Overview
The YES Network, America’s pre-eminent regional sports network, owns the exclusive regional media rights to the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Nets. In addition to live Yankees and Nets games and related pregame and postgame coverage, YES televises numerous Yankees- and Nets-themed original programs such as its Homegrown series, The Stadium, Yankees Magazine and Nets Magazine. The network also airs Yankees minor league games, original biography, interview and magazine programs, college sports and AC Milan soccer. YES has earned 161 Emmy Awards since its 2002 launch. YES is also available on The Gotham Sports App. YES has earned 161 Emmy Awards since its 2002 launch.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jon D. Litner
Launch
March 19, 2002
Ownership
Yankee Global Enterprises, Main Street Sports, Amazon, RedBird Capital, Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities business and Mubadala Capital
New York Yankees on YES
In addition to televising Yankees games, YES also airs live pregame andpostgame shows in conjunction with regular season and postseason games, the Yankees Batting Practice Today show and Spring Training games. OtherYankees-themed programs include Homegrown: The Path to Pinstripes, the Emmy-nominated docu-series providing a revealing look at the Yankees’ best minor league prospects; The Stadium, which offers fans an exclusive look at the work involved in getting Yankee Stadium ready for baseball, soccer, concerts and a multitude of other community and private events; and Yankees Magazine, the weekly magazine show consisting of Yankees highlights, player profiles, behind-the-scenes features and interviews. In addition, the network televises Yankees minor league games; classic Yankees games; Yankeeography, the Emmy award-winning biography series on past and present Yankees greats; and Yankeeography: Moments of Glory, which highlights some of the greatest moments in recent Yankees history.
Brooklyn Nets on YES
YES televises regular season, pre-season and post-season Nets games, and pre- and post-game shows for all of its Nets game telecasts. In addition, the network televises the Nets G-League team, the Long Island Nets. Nets Magazine is the magazine show containing Nets highlights, player profiles, behind-the-scenes pieces, exclusive interviews and instructional segments featuring the Nets. YES also televises Homegrown: Bridge To Brooklyn, an original series focusing on the Nets’ G-League team, the Long Island Nets.
Additional YES Programming
YES airs live college basketball, college football and other college sports. It also carries AC Milan soccer matches.
The Gotham Sports App
The Gotham Sports App, the exclusive TV Everywhere and DTC streaming home of the YES Network and MSG Networks, launched in October 2024 and provides New York sports fans with access to their favorite programming and teams all in one location. Fans who subscribe to MSG and YES through The Gotham Sports App can receive more than 500 live games featuring the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres. The Gotham Sports App is a product of Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (“GAME”), the digital joint venture between the YES Network and MSG Networks.
The YES App, The Gotham Sports App’s predecessor, launched in March 2021 as the official streaming home of the YES Network, and quickly became the #1 free sports app in the Apple App Store. In March of 2023, the YES Network launched a direct-to-consumer subscription product providing fans in YES’ regional coverage territory an option to purchase a direct subscription to YES through the YES App.