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Mr. Perfect

"NBC has told distributors and some sports leagues that it plans to shut down its NBCSN sports channel by the end of the year."


It's a surprise to me because I had no idea it existed.

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  • jimdeere

    I’m not sure but i thinks it’s where some of the NASCAR races were televised. Our local cable company had to add them when Fox or whoever dropped NASCAR.

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  • Ditch-Runner

    never heard of them also hope al the fake news channels go under

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  • chiefr

    ESPN needs to go away as well. Not much different than CNN these days.

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  • nononsense

    NBC to shut down sports cable channel NBCSN

    Programming that aired on the cable channel will eventually be broadcast across other platforms, including USA Network and the streaming platform Peacock.

    Jan. 22, 2021, 1:23 PM MST

    By Ahiza García-Hodges and Dylan Byers

    NBCUniversal announced Friday that it will be shut down its sports cable channel, NBCSN, at the end of 2021.

    Much of NBCSN’s sports programming will move to USA Network and to Peacock, the company’s new streaming service.

    The announcement comes amid a broader effort at NBC to consolidate its operations, a strategy that could see the closure of other channels. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has also forced cost-cutting across numerous companies, including NBCUniversal.

    “We’re all aware of how quickly the media landscape is evolving, and our Company is taking thoughtful steps to stay ahead of these trends wherever possible and, in many instances, help set them,” NBC Sports Group Chairman Pete Bevacqua said in an email to the company.

    Bevacqua said he will be hosting a virtual meeting on Jan. 26 to answer questions following the news. NBCUniversal is the parent company of both the NBC Sports Group and NBC News.

    The company said programming that aired on the cable channel will eventually be broadcast across other platforms within NBCUniversal, including the cable channel USA Network and the streaming platform Peacock. As part of the change, USA Network will air NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games and NASCAR races.

    “This will make USA Network an extraordinarily powerful platform in the media marketplace, and gives our sports programming a significant audience boost,” Bevacqua said.

    More of NBC’s sports programming is also likely to end up on Peacock, which launched widely in July 2020 and is already host to much of the company’s Premier League soccer content, for which it holds the rights through the 2021-2022 season.

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  • slinger

    It's nice to save the energy of ignoring something.😊

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