MSG Networks, Altice trade blame over Knicks, Rangers blackout for 1M Optimum subscribers

MSG Networks, Altice trade blame over Knicks, Rangers blackout for 1M Optimum subscribers

It has been a long, cruel January for Knicks and Rangers fans — if you’re an Optimum subscriber, that is. While both teams have notched spectacular wins at Madison Square Garden this month, more than 1 million Optimum customers have been blacked out for three-plus weeks because of a stubborn standoff between MSG Networks and … Read more

MSG Networks, Optimum dig in for long fight as Knicks game blacked out: sources

MSG Networks, Optimum dig in for long fight as Knicks game blacked out: sources

Optimum pulled the plug on MSG shortly after confetti rained down on Times Square to ring in 2025 – and Knicks and Rangers fans could be left in the dark well into the new year, The Post has learned. The breakdown in talks over a new contract with MSG Networks, which expired at midnight Tuesday, … Read more

Knicks, Rangers games set to go dark in contract battle between MSG and cable operator

Knicks, Rangers games set to go dark in contract battle between MSG and cable operator

Knicks and Rangers games on Optimum were set to go dark Wednesday as contract talks between the cable operator and MSG remained at an impasse ahead of a deadline before the ball drops. As of press time Tuesday, neither side seemed willing to budge much over the carriage fees paid by Optimum parent Altice to … Read more