MSG+ streaming announced Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Sabres

[LadyStanley]

MSG+ launching this summer to stream games for Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, more

MSG+ will launch this summer and offer single-game, monthly and annual subscription options.

theathletic.com

An option for the sports fan cord cutter

 

[Power Surge]

MSG+ launching this summer to stream games for Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, more

MSG+ will launch this summer and offer single-game, monthly and annual subscription options.

theathletic.com

An option for the sports fan cord cutter

Seems like MSG is setting the stage of what the future of sports tv/streaming will be. I think they see Ballys and At&t and now teams under the latter will follow suit with MSG.

 

[varsaku]

Its just too expensive to casual fan. For hardcore fans who watch a lot of games it might be worth it but overall is still priced to high for many to be convinced. The only way it gets priced reasonable is if the tv deals come back down to earth to adjust for a more reasonable subscriber cost.

 

[Kane One]

Like I said in the other threads about MSG’s streaming package, they need to find a way to partner with YES and SNY. There’s a lot of crossover between fans of the NYC teams, and not everyone (and most people are not) are Rangers/Knicks fans. I don’t care what the price is, but I’m not paying to just watch the Rangers, Isles, and Devils. f*** basketball, I just want the Rangers and Mets, and there’s plenty of other people who have other combinations of preferences.

 

[jkrdevil]

Like I said in the other threads about MSG’s streaming package, they need to find a way to partner with YES and SNY. There’s a lot of crossover between fans of the NYC teams, and not everyone (and most people are not) are Rangers/Knicks fans. I don’t care what the price is, but I’m not paying to just watch the Rangers, Isles, and Devils. f*** basketball, I just want the Rangers and Mets, and there’s plenty of other people who have other combinations of preferences.

Of course both YES and SNY exist in large part because those teams didn’t want to deal with Dolan anymore back in the day.

 

[Kane One]

Of course both YES and SNY exist in large part because those teams didn’t want to deal with Dolan anymore back in the day.

They exist because they realized there’s a boat load more to make by owning their own RSN. Dolan even tried to buy both teams at different occasions when they each left MSG.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Its just too expensive to casual fan. For hardcore fans who watch a lot of games it might be worth it but overall is still priced to high for many to be convinced. The only way it gets priced reasonable is if the tv deals come back down to earth to adjust for a more reasonable subscriber cost.

I don’t think this is really geared toward the casual fan. They will get the diehards who got rid of cable.

 

[jkrdevil]

I don’t think this is really geared toward the casual fan. They will get the diehards who got rid of cable.

It is priced to not lose the cable fees and have cable outlets drop the channels as a result.

 

[TonySoprano]

Looks like my dad's Verizon log in dropped fell out of a truck!

 

[yada]

Thats a ridiculous high price not to mention in a couple years it's going to hit $40. I think this type of streaming service is a good idea but it needs to be priced better.

Whats even worse is peole like me who watch one of these teams pays less for the whole season then with espn then those who live in the market pay for 2 months.

 

[KevFu]

Of course both YES and SNY exist in large part because those teams didn’t want to deal with Dolan anymore back in the day.

They exist because they realized there’s a boat load more to make by owning their own RSN. Dolan even tried to buy both teams at different occasions when they each left MSG.

The Mets were on MSG Networks only because Cablevision (MSG Networks owner; well the MSG, too!) bought SportsChannel. That's also why the Islanders and Devils are on MSG. The Sabres ended up on MSG when Empire Sports Network collapsed after the Rigas family was sent to jail and they didn't really HAVE any other option but MSG.

The real reason for YES and SNY are because MLB requires teams to put 33% of local revenues into revenue sharing, and that includes the local TV rights money. By starting their own RSN, the owner of the team collected a much smaller rights fee from the owner of the RSN (which was themselves), so they shared less money with other teams.

The Mets rights fees are $54 million. The Yankees are $115m.... The Dodgers (who don't own their RSN) get $239m.

So the Mets owners were paying $18m into RS and keeping over $200m for themselves via SNY.
The Yankees owners are paying $38m into RS and keeping about $225m for themselves via YES.

 

[KevFu]

Thats a ridiculous high price not to mention in a couple years it's going to hit $40. I think this type of streaming service is a good idea but it needs to be priced better.

Whats even worse is peole like me who watch one of these teams pays less for the whole season then with espn then those who live in the market pay for 2 months.

Yeah. I was saying in the RSN thread that it's actually SO MUCH BETTER being an "Out-of-Market" fan.

In PHX, I bought ESPN+ for college hoops, NHLtv for the Islanders, MLBtv for the Mets. $450.
THEN the NHL went to ESPN+ and it REDUCED MY COST to $270!

The price of tickets/food/booze/lightrail to go to NY at ARZ games, and my food/bar tabs/uber to watch ARZ at NY in a bar was way less than the $2100 it would take have cable if I was a DBacks/Coyotes fan.