NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS CT AND NY ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN URGING MSG NETWORKS AND ALTICE TO REACH A DEAL THAT RESULTS IN THE IMMEDIATE RETURN OF LOCAL SPORTS PROGRAMMING
MSG Networks has responded to their ongoing carriage dispute with Altice USA, highlighting that New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has joined his counterparts from New York and Connecticut in urging both parties to resolve their disagreement. The dispute has left more than 1 million Optimum subscribers in the tri-state area without access to local sports programming, including Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, and Devils games.
MSG Networks has proposed submitting the matter to binding arbitration, which would allow for the immediate restoration of games to Optimum subscribers while negotiations continue. The company expressed its willingness to restore programming immediately if Altice USA agrees to the arbitration proposal.
MSG Networks ha risposto alla sua ongoing controversia con Altice USA, sottolineando che il Procuratore Generale del New Jersey, Matt Platkin, si è unito ai suoi omologhi di New York e Connecticut nel sollecitare entrambe le parti a risolvere il loro disaccordo. La disputa ha lasciato più di 1 milione di abbonati Optimum nell'area metropolitana senza accesso alla programmazione sportiva locale, comprese le partite di Knicks, Rangers, Islanders e Devils.
MSG Networks ha proposto di sottoporre la questione a arbitrato vincolante, il che permetterebbe il ripristino immediato delle partite per gli abbonati Optimum mentre le trattative continuano. L'azienda ha espresso la propria disponibilità a ripristinare immediatamente la programmazione se Altice USA accetta la proposta di arbitrato.
MSG Networks ha respondido a su actual disputa de transmisión con Altice USA, destacando que el Fiscal General de Nueva Jersey, Matt Platkin, se ha unido a sus homólogos de Nueva York y Connecticut para instar a ambas partes a resolver su desacuerdo. La disputa ha dejado a más de 1 millón de suscriptores de Optimum en el área tri-estatal sin acceso a la programación deportiva local, incluyendo los partidos de los Knicks, Rangers, Islanders y Devils.
MSG Networks ha propuesto someter el asunto a arbitraje vinculante, lo que permitiría la restauración inmediata de los partidos para los suscriptores de Optimum mientras las negociaciones continúan. La compañía expresó su disposición a restaurar la programación de inmediato si Altice USA acepta la propuesta de arbitraje.
MSG Networks는 Altice USA와의 ongoing한 방송 분쟁에 대해 응답하며, 뉴저지 검찰총장 Matt Platkin이 뉴욕 및 코네티컷의 동료들과 함께 양측이 분쟁을 해결할 것을 촉구했다고 강조했습니다. 이 분쟁으로 인해 tri-state 지역에서 100만 명 이상의 Optimum 가입자가 Knicks, Rangers, Islanders 및 Devils 경기 등 지역 스포츠 프로그램에 접근하지 못하고 있습니다.
MSG Networks는 구속력 있는 중재에 문제를 제기할 것을 제안했으며, 이로 인해 협상이 계속되는 동안 Optimum 가입자에게 경기를 즉시 복원할 수 있습니다. 회사는 Altice USA가 중재 제안에 동의하는 경우 즉시 프로그램을 복원할 의사를 밝혔습니다.
MSG Networks a répondu à son ongoing différend de diffusion avec Altice USA, soulignant que le Procureur Général du New Jersey, Matt Platkin, a rejoint ses homologues de New York et du Connecticut pour exhorter les deux parties à résoudre leur désaccord. Ce différend a laissé plus d'un million d'abonnés Optimum dans la région tri-étatique sans accès à la programmation sportive locale, y compris les matchs des Knicks, Rangers, Islanders et Devils.
MSG Networks a proposé de soumettre la question à un arbitrage contraignant, ce qui permettrait une restauration immédiate des matchs pour les abonnés Optimum pendant que les négociations continuent. La société a exprimé sa volonté de restaurer immédiatement la programmation si Altice USA accepte la proposition d'arbitrage.
MSG Networks hat auf ihre laufende Übertragungsstreitigkeit mit Altice USA reagiert und hervorgehoben, dass der Generalstaatsanwalt von New Jersey, Matt Platkin, sich mit seinen Amtskollegen aus New York und Connecticut zusammengetan hat, um beide Parteien zu drängen, ihre Meinungsverschiedenheit zu lösen. Der Streit hat mehr als 1 Million Optimum-Abonnenten in der Dreistaatenregion ohne Zugang zu lokalen Sportprogrammen gelassen, einschließlich der Spiele von Knicks, Rangers, Islanders und Devils.
MSG Networks hat vorgeschlagen, die Angelegenheit einem verbindlichen Schiedsverfahren zu übergeben, was eine sofortige Wiederherstellung der Spiele für Optimum-Abonnenten ermöglichen würde, während die Verhandlungen weiterlaufen. Das Unternehmen erklärte seine Bereitschaft, die Programmierung sofort wiederherzustellen, wenn Altice USA dem Schiedsverfahren zustimmt.
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- Service interruption affecting over 1 million subscribers
- Ongoing carriage dispute impacting revenue stream
- Loss of key sports content distribution channel
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MSG Networks agrees with the Attorneys General. We don't want Optimum subscribers to miss another Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, or Devils game – that's why we offered to submit the matter to binding arbitration. If Altice USA agrees, MSG Networks can immediately bring back the games Optimum subscribers are desperately missing while MSG Networks remains off the air."
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