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

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.

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