Stadium (sports network)
Stadium is an American internet television sports network owned by Silver Chalice. It is based at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and focuses on live sports, college sports, and original programming that are distributed mainly through streaming services and apps, with some availability on traditional cable.
History and launch
Stadium launched on August 21, 2017 as a relaunch of the former American Sports Network, joining forces with Campus Insiders and 120 Sports. The new venture combined linear sports broadcasting with online streaming, including a plan to stream some content on Twitter. In 2017 it began expanding its reach to more platforms and partners.
What Stadium offers
- Live sports and college sports from several conferences, plus original studio shows and long-form programming.
- A subscription option called Stadium Plus that provides premium events, on-demand content, and commercial-free replays.
- Partnerships for streaming on platforms like Twitch, Facebook Watch, Plex, Stremium, Xumo, FuboTV, Roku Channel, VidGo, and YouTube TV, with some content also accessible through Sinclair’s Stirr service.
Notable programming and partnerships
- Live events include Minor League Baseball, the Savannah Bananas, the A7FL, the Indoor Football League, and the United Fight Alliance.
- Studio and talk-show lineup has included The Territory, Emerge (high school sports), Campus Insiders, Sauce & Shram, and The Fantasy Sportsbook.
- Stadium carried college games from multiple conferences, such as the Conference USA, Mountain West, Patriot League, Southern Conference, and West Coast Conference.
- In 2017, Stadium secured rights to a group of college basketball games for Facebook Watch. In 2018, Stadium partnered with Twitch to stream content, including an exclusive Stadium 2 channel.
Ownership changes and impact
- In May 2023, Sinclair announced it would sell its controlling stake in Stadium to Silver Chalice due to Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy and concerns about funding the network.
- As a result, Sinclair stopped distributing Stadium over the air in October 2023, replacing it with The Nest (OTA only). Stadium College Sports also ended by the end of 2023.
- In June 2025, Stadium returned to some Illinois over-the-air affiliates, replacing Chicago Sports Network on those channels as part of a carriage agreement adjustment.
What you can watch today
Stadium remains focused on streaming-first distribution, accessible through services and apps (including third-party platforms) and continued online streaming launches. It also maintains coverage of a variety of live sports and college events, along with on-demand content and replays for subscribers.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 13:16 (CET).