NY AND CT ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND SEVERAL BIPARTISAN ELECTED OFFICIALS AGREE: IT'S TIME FOR ALTICE USA TO GET THE KNICKS, RANGERS, DEVILS AND ISLANDERS BACK ON THE AIR!
MSG Networks has issued a statement regarding their ongoing carriage dispute with Altice USA. The dispute has resulted in Optimum's more than 1 million subscribers losing access to local Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and Devils games in the tri-state area. Both New York Attorney General Letitia James and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with bipartisan elected officials, are urging both parties to reach an agreement.
MSG Networks has offered to enter binding arbitration with Altice USA before a neutral third party. However, Altice USA has dismissed this offer as a publicity stunt. MSG Networks maintains they are not seeking publicity and encourages Altice to accept the arbitration offer to restore game broadcasts to subscribers.
MSG Networks ha rilasciato una dichiarazione riguardo alla loro attuale disputa contrattuale con Altice USA. La disputa ha portato oltre 1 milione di abbonati di Optimum a perdere l'accesso alle partite locali dei Knicks, Rangers, Islanders e Devils nell'area metropolitana. Sia il procuratore generale di New York Letitia James che il procuratore generale del Connecticut William Tong, insieme a funzionari eletti bipartisan, stanno esortando entrambe le parti a raggiungere un accordo.
MSG Networks ha offerto di entrare in arbitrato vincolante con Altice USA di fronte a una terza parte neutrale. Tuttavia, Altice USA ha respinto questa offerta come una manovra pubblicitaria. MSG Networks afferma di non cercare visibilità e incoraggia Altice ad accettare l'offerta di arbitrato per ripristinare le trasmissioni delle partite per gli abbonati.
MSG Networks ha emitido un comunicado sobre su disputa de transmisión actual con Altice USA. La disputa ha resultado en que más de 1 millón de suscriptores de Optimum pierdan el acceso a los juegos locales de Knicks, Rangers, Islanders y Devils en el área tri-estatal. Tanto la Fiscal General de Nueva York Letitia James como el Fiscal General de Connecticut William Tong, junto con funcionarios electos de ambos partidos, están instando a ambas partes a llegar a un acuerdo.
MSG Networks ha ofrecido entrar en arbitraje vinculante con Altice USA ante un tercero neutral. Sin embargo, Altice USA ha desestimado esta oferta como un truco publicitario. MSG Networks sostiene que no está buscando publicidad y anima a Altice a aceptar la oferta de arbitraje para restablecer las transmisiones de los juegos a los suscriptores.
MSG Networks는 Altice USA와의 진행 중인 방송 분쟁에 대한 성명을 발표했습니다. 이 분쟁으로 인해 Optimum의 100만 명 이상의 가입자가 지역의 Knicks, Rangers, Islanders 및 Devils 경기에 접근하지 못하게 되었습니다. 뉴욕주 법무장관 Letitia James와 코네티컷주 법무장관 William Tong, 그리고 양당 간의 선출직 공무원들이 양 당사자에게 협상에 도달할 것을 촉구하고 있습니다.
MSG Networks는 중립 제3자 앞에서 Altice USA와 구속력 있는 중재에 들어가기를 제안했습니다. 그러나 Altice USA는 이 제안을 홍보 수단으로 일축했습니다. MSG Networks는 자신들이 홍보를 추구하는 것이 아니며, Altice가 가입자들에게 경기 방송을 복원하기 위해 중재 제안을 수락할 것을 권장하고 있습니다.
MSG Networks a publié une déclaration concernant leur dispute de diffusion en cours avec Altice USA. Ce conflit a conduit plus d'un million d'abonnés d'Optimum à perdre l'accès aux matchs locaux des Knicks, Rangers, Islanders et Devils dans la région tri-étatique. Le procureur général de New York, Letitia James, et le procureur général du Connecticut, William Tong, ainsi que des élus de tous bords, exhortent les deux parties à parvenir à un accord.
MSG Networks a proposé d'entrer dans un arbitrage contraignant avec Altice USA devant un tiers neutre. Cependant, Altice USA a rejeté cette offre comme un coup médiatique. MSG Networks maintient qu'ils ne recherchent pas de publicité et encourage Altice à accepter l'offre d'arbitrage pour rétablir les diffusions de matches pour les abonnés.
MSG Networks hat eine Erklärung zu ihrem laufenden Übertragungsstreit mit Altice USA abgegeben. Der Streit hat dazu geführt, dass mehr als 1 Million Optimum-Abonnenten den Zugang zu lokalen Knicks, Rangers, Islanders und Devils Spielen in der Tri-State-Region verloren haben. Sowohl die Generalstaatsanwältin von New York, Letitia James, als auch der Generalstaatsanwalt von Connecticut, William Tong, zusammen mit parteiübergreifenden gewählten Amtsträgern, drängen beide Parteien, eine Einigung zu erzielen.
MSG Networks hat angeboten, in ein bindendes Schiedsverfahren mit Altice USA vor einer neutralen dritten Partei einzutreten. Altice USA hat dieses Angebot jedoch als PR-Trick abgelehnt. MSG Networks betont, dass sie keine öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit suchen und ermutigt Altice, das Schiedsangebot anzunehmen, um die Spielübertragungen für die Abonnenten wiederherzustellen.
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- Service disruption affecting over 1 million subscribers
- Ongoing carriage dispute impacting revenue stream
- Failure to reach agreement with major distributor
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MSG Networks yesterday offered to enter into binding arbitration with Altice USA before a neutral third party. Altice USA has claimed that this offer is nothing but a publicity stunt, but we're not seeking publicity and encourage them to accept our offer of binding arbitration and give their subscribers back the games."
Click here to view Attorney General Tong's video message.
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