Gotham Sports App showing growth in usage, streaming viewership

The Gotham Sports App launched just before the 2024 NHL and NBA seasons and is “undergoing a surge in viewership after a recent price drop,” according to Anthony Rieber of NEWSDAY. On March 31, all seven teams had their games streamed on the app for the third time in its history. On that day, the app “achieved its highest single-day total minutes streamed” at 23% higher than any other day and a “new single-day high” in unique users at 21% higher than any other day. According to MSG and YES, overall app viewership is “up 29% year over year, minutes streamed per user is up 28%, and customer satisfaction for the 90-day period through Feb. 25 was up 67% relative to the launch period,” which started in October 2024. Even with the issues, average viewership for the Yankees’ first five spring training games on the app was up 87.6% over the entire Gotham Sports App spring training schedule from 2025. Islanders viewership is up 99% and the Knicks are up 44%. YES Network’s VP/Strategy and Development Matt Duarte said, “From the business perspective, we’re seeing a ton of interest in our teams from a viewership perspective, as well as time spent, and some metrics that we’ve seen in terms of growth year over year” (NEWSDAY, 4/9).