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YES network?

YankFanLA

Are there any plans for YES network availability out here in Los Angeles?

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YankFanLA

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

It was nice to have pre and post game coverage on YES on DirecTV before the games. Same for NESN.

matcarl

Every area is offered thier own regional sports channels. YES is a NY area channel, highly doubtful you will ever see it there.

YankFanLA

DirecTV had YES and NESN out here in LA

YankyDave

This isn't worth the keystrokes I am using to write this but I have a friend who works for Verizon who said they are working on a national deal to broadcast YES all over. They hope to have everything done in April. If I hear more I will update this.

YankFanLA

Thanks for the update.

My wife is sooo Angry that she cant get YES right now.

I'll cross my fingers.

squatch1967

YankyDave wrote:
This isn't worth the keystrokes I am using to write this but I have a friend who works for Verizon who said they are working on a national deal to broadcast YES all over. They hope to have everything done in April. If I hear more I will update this.
Does your friend have any more detailed info on this possibility? If Verizon is negotiating with YES Network, I assume they would be trying to put together a national RSN (regional sports networks) sports package like Direct TV and AT&T U-Verse have.
The only way I would see a benefit myself is if they came with the HD channels,too, and when you bought the major league packages (such as MLB Extra Innings) that you'd get the live HD games outside of the one HD channel that Extra Innings provides. I doubt this would happen though due to the contracts with iN Demand that verizon has now anyway...
RV
YankFanLA wrote:
Thanks for the update.
My wife is sooo Angry that she cant get YES right now.
I'll cross my fingers.

I'm assuming that your wife can't get anough of the "Michael Kay Knows Everything" shows and "Mike Francesa KNOWS EVEN MORE" simulcasts then? Smiley Tongue

You do realize that you wouldn't be able to see the live Yankees games anyway unless you purchase the separate AND CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON FIOS MLB iN Demand Extra Innings package that is going for $169 early bird right now?

Which you can obviously get right now and start watching next week...? Just curious.. Smiley Wink

psumatt1

YankyDave-

This morning, YES HD has shown up here in Delaware out of VHO8 on Channel 595, and is in the guide after I did the "scan 10 days ahead in the guide trick".

This launch is ONLY the HD channel.

I'm not sure if this is related to your rumor that perhaps Verizon was in works for a national agreement to show YES HD across the country. Now, i'm not sure if that's the case yet - but this definitely points to something of the sort.

If anyone else can check 595 in their guides, let me know!

Personally, the Yankees suck (I'm a Phillies fan), but I could totally see an excellent PR opportunity for Verizon if they could state that they offer "America's Team" to their entire FIOS TV footprint. And, having another sports channel in HD fits right into my area of pleasure.

My only remaining questions is, "Will you be able to see Yankees game outside of the NY area, or will it be blacked out?" I have MLB Extra Innings, so I'd see them regardless, but it will be interesting.

kingchicken1

I'm in thPhilly area nd saw tonight that YES HD is available and working. The only thing is that the games are blacked out. Wonder if there will be an additional charge? By the way, the Phillies got lucky and it will be another 28 years before another one.

CharlesH

Take that back! They'll do it again this year! Just too bad they aren't starting out too well...

Carl

@kingchicken wrote:
The only thing is that the games are blacked out. Wonder if there will be an additional charge? By the way, the Phillies got lucky and it will be another 28 years before another one.

To see out of market games, you are going to need Extra Innings. If you are talking about an increase of rates to carry YES HD, then I am sure VZ will, at some point, increase their rates to cover the additional carriage fees. It isn't like VZ (or any for profit company) is going to absorb additional costs without passing it on to their customers.

YankFanLA

Already got the extra innings. I think I was the first or second person to sign up as it took them over 30 mins to sort it out, since I called them the day it was available.

We are looking forward to pre and post games as well as some of the other programming like Yankeeography and Center Stage.

Going to have to see if that is possible, as I looked at the guide last night and it didn't have the pregame listed, only batting practice. After batting practice the channel guide was dark for that slot.

If anyone has luck seeing the pre and post game and are out of market (like me in LA) let me know. I know on DirectTV I was able to get both of those, even though I was out of market.

StillaYankee

Anyone in Florida getting YES? I posted this separately the other day since the original post on this was 2 months ago & I thought no one would continue to reply to it. I had FIOS installed on the 4-3 & thought YES was available especially since Brighthouse cable now has it but it wasn't in the guide. Then after the update the other day it was listed in the cahnnel guide in the morning but not in the evening but was still listed in my online guide until this morning. I just checked & it's not listed anymore. It was channel 595--I could see it in the guide but when I tuned to it there was an error message (I don't recall what it was). I'm not worried about watching the games on YES (I get MLB Extra Innings), I just want to see Yankeeography & some of the other programmin they have.

Thanks.

prisaz

Well I am in VHO4 out of Silverspring MD, and YES was seen yesterday. Not a real NewYork fan but something for everyone.

Justin46

I don't see it posted by anyone else, YES HD showed up here in North Texas in the last day or two. I am not a Yankees fan (go Texas Rangers, 3-0 so far, at least for the next 2-3 hours), but it is always nice to get a new channel Smiley Happy

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tfisher

In Northern VA YES has appeared as well. What I'm curious about is whether or not we'll be able to watch Yankees games on YES this year like I used to when I lived in NY.

Message Edited by tfisher on 04-10-2009 01:16 PM

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