GiantsVision

GiantsVision[1] was a pay-per-view television service for Major League Baseball games featuring the San Francisco Giants.[2] GiantsVision[3] was in operation for three seasons, from 1986[4] through 1989.[5] Prior to this operation, the team's only local television outlet was KTVU, which had been broadcasting Giants games since 1961.

GiantsVision
Launched1986 (1986)
Closed1989 (1989)
NetworkPay-per-view
Owned byBay Area Interconnect
Picture format480i (SDTV)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Replaced bySportsChannel Bay Area

Background

GiantsVision was managed by San Jose-based company Bay Area Interconnect, headed by Robert Hartzell[6] and Mike Shapiro.[7][8] A subscription to a full 45-game package cost $154. However, fans could also opt for two partial plans, paying $5.95 per game. GiantsVision averaged 22,000 screens per game through the first two months of the 1988 season.[9]

GiantsVision was shut down at the conclusion of the 1989 season when it was purchased by SportsChannel, and was floated as SportsChannel Bay Area after the merger.[10] By 1990, at least 105 San Francisco Giants games had been televised, far more than the approximately 55 games that GiantsVision offered.[11]

Commentators
See also: List of San Francisco Giants broadcasters

Joe Morgan,[12][13] Duane Kuiper,[14][15][16] and Phil Stone[17] were the principal announcers for GiantsVision. Kuiper's brother, Jeff,[18] was the producer of the broadcasts. David Koppett[19] produced features for GiantsVision and later SportsChannel telecasts of Giants games. He also served as associate producer and graphics operator on Giants telecasts.

References
  1. "GIANTS VISION - Trademark Details". Justia.
  2. "1989 SF Giants Information Guide". scribd.com.
  3. Smith, E. Stratford (December 13, 1989). "Edward Allen". The Cable Center.
  4. Moody, Darrell (February 19, 2008). "Giants broadcast duo covers plenty of topics". Nevada Appeal.
  5. "Marysville Yuba City Appeal Democrat" (Original newspaper). September 19, 1989.
  6. "Robert Hartzell - Obituary". Legacy. February 29, 2012.
  7. "Mike Shapiro Named Pacific Association Executive of the Year". Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. November 30, 2015.
  8. Schmidt, Danny (July 30, 2016). "Former Giants broadcaster Greenwald honored at Pacifics game". Marin Independent Journal.
  9. Murray, William D. (August 26, 1988). "Sports and the wide world of cable TV Sunday, Aug 28 Duplicates item moved on financial wire as bc-bizworld-sportscable".
  10. More sports for the Bay Area (PDF). American Radio History. January 22, 1990. p. 46.
  11. Jackel, Peter (December 25, 1993). "Broadcasting reunites former Case stars". The Journal Times.
  12. "Baseball Great Joe Morgan To Speak At Baseball Clinic Weekend". Old Dominion University Athletics. September 23, 2007.
  13. "ESPN Classic". ESPN. November 19, 2003.
  14. Cohn, Grant (June 19, 2013). "Giants play-by-play voice Kuiper calls it fun". The Press Democrat.
  15. Guardado, Maria (May 4, 2020). "Bobby Bonds left; Kruk, Kuip & an MVP arrived". MLB.com.
  16. Brown, Daniel; Cepeda, Orlando. Big 50: San Francisco Giants: The Men and Moments that Made the San ...
  17. Jenkins, Bruce (April 4, 2015). "Matt Cain a reassuring sight on AT&T mound". SF Gate.
  18. Castiglione, Joe; Lyons, Douglas B. Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox. p. 26.
  19. "David Koppett - Vice President, Content Production & Strategy ..." Linkedin.
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