MSG-Altice row leaves Knicks-Jazz off Optimum

As of Wednesday afternoon, there was “no optimism on either side for a near-term resolution” of the carriage dispute between MSG Networks and Altice — and that left Wednesday night’s Knicks-Jazz game “nowhere to be found” on Optimum TV. The question now is “how long Knicks, Rangers and Islanders games will be blacked out” as MSG and Altice, Optimum’s parent company, discuss contract terms. MSG’s contract with Altice expired at midnight New Year’s Eve, after a couple of days of statements from both sides. The talks “center on … the price Altice will pay per subscriber per month for MSG and the programming tier on which MSG will be carried.” Both MSG and Altice have set up websites and phone numbers “to help fans find other ways of accessing the Knicks and the local hockey teams” (NEWSDAY, 1/1).