MSG and Altice USA, the parent company of Optimum, are embroiled in a dispute that is screwing over customers — and there is no resolution in sight. Optimum dropped MSG Networks on Jan. 1 after their existing deal expired, as the two sides could not reach an agreement over the overall price.

New York Knicks and Rangers fans are well-acquainted with heartbreak and frustration, with their teams decades removed from their most recent championships. But a new kind of headache began on New Year’s Day,

Optimum cable subscribers no longer have access to MSG Network. It’s a major blow to New York sports fans, as the network carries some of the biggest teams in the area, among them the New York Rangers and the New York Knicks,

Local sports fans that subscribe to Optimum got unwelcome news to start the new year when the cable provider dropped the MSG Networks channels after the two sides could not reach a new deal. Optimum is no longer carrying the network's channels upon expiration of the previous agreement Dec.