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The Cubs are looking into launching their own streaming service

Many of you have been unhappy that you can’t watch Cubs games on Marquee Sports Network because you’ve cut the cable cord.

Josh Kosman of the New York Post reports the team is talking about doing something about that:

The Chicago Cubs are in talks with media giant Sinclair Broadcasting to launch a streaming service for customers without a cable or satellite-TV subscription — despite pushback from Major League Baseball on the idea, The Post has learned.

In a deal that insiders say could have league-wide implications, the Cubs and Sinclair are angling to launch the new service following a tough round of negotiations with cable-TV giant Comcast more than a year ago, which resulted in capping monthly fees for the Marquee Sports Network, the broadcaster of local Cubs games, according to sources close to the situation.