, he felt that broadcasting regular home games was unfair to the team's season-ticket holders.{{cite web |access-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210162206/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20020227/ai_n12455624 |archive-date=December 10, 2007 |url-status=dead

Hawkvision only broadcast for a short time, ending after the season. However, regular Blackhawk home games did not resume airing on television until the season after Wirtz's death. His son Rocky took over the team's operations and agreed to allow WGN-TV and NBC Sports Chicago to carry those games.

Similar subscription TV services were utilized for the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets by rightsholder TSN from 2010 through 2014.

References

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