After receiving offers from numerous broadcast partners, including what was then their current rights holder Cablevision, YankeeNets decided to launch its own regional sports television called the YES Network.
Após recibir ofertas de numerosas emisoras, incluíndo á que era nese momento a dona dos dereitos Cablevision, YankeeNets decidiu lanzar a súa propia televisión deportiva rexional chamada YES Network.