Does New York need 4 sport networks? Before YES and SNY came around their were only 2 MSG and FOX Sports NY. The reason MSG and FOX Sports NY which is now named MSG+ are still around is because they have the rights to the Knicks, Devils, and Rangers. Its surprising that SNY won't pick up another pro team or two to go along with the Mets. All SNY has is Mets and college sports and recently UCONN. YES has Yankees and Nets.
-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
NY Sport Networks
- Thread starter radiolives
- Start date
Maybe the reason why SNY hasn't picked up another pro team is because the broadcast rights to any other pro teams aren't up for bid right now.
I am in total agreement that there are at least one too many regional sports networks in this region. In fact, check out something I wrote about the current "MSG+" four years ago:
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=34891.0
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=34891.0
It seems that SNY does have interest with the NY Islanders as I read this from
Wikipedia:
I am not sure how long ago that was from its just what I read.
As for contracts when do current contracts with MSG and MSG+ end?
Knicks (would they consider moving to SNY?)
Rangers (would they consider moving to SNY?)
Islanders (not sure)
Devils (YES was in talks with them but they resigned with MSG)
Wikipedia:
I am not sure how long ago that was from its just what I read.
As for contracts when do current contracts with MSG and MSG+ end?
Knicks (would they consider moving to SNY?)
Rangers (would they consider moving to SNY?)
Islanders (not sure)
Devils (YES was in talks with them but they resigned with MSG)
Ken said:
The Knicks and Rangers are owned by the Cablevision, the same company that owns MSG.
The Islanders are getting 20M/year from Cablevison and I read that the deal runs until 2030.
That Islanders deal is long. Didn't think they did contracts for that long.
Ken said:
The original deal signed back in 1980 with the then-SportsChannel was supposed to expire in 2012.
Also I think the Devils considered going to SNY but they resigned right before SNY launched.
So this means only fall and winter programing on SNY will be college football and basketball I would say.
Ken said:
It's pretty much been like that since they launched 4 years ago.
College sports are popular. SNY is the home of UCONN which isn't NY sports. With UCONN going with SNY that made all the cable companies in CT pick up SNY that didn't have the network on their channel line-up.
Mike said:
Empire was a western NY sports network that folded when owner Adelphia went belly up, their big catch was Buffalo Sabre hockey which I believe is now on a western new york feed of MSG.
If you take away a NYC based sports network, where do those rights go? As is, most of the NYC based RSNs have to set up alternate feeds to cover for all the sports teams that are based in New York City.
- Status