Distribution
SNY is currently fully distributed. That said, the network had been expected to have problems being carried by Cablevision, as Mets games were moved off of Cablevision-owned networks (MSG Network and FSN New York, since renamed MSG Plus). This is similar to the situation when the newly-formed YES Network took the Yankees off of Cablevision's channels. 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.
Comcast did not launch the network in the Hartford area until March 31, 2008, two years after launch. Cox Communications recently added SNY on cable 62 in all areas in Connecticut just days after UCONN signed a deal with SNY.
It was announced on August 29, 2011 that SNY added a second feed for Connecticut branded SNY-CT.
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