NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MSG Networks released the following statement regarding its carriage dispute with Altice USA:

“Connecticut Attorney General William Tong participated New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan group of federal, state and local elected officials to appeal to Altice USA and MSG Networks (NYSE: to reach a deal that results in the immediate return of MSG Networks’ local Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and Devils games on the Optimum line and its more than 1 million subscribers in the tri-state area.

MSG Networks yesterday offered to enter binding arbitration with Altice USA before a neutral third party. Altice USA acknowledges that this offer is merely publicity, but we are not seeking publicity and encourage them to accept our offer of binding arbitration and return their subscribers to the games.”

Click here to watch Attorney General Tong’s video message.

About MSG Networks
MSG Networksa pioneer in sports media, owning and operating two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks (MSG and MSG Sportsnet) and MSG+, a direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming offering (including Gotham Sports App), serving the nation’s number one media market, the New York DMA, as well as other segments of the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The networks have a wide range of compelling sports content, including exclusive live local sports and other programming on New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Devils of New Jersey and Buffalo Sabresas well as significant coverage of New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. This content, in addition to a diverse range of other sports activities and critically acclaimed original programming, has been established MSG Networks as the gold standard in regional sports. MSG Networks is part of Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR).

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