GiantsVision explained

GiantsVision
Picture Format:	480i (SDTV)
Network:	Pay-per-view
Owner:	Bay Area Interconnect
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Area:	San Francisco Bay Area
Replaced By:	SportsChannel Bay Area

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 four seasons (1986^[4] –1989).^[5] Prior to this, the team's only local television outlet was KTVU, which had been broadcasting Giants games since 1961.

Background

GiantsVision was managed by San Jose-based Bay Area Interconnect. It was headed by Robert Hartzell^[6] and Mike Shapiro.^{[7] [8]} Subscription costs began at $5.95 per game, with a full 45-game package available for $154. GiantsVision garnered an average viewership of 22,000 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 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: GIANTS VISION - Trademark Details. Justia.
2. Web site: 1989 SF Giants Information Guide. scribd.com.
3. Web site: Edward Allen. Smith. E. Stratford. December 13, 1989. The Cable Center.
4. News: Moody. Darrell. February 19, 2008. Giants broadcast duo covers plenty of topics. Nevada Appeal.
5. News: September 19, 1989. Marysville Yuba City Appeal Democrat. Original newspaper.
6. Web site: Robert Hartzell - Obituary. February 29, 2012. Legacy.
7. Web site: Mike Shapiro Named Pacific Association Executive of the Year. November 30, 2015. Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs.
8. News: Schmidt. Danny. July 30, 2016. Former Giants broadcaster Greenwald honored at Pacifics game. Marin Independent Journal.
9. News: 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708182632/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08/28/Sports-and-the-wide-world-of-cable-TV-Sunday-Aug-28-Duplicates-item-moved-on-financial-wire-as-bc-bizworld-sportscable/2633588744000/. dead. July 8, 2020.
10. Book: January 22, 1990 . More sports for the Bay Area. American Radio History. 46 .
11. News: Jackel. Peter. December 25, 1993. Broadcasting reunites former Case stars. The Journal Times.
12. Web site: Baseball Great Joe Morgan To Speak At Baseball Clinic Weekend. September 23, 2007. Old Dominion University Athletics.
13. Web site: ESPN Classic. November 19, 2003. ESPN.
14. News: Cohn. Grant. June 19, 2013. Giants play-by-play voice Kuiper calls it fun. The Press Democrat.
15. Web site: Bobby Bonds left; Kruk, Kuip & an MVP arrived. Guardado. Maria. May 4, 2020. MLB.com.
16. Book: Brown. Cepeda. Daniel. Orlando. Big 50: San Francisco Giants: The Men and Moments that Made the San .... 15 May 2016 . Triumph Books . 9781633195073 .
17. News: Jenkins. Bruce. April 4, 2015. Matt Cain a reassuring sight on AT&T mound. SF Gate.
18. Book: Castiglione. Lyons. Joe. Douglas B.. Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox. 2006 . 26. Rowman & Littlefield . 9781589793248 .
19. Web site: David Koppett - Vice President, Content Production & Strategy .... Linkedin.