DirecTV to Offer MSG GO Streaming App

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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DirecTV will offer New York sports fans the opportunity to access MSG Networks’ MSG GO live streaming and video on demand service, the companies announced Thursday.

As part of the agreement, DirecTV subscribers receiving MSG Networks as part of their subscription to the satellite service will be able to stream New York Knicks NBA games as well as New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres NHL games on their supported smartphone, tablet or personal computer, according to DirecTV.

Subscribers can download the free “MSG GO” app by visiting the App Store or the Google Play store. 

The deal follows a similar streaming agreement reached betweenMSG and Verizon this past April.

For more, go to multichannel.com.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.