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MSG Sports cuts Knicks/Rangers media rights fees 28%/18% as part of MSGN debt restructuring
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
- Knicks annual rights fee reduced 28%, Rangers reduced 18%; escalator eliminated; contracts extended to 2028-29 season.
- MSG Networks to issue penny warrants to MSGS for 19.9% equity interests in MSGN.
- Transactions expected to close by June 27, 2025, pending definitive documentation.
- Amendments facilitate MSGN debt work-out; ensure continued game telecasts on MSG Networks.