Consumers can choose the YES live-game streaming package for either a one-time fee of $49.95 for the remainder of the season or $19.95 for any 30-day period. The first streams are set for July 8, with the YES Network’s Yankees-Twins broadcast. All games will be delivered in true high definition, which MLBAM began featuring this year in its MLB.TV package. The company set up a conference call with reporters to discuss aspects of the deal. Here’s some of the highlights:

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—Other MSOs saying ‘YES’: Tracy Dolgin, the president and CEO of YES Network, said the network is already in talks with other cable companies. He specifically mentioned Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable, suggesting a second deal could be imminent. Bob Bowman, MLBAM’s CEO, cited the importance of centralizing the broadband feed and the management of the initiative. But he added the rollout of similar cable deals might not look as seamless. “It may look a little different in a different city, since most ball clubs don’t have their own RSN [regional sports network] like the Yankees with YES.”

—Paying for portability: Asked if the revenues will be split equally, the executives, who included Hal Steinbrenner, managing general partner and co-chairman of New York Yankees, declined to answer. Dolgin defended the price, saying: This is an additive feature and we think this is a fair price. He wouldn’t go into what a full season would cost next year. “They’re not paying $49.95 to get Yankee games. They get the games already on TV. But with this deal, they’re getting it in a different way, they’re getting portability. I don’t think people are going to be choosing whether to watch the game on their laptop or on their 50-inch plasma screen. Cablevision has a huge amount of wifi hotspots, so this just opens up more time for viewers to watch a game.”