OT: NBC Sports Network shutting down at end of this year?

[catbellysqueezer]

I just saw this article on CNN that says NBCSN will be shut down at the end of the year and that some of the live sports coverage will move to USA Network while some is moved to the Peacock service.

NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of 2021 - CNN

It doesn't give specifics on which programming will go on Peacock, so it may not affect Flyers games, but I'm really not interested in subscribing to that streaming service.

Has anyone heard anything else about this? Am I misunderstanding the article or something?

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

There is a lively thread in the Business of Hockey forum. Plenty of comments to digest there

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[Jack Straw]

I just saw this article on CNN that says NBCSN will be shut down at the end of the year and that some of the live sports coverage will move to USA Network while some is moved to the Peacock service.

NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of 2021 - CNN

It doesn't give specifics on which programming will go on Peacock, so it may not affect Flyers games, but I'm really not interested in subscribing to that streaming service.

Has anyone heard anything else about this? Am I misunderstanding the article or something?

I already subscribe to peacock (for Premier League) but I think some things on there are free. Hopefully if they move hockey there that will be the case.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I already subscribe to peacock (for Premier League) but I think some things on there are free. Hopefully if they move hockey there that will be the case.

It would probably only be free if you have a cable provider, and stuff like YT TV doesn't count.


They leave me no choice but to not give them money.

 

[Jack Straw]

It would probably only be free if you have a cable provider, and stuff like YT TV doesn't count.


They leave me no choice but to not give them money.

Yeah, I think you’re right about that. I don’t like streaming services in general because I don’t like having to hunt around for the program I want to watch, but this certainly seems to be the direction the industry is headed.

 

[Jack Straw]

FYI- I have Peackock Premium which is $50/year. According to their website Premier is free if your provider is Xfinity or Cox.

 

[sa cyred]

It would probably only be free if you have a cable provider, and stuff like YT TV doesn't count.


They leave me no choice but to not give them money.

So I do know it’s free if you have Comcast Internet and do NOT have the tv. I use YouTube tv but have premium peacock due to having the xfinity internet

 

[Beef Invictus]

So I do know it’s free if you have Comcast Internet and do NOT have the tv. I use YouTube tv but have premium peacock due to having the xfinity internet

I'd rather shoot myself straight in the head than have Comcast again, though.

 

[Jack Straw]

I'd rather shoot myself straight in the head than have Comcast again, though.

I recently switched from DirecTV to Spectrum and regret it every waking second. I’d kill to have Comcast rather than Spectrum.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I recently switched from DirecTV to Spectrum and regret it every waking second. I’d kill to have Comcast rather than Spectrum.

I have Verizon for internet, and I like having stable, reliable internet.

 

[sa cyred]

I'd rather shoot myself straight in the head than have Comcast again, though.

I’m in south Jersey In the part where I get to choose between xfinity and.....xfinity. Fun to have choices around here

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Just a quick reminder that the interface (or whatever you call it for streaming) on Peacock is absolute shit. They are shit. Massive, massive, massive piles of shit. I'm pouring a 40 to the ground and sending my blessings to all the hackers and whatyoucallits who dig into code or do analog shit or whatever it takes to scrap together streams. F*** you and the peacock you buggered in on. It's a pirate's life for me.

"KAIZOKUOU NI ORE WA NARU!"

 

[Jack Straw]

I have Verizon for internet, and I like having stable, reliable internet.

I had Comcast when I lived in MA and it was fine, cable and internet. Spectrum internet is fine but cable is awful.

 

[swami24]

They have been systematically dismantling a great local sports news outlet for quite a while now.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

This could lead to a casino or gambling site as the new name.

Sinclair who owns the Fox RSNs

Is rebranding them to Bally sports network and hope to incorporate live betting.

NBC might do the same.