Verizon FIOS adds YES Network

The New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets have joined the Verizon FiOS TV lineup as Verizon and the YES Network announce a multi-year agreement to provide the sports network to FiOS TV customers in New York.

YES is now available to subscribers of FiOS TV Premier on Channel 65 and the agreement also enables Verizon to carry YES high-definition telecasts. Verizon currently provides 23 HD channels in its New York markets, more than any other terrestrial TV provider in the region.

“The YES Network is a tremendous addition to our extensive lineup of local and national sports programming,” said Terry Denson, vice president of FiOS TV content strategy and acquisition. “Fans who already subscribe to our Premier package, as well as new subscribers, can now enjoy 24×7 coverage of their favorite New York teams along with the best TV service in this market.”

Ray Hopkins, COO, the YES Network, said, “FiOS TV subscribers will now have unsurpassed access to the most popular team in New York, the Yankees. YES will also provide FiOS customers with plenty of additional Yankees-themed programming, Nets games, a stellar lineup of Emmy Award-winning YES original programs, and top-flight college football and basketball. We are particularly pleased to offer FiOS TV viewers with hi-def presentations of the Yankees and Nets.”

FiOS TV is available on Verizon’s fiber-optic network in the Long Island village of Massapequa Park and the Rockland County villages of Nyack, South Nyack and Upper Nyack, and it will launch soon in the Town of Hempstead. Verizon will begin offering FiOS TV to other New York communities where it has franchise agreements, including Long Island’s village of Cedarhurst and Town of Oyster Bay, following approval by the New York State Public Service Commission.

FiOS TV delivers more than 400 all-digital channels and access to an on- demand library of more than 2,200 titles. FiOS TV Premier, the lead offer, provides more than 180 channels of national and local programming for $39.95 per month. Customers can also add a 15-channel sports package for $5.95 per month, and 44-channel movie package for $11.95 per month. Or, they can get both packages for $14.95 per month.

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