Mets' Television Station to Debut in Mid-March
Posted on: Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 15:00 CST
By JOHN BRENNAN, STAFF WRITER
SportsNet New York, the new Mets-owned television channel, will debut March 16, SNY officials announced Monday.
Last year the Mets left Cablevision-owned Madison Square Garden Network and Fox Sports New York to launch their version of the Yankees' YES Network. While YES focuses most of its professional sports programming on the Yankees, SNY President Jon Litner said that his channel "will provide viewers with in-depth coverage and unparalleled access to all teams and events important to New York sports fans."
SNY spokesman Andrew Fegyveresi said that the channel was in "ongoing discussions" with Cablevision to try to finalize a deal that would allow the channel to be seen by Cablevision's 3 million viewers in the New York region. SNY will air at least 125 of the Mets' 162 regular-season games annually.
"We expect to be fully distributed by the time we launch in March," Fegyveresi said.
The YES Network was unavailable to Cablevision viewers throughout its debut season in 2002 because of disputes about the cost of the channel and about whether YES could be placed on a premium cable tier.
The Mets' network is partially owned, however, by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the region's other two cable giants. Since Cablevision needs the cooperation of those cable operators to ensure that its MSG and FSNY channels air throughout the region, a blackout similar to the one experienced by YES is considered less likely by industry experts.
SNY's first game coverage will be of the Mets' spring training game against the Atlanta Braves on March 16.
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Mets' spring TV schedule
All games on SportsNet New York
Date Opponent Time
March 16 Braves 6:30 p.m.
March 17 Dodgers 6:30 p.m.
March 21 Orioles 1 p.m.
March 22 Dodgers 6 p.m.
March 23 Marlins 6 p.m.
March 24 Cardinals 1 p.m.
March 27 Dodgers 1 p.m.
March 28 Marlins 1 p.m.
March 29 Braves 1 p.m.
March 30 Cardinals 1 p.m.
March 31 Cardinals 1 p.m.
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E-mail: brennan@northjersey.com
Source: Record, The; Bergen County, N.J.
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