NBCSN Sports Channel To Be Shuttered

[left-of-center2012]

NBC Universal will shut down sports channel NBCSN by the end of the year, with several prominent events – most notably, the National Hockey League to USA Network – sent to other properties. The move was announced Friday by NBC Universal..

“At the conclusion of 2021, we have decided that the best strategic next step for our Sports Group and the entire Company is to wind down NBCSN completely, with key elements of NBCSN’s programming moving to USA Network and, in some cases, Peacock for 2022 and beyond,” NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua wrote in an internal memo. “This will make USA Network an extraordinarily powerful platform in the media marketplace, and gives our sports programming a significant audience boost.”

NASCAR events will join the NHL on the USA Network. The English Premier League, which was streamed several times on Peacock, hasn’t had its future determined for US television. NBC has carried the NHL games for 15 years, but its TV pact will expire after this season.

Comcast launched NBCSN in 1995 as the Outdoor Life Network. It carried cycling’s Tour de France as its biggest property. In 2006, the NHL came on board, and the channel changed its name to Versus. When Comcast bought NBC in 2011, the name changed again to NBC Sports Network. The channel currently is in 80.6 million homes.

https://deadline.com/2021/01/nbcsn-sports-channel-to-be-shuttered-1234678869/

[Teddy Beer]

1. Great

Just great. The NHL back to wandering the desert!

[left-of-center2012]

3. "NHL back to wandering the desert"

NHL on the USA Network

[relayerbob]

2. Fine by me

Step in the right direction. I'll care about pro sports as soon as pro sportsers get paid the same as teachers

[regnaD kciN]

4. Isn't Peacock online subscription only...?

At least I could get NBCSN in my cable package.

[left-of-center2012]

6. I get Peacock with my cable's "On Demand" n/t

[Staph]

7. From the Peacock website:

By signing up for our Peacock Free plan, you will have access to our NBC Sports on Peacock Channel as well as other sports shows, documentaries, and classic matches. You just need to create a free Peacock account by entering an email address and password. No strings attached. No expiring trial period. It's just free.

So, you do need internet access (or a smart TV), but there's no charge. The wider range of sports comes with the Premium version, at $4.99 per month, or free if you're on xFinity or Cox cable systems.

[3catwoman3]

8. We will be majorly pissed if English...

...Premier League soccer disappears.