Local sports fans that subscribe to Optimum got unwelcome news to start the new year when the cable provider dropped the MSG Networks channels after the two sides could not reach a new deal.

The teams’ regional sports outlet, MSG Networks, went dark on Altice USA’s Optimum pay-TV systems at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, leaving 2.1 million subscribers without access to game broadcasts.

(RTTNews) - Altice USA has dropped MSG Networks from its Optimum channel lineup in the tri-state area, Sphere Entertainment Co. said in a statement on Wednesday. Optimum and MSG Networks' carriage ...

They just raised prices – nearly 50% for current Optimum subscribers and 70% for new Optimum subscribers (after expiration of a promotional offer) for the package that had included MSG Networks ...

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