New York City FC has confirmed a local broadcast rights agreement with YES Network, reports, www.sportspromedia.com/. The deal will complement another local rights agreement, signed in October 2013, with CBS-owned radio network WFAN.
YES Network is owned by 21st Century Fox, although Yankee Global Enterprises retains a 20 per cent stake.
New York City FC has been created through a partnership between the New York Yankees and Premier League champions Manchester City. The team will play at Yankee Stadium when it debuts in the MLS in March.
YES will televise all the team's games throughout New York State and Connecticut, north and central New Jersey and north-eastern Pennsylvania.
The games will also be streamed on Fox Sports' Go app.
"It is only fitting that YES has become New York City FC's television partner, given the New York Yankees' investment in the club and New York City FC's playing in the number one market in the country, at Yankee Stadium in particular," said Tracy Dolgin, the president and chief executive of YES Network.
"The Yankees-Man City ownership structure, along with the presence of Jason Kreis and Claudio Reyna, give New York City FC instant credibility, and we expect it to become one of MLS' flagship franchises in no time."
