NBCUniversal to Shut Down Olympic Channel Later This Year

[A.H.Black]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...n-olympic-channel-later-this-year-1235174836/

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/nbcuniversal-olympic-channel-shut-down-sports-1235307756/

https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/us-linear-olympic-channel-shut-down-nbc.html

I haven't seen this posted yet and I know this should probably go on the TV page, but I thought I would start it here. Maybe the mods can move it later?

Ever since the demise of NBCSN, I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop.

 

[overedge]

"Exciting new plans" like not losing $$$$?

 

[Debbie S]

Interesting. I would assume all content will move to either USA or Peacock.

 

[A.H.Black]

Interesting. I would assume all content will move to either USA or Peacock.

Live content has been on USA since NBCSN went away. The Olympic Channel has its own website and has a lot of content there. I'm hoping it stays there - https://olympics.com/en//olympic-channel

 

[love skating]

Very sad to read this. I was thinking of changing my cable sports package to get the channel again since I missed it. I too hope the online Olympic Channel survives. To me it's sad that the smaller sports which were getting TV exposure on the Olympic Channel will probably never show up on USA or CNBC, not to mention network NBC. Hope Peacock will show a lot and I hope they would choose to show some of the sports on the free platform and not just premium. And I hope that Peacock gets its act together when it comes to broadcasting figure skating again!! I was loving it last year until they pulled the plug and took down most of the skating (still wondering if it was due to that dumb lawsuit!!)

 

[Aceon6]

IME, Peacock is getting better at putting the live sports on the main sports page, no matter how niche.

 

[Bouffantrex]

Peacock is the future.

 

[Rob]

Bummer. One of my most watched channels.

 

[Frau Muller]

"Exciting new plans" like not losing $$$$?

Like charging extra to rewatch a competition after it’s been livestreamed.