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NBC to Shut Sports Network as Cord Cutting Squeezes Cable
- NBCSN programming to move to USA Network and Peacock
- USA to give broadcasts ‘significant audience boost,’ NBC says
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NBCUniversal is shutting down its sports channel, NBCSN, the latest move by media giants to slim down their portfolios in the face of cord cutting.
At the end of this year, NBCSN will go dark and “key elements” of its programming will move to a sister cable channel, USA Network, and Peacock, the company’s new streaming service.