Gotham Sports app loses YES Network and MSG Networks to DAZN
YES Network and MSG Networks will move Yankees, Knicks, Nets and other local games from Gotham Sports to DAZN.
By Frankie Delgado · News Reporter
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The Gotham Sports DAZN switch is coming for New York sports fans: YES Network and MSG Networks are leaving their shared Gotham Sports app and shifting their direct-to-consumer streams to DAZN, CNBC reported.
The change puts local games from some of the biggest teams in the market on a global sports streaming platform. YES carries the MLB’s New York Yankees and the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, while MSG Networks has rights to the NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL games for the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils, according to CNBC.
Yankees viewers will be able to keep watching the rest of the season through Gotham Sports, CNBC reported. The broader move to DAZN is expected during the 2026-2027 NBA and NHL seasons.
What teams are moving to DAZN?
The move covers YES and MSG’s local streaming offerings, meaning fans can expect DAZN access for Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Sabres and Devils games tied to those networks’ local rights, according to CNBC’s report.
Fans who already receive YES or MSG Networks through a pay TV package will be able to stream the games on DAZN at no extra charge, CNBC reported. The companies have not yet announced the standalone price for the New York-area team streams on DAZN.
Gotham Sports subscription plans had started at about $209.99 a year, according to CNBC. YES and MSG launched separate streaming apps in 2023 before combining them into Gotham Sports in 2024.
Why are YES and MSG leaving Gotham Sports?
The switch comes as regional sports networks try to deal with cord cutting and find fans who have dropped cable or never signed up for it, CNBC reported. A regional sports network is a local TV channel that pays for rights to air games in a specific market, a model that has been strained as fewer households keep traditional pay TV bundles.
YES and MSG have not been caught in the most severe regional sports network fallout, CNBC reported. MSG Networks is independently owned by James Dolan, who also owns the Knicks and Rangers, while YES is owned by a group that includes the Yankees.
Still, both networks have faced the same pressure hitting the wider business. CNBC Sport previously reported that MSG’s linear networks had a temporary blackout with Optimum in 2025, and that YES recently came close to a similar dispute with Comcast.
The broader shakeout has been rough elsewhere. Main Street Sports, formerly the owner of a group of networks carrying MLB, NBA and NHL teams, shut down in the spring after a bankruptcy filing and other moves that CNBC said often left the company unable to pay teams for game rights.
What is DAZN getting out of the deal?
DAZN is trying to build a bigger U.S. sports presence, CNBC reported. The service streamed the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. last year, and one DAZN executive has publicly said the company was pursuing digital rights for Main Street’s NBA teams, according to Sports Business Journal reporting cited by CNBC.
The YES and MSG move gives DAZN a fresh batch of local team programming in a crowded sports streaming race. CNBC noted that some networks have built their own apps, while others have worked with platforms such as Amazon Prime Video to reach viewers outside the traditional cable bundle.
This story draws on original reporting from CNBC.