 Primary logo with navy blue background, currently used for New York Yankees broadcasts. A variation with a black background is used for Brooklyn Nets broadcasts. | |
| Type | Regional sports network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | New York North and Central Jersey Southwestern Connecticut Northeastern Pennsylvania Nationwide (via satellite and select cable providers) |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yankee Global Enterprises (26%) Diamond Sports Group (20%) Amazon (15%) The Blackstone Group (13%) RedBird Capital Partners (13%) Mubadala Investment Company (13%)[1] |
| Sister channels | FanDuel Sports Network |
| History | |
| Launched | March 19, 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | yesnetwork |
| Availability (Live games are only available in-market, alternate programming is shown on national feed) | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DirecTV | 631 631-1 (YES2) |
| Streaming media | |
| The Gotham Sports App | gothamsports (Requires a Gotham Sports account or existing YES Network account, and a login from participating providers or a subscription to stream content) |
| DirecTV Stream | Internet Protocol Television |
| FuboTV | Internet Protocol Television |
The Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) is an American pay television regional sports network owned by Yankee Global Enterprises (the largest shareholder with 26%), Diamond Sports Group (which owns 20%), Amazon (which owns 15%), and The Blackstone Group, RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company, which each own 13%.[2][3] Primarily serving New York City, New York and the surrounding metropolitan area, it broadcasts a variety of sports events, as well as magazine, documentary and discussion programs; however, its main emphasis is focused on games and team-related programs involving the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (owned by minority partner Yankee Global), and the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.
YES Network's offices are based at the Metlife Building in Midtown Manhattan. YES programs, including Yankees and Nets pre- and post-game shows, are produced in studios that are located in Stamford, Connecticut.[4] The channel is available on cable and IPTV providers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and parts of Pennsylvania; it is available nationally on some cable systems (as part of a designated sports tier), via satellite on DirecTV, and regionally on Frontier, AT&T U-verse, Verizon Fios, and Cox Communications.
- ^ "Sinclair, Amazon Back $3.5B Yankees Deal to Take Full Control of YES Network – The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Baysinger, Tim (August 29, 2019). "Yankees Buy Back the Rest of YES Network From Disney for $3.47 Billion". TheWrap. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (July 26, 2019). "YES Network, Former Fox RSNs Go Dark On Dish And Sling In Latest Carriage Schism". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "We Are the Champions". Business New Haven. October 17, 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2005-11-18.