With the NBA, MLB and NHL seasons complete and a void in the professional sports schedule until at least late December, streaming services have taken to dropping regional cable networks from their channel offerings over the last couple of weeks.
Late Friday afternoon, NESN joined those dismissed ranks when YouTube TV announced in a message to subscribers that as of Saturday it will no longer carry the regional home for the Red Sox and Bruins.
“We’re writing to let you know that our agreement with New England Sports Network [NESN] has expired,” the statement said. “Unfortunately, we were unable to reach a new agreement to continue offering you this network.