YES and MSG Networks Abandon Gotham App for DAZN Exclusivity
According to CNBC, YES Network and MSG Networks are exiting the Gotham app, with DAZN taking over as their exclusive streaming provider.
If Gotham was your single-app workaround for catching these regional sports networks without paying full cable, the math just changed. And based on DAZN's track record, probably not in your favor.
What the move actually breaks
The Streamable confirms DAZN becomes the exclusive streaming home for both YES and MSG. That ends Gotham's role as a unified bundle for these channels. The specifics — DAZN's plan tiers, pricing, blackout rules, and whether current Gotham subscribers get any migration path — aren't in the reporting yet. That gap matters, because DAZN's U.S. record on clean pricing is rough: add-on fees, regional restrictions, and surprise upsells at checkout are the standard pattern, not the exception.
For cord-cutters, this is the same consolidation story I've been watching for years: regional sports rights keep getting vacuumed into single-purpose apps, fans end up stacking subscriptions, and the "cut the cord and save" pitch quietly dies. DAZN grabbing YES and MSG exclusivity is the latest chapter.
Verify before you touch your wallet
- Confirm whether DAZN actually carries your market's YES or MSG feed. National and regional RSN rights are separate contracts, and the channel available in one zip code may be blacked out in the next.
- Run the cost math against your current setup. What Gotham charged versus whatever DAZN's pricing turns out to be — including any "sports tier" add-on from day one.
- Check whether your existing live TV streamer already includes YES or MSG through a sports add-on. YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and DIRECTV all carry various RSNs depending on market; you might already be paying for access and not using it.
- Don't pre-subscribe. DAZN has historically offered trial periods. Use that window to test whether the channel actually streams without buffering at the bitrate DAZN's app typically delivers on home Wi-Fi.
Verdict
Skip any impulse sign-up. Wait for DAZN to publish concrete pricing, confirm your zip code gets the channels you actually want, and check whether Gotham offers any cancellation refund before pulling the trigger. Once you have those three data points, the decision is arithmetic, not emotion. Anything before that is marketing.
