New York (CNN Business) NBC Sports Network is shutting down at the end of this year, the company said on Friday. The cable network will cease operation and USA Network will begin "carrying and/or simulcasting certain NBC Sports programming" later this year, according to a memo obtained by CNN Business. That programming shift to USA Network, another NBCUniversal-owned cable channel, includes the National Hockey League and NASCAR races. NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock will also carry some of the programming that was on NBC Sports Network starting in 2022. "It makes the remaining channels and brands stronger, from NBC to Peacock," he said.

Source: CNN January 22, 2021 21:11 UTC