MSG Networks has gone dark on Optimum in the tri-state area as Altice USA and Sphere Entertainment have been unable to reach a new carriage deal. Their current contract expired at midnight on Dec. 31.

One week ago, the MVPD controlled by Altice USA dropped the MSG Network. At 5pm Eastern on Friday, it blocked access to 63 Nexstar Media Group-owned broadcast TV stations across 42 markets, as well as ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James pressed MSG Networks and Altice — the parent company of Optimum — to settle the ongoing dispute that has left Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and Devils fans without ...

Optimum customers in the Hudson Valley lost access to channels owned by Nexstar Media Group, including PIX11, The CW, NewsNation and Antenna TV, Jan. 10, as ongoing contract disputes between Altice ...

Altice-owned Optimum, which reportedly accounts for one-third of revenue for MSG Networks, has, according to MSG Networks, pulled its offer in carriage negotiations with the network that airs New York ...

CANADA – 2025/10/27: In this photo illustration, the Altice logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Altice USA is ...

The Optimum-MSG Networks carriage dispute story took an unexpected turn Wednesday. No, the Altice USA-owned cable provider and MSG have not ended the dispute that led to a blackout that began Jan. 1 ...

MSG Networks disappeared from the screens of Optimum TV subscribers at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, but the first major impact was not felt until 19 ½ hours later. When the Jazz and Knicks tipped off at ...

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 ...

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