YES Network DAZN move will shift MSG games off Gotham Sports too
YES Network and MSG Networks will move their team streaming packages to DAZN, CNBC reported, ending the Gotham Sports joint venture.
By Maya Lindqvist · Senior Technology Correspondent
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YES Network DAZN streaming access is coming as YES Network and MSG Networks move their direct-to-consumer game packages away from the Gotham Sports app, CNBC reported. The shift matters for fans of several New York-area teams because another app change is coming during a period of strain for regional sports networks.
CNBC reported that the two independently owned regional sports networks will leave Gotham Sports, the joint venture they created roughly two years ago, and place their streaming offerings on DAZN, the global sports streaming service.
The affected local game packages include MLB’s New York Yankees, the NBA’s New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, and NHL teams carried by MSG Networks: the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, according to CNBC.
When will YES and MSG games move to DAZN?
Yankees viewers will be able to keep watching through Gotham Sports for the rest of the season, CNBC reported. The broader move to DAZN is set to take place during the 2026-27 NBA and NHL seasons.
Subscribers who receive YES Network or MSG Networks through a pay TV provider will be able to stream those games on DAZN without an additional charge, according to CNBC. The companies have not announced pricing for fans who buy the New York-area team packages directly through DAZN.
Gotham Sports’ existing subscription options began at about $209.99 a year, CNBC reported. YES and MSG had each introduced stand-alone apps in 2023 before combining their streaming products in Gotham Sports in 2024.
Why are the networks leaving Gotham Sports?
The move comes as regional sports networks try to reach viewers who have dropped cable bundles or never subscribed to them. CNBC reported that cord cutting has put pressure on the business model even as some of the channels continue to draw strong game audiences.
Regional sports networks historically paid teams for local broadcast rights and recovered those costs through pay TV fees and advertising. As cable subscriptions fall, those economics have become harder for some networks to sustain.
CNBC cited Main Street Sports as an example of the pressure on the sector. The former operator of a portfolio of networks carrying MLB, NBA and NHL teams shut down in the spring after a bankruptcy filing and other steps that CNBC said often left the company unable to make rights payments to teams.
YES and MSG were not directly part of that collapse, CNBC reported. MSG Networks is independently owned by James Dolan, who owns the Knicks and Rangers, while YES is owned by a group that includes the Yankees.
DAZN has been seeking a larger U.S. sports footprint. CNBC reported that DAZN streamed the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. last year and that one of its executives has said publicly the company pursued digital rights for NBA teams formerly tied to Main Street.
The change follows other distribution friction for the New York networks. CNBC previously reported that MSG’s linear channels had a temporary blackout with Optimum in 2025, while YES recently came close to a similar dispute with Comcast.
This story draws on original reporting from CNBC.