Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul

“Opening Day is coming up this Thursday, but many New York sports fans are about to be shut out. The extension of an agreement between Comcast Cable and the YES Network is set to expire on Tuesday, and Yankees and Nets fans will be hardest hit. Fans should never be caught in the crossfire of a corporate dispute.

“Both broadcasting parties need to stay at the table and resolve this dispute without impacting fans. As your Governor, I am prepared to take further action if this is not resolved, as I’ve done in the past, by directing New York’s Department of Public Service to call public hearings on how consumers are being affected, securing refunds for disruptions and whatever else it takes to resolve broadcasting disruptions for all New Yorkers.”