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Report: Comcast Weighs Launching National Cable Network for Peacock Sports
UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – NBCUniversal plans a specialty cable channel to complement Peacock's NBA coverage, aiming to reach viewers preferring traditional cable amid rising streaming subscription costs.
- Earlier this week, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal discusses launching a sports cable network, showing events on Peacock, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- After NBCSN closed in 2021, NBCUniversal executives considered launching a new sports cable network to carry Peacock content, citing low ratings and competition.
- Plans would place the channel exclusively in select cable and satellite bundles, excluding ESPN and Fox Sports 1, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- Per Joe Flint at The Wall Street Journal, `the intention is not for the channel to compete with Peacock but to complement the streaming service` while NBCUniversal considers launching a sports cable network by year-end.
- Looking ahead to October, NBCU’s NBA deal aligns with potential channel launch, with Michael Jordan joining as a special contributor, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Report: Comcast weighs launching national cable network for Peacock sports
The West Coast headquarters of Comcast and NBC Universal at 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) Four years after closing down its national cable sports network, Comcast’s NBC Universal is apparently interested in trying it again. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal said Comcast is considering a new national sports cable network that will simulcast events from its streaming platform Peacoc…
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