Parts of Connecticut, who subscribe to New Jersey Yankees fans and Comcast Xfinity's cable service, can watch Bronx Bombers this weekend. Yes Network and Telecom giants agree to extend the deadline to reach new freight charge deals.
Yes, Comcast reached an agreement on extending the deadline to ET on March 31st, delaying the removal of the Yes network from the Comcast lineup, which was originally set for Midnight Friday.
The Yankees held the season at home in a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.
The bombers are off on Friday, but will resume a three-game set against the Bronx on Saturday and Sunday against the Brew Crew.
Both weekend games against Brewers will air on the Yes network.
News of the contract was first reported Friday by Shore News Network.
According to the news site, this is the 10th time that it has agreed to a temporary deadline.
As of January 2023, Comcast had provided approximately 878,797 cable subscribers in New Jersey. According to state government records.
Comcast does not provide an exact figure for the number of subscribers in New York or Connecticut, but its presence in the Empire State can be ignored, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
Disputes over shipping charges are summed up in dollars and cents as Comcast wants to move the YES network from the basic cable layer to a higher priced digital package.
According to a person at Know, Xfinity Basic Cable Subscribers carry networks between $7 and $11 per subscriber, but the company says audiences on local sports networks don't justify these fees.
According to sources close to the situation, Comcast wants to kick off YES from the basic cable layer and provide monthly credits to subscribers who have already paid, offsetting fees they have already charged.
Those interested in watching yes could pony additional money for expensive digital tiers such as MLB TV, NHL Network, CBS Sports Network, NBA Network, TNT, TBS, FS1 and more.
Yes, I'm seeking comment on this post. A Comcast spokesman declined to comment.
Yes, the Brooklyn Nets basketball game will also be aired, but it is owned by an interested consortium, including the Yankees, Amazon, Blackstone and Redbird Capital Partners.
Philadelphia-based media giant Comcast is a $160 billion conglomerate that includes NBCuniversal, British Telecom Network Sky Group and Xfinity.
As of the fourth quarter of 2024, Comcast boasted 12.5 million cable subscribers nationwide.
But like other media giants, Comcast had to wrestling with the ever-changing landscape, where viewers were cutting cords and moving along, cutting cords, towards direct offerings from cables to consumers.
Yes, regional sports networks such as Bally Sports and Madison Square Garden Network have had to compete with a shrinking revenue stream as cable networks continue to continue shipping costs in an era of cord cutting.
Comcast has already fully booted MSG from the system as both parties have not agreed to renew their shipping fee transactions.
The company wants to leave “yes” to the digital layer. NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports Boston.
