The fight between RSN and cable providers continues to pay, with Comcast and Yes Network winning center stage after the network's CEO broadcast cable companies to Lambast on Sunday's Yankees broadcast.
Yes networks will be dark in all households with Comcast at 11:59pm on Monday night, but both will continue to make it public with freight charges. Comcast wants to move local sports networks into more expensive digital packages, but the network wants to remain in the basic cable layer.
The two had reached an agreement last week to extend the deadline this weekend to avoid issues with the Yankees' first few games of the season.
As a result, CEO Jon Litner joined the broadcast of the Yankees-Brewers game to address the current situation.
“Despite attempts to negotiate a new carriage agreement with them, Comcast refused to negotiate. Instead, they informed them that they would drop the YES network from their programming lineup on Monday night.”
Litner went on to say that the network had agreed with “the biggest distributor of all” to maintain the Yes network on these platforms.
The network's CEO then proposed that Comcast had given RSN “privileges”. Comcast owns part of Mets TV Home Sny.
“They are asking you to move to a more expensive digital package where yes, your loyal customers, spending $20 a month,” he continued. “At the same time, Comcast is a bullying tactical Comcast used against MSG networks a few years ago, and a bully tactical Comcast used for MSG networks that led to MSG being dropped by Comcast. This makes it possible that it doesn't support Networks by preferring their own networks and putting the network at a disadvantage.”
Litner concluded his appearance by calling Yankees fans on Comcast, calling cable providers or local politicians, expressing their complaints about the issue.
That would seem like local politicians are familiar with the situation at hand.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Kerr posted a statement to X on Sunday night. Along with screenshots of the post's report of ongoing conflict.
“I encourage quick and advantageous resolutions for the benefit of everyone. Some say, “The FCC has the authority to intervene and address allegations of discriminatory conduct.”
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont – Representatives from the two regions that are most affected if YES gets dark on Comcast have both previously posted messages to X, calling on both sides to reach an agreement.
Comcast has issued a statement following the appearance by Litner, pointing to the yes finger for the current standoff.
“We have offered to distribute the Yes network in the same packages accepted by 20 RSNs at 100 DMAs nationwide, in order to provide fans access to consumers who don't want to pay extra for the game,” Comcast said in a statement. For every terrible announcement. “The Yes Network claimed that if nearly 90% of customers watched less than five of the roughly 130 Yankees games aired last season, they would pay a higher fee.
The sports media news site also noted that in the past, Comcast actually moved its own network to more expensive tiers, including this January, when it came to the NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California.
