Comcast SportsNet Houston, which is owned by NBC Sports, is coming to downtown.
Coming to Houston
Comcast SportsNet Houston, the new regional sports network that will air Rockets games this fall and Astros games in 2013, plans to begin broadcasting in early October from its new 32,000-square-foot studio complex in the downtown Houston Pavilions, the network’s general manager said Wednesday.
The network likely will launch with the beginning of the Rockets’ preseason schedule as it assumes the local cable rights for the Rockets and Astros from Fox Sports Houston, said Matt Hutchings, who will head up the new venture.
“We are going back to our roots as a regional sports network,” Hutchings said. “We are going to cover our teams and create programming that showcases not only our pro teams but the sports that are important to our region.”
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The city provided about $1 million in tax abatements and other incentives for the network, which will employ about 125 people to staff the on-air network and its website.
See here for some background and here for the city’s press release. I hope this brings a little stability to Houston Pavilions going forward. Hair Balls and Culture Map have more.