BIZThe End Of NBCSN by Nicholas Durst January 22, 2021 NBCUniversal will shutter its NBCSN sports network, and move some of its top sports properties to the USA network in a cost saving move that hopes to boost the economics of the network Variety has learned.Photo by Fringer Cat on UnsplashNBCUniversal has told its distributors it intends to shut down NBCSN at the end of 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter. This means that fans of big NBC sports franchises like the NHL and Premier League will have to follow them to a new home. USA is not going to become an all-sports network, this person cautioned, but might function more like WarnerMedia’s TNT, which has built a durable franchise out of its rights to air National Basketball Association games, does for that media company.It remained unclear whether the move would affect NBC Sports employees; the division recently experienced staffing cuts as part of a restructuring at NBCUniversal as it grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.USA has long be powered by WWE RAW and in the current era, sports may be more essential to maintaining the health of a traditional general-entertainment outlet like USA. Cable networks have suffered as audiences move to streaming-video hubs for the sorts of high-caliber scripted series that had long been a staple of cable. Even as they place more emphasis on their own streaming hubs, big media outlets like NBCUniversal, Disney and others need to maintain the large, live audiences that advertisers and cable and satellite distributors crave. Sports and news programming continues to draw those crowds. Post Views: 41The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsNicholas DurstNicholas Durst is a sports media professional who has worked as an on-air personality and producer with the Brooklyn Cyclones, Bleacher Report, MSG Networks, WFAN Radio and MTV. He has experience in TV, radio, social/digital media, short-form and live video across sports and entertainment. He is also a NCAA Division II broadcaster for CSI SportsNet. Nicholas hosts You Know I'm Right, right here on InTheZone.io. Follow him on twitter @Nick_DurstLatest posts by Nicholas Durst (see all) You Know I’m Right, Episode 87: Jay Horwitz Of The New York Mets (Audio/Video) - February 24, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 86: New York Mets’ Beat Reporter Mike Puma (Audio/Video) - February 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 85: FOX Sports’ Jacob Ullman (Audio) - February 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 84: CBS Sports Radio’s Damon Amendolara (Audio/Video) - February 17, 2021 Related TopicsFeatureNBC SportsNBC Sports NetworkNBCSNNHL on NBCsports businessUSA Networkwwe raw Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021 Neha Uberoi Khangoora: Pro Athlete to Successful Business Entrepreneur by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on February 9, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020More in BIZ Vistaprint, Boston Celtics, NAACP Announced Formation of Power Forward Grant For Small Minority BusinessVistaprint, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation & NAACP have announced the formation of the... The Future Is Fitness For AppleFitness+ was launched in December 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted gyms and fitness... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and InsightsThe National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... Cricket Attracts More Subscribers for Disney+ HotstarWhat Caused an Increase in Disney+ Subscribers in India?: Disney+ is a streaming platform... Michigan Legalizes Online Sports Betting You Know I’m Right, Episode 74: WFAN’s Craig Carton (Audio/Video)