Lil Bit Special Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/06/live_streams_of_yankees_games.html YES, MLB, Cablevision just officially announced the new offering of live streaming of Yankees games for Cablevision customers - the first time live Internet streams have been available for in-market games. Cost for rest of season, beginning July 8: $49.95. Cost for any given 30-day period: $19.95. More later. About to talk to Hal S. Click below for the entire news release from YES. The YES Network, Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) and MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, today announced a multi-year agreement that will allow customers who receive the YES Network by subscribing to Cablevision’s Family Cable (expanded basic) level of television service or above – and its Optimum Online high-speed Internet service -- to purchase a package of YES’ New York Yankees game telecasts for live in-market online viewing. This agreement will make Yankees on YES live game streaming over broadband the only live in-market streaming product in professional sports to include games with local television rights. Any eligible Cablevision customer who elects to purchase this package can watch YES’ Yankees telecasts live on his or her computer throughout the entire home broadcasting territory of the New York Yankees, or on laptops or other portable computers using Cablevision’s Optimum WiFi wireless Internet service. The offering will enable Yankees fans who already watch YES on Cablevision to access a package of Yankees games with enhanced convenience and portability. In addition to the YES Network’s Yankees telecasts, Cablevision customers who also subscribe to the Cablevision broadband package will have the opportunity to receive unprecedented access to YES’ Yankees telecasts via broadband, including over Cablevision’s new Optimum WiFi wireless Internet service. Optimum WiFi offers free wireless Internet access to Optimum Online customers through thousands of access points in commercial and high traffic areas across Cablevision’s service area. For more information on Optimum WiFi, visit http://www.optimumwifi.com. The Yankees on YES live game streaming over broadband package, available for a onetime fee of $49.95 for the remainder of the season or $19.95 for any 30-day period, is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) with the YES Network’s Yankees-Twins broadcast. All games will be delivered in true high definition, the highest quality live streaming as pioneered by MLBAM this year in its MLB.TV package. Beginning immediately, eligible Cablevision subscribers can review FAQs for the product and begin purchasing the package on Yankees.com, YESNetwork.com and Optimum.net. Cablevision and MLBAM will implement and manage an authentication process ensuring that only those Cablevision customers who receive the YES Network as part of their cable service and also subscribe to Optimum Online will be able to subscribe to the package. “We are delighted to partner in this collaborative effort to deliver greater access to Yankees fans within their local market,” said Bob DuPuy, president and COO, Major League Baseball. “This agreement represents an important opportunity for Yankees fans to stay connected with their favorite team while providing them the portable flexibility to do so when they cannot be at the ballpark.” “This is a landmark agreement in that it respects our partners’ core business models while enhancing their new business prospects,” said Tracy Dolgin, president and CEO, the YES Network. “At the same time, Yankees fans have more choices than ever before to follow the team, and there are no extra costs passed on to those who choose not to sign up for the package. Of course, Yankees fans can continue to watch the most storied franchise in sports on the YES Network.” “We offer Optimum customers the best television, phone and high-speed Internet products in the market, and the addition of live streaming Yankees’ games as an additional option for our customers further differentiates the value and choice we are able to provide,” said John Trierweiler, senior vice president of product management, Cablevision Systems, Corp. “This is an exciting development for our customers, making live Yankees’ games available for the first time on broadband and through our free Optimum WiFi wireless Internet service, and we look forward to introducing this package on July 8 with the baseball season in full swing.” "This is an important and groundbreaking agreement among YES, Cablevision and MLBAM that greatly benefits Yankee fans," said Hal Steinbrenner, managing general partner and co-chairman, New York Yankees. "This gives fans the flexibility to watch Yankees games on YES almost anywhere. It is an enormous step forward and I know our fans will jump on the opportunity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny green balls Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Waste. Everyone knows that every Yankees, Notre Dame and Duke game is on national TV anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 So, if you already get YES on Cablevision, you can pay more to watch it on your computer instead of your TV? Yeah. Sign me up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 So, if you already get YES on Cablevision, you can pay more to watch it on your computer instead of your TV? Yeah. Sign me up for that. $49.95 to watch Jeter GIDP every night is hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I just read where you can pay $60 to not receive Yankee feeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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