MSG Network to launch OTT app this summer

[Mr Tony]

The RSN MSG's Direct to Consumer Streaming Service Will Launch This Summer | Cord Cutters News

Do you live in the New York area and watch to watch the regional Sports Network MSG? Good news starting this summer, you will be able to directly subscribe to MSG with MSG+ and get live feeds of the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey […]

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Do you live in the New York area and watch to watch the regional Sports Network MSG? Good news starting this summer, you will be able to directly subscribe to MSG with MSG+ and get live feeds of the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils.

Initially, the service was to launch in the Spring of this year, but MSG decided to push it back until the summer to make sure it had content to show. The fear was that since MSG has no MLB franchise, there wouldn’t be enough content over the summer to support the streaming service.

No price listed

 

[Bruce]

No price listed

 

[Juan]

Comcast dropped MSG 2 years ago..This is probably a good idea

 

[chuckster_dude]

Is this NYC area only or will they include Western New York for Buffalo sports content?

 

[Mr Tony]

$30 a month or 9.99 a game

MSG SportsNet RSN Announces a Crazy High Price For Its MSG+ Streaming Service | Cord Cutters News

Do you live in the New York area and watch to watch the regional Sports Network MSG? The good news is that starting this summer, you will be able to directly subscribe to MSG with MSG+ and get live feeds of the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, New York Islanders, […]

cordcuttersnews.com

Today MSG announced that the MSG+ streaming service will cost $29.99 a month or $309.99 a year. Don’t want to pay that just to watch one or two games? MSG+ will let you watch a single game for $9.99 per game.

 

[SamCdbs]

That is not a "crazy high price" at all. That is what they have to charge, and they still are certainly losing money at it.

The local ratings for the NBA teams in question are 1.24 and 0.68. No idea what the overlap between the two is, has to be some, so lets go with 1.75% of people interested in local NBA games. NHL ratings are harder to find, but lets be generous and say they are the close to the same and the overlap (fans who watch both basketball and hockey) are not that great. Lets thus end up with 3%. Three percent of people who watch NBA or NHL local games in this region. The NYC TV market is 7.4M people. Lets add in Buffalo and the other smaller markets in NY state, and say we are at 11M. 3% of 11M is 330K. So that is $9.9M.

They pay just the Knicks $100M/year. Just the Knicks. Add in the Nets, and four NHL teams.

This is a loss making deal.

Just wait until you see what they have to charge for an RSN with baseball.

 

[ncted]

They pay just the Knicks $100M/year. Just the Knicks.

Now that is the "crazy high price."

 

[raoul5788]

I'm waiting, not so patiently, for YES to announce a DTC option.

 

[Juan]

I'm waiting, not so patiently, for YES to announce a DTC option.

YES Network to offer new streaming service | Everything you need to know, including how to watch Yankees games in 2023

According to a recent report from the New York Post, YES Network, the channel that broadcasts most of the Yankees’ games and plays other pinstripes content, is working toward offering a direct-to-customer service by opening day 2023.

www.nj.com

 

[raoul5788]

YES Network to offer new streaming service | Everything you need to know, including how to watch Yankees games in 2023

According to a recent report from the New York Post, YES Network, the channel that broadcasts most of the Yankees’ games and plays other pinstripes content, is working toward offering a direct-to-customer service by opening day 2023.

www.nj.com

I've seen all those announcements, I mean one with a definitive date and cost. But thanks for the post.

 

[Juan]

I've seen all those announcements, I mean one with a definitive date and cost. But thanks for the post.

The app already exists..

https://www.yesnetwork.com/

March 30 you will be able to subscribe without cable credentials

 

[raoul5788]

The app already exists..

https://www.yesnetwork.com/

March 30 you will be able to subscribe without cable credentials

This option has existed for years. I'm talking about a standalone subscription. That's why I said DTC.

 

[Bruce]

This option has existed for years. I'm talking about a standalone subscription. That's why I said DTC.

Careful, you are about to fall into Juan’s Rabbit HoleTM.

 

[Juan]

This option has existed for years. I'm talking about a standalone subscription. That's why I said DTC.

March 30..go to that website and all will be revealed

 

[chuckster_dude]

I didn't see anything about whether they will allow multiple streams outside of the household at the same time. If it's possible, it might work out well if you split the cost with at least 1 other person and it's $15/month.

On the surface, $30/month is steep but I guess if you look at what it costs per NHL game, it's not a bad deal. Take the month of March as an example -- 12 Sabres games on MSG so that's $2.50 a game for 1 month. April has 8 games on MSG so that's $3.75 per game. So I guess I can justify the monthly cost on a per game basis. And if I was an NBA fan too, the cost per game makes this even less.

 

[ncted]

March 30..go to that website and all will be revealed

 

[raoul5788]

March 30..go to that website and all will be revealed

There was an announcement that they were targeting opening day but nothing that I've seen has verified that. And there is still no pricing that I have seen.

 

[raoul5788]

I didn't see anything about whether they will allow multiple streams outside of the household at the same time. If it's possible, it might work out well if you split the cost with at least 1 other person and it's $15/month.

On the surface, $30/month is steep but I guess if you look at what it costs per NHL game, it's not a bad deal. Take the month of March as an example -- 12 Sabres games on MSG so that's $2.50 a game for 1 month. April has 8 games on MSG so that's $3.75 per game. So I guess I can justify the monthly cost on a per game basis. And if I was an NBA fan too, the cost per game makes this even less.

I can do without YES from Nov-March so I'd only have to pay $210/year or $17.50/month year round. Unless $30 is a monthly cost based on a yearly subscription.

 

[Juan]

There was an announcement that they were targeting opening day but nothing that I've seen has verified that. And there is still no pricing that I have seen.

It will cost twice what the mets charge.
Lol

 

[chuckster_dude]

I can do without YES from Nov-March so I'd only have to pay $210/year or $17.50/month year round. Unless $30 is a monthly cost based on a yearly subscription.

It's $310 for a yearly subscription which comes out to $25.83 a month for 12 months. The $30 for a month is if you do a month to month. Given how there isn't NHL or NBA content on MSG for June, July, August and September, it would be cheaper to carry it month to month for only 7-8 months (depending on your team and playoffs).