Verizon Signs IPTV Partnership with New York Yankees TV Network

7:00 am on June 16, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Television

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Verizon Communications has signed a multiyear agreement with Yankees Entertainment & Sports (YES) to add a channel of New York Yankees Major League Baseball games to its FiOS TV offering in New York state.

YES is now channel 65 for users of Verizon’s “FiOS TV Premier” package, the company’s most popular IPTV offering. The package currently costs $39.95/month for subscribers in Massapequa Park, Long Island as well as the villages of Nyack, South Nyack, and Upper Nyack in Rockland County. This coverage area is expected to expand significantly as Verizon’s fiber optic network grows.

The telecom giant has also made a deal to offer SportsNet New York, which broadcasts MLB games featuring the New York Mets. The combination of these two channels is intended to drum up subscriptions by appealing to sports fans throughout the state.

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    1. I am commenting on the verizon news signing an agreement with yankees entertainment to be on FIOS tv. What about the huge Yankee fans in Erie, Pa? I have Dish Network & I ordered the MLB Extra Innings but they dont have all the Yankee games & the Yankee games they do show, weather away or at home, they have the away team commentators. The only they have the games on is if the opposing teams have the game on. Is there a channel you can hook me up with to get all the games & with their commentators would be even better also, thank you.

      Comment by Jerry Brandt — June 17, 2006 #

    2. we have dish network and are interested in watching the New York Yankees when they are playing. Is this possible to get on Dish Network. And, what is the price.

      Thank you.

      Comment by john findley — January 9, 2008 #

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