MSG to roll out streaming service for Knicks, Rangers at $10/game, $30/month

Hardcore Knicks and Rangers fans can now stream their favorite teams for $10 a game.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will offer streaming viewers a separate platform that includes access to Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, Devils and Buffalo Sabers games.

The new MSG+ service will unify all live sporting events across MSG Networks platforms.

The service, available only in areas whose cable operators serve the Madison Square Garden network, will be available direct to the consumer for $29.99 per month or $309.99 per year.

Fans who choose to pay for individual games will be charged $9.99 per competition.

“MSG Networks is delighted to be able to offer fans more ways to watch our exciting and award-winning content,” MSG Network President and CEO Andrea Greenberg said in a statement.

“The introduction of MSG+ this summer will be a major milestone for our company and will offer multiple subscription options for fans who are not subscribed to a traditional pay TV bundle subscription,” Greenberg said.

The company also announced that it has introduced MSG SportsZone, an ad-supported free streaming offering with content primarily focused on sports betting and classic games. MSG SportsZone does not have live sports coverage.

Greenberg told analysts last year that MSG Networks plans to launch its own cord-cutting app.

Prior to Wednesday’s announcement, MSG Networks was only available through the FuboTV and DIRECTV Stream platforms.

In recent years, linear cable TV viewership has steadily declined as subscribers have cut the cord and switched to direct consumer streaming offerings such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, YouTube TV, DIRECTV Stream, FuboTV, AppleTV, Amazon Prime, and more.

The proliferation of streaming services has depleted cable companies’ customer base, with devastating effects on regional sports networks.

As The Post exclusively reports, Diamond Sports Group, which operates 21 Bally Sports, or RSN-branded regional sports networks that account for more than half of local broadcast markets across the country, is in talks to sell itself to sports leagues worth as much as $3 billion this fall. dollars, including debt.

Additional reporting by Josh Kosman