10 Years of YES: Firsts
02/22/2012 1:54 PM ET

YES was the first network to simulcast a sports radio talk
show live (Mike and the Mad Dog, March 2002)
show live (Mike and the Mad Dog, March 2002)
First RSN to gain cable distribution outside of its home-team market: YES launched on Bright House Networks in Florida in April 2009
Most subscribers of any regional sports network in the country: >14 million nationally
Most international travel by any regional sports network: Indonesia (2005), London (2011), Iraq (2004), Taiwan (2011), Dominican Republic (2010), Japan (2004)
First RSN to provide live steamed baseball games to its in-market subscribers (July 8, 2009)
First television network to simulcast a sports radio talk show live (Mike and the Mad Dog, March 2002)
First regional sports network to produce and televise NBA regular season games outside of North America (March 4 & 5, 2011, Nets vs. Raptors, in London)
Produced and televised a Major League Baseball regular season game outside of the United States (Yankees vs. Devil Rays, March 2004, Japan)
First television network to produce 3D MLB telecasts (July 10 & 11, 2010, Yankees vs. Seattle)
First regional sports network distributed nationally on Verizon FiOS (April 2009)
First television network to have its instant replay used by officials to overturn a call to change the final score of an NBA game (February 23, 2009; Sixers vs. Nets)
First television network to include constant "pitch count" graphic during its MLB telecasts. (Debuted April 4, 2010)
First television network to air a Web-exclusive MLB post-game show: Post Game Plus, debuted April 2, 2007
First television network to deploy Sony's HD 3x slo-mo camera within an MLB telecast (April 2007)
First television network to regularly deploy YES MO (Fletcher Sports' super slo-mo HD camera, capable of showing slow-motion replays of up to 1,000 frames per second, roughly 11 times more than other slow-motion systems) (2010)
First television network to introduce an interactive post-game show in which viewers help dictate the content and flow of the show (Yankees Extra Innings, premiered April 2010)
First regional sports network to establish a content partnership with YouTube/Google Video: launched January 26, 2007
First regional sports network to have a dedicated video channel on Yahoo: launched June 14, 2007
First network to deploy premium 90-second "Content Breaks" as an ad platform: April 2005
First television network to produce true interactive MLB telecasts (July 25, 2006)
First regional sports network to have comprehensive, dedicated social media presence on its Web site (My YES, launched October 2009)
First television network to install a graphics package deploying an "extrusion function" in real-time (April 4, 2010)
Most advanced, most powerful production truck in the world ("Dynasty," debuted September 2010)
Largest, most powerful hybrid production/satellite truck in the world (debuted 2009)
Most subscribers of any regional sports network in the country: >14 million nationally
Most international travel by any regional sports network: Indonesia (2005), London (2011), Iraq (2004), Taiwan (2011), Dominican Republic (2010), Japan (2004)
First RSN to provide live steamed baseball games to its in-market subscribers (July 8, 2009)
First television network to simulcast a sports radio talk show live (Mike and the Mad Dog, March 2002)
First regional sports network to produce and televise NBA regular season games outside of North America (March 4 & 5, 2011, Nets vs. Raptors, in London)
Produced and televised a Major League Baseball regular season game outside of the United States (Yankees vs. Devil Rays, March 2004, Japan)
First television network to produce 3D MLB telecasts (July 10 & 11, 2010, Yankees vs. Seattle)
First regional sports network distributed nationally on Verizon FiOS (April 2009)
First television network to have its instant replay used by officials to overturn a call to change the final score of an NBA game (February 23, 2009; Sixers vs. Nets)
First television network to include constant "pitch count" graphic during its MLB telecasts. (Debuted April 4, 2010)
First television network to air a Web-exclusive MLB post-game show: Post Game Plus, debuted April 2, 2007
First television network to deploy Sony's HD 3x slo-mo camera within an MLB telecast (April 2007)
First television network to regularly deploy YES MO (Fletcher Sports' super slo-mo HD camera, capable of showing slow-motion replays of up to 1,000 frames per second, roughly 11 times more than other slow-motion systems) (2010)
First television network to introduce an interactive post-game show in which viewers help dictate the content and flow of the show (Yankees Extra Innings, premiered April 2010)
First regional sports network to establish a content partnership with YouTube/Google Video: launched January 26, 2007
First regional sports network to have a dedicated video channel on Yahoo: launched June 14, 2007
First network to deploy premium 90-second "Content Breaks" as an ad platform: April 2005
First television network to produce true interactive MLB telecasts (July 25, 2006)
First regional sports network to have comprehensive, dedicated social media presence on its Web site (My YES, launched October 2009)
First television network to install a graphics package deploying an "extrusion function" in real-time (April 4, 2010)
Most advanced, most powerful production truck in the world ("Dynasty," debuted September 2010)
Largest, most powerful hybrid production/satellite truck in the world (debuted 2009)
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