The YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network (RSN) in the country in nearly every year since its inception in 2002, owns the exclusive local television rights of the Yankees. The network also airs the Brooklyn Nets and National Hockey League games, as well as a variety of other sports-centric shows.
According to Bloomberg’s Soshnick who first broke the story, the Yanks have notified both Fox and the Walt Disney Company, which is about to acquire nearly all of Fox in a $71 billion agreement, of their intentions. If the deal goes through, it will bring together two of the most significant media and entertainment giants.