Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, a JV of MSG and The YES Network, will soon launch a sports streaming service that combines MSG+ and the YES App for select regional NBA, NHL and MLB games. #pressrelease
August 29, 2024
Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment ("GAME"), the digital joint venture between MSG Networks and the YES Network formed earlier this year, will launch The Gotham Sports App this fall prior to the NBA and NHL regular seasons. The app will house MSG+ and the YES App under one roof – becoming the exclusive regional TV Everywhere and direct-to-consumer streaming home of each programming service, featuring the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Brooklyn Nets and New York Yankees.
Fans within MSG Networks' and YES' respective regional coverage territories (New York State, Connecticut, north and central New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania) who are authenticated MSG Networks and YES subscribers through their respective traditional pay TV providers will receive The Gotham Sports App at no additional cost.
Fans tuning into live games on The Gotham Sports App will enjoy numerous innovative enhancements including the most advanced app-based live stats package, free-to-play real-time games, a loyalty program featuring rewards points, and convenient one-stop access to their favorite teams.
Fans can learn more about The Gotham Sports App by visiting www.Signup.GothamSports.com. The app will be available on a variety of devices and platforms at launch, including Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku and the Web, with additional platforms expected to be added in the near future.
For those customers who do not subscribe to a traditional TV service, The Gotham Sports App will offer for purchase the existing MSG+ and YES App services, as well as a combination Gotham Sports package that includes both services:
MSG+: $279.99 (annual), $29.99 (monthly), $9.99 (Gamepass)
YES App: $239.99 (annual), $24.99 (monthly)
Gotham Package (MSG+ and YES): $359.99 (annual), $41.99 (monthly)
In January, MSG Networks ("MSGN") and the YES Network ("YES") announced GAME, a 50/50 joint venture to capitalize on technical and operational synergies associated with MSGN's and YES' streaming services. GAME also offers turn-key digital content distribution services, including platform technology, operational support and comprehensive data analytics to third parties, utilizing the combined technical and operational expertise each company has garnered from the respective successful launch and operation of the MSG+ and the YES App.
Read the full press release here.
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