In the negotiating equivalent of the bottom of the ninth-inning, Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney predicted Thursday he would nail down a deal with Comcast in time to allow Cubs fans to watch Friday night’s home opener against the Brewers on the Marquee Network.
Kenney said he’s determined to finalize the so-called “carriage agreement” with the Chicago area’s largest cable provider even if he has to work through the night and up until the very last minute.
When the Cubs launched their own network, Kenney said there were two groups of distributors: Those who jumped on the bandwagon early like AT&T and DirectTV to assure their customers they would carry Cubs games.