Comcast Customers in N.J., Conn. Lose Knicks in MSG Standoff (2)

Comcast Corp. cable-TV customers in New Jersey and Connecticut lost access to MSG Networks after the two companies were unable to reach a new agreement for the regional sports channel’s programming, including NBA and NHL games.

“We don’t believe that our customers should have to pay the millions of dollars in fees that MSG is demanding for some of the most expensive sports content in the country with extremely low viewership in our markets,” Philadelphia-based Comcast said in an email, adding it’s “disappointed that MSG decided to pull their content rather than reach a fair agreement.”

The two companies are ...