Yankees, Knicks, Nets and Rangers to Stream In One App In New Joint Venture

In a transfer that shakes up the enterprise fashions for regional sports activities networks within the largest TV market within the nation, YES Community and MSG Networks will launch a brand new app known as The Gotham Sports activities App that brings collectively all of their stay video games and programming beneath one umbrella.

YES — the TV dwelling of The New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets — and MSG Networks — the house of the New York Knicks and Rangers — will launch the app this fall prior to the debut of the NBA and NHL seasons.

Customers may have the choice to subscribe to both YES or MSG+ within the app for $24.99 or $29.99 per 30 days respectively, or can subscribe to each by means of the “Gotham Package” for $41.99 per 30 days. Pay-TV subscribers may have entry to the app for no additional cost.

Gotham Sports activities is a serious shift in how RSNs function in streaming. To this point, some RSNs (together with YES and MSG) have launched their very own standalone streaming providers, whereas others (like Diamond Sports activities) have tried to launch streaming throughout their footprint. Gotham successfully brings collectively a number of RSNs within the New York market to attempt and work on a streaming choice collectively, giving sports activities followers much less complexity.

YES and MSG Networks introduced earlier this yr that they’d accomplice in a JV to launch Gotham Superior Media and Leisure (GAME), a streaming-centric firm that might additionally present assist to third-parties (like different RSNs). The Gotham Sports activities App is the primary product to come out of that JV.

“We are excited through GAME to bring New York area fans their favorite teams in one state-of-the-art app,” stated Andrea Greenberg, president and CEO of MSG Networks. “With the increased fragmentation of outlets carrying fan favorite sports programming, The Gotham Sports App allows fans of our teams one easy access point for New York area sporting events from MSG Networks and the YES Network.” 

“The new Gotham Sports App will deploy GAME’s best-in-class technology to deliver a greatly enhanced fan experience, showcasing the best in New York sports all in one place,” added Jon Litner, CEO of YES Community. “The app, which will be free to our distributors’ authenticated customers, will provide one convenient digital destination for our programming services and for fans of some of the most iconic teams in all of sports.”