| SportsNet New York | |
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| Launched | March 16, 2006 |
| Owned by | New York Mets Time Warner Comcast |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Get Your New York Sports Here! |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | American English |
| Broadcast area | NY metro area nationwide via satellite |
| Headquarters | 110 West 51st Street (Manhattan) |
| Sister channel(s) | CSN |
| Website | SNY.tv |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 639 (SD/HD) |
| Dish Network | (SD) 388 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Time Warner Cable | Check local listings for channels |
| Verizon Fios | Check local listings for channels |
| Cablevision | Check local listings for channels |
| Comcast (NJ) | Check local listings for channels |
SportsNet New York (SNY) is a New York City-based regional sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and all of New York state, and nationwide via satellite. It is owned jointly by the New York Mets, Time Warner, and Comcast. Its primary programming are Mets games, as well as supporting coverage of the Mets and the New York Jets.
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About
SNY was created in an effort for the New York Mets to better leverage their broadcasting rights, which were previously held by Cablevision on their MSG Network and FSN New York (Now MSG Plus) networks. From 1998 to 2002, Cablevision had a monopoly on all local professional sports franchises in the New York City market, participating in many unfair business practices like moving games to their MSG Metro Channels with limited distribution. In 2002, the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets broke the monopoly by starting the YES Network for their games, leaving the Mets in the Cablevision fold until their contract expired in 2005.
After discussions with potential broadcast partners including Cablevision and YES, the Mets decided to partner with cable providers Time Warner and Comcast to launch their own network. Unlike the Yankees, the Mets could not find a winter pro team to take up time during their offseason, because the New York Rangers and New York Knicks are owned by Cablevision, and the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils are signed to long term contracts with Cablevision, likely so they wouldn't defect to YES, SNY or another network. SNY does have a relationship with the Jets, producing weekly programing and exclusive postgame shows. (They do not show any live Jets games since they are all on national TV). Unlike YES, where the primary focus is the Yankees, SNY brands itself to focus on New York Sports, providing coverage on all local teams, and not only the ones which they broadcast.
High-definition simulcast
SNY produces all in-studio programs and all Mets games in 1080i high-definition format. Since its inception, all in-studio programming was done in high-definition. In 2006 and 2007, only Mets home games were broadcast in high-definition. Starting with the 2008 season, all Mets games are now broadcast in high-definition.
Sports coverage
- Mets: SNY will carry more than 120 Mets games during 2008 season (with the remainder airing on WPIX, FOX, or ESPN). Gregg Picker produces the games and Bill Webb, who directs the World Series and the All-Star Game for FOX, is the director for Mets broadcasts on both SNY and WPIX.
- Jets: The New York Jets signed a three-year television deal with SportsNet New York in November 2005, in which SNY carries more than 250 hours of Jets-related content each year. The programming includes both in-season and off-season shows with access to players, coaches and management.
- College sports:
- Big East: In July 2008, the Big East and SNY announced a multi-year deal which gives the channel 16 games of Big East college football and more than 100 games of men's and women's college basketball per season. SNY will also produce pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows, as well as coach interviews, for these broadcasts. Additionally, SNY became "the exclusive home" of Rutgers University athletics, which includes encore football game broadcasts (for games televised by ABC/ESPN/ESPN2), weekly coaches shows (for both football and basketball, see Inside Rutgers Football), and press conferences..[1] Similar coaches shows also air for the Seton Hall University and St. John's University basketball teams.[2] ESPN Plus produces the Big East's regional game broadcasts, and coverage may be blacked-out beyond the New York City Nielsen DMA.
SNY originally carried Big Ten Conference games not on national TV, but the Big Ten's own network now airs those games.[3] SNY does not plan on carrying games or shoulder programming from other collegiate conferences, preferring instead to focus on the Big East Conference.
Original programming
For a complete list of original programs, visit www.sny.tv. Here is a sample of some of the network's programming
- 1st and Goal with Mike Tannenbaum: A weekly show featuring the Jets General Manager, in which analysts review the Jets' last game.
- Daily News Live!: half-hour-long show with sports writers and celebrities, produced in cooperation with the Daily News, hosted by Chris Cotter weekdays at 5:00 p.m., with encores at 11:00 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.
- Geico SportsNite: daily half-hour sports highlights show at 10:00 p.m. & 1:00 a.m. (repeated 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., the latter not on weekends or when there is an afternoon Mets game at 1:00 p.m. or earlier)
- Jets Open Mic: Live coverage of head coach Eric Mangini's two weekly press conferences.
- Jets Nation: weekly half-hour Jets coverage and interviews hosted by Brian Custer, with analysts Greg Buttle and Ray Lucas; premieres Saturdays at 11:00 AM
- Kids Clubhouse: weekly half-hour kids' baseball education and coverage; premieres Saturdays at 12:00 p.m.
- Loud Mouths:[4] half-hour-long sports talk show airing weekdays at 6:00 p.m. hosted by Chris Carlin and Adam Schein
- Mets Classics: classic Mets games from past seasons and the current season (UltiMet Classics)
- Mets Hot Stove: offseason hot stove discussion about the Mets hosted by Kevin Burkhardt with various local writers
- Mets Fast Forward: hour-long condensed version of the previous Mets game at 6:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. following a Mets game on SNY or CW11
- Mets Weekly: weekly half-hour Mets coverage, interviews, and stories; premieres Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. unless there is a Mets game on SNY at 1:00 p.m.
- The Wheelhouse:[4] half-hour-long show airing weekdays at 5:30 p.m. featuring a nine-inning debate of sports topics by Scott Ferrall and Brandon Tierney, moderated by Brian Custer
- Beer Money: A half-hour-long game show airing every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Hosts Chris Carlin and Julie Alexandria go around New York and New Jersey asking questions pertaining to New York Sports. There are three rounds: $10, $20, and $100. The player can walk away with their earned money at any time, but if they keep going and get a question wrong, the money must be returned.
- Street Games: A show introducing regular people to the sports played on the streets of New York.
Personalities
Current
- Julie Alexandria (2008–) Beer Money co-host
- Gary Apple (2006–): SportsNite anchor; College basketball studio host
- Joe Benigno (2008–): Daily News Live lead panelist
- Kevin Burkhardt (2007–): Mets game sideline reporter & pre- and post-game reporter; SportsNite reporter, and host of Mets Hot Stove
- Greg Buttle (2006–): analyst on Jets programming
- Chris Carlin (2008–): Loud Mouths and Beer Money co-host
- John Celestand (2007–): College basketball studio analyst
- Kenny Choi (2006–): SportsNite reporter
- Gary Cohen (2006–): Mets play-by-play announcer
- Chris Cotter (2006–): Lead host of Daily News Live; UltiMet Classics host
- Brian Custer (2006–): host of Jets Nation and The Wheelhouse; SportsNite anchor
- Ron Darling (2006–): Mets color and studio analyst
- Scott Ferrall (2007–): The Wheelhouse panelist
- Kirk Gimenez (2007–): SportsNite anchor
- Keith Hernandez (2006–): Mets game analyst
- Ralph Kiner (2006–): Mets game analyst
- Ray Lucas (2006–): Studio analyst on Jets Nation.
- Marc Malusis (2008–): SportsNite panelist
- Lee Mazzilli (2007–): Lead studio analyst on Mets pre- and post-game shows.
- Steve Overmyer (2006–):SportsNite anchor on weekends
- Harold Reynolds (2008–): Studio analyst on Mets pre- and post-game shows.
- Howie Rose (2006–): Fill-in Mets play-by-play announcer
- Adam Schein (2007–): Loud Mouths co-host; analyst on Jets programming; NFL insider
- Jonas Schwartz (2007–): Sportsnite anchor and reporter
- Darryl Strawberry (2007–): Secondary studio analyst on Mets pre- and post-game shows.
- Brandon Tierney (2008–): The Wheelhouse panelist
- Matt Yallof (2006–): Host of Mets pre- and post-game shows; SportsNite anchor
Former
- Amanda Cole (2006-2007): Host of Kids Clubhouse
- Steve Berthiaume (2006–2007): left network in January 2007 and rejoined ESPN
- Siafa Lewis (2006-2007): contract not renewed. Joined MLB.com in May 2008 joined NBC-4 New York's LXTV.
- Julie Donaldson (2006–2008): contract not renewed. In February 2008 and joined Boston NBC affiliate WHDH 7
- David Lee (2006): In September 2006 and joined CSN Mid-Atlantic
- Lou Tilley (2006–2007): In 2007, joined CSN Mid-Atlantic
Controversy
SNY is currently fully distributed. That said, the network had been expected to have problems being carried by cable systems owned by Cablevision, as Mets games were moved to the network from FSN New York (now MSG Plus) and the MSG Network, both of which are owned by Cablevision, similar to the situation that the Yankees and Cablevision had with the launch of the YES Network. Cablevision sued on the grounds that the Mets might have violated their contract, under which Cablevision theoretically had a year left on the deal, as well as last-refusal rights. However, a Judge ruled in favor of SportsNet New York, essentially holding the Mets had voided their deal with Cablevision entirely by paying a specified buyout fee, believed to exceed $50 million.[1]
On March 31, 2008, Comcast systems in the Hartford area added the network to channel 98. Cox Communications systems in central and eastern Connecticut still continue to refuse to carry the network in any tier of service as of March 31, 2008. No reason has been given for this exclusion. On July 16, 2008, Comcast systems in the Hartford area moved SNY to channel 26 and it's HD simulcast on channel 218.
Notes
- Mets games on SNY and post-games delay other programming, such as the 10:00 SportsNite, and preempt all or parts of shows at midnight when a 7:00 game runs long.
- There is no 10:00 SportsNite when the Mets play a game on SNY starting at 8:00 or later.
- Mets games on WPIX (and simulcast on other stations) are produced by SNY.
- All times given in Eastern Time Zone, as SportsNet New York is based in New York City.
- As of the start of the 2007 Mets season, SNY debuted a new set of graphics for both their Mets telecasts and SportsNite telecasts. These graphics include a new scoreboard which goes along the entire top portion of the screen as well as a new sports ticker on the bottom portion of the screen. The ticker now provides more stats including wins, losses, and saves, much like the ESPN Bottom Line ticker. SNY features a "SNY HD" logo in the scoreboard for games that are available in high-definition on both the HD and SD feeds. Games shown on WPIX replace the SNY logo with the CW11 logo.
- None of the programming on SNY is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. The FCC gives new stations four years before they are required to begin captioning.
See also
References
- ^ "SNY to Become Official Home of Rutgers Athletics". Rutgers Univeristy Athletic Dept (2008-07-23).
- ^ "SNY Scores Big East Football, Basketball Rights". Multichannel News (2008-07-23).
- ^ "SNY.tv: About: Home". SNY.
- ^ a b Raissman, Bob (2008-03-24). "SNY raises voice, profile with two new shows that debut Monday", Daily News. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
External links
| Preceded by FSN New York 1980–2005 (split with MSG Network, 2002-2005) |
Over-the-air (cable) Home of the Mets, Jets and BIG EAST 2006–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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