TVG's golden goose to be cooked?

[Alan07]

NYRA has stated befor that they want to be close to CDI and MEC in terms of TV

[sumitas]

One would think the NYRA would want bids on the tv rights.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by sumitas

One would think the NYRA would want bids on the tv rights.

One would think NYRA would want to be on both channels...

[reese]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

One would think NYRA would want to be on both channels...

One would think that CDI would want to be on both channels...

[sumitas]

The Yankees have their own network, for instance. Why can't the NYRA be on the YES network, let's say. Whatever happens with the tv rights, the NYRA must get creative and fully maximize this exclusive revenue source for NY horsemen.

Does anyone know the previous deal the NYRA struck for television rights and the amount of money paid them for those rights ?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by sumitas

The Yankees have their own network, for instance. Why can't the NYRA be on the YES network, let's say. Whatever happens with the tv rights, the NYRA must get creative and fully maximize this exclusive revenue source for NY horsemen.

Does anyone know the previous deal the NYRA struck for television rights and the amount of money paid them for those rights ?

They'd get bumped everytime the Yankees played a day game. That wouldn't be good for them at all.

[sumitas]

There is a schedule conflict there. Iman sees a $14mil shortfall for NYRA in their recent budget proposal. How much did the NYRA realize from their last tv contract ?

And the politicians want to get their hands on the NYRA tv rights. So there is infighting going on behind the scenes over this lucrative, and undersold, source of income for NY Horsemen.
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[3kings]

Originally Posted by sumitas

The Yankees have their own network, for instance. Why can't the NYRA be on the YES network, let's say. Whatever happens with the tv rights, the NYRA must get creative and fully maximize this exclusive revenue source for NY horsemen.

Does anyone know the previous deal the NYRA struck for television rights and the amount of money paid them for those rights ?

The YES network is only shown on limited Cable Companies in the NY area. The odds of cable companies putting a NY exclusive racing network on basic cable around the country are almost nil. Most companies don't even carry both TVG and HRTV.

It would be in the best interest of the NYRA to at least have there signal available to all internet betting platforms. Currently they are not even available on HRTV. They should do what California has done and make betting available to all sites along with streaming video from the track.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by 3kings

The YES network is only shown on limited Cable Companies in the NY area. The odds of cable companies putting a NY exclusive racing network on basic cable around the country are almost nil. Most companies don't even carry both TVG and HRTV.

It would be in the best interest of the NYRA to at least have there signal available to all internet betting platforms. Currently they are not even available on HRTV. They should do what California has done and make betting available to all sites along with streaming video from the track.

TVG is advertising a harness package available ONLY to residents of NY. I don't care about harness and I don't live in NY, but is this a sign of what is coming..even more splintering and segragation?