TVG's golden goose to be cooked?

[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?

[sumitas]

Lower purses ? I have to get off that train. The purses should be much higher in NY. And the tv rights should be contracted to the highest bidder.