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NBCUniversal to Shut Down Sports Network NBCSN at End of 2021

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFans of big NBC sports franchises like the NHL and Premier League will have to follow them to a new home.NBCUniversal will shutter its NBCSN sports network, and move some of its top sports properties to the USA network in a maneuver executives believe will boost the economics of the general-entertainment cable outlet at a time when new streaming-video hubs are luring bigger audiences.

The company has told its distributors it intends to shut down NBCSN at the end of 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.NBCU’s top sports properties include Nascar racing, National Hockey League contests and English Premier League football.

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