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NBCUniversal to Shut Down Olympic Channel Later This Year
NBC Sports will shut down the Olympic Channel cable network later this year.

NBCUniversal to Shut Down Olympic Channel Later This Year

Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, JapanLintao Zhang/Getty Images

NBCUniversal is shutting down another sports cable channel.

The company said Friday that it will shut down its Olympic Channel on Sept. 30. The company had previously shut down its NBCSN sports network at the end of last year.

A spokesperson for NBC Sports says that the company will figure out where the Olympic Channel’s sports content will live once the channel shuts down.

“In order to best reach our target audiences, we are reevaluating our programming distribution strategy regarding the content that currently airs on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA with our partners at the IOC and USOPC,” the spokesperson said. “We will be announcing our exciting new plans for Olympic content in the fall.”

In the case of NBSN, NBCUniversal shifted some of its live events to USA Network, and the rest to the company’s Peacock streaming service.

More to come.