New York Yankees Boss Randy Levine Thanks Donald Trump, FCC Chief Brendan Carr For Helping YES Network Resolve Carriage Fight With Comcast

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New York Yankees and YES Network chief Randy Levine is thanking President Donald Trump, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and other politicians for helping to resolve a carriage fight with Comcast.

Late Monday night, the two sides agreed to terms and averted a blackout of YES on Comcast’s Xfinity systems. The agreement came after Carr threw his support behind a complaint filed by YES with the commission.

The YES complaint charged Comcast with trying to shift YES “to the Siberia of a tier and overcharge fans for it,” alluding to a proposed move of YES to a tier priced about $20 more per month than the current package. “I want to express our deep appreciation to everyone who supported our efforts to keep the YES Network from going dark,” Levine said in the statement (read it in full below), which was provided to Deadline by YES. “All of you worked tirelessly to urge us to stay at the table and reach a deal.

I would like to thank President Donald J. Trump and his administration, especially Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.” The gratitude isn’t surprising given Levine’s longstanding ties with Trump.